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Anyone tried "Hair Off" Mittens to retain the sly look during the day? by andrew on 06 Sep, 2007 07:57
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I ran into some info on the net about "Hair Off" mittens and how they can be used during the day to minimize the 5 o' clock shadow effect. Anyone ever tried these or anything like them? Check the exerpt below from this article:
I was quietly munching my veggies the other day at my neighborhood Boston Market when this cool black dude named Damien, who is as bald and glistening as a cueball, strolled over and said, "Love your haircut, man."
He carefully inspected my pate, counting the number of knicks and scratches that I had inflicted on myself with my trusty Gillette.
"You know how the Boyz 'n the Hood keep their heads lookin' cool?" he said.
"How?"
"With this!" He reached into his rear pocket and triumphantly whipped out something that looked for all the world like emory cloth: black, flexible sandpaper with very fine grit.
Whereupon he began industriously sanding his scalp!
"It makes you look great, it keeps your head shiny, it makes your skin tougher and smoother, and the women love it. I always keep one in my hip pocket to get rid of a six o'clock shadow. Up there. Women have been using these things for years to keep their legs smooth; now us guys use 'em."
Soooooooo, a few days later I got down to Revco drug store, made my way over to the women's depilatory section, and sheepishly purchased two paks of Hair Off Mittens, like a teen-ager shyly buying his first pack of prophylatics.
The kind I bought is called Hair Off Mittens, imported from Canada by CCA Industries of Rutherford, N.J., 07073, but I have to assume that this company has competitors. I paid $4.95 per pak of three mittens -- but I think you could save money by going to Home Depot and buying a year's supply of 600-grade emory cloth.
It worked: Now on my arm I've got a beautiful blond named Betty, who has long luxurious ringlets of cascading hair, who says she loves bald-headed men.... -
#1 by sifudave on 06 Sep, 2007 08:19
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Interesting. Almost sounds too easy though.
I did find this site: http://www.hairfacts.com/methods/friction.html
It mentions this product and using 600-grit sandpaper or pumice stones in it's place.
YMMV, I guess.
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#2 by xnewyawka on 06 Sep, 2007 09:33
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Sanding the noggin' ?!
Doesn't sound too good to me.
It also sounds like the opposite side of the companies that are trying to get you to buy products to "grow hair".
I think I'll stick with a second scraping of the dome if I feel it's needed, or if I may be doing something special later on that day. -
#3 by Tyler on 06 Sep, 2007 09:46
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Hey Andrew, give it a shot and let us know how it goes.
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#4 by BALDANDRE on 06 Sep, 2007 09:52
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Cool, if it works...sign me up..
HATE the 5'oclock (or any) time shadow stubble!
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#5 by herronm on 06 Sep, 2007 11:48
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Andrew,
Please post a review when you are done. -
#6 by andrew on 06 Sep, 2007 12:21
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Will do ...
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#7 by warhawk on 06 Sep, 2007 12:31
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#8 by Paul on 06 Sep, 2007 12:50
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I'll jump on the bandwagon if it works, Andrew. I'll be very interested in your review. Slick---Good, Stubble---Bad
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#9 by sifudave on 06 Sep, 2007 13:15
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Agreed. If it seems to work then I will give it a shot as well.
Thanks for the heads-up, BTW.
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#10 by JDog on 07 Sep, 2007 02:33
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Man I get 5oclock shadow at 12pm so I will be the first person lined up to get one if they do work.
Looking forward to your review Andrew.
To add to Pauls comments.
Slick=very good....Stubble=very very very bad.
Thank you. -
#11 by Head Bald Guy on 23 Sep, 2007 17:51
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Hair Off Mittens are fine sand paper! I would not recommend using them on the head or the face.
HBG -
#12 by xnewyawka on 23 Sep, 2007 20:17
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Thank you head Bald guy, I knew it sounded too good to be true. Along the lines of HCM, rogaine, toppik and all the other scams. I figured you guys would know better.
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#13 by jusbnme on 23 Sep, 2007 20:18
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Hair Off Mittens are fine sand paper! I would not recommend using them on the head or the face.
HBG
Thanks for the heads up HBG. -
#14 by PBurke on 23 Sep, 2007 20:53
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Hair Off Mittens are fine sand paper! I would not recommend using them on the head or the face.
HBG
just think of how much dead skin it would remove. ha ha ha not worth it.
