Hi man great channel thx for creating such a good community, It's not a big worry really now but I'm not even 18 and I'm getting crazy thinned hair, my bio dad had the horseshoe by around 18-19 and seems like I'm going the same way lol, and having channels, videos, ect to watch that normalize it made it so much easier, planning to buzz my head soon then maybe eventually shave it.
Really happy to hear the videos and stories help. Male pattern baldness is totally normal and extremely common. Ain’t nothing to be ashamed of and make sure you talk it out plenty 👍
Harry, Thank you again for sharing and being transparent with your story. I myself noticed hair loss since age thirteen and was so good at camouflaging the baldness...so stressful..that my parents did not even know I was bald until I was already a middle aged man. There is no androgenic allopecia baldness in my immediate family so as a 13 year old I was so motivated to hide it out of shame and felling like I was a freak. I have to admit if I could get my hair back safely I probably would and probably still shave my head anyway out of convenience but since I have been shaving my head my scalp conditions have improved and I just feel overall cleaner and more fit especially when I am sleeping on my pillow at night. Thanks again, brother. Aloha from Texas, Dr. Liam Sullivan Stone drliamstone.myasealive.com
I'm 20 balding since I was 17 and now it is very thin at the top. It just hurts when you see everyone of your age with full head of hair, styling their hairs in different ways.
I can fully understand what guys go through when balding at young ages. Despite many people telling it's no big deal or, chicks like bald guys, only the guy who's going through it knows the feeling. Hair is hair and most (if not all) men would love having full hair and THEN decide what to do with it. The possibility of chosing is the most important. The lack of options it's what make men mad.
@@aidanLVbeats i would never wear a wig a hair transplant is risky bcz you get scars on the head and its not 100% confirmed that you will get a good amount of hair. i would recommend to start using products that keeps your hair strong like Finasteride and minoxidil when you catch the balding.
@@aidanLVbeats im 17 idk if im balding at the crown my hairline is good i have hair to my shoulders . Im using egg and olive oil mask just to make it look thick and shiny it does thicken my hair but i think being bald would look good on me i will get a buzz cut when im im good shape and then i will see if i look bad or good
I’m not sure if you realize how much you contribute to the men going through this. Shaving my head is such a liberating feeling. I really appreciate it.
@@ee1yd went from full head to nearly fully bald ring at the hair line in 6 months, been watching this channel for years because of a mate so I knew what to do 🤷
@@killculator8124 i mean yes, but it's better to start being on treatment at once if you notice a lot of shedding than being depressed about thinning hair 7 years later because you didn't do anything about it, the earlier you take action the better
The opposite here aswel, its hitting me pretty hard from the sides but still don't notice anything at the crown. It's been going on for at least 4 years so I hope it stays like that
Nothing is worse than dealing with hair loss in the summer. Hot, sweaty, sunlight shining through it, frizzy, and you tend to swim more.. ugh! glad I cut it all off!
I started thinking at 21 and it got worse each year I’m now 30 and have just shaved it all for the first time and I feel 10 times more confident about my appearance Embrace the bald
It’s funny because I think your hair looks pretty good in early 2017. I think it’s one of those things where we are more self conscious about ourselves than other people actually are critical of our looks!
@@Baldcafe thanks for the reply! I have a similar experience, and it’s definitely difficult. Your channel has really helped out I really appreciate it.
I just want to say thanks for sharing your story and others. I'm 23, my hairs been thinning for a few years but seems to have quickened over the last month or 2. Just trying to build the courage to take it all off at what should be a good time (new country, new friends, new job) and watching these is a big confidence booster
Thank you so much for this channel man. Seriously, it has made my hairloss immensly easier to go through. I felt so alone in it before and was suffering every day, but your channel have made all those feelings go away and has made me at ease with my baldness.
So that point may make you aware about the fact that bad or good looking from an objective point of you doesn't exist and this is only a society construction instead
This. I started balding at age 21. It wasn't just going bald that was psychologically devastating, it was going bald when few or none of my peers were going bald. It still would have sucked if it happened in my 40s, but not nearly as much. It felt like being robbed of my youth overnight.
