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Hello everyone I'm a newbie
BaldRob:
Hi and a most hearty welcome Bronco!
You da man for donating your hair and then the shave for St. Baldricks!!
On the shaving aspects, you're going to get different viewpoints on different products around here. Some use an electric, some use a normal razor (mach 3 or fusion), and some use the headblade.
I use the headblade, but started using it about 9 months after I started shaving. The first few times using it can be kind of weird, but most people get the hang of it rather quickly. The headblade website has a great instructional video! www.headblade.com
Thanks for signing up and looking forward to talking with you more on your donation and causes!
PigPen:
Bronco, welcome first and foremost and my hat's off to you for donating your hair to Wigs For Kids. My dad did something similar after my son was diagnosed with cancer, and I did a St Baldrick's event.
Any questions you have about shaving or what to use can be answered here, and then some. I started out using a Mach 3 but switched to the HeadBlade after about a month. In my opinion it gives an overall better shave than anything else. You'll find many opinions on razors and what gives the best shave. But that is what makes this site wonderful, many varied opinions, talents and personalities.
PBurke:
welcome. enjoy. applause to you.
Professor Melon:
:) Dear Bronco: Let me add my welcome and admiration for your generosity toward sick kids. Before you shave, you'll have to have a barber take it down with an electric clippers--using a #1 guard or no guard. The razor cannot cope even with a long buzz cut. Do it slowly, after taking a long hot shower to soften the hair shafts. I also recommend a good gel, to help the razor glide without nicking (e.g. Aveeno Therapeutic). You may be shocked by your new image, but you'll soon learn there are several advantages to being totally bald. If you live in a cold climate, you should buy a couple of knitted caps and hats, as the dome really suffers in winter--the only downside. I started shaving in November, after equivocating for quite a while. With every passing day the impulse to regrow hair diminishes and I'll remain bald for the foreseeable future. You'll find a lot of support on this website and in contemporary culture, which has increasingly accepted the shaved male head, even for romantic and action heroes. Send us a before and after photo and some observations after taking the plunge. Professor Melon
Robmeister:
Bronco!!
ahhhh....that name has a nice ring to it!!
Anyway...WELCOME!
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