Where did you fall on the Norwood Scale when you decided to shave? - page 1 -

• Where did you fall on the Norwood Scale when you decided to shave? by professor on 08 Sep, 2018 09:49
• I am now 8 days into the my first 30 and I can honestly say I am thrilled that I finally made the decision!  For the better part of year, I periodically did research on MPB / hair loss and when people decided to shave their head.  Many of the search results came back with the same type of results, referencing the Norwood scale and all the various medicines or hair replacement treatments available. 
  
  As I reflect, it is clear that a large part of me was just hoping to find a site or reference article that stated when you get to this stage you should seriously considering shaving.  I knew I had reached a solid IV on the scale and progressing to a V which for me would be a clear tipping point to shave.  I am sold on shaving and don't plan on going back but perhaps others are looking at the Norwood scale and asking the question I was.
  
  With that, I thought I would ask everyone hear where did they fall on the Norwood scale when they finally made the decision?
  
  Finding this site has helped give me the clarity I was seeking and helped finally guide me to the decision I wanted to make, I am thankful.
  
  
• #1 by reddog on 08 Sep, 2018 10:35
• Full head of hair when I shaved it over 5 years ago. When I attempted to grow it back last year, there was a slight receding in the front.
  
  I'm glad you have embraced the shaved look, it looks great on you! It's all about feeling good about yourself.
  
  As a newby, you're probably looking in the mirror and thinking, I can't believe I shaved my head bald. I still do that sometimes. Most of the time I think, damn that looks good!
• #2 by scooby on 08 Sep, 2018 13:28
• well professer,i dont know too much about the norwood scale,all i know is when myself or others are ready to shave we know it.when a person is ready to shave their head they know it inside.i personaly knew inside that my thinning hair and bald on top looked bad so it was time to get rid of it all despite what others may think.
• #3 by chrisphilly123 on 08 Sep, 2018 14:40
• Quote from: professor on 08 Sep, 2018 09:49

  I am now 8 days into the my first 30 and I can honestly say I am thrilled that I finally made the decision!  For the better part of year, I periodically did research on MPB / hair loss and when people decided to shave their head.  Many of the search results came back with the same type of results, referencing the Norwood scale and all the various medicines or hair replacement treatments available. 
  
  As I reflect, it is clear that a large part of me was just hoping to find a site or reference article that stated when you get to this stage you should seriously considering shaving.  I knew I had reached a solid IV on the scale and progressing to a V which for me would be a clear tipping point to shave.  I am sold on shaving and don't plan on going back but perhaps others are looking at the Norwood scale and asking the question I was.
  
  With that, I thought I would ask everyone hear where did they fall on the Norwood scale when they finally made the decision?
  
  Finding this site has helped give me the clarity I was seeking and helped finally guide me to the decision I wanted to make, I am thankful.
  

  good question. for me, V or VI. it's been a while, so that's my best guess.
• #4 by Sir Harry on 08 Sep, 2018 17:26
• I think I was a four, but since then, I think I have progressed to a five. Been shaving for over 10 years
• #5 by Blagadan on 09 Sep, 2018 11:40
• Never heard of the Norwood scale tbh. I just shaved when it felt right, I was well receded.
• #6 by JohnRa on 10 Sep, 2018 06:08
• I was somewhere between a V and a VI. Glad I went sly!
• #7 by scooby on 10 Sep, 2018 15:00
• thanks for posting the graph.when i started shaving my head i was at #6.
• #8 by slybeard on 10 Sep, 2018 17:19
• I started shaving with a full head of hair that had only started thinning that only I could notice.  Now, about 7 years later, I am a probably a #6.
• #9 by Wiremu on 10 Sep, 2018 18:34
• I'v never heard of Norwood until now. Looking at the pics, I was probably about a 2A.
  The amount of hair I had wasn't a factor in my decision though. I'd been buzzing it a #2 for ages and thought to myself one day "Meh, why not shave it all off and see what happens?"
  So I did...and I loved it.
  
  It's good to hear that this site helped guide your decision. Nice one mate
• #10 by Tyler on 17 Sep, 2018 12:11
• I didn't even know that the Norwood scale existed when I shaved. I think I was about a 2 as well.
• #11 by marshd1000 on 17 Sep, 2018 20:21
• I hadn’t heard of the Norwood Scale when I started shaving also!  But my folks noticed that I was receding in my late 20’s.  By my mid to late 30’s photos showed a lot more forehead.  Plus I was getting a lot of hair in the drain.  I was probably a Norwood 3 when I started shaving.  I am currently growing my hair back for a season and I would say that I am a Norwood 6 now!
• #12 by DoberDaddy on 22 Sep, 2018 00:18
• N1
• #13 by Barbero Pelón on 24 Sep, 2018 20:44
• Norwood 1
• #14 by Shane.G on 28 Sep, 2018 08:44
• Personally i would say 1 or 2. I began shaving at the age of 17 with no real signs of going bald i just wanted to try the look and here i am almost 6 and half years later. Occasionally i grow my hair out which is still thick and full with no signs of balding but always go back to my 'roots' pardon the pun