True. . .also when you're younger (20s) shaving your head makes you look abit older, but as you get older(30s, 40s) a shaved head actually starts to make you look younger
@@TheRelen222 I started balding at 19 and it absolutely sucks because all my peers still had great hair. I feel like I’ve skipped my 20s and 30s and went straight to 40
It's because you're a diffuse thinner, which will make the balding process unnoticeable until you have considerable hair loss. Maybe not 50%, probably more like 25-30% if you can spot early subtle signs of loss. But by the time you have that distinct thinning spot, it's been going for years. It's not like at 25 you suddenly have androgens affecting your hair follicles. Realistically I think everyone who is prone to mpb starts losing their hair during or shortly after puberty, it's just with varying aggression.
True I started thinning at my temples at 19. My hair loss continued but always at a very tempered pace. I’m 31 now and it’s probably about a Norwood 2 - 2.5. Only now is it becoming more of a problem. Sometimes the slow drip is even worse tbh.
@@grantmartin2002 Fair enough, I can't imagine what that's like because it's not my experience. In the end it all sucks but perhaps for some it's borderline traumatic.
You and I have the same balding pattern. Sadly I noticed my hair loss around the age of 17 and by I think 19 years old is when I started shaving my head and trying to accept the baldness. lol I always felt that if you're losing your hair, you might as well stop trying to hold on and let it go. You'll feel better about what's happening. Trust me, you're not hiding it from anyone.
Started losing mine in my late teens, almost completely gone by 21. Accidentally cut it all off by putting the wrong grade on the clippers. It was hard being that young being bald. But now at 32. It’s more age appropriate and less weird. On the flip side, my brother got a transplant in turkey a year or two ago haha. Thanks for the videos dude
@@SJ-cl4wq transplant away. There is no cure my man. There is only hiding it or running from it. All that is not permanent, shows insane vanity, and it honestly looks fake as hell and dumb. Jeff Bezos is the richest man and the baldest. Your argument is done. Acceptance or denial.
@@mr.kingman7972 hair transplants ARE permanent though, also they only look fake and dumb if you go to a bad clinic. If you’re a good candidate, have good donor hair and go to a good clinic not even your barber could tell you’ve had a hair transplant. In regards to Jeff Bezos… he may either A) not be bothered about his hair or B) may not be a good enough candidate for a HT. Not everyone is suitable or can get a hair transplant.
Been battling balding for 5 Years now and watching your videos made me mentally and emotionally ready for the inevitable. This coming Wednesday will be the day I'm rocking it 💪 Thanks on your yt contents ♥️💪
Lady here. My cousin started going bald in high school. He shaved it early and just embraced it. I've shaved my head twice and the first thing I thought each time was "wow. I'm beautiful." I think we hide behind our hair a lot and once it's gone it's just you and your face. The second thing I thought was "I'm frigging freezing."
Not balding but my father started balding at 20 and was fully bald on top by 23-24. I’m 18 and I come back to this channel every now and then and I feel ready to embrace it the second it occurs to me. I even buzzed it fully and I looked even better than with hair :D
Man I've gotta be so real with you, I've spent the past 5 years CONSTANTLY worrying about my hair I've been wasting so much time over it. Ever since I discovered your channel I've felt this constant relief of 'You know what, it's gonna be alright'. I've got longish hair at the moment but I've definitely lost some hair over my 20's, 29 years old now. No idea how it's going to progress but watching this channel has just made me feel so much better about myself & everything, definitely lowered a lot of my anxiety as well. Cheers to everything you do man!
Bro What should I say. I just turned 21. I lost my relationship in October and coincidentally started balding at the same timedespite the fact that ive no history of Mpd in my family.Life can be so unfair
My dad was bald all my life.. I don’t even have a memory of him with hair… so at 21 when I started noticing I was thinning I actually felt it was like a rite of passage… I said “time to look like dad” and I associated no negative thoughts with “losing” my hair… it’s not what’s on your head boys, it’s what’s in it.
I shaved my head a few weeks ago at the ripe age of 21🤣🤣. Its been a problem since I was 16 and tbf I could’ve covered it for a bit more but after watching your videos i had all the confidence to make the move. I thought it would be a bigger deal but everyone got over it in a few days (except mum ofc)
@@Baldcafe Tell me about it, now i just find great satisfaction in watching you help others make the same move. Especially during the interview straight after the shave, the people always look so much happier and confident. Always brings a smile to my face
"bald pride". That sounds stupid. Why all of a sudden people start adding "pride" to everything? Fat pride, gay pride, black pride, women pride etc etc. Doesn't make any sense. There is nothing to be proud of being bald. I think I am briefly away from starting balding since my crown/cowlick look kind of thinner compared to usual so I am mentally preparing to become bald in maybe a few years. It will be inevitable so no need to be proud, it just happens and will live with it.
@@WiseProfitz indeed. Looking at all those moronic activists being full of themselves and forcing "pride" upon others I can understand why it is a deadly sin in the first place
Glad to see im not the only guy who went through or going through losing hair as soon as 14-15. Im 15 right now and yh my hair lines going slightly and my hairs thinning so I'm definitely gonna be bald eventually but right now im alright, these videos definitely do help with my confidence about going to school feeling like I'm some what balding already. Great vid
I’m really grateful channels like yours exist. The emotions of loosing your hair and accepting that chapter of your life aren’t easy to digest. But your content and many of the comments here helped me make my decision
i started receding at 16 and slowly dwindled to norwood 2 with diffuse thinning at 38. My friends who made comments on it became slick bald at 30 in a span of 3 years
I am also guilty of teasing an old friend for his receding hairline. That guy was an absolute boss and it didn’t phase him. 4 years old I’m bald as can be and he is rocking pretty much the same hair. Be careful what you wish for right!
Same thing has happened to me. Started balding at 18-19, currently 22, went bald last year in february. I grew it out for a few weeks this year, the balding progressed insanely far, crown obliterated, hairline gone. At least my beard is coming in thick though.
Seeing your father so vital made me think of mine. He recently passed away. Though he was 89, he never showed any sign of baldness. Though my hair grows fully without any problem, I like to shave off my head very often. I like the way I look and I feel comfortable. If I have any hair loss in the future, I think it would not be any problem for me to go bald. Great vids! Thumbs up!
@@donkeyballs3307 That's so cap baldness is determined by both your father's hair and your mother's father hair, it's probably a 50/50 thing where you get some hair genes from ur mom's dad and some from your dad, so if your dad is completely bald but your mom's dad has no balding you shouldn't expect to experience 0 balding but you shouldn't go completely bald like your father
@@donkeyballs3307 I think it depends how strong is the genes my mother side is bald but my father side is all way to my grandfather full of hair our uncle cousins the same I think father sides more critical cheers
Harry funny thing is, that most of the guys who are bald/receding would be absolutely happy with your back in the day hair pics. At the end of the day, what matters is the perception we have for ourselves. If the hair in your head make you unhappy/insecure, name it. - seriously get rid of it and find peace again. Thank you for sharing your journey.
you are so lucky to have a wonderful dad. You talk to each other with such comfort. I know this sounds, strange. But that's a level of comfort that can only be had between a father and son that have a good relationship.
Love these videos. I shaved 19 years ago. And at the time it was David Beckham that give me the inspiration, he shaved his head at the time, I was really losing my long locks and took the plunge and got my life back! But now the people have baldcafe!!!! Awesome and it is, such a struggle losing your hair, especially when you are younger, but it really doesn't matter,its just hair, so I applaud you 👏 Awesome!
Dude your videos actually just really making me feel good about myself, accepting that im going to bald in a young age, im 16 rn btw, ive noticing some thinning in top of my head, so all i did its just cut my hair short just so i can ready for the time to come.
being 18 years old myself and seeing these clips of you at age 26 with much better hair/ hairline than me is pretty heartbreaking. i’d do anything to just keep my hair until even just 25 😩
I mean there are things you can do but it does require money and some effort so I guess youde just have to decide if your hair is important enough to you to commit to keeping it or not.
Take finasteride and watch Kevin Mann's channel. I stopped my hair loss with that. If you lose even more hair, you don't know how are you going to look.
@@rayt.7128 considered it but the potential risks, even if unlikely, just intimidate me so much. not to mention nocebo effect like i’m worried my anxiety would convince me of side effects i otherwise wouldn’t have
@@aidanLVbeats Just do it. Maybe you are stronger. I stopped my hair loss, but even just a little less hair and I know I would feel 5 times worse. Also, you can reduce the dose, take it every other day and even take 0.25 mg. If you don't want to, think about monoxidil. Maybe you are good looking and you can pull it off. Maybe
@@rayt.7128 i hear what you’re saying, and maybe it’s irrational for me to fear finasteride as much as i do - but i do. i’m decent looking, nothing incredible but good enough lol. i’m definitely looking into minoxidil, dermarolling, anti-dht shampoos and biotin/ vitamin supplements so i can at the very least just delay the process
Your Dad is awesome bro. A lot of guys with a full head of hair Would love to have a Pops like yours, a relationship like that. Cherish every moment. I lost my Dad when he was 57. I love and miss him every day. Sorry, im rambling
4.25...this is SO true. You get to a point where the 'issue' is taking over and something needs to be done. Haz, your Dad seems like a ledge, lovely guy with some lurv for his son.
There is ONE main annoying thing about losing your hair slowly. When you decide to have the courage to shave it off or do something about it people throw comments like "Why? Nobody can tell" or "why are you worried about something that will happen in the future" or "why dont you just enjoy it while you have it". I find it strange that people lack the empathy to understand how losing something that is a part of your identity is so devastating and that there is no simple solution. People just dont support you to do the things that are best for your mental health and it really sucks. Im glad I shaved my head, although I know its not an option for everyone. Nevertheless I still I encourage everyone out there to find the courage to do what you believe is best for your mental health, whether that be shaving your head or getting a hair system or transplant. Fuck everybody else, they dont know what its like to be in this position.
I've been shaving my head for well over one year and a half now. I still have a lot of hair, in fact, my head looks way fuller than your Sep 17 - freshly shaved version, but I still struggled with how I'd look if a wind breeze revealed my scalp. The back part on the top of my head (the crown) is the worst part by far, so no regrets at all, just the opposite: I feel like I've let go of a burden that wasn't mine to haul. Kudos to you for your channel, my friend. Subscribed a long time ago and it's great to see how far you've got ;)
A year ago (19) I started noticing thinning on the sides and also in the crown area. When I first discovered it, it was really horrible and I was dealing with it quite long time. Now I have no hair on sides and a little in crown area, thanks to your videos it is not so big deal anymore, you helped me. Thank you!
I noticed my hair was thinning when I was 21. But by the time I was 26 that’s when I started to really lose my hair. And I’m really sure it was due to the fact that I was stressed due to personal and difficult stuff i was going through at that moment. I’m sure it was stress and depression that contributed to the faster hair loss.
Started getting my hair buzzed- from top to bottom: 1 guard, .5 guard and zero guard. Looks effing great! I'll never go back to growing out my hair. Focus on what really matters. If you're going thin...get clean...(buzz or shave your head), get lean...(hit the gym) and get mean-...(grow a beard).
What’s funny is that bald guys look so weird with hair once you’ve seen them bald. I would say this guy looks mostly better with no hair, brings a more masculine look to him. I’m not bald personally but I have shaved my head a few times just to change it up and it’s not a bad look. It has its perks
The receding hairline is also something that you can get to accept instead of feeling uncomfortable about it. Especially when you somewhat manage to stabilize it with Fina + minoxidil in your daily routine. You can still get your hair looking good just slightly covering without overdoing it. And some hairspray can keep it inplace without using a ton of gel.
Trying that, but my hair is super thin and went to Norwood 3 from Norwood 1 in a little bit than a year. At this rate, my hair will be NW4 or 5 before Fin-min even take effect. Within 1 year I look the same as my friend who's been balding for about 7 years, it's insane.
Man, i'm 23 and my friends know me for having hair like Keanu Reeves and now my hair is thin and i look in the mirror and is visible...i'm thinking right now to just buzz it but i think i will shock a lot of people
Good shock or bad shock? If you feel like the current situation isn’t good for you then go for it. I think it helps with those reactions if you are totally honest about why you are doing it though 👍
I like your your channel. I started losing my hair at 17 years old and by the time I was 20 years old I became bald. It happens fast. I commend you for your encouraging words for others who go through this process in life. Thank-you for the well made videos on this topic. Cheers!
Shaved my head like on 3 different occasions now. Don't think I'll miss my hair If I lose it. I think all man should fully shave his head at least once in a younger age to get use to it. Just in case
@@beardedbaldie2698 I wouldn't mind at all. We're man, we know it's a possibility and need to be ready for it. If I get bald, then I would shave it right away. If not, I know I will still be shaving my head every once in a while. I think it's on us to make it normal.
@@AlbertoDiaz-he7ww Well then I wish you the best if it does happen to you. I’ve been balding since I was 19 and shaving my head for 4 years and it’s still a struggle for me, and lots of other men. That’s why channels like Baldcafe exist.
@@beardedbaldie2698 don't let it be a struggle man, it's something that happens, kinda not cool it happened to you so early, but as one friend of mine said once, it's just hair. We don't have to let it be more than that. I first got the zero at 20, and then gully shaved at 21/22 and it was something I could've get used to if needed, made me look more serious and fresh.
The hair Gods can be cruel my friend 😂. My hair is thinning in the back and alot of ppl that I know have gone over to Turkey for a hair transplant. Well that sure as hell wont be me. I have some dignity left and will gladly accept my fate when the day comes. Great channel and you are doing a great service to us men out here. Many of us become insecure but you’re helping break that stigma. Btw your father seems pretty cool 😎
I was losing my hair very slowly, but that started when i have 20. I don’t know what is better, i think so much is better if that come fast, you accepted that earlier and be freedom. Five years in cage of depression is something horrible, now im lucky man with bald head 😃
@@Baldcafe That's how mine was. Basically twenty years of suffering becuase it was such a slow process. Finally I don't give a shit anymore and just shave the ole dome.
@@beardedbaldie2698 What do you give a shit about hair for? To impress the ladies? Most ladies don't give a shit about hair. Its all personality when it comes to the Ladies. Smile and show them you don't give a shit and neither will they. All things being equal, I'd put up a bald guy who's funny and intelligent up against a guy with a great head of hair but kinda lame any day of the week when it comes to women!
I'm almost 45, and have been shaving my head with a razor since 33 years old. I really started to notice receding at around 18-19 years old. I got my friend at uni with clippers to no.2 it off and never looked back since. I think it's hard for a man to accept hair loss, and if it happens at a younger age even harder but everyone gets used to it quickly. Now I don't give a ***k and honestly prefer being bald. Stubble is annoying after 2 days but that's how it is.
It’s crazy how good shaving your head could be. I was clinging on for years and it consumed me. Finally shaved it off and it was a huge weight off my shoulders and it was something that took so much mental space, and boom it was gone. So amazing. BUT, it’s crazy as when you grow your hair back it all the insecurities come back .. over the winter I grew my hair back in (due to laziness) and suddenly I was back to obsessing and even sent for a hair transplant quote. I shaved it off again, and boom all the insecurities went and Iv no interest in the hair transplant
I used to feel the same. The more often I shaved it, the less I thought about my hairloss. But for the past year it’s always on my mind and I’m seriously considering other options. I guess everyone’s experience is different.
My hairline was receding at 19. I shaved my head at 21. I grew it back at 23 and realized how bald I really was an after a couple months I shaved it again and haven't looked back.
I had a full set of hair, had it long and I was able to style it. When I turned 23, I started to notice that it wasn't as thick as it used to be. My sister in law told me I was getting a bald spot on my crown. It happened fast. I just decided to shave it off, best decision I made and it helps you mentally.
I thought for a long time that I was alone in this journey of being bald, but it is absolutely comforting to know that there is this movement and this pride in being bald
Great video, my dad and grandad both went bald in their early 20's, mine came about a decade later, im 37 now, still have most of the hair but it's pretty receded (and very thin in the front, and pretty normal everywhere else), mine is sort of starting at the front and moving back, i still have hair on the top, back and sides it's just creeping back. i knew this was going to happen so i started buzzing my head when i still well and truly had a full head of hair a decade ago and i liked it and got used to it. now that it's very much receded, i am now shaving it with a razor and it looks and feels incredible. thanks for all you do my friend! cheers to all my bald brothers!
I’ve been getting baldfades since in my teens and let my hair grow on some time period but my hair start to crown up in my 30s and shave more often. I still get looks from ladies but wish to have full hair. I miss that stubble hairline after shaving I used to have
I'm really interested as to why balding men also tend to lose eyebrow density particularly in the outer third of the eyebrow. Has always made me think there is something else going on outside of androgen driven alopecia. Quite a typical symptom of thyroid issues for example
I am bald and my eye brows never lose any density. And i never noticed anyone had. I dont think male balding eyebrow density has anything to do with. There are men that have thick hair but almost invisible eye brows
Been slowly buzzing my head shorter and shorter over the months, and now I've barely got anything. It feels so strange going outside and feeling the breeze on your bald head instead of feeling your hair being blown around, hahah. A good strange though!
I’m 52 years old and have a full head of hair still. Only problem is I’m going grey now and refuse to dye it. So really it’s not so great to have hair. All my work colleagues are bald and criticise my grey hair,they’re actually sad and jealous..
@@alexandergreat4836 fam you are 52 saying that to people who most like are in their teens or 20s? Congratulations you got hair.. But have some respect wtf?
Positive attitude! I have strongly receding hairline on the sides. Thanks God front is still okay. Grandmother had the same. Dad ( at 70) has perfect hairline ( yet bit grey).
I have 7 guy cousins older than me with hair... A 66 year old dad with full head of hair and grandparents that still had hair when they died.. I am 22 and thinning at the crown. How unfortunate is that. My family is in more denial than me
Interesting. I first noticed my hair getting thinner in my mid twenties (Used to have extremely long hair before that). It was a slow, but steady process from that point on. When I realized I was starting to lose my hair, I just shaved them off completely. Didn't look to bad :) though I let them grow again afterwards. I recently turned 35 and now it clearly shows. I don't mind shaving my head, but IF I had the chance, yes, I would wish for them to grow back, lol But my older brother was far worse... he was already completely bald before he even turned 20
Wow this story is so relatable. First time looking in the mirror... full denial-mode on and I also remember the first time I couldn't deny it anymore. Normally I wear contacts but for some reasons I didn't feel like wearing them for weeks. Also, I didn't clean my house all that time. The first time I put my contacts in again I was shocked. Hair everywhere I looked. hunderds of hairs in my bed, in my shower, in my kitchen, on the floor, EVERYWHERE. I inspected the floor inch for inch just looking at all the hairs that had fallen off and I was so depressed/angry/sad/anxious all in rapid succesion. People telling you that 'it isn't a big deal' have no idea how devastating it can be.
I've shaved my head at the end of January and I think if it weren't for your videos and comments from people under your videos, I would have tried to hold on to my hair for a lot longer despite it making me really insecure. Before shaving it, I was afraid if someone were to call me a baldy or an egg (and it does happen, but 99% of the time it's just banter), that it would annoy me, but honestly I was surprised at how unbothered I was if someone did it. However if someone pointed out that I was receding/balding while I still had hair, that was actually make me feel really self-conscious. I guess Tyrion's quote from GoT (and I'm paraphrasing) about wearing your imperfections as an armor so it can never be used to hurt you, really does have some merit - at least for me. The biggest thing shaving my head has done for me, is that it really did help my confidence. To anyone who's thinking about shaving their head and is worried that their looks will get worse, as that was my main concern (and I know it shouldn't be) - I've only had positive feedback about how it looks except for one person, who's since come around and now somewhat likes it too (took about a month). So eventhough MY feedback was 99% positive, it doesn't mean that the same will apply to you. However just look at the videos on this channel and you'll find that you'd have to be really really unlucky to actually look worse after shaving it. After all, bald is better than balding. I'm yet to figure out the best ritual for shaving, as I've tried different things and all lead to ingrown hairs, especially at the back and the sides where I have to go over it more often, so I think I'm gonna stick to buzzing it for now. Bit of a bummer since I prefer the clean shaven look. In conclusion, huge thanks for your videos Harry, it really did help me
Glad to hear the videos etc have helped man. Keep trying some different shaving options along the way and you’ll find what works. Those are things to look forward to. The part you mention about being unbothered if someone does ever make a negative comment is called being secure and it’s one hell of a beautiful feeling 👏
I’m thankful that I have amazing genes on both sides but I usually watch these videos because they are honestly very interesting and also remember if your young and your loosing your hair,remember sometimes it could be your health,stress or more or genes
where you were at 26 is exactly where I am at and I'm 26. thinking about slowly progressing to a shorter hairstyle to eventually shaving it all off. Thanks for the videos. You gained a sub
