Hollywood's Bizarre War Against Baldness Involves Scalp Tattoos
It's well established that Hollywood's all-consuming obsession with having the smooth and wrinkle-free skin of an infant or young child, the luscious pelt of an young otter, and the calculating, bitter heart of a sea witch has birthed scores of bizarre cosmetic surgery procedures. It basically goes without saying…
Science Could Help You Grow A Mink Coat On Your Head
Well, maybe. According to new research, the same process that makes animals grow thicker coats in winter could be used to help cure human baldness. That is, therapies could target not just hair follicles themselves, but tissues around the follicle that could respond to environmental cues. Says study author Dr.…
Korean Court Sensibly Rules That Calling Someone 'Bald' Isn't Defamation
A South Korean man was fined $265 for calling another man "bald" in an online chat session, after "an investigation" revealed that the victim was not bald after all. But the country's Supreme Court has now overturned the conviction, because "the word 'bald head' might have been used to insult the plaintiff, but we…
Warning: Divorce Will Make Your Hair Fall Out
Here's some news you can use: In a recent study researchers found losing a spouse through either divorce or death is the biggest non-genetic predictor of hair loss for women. It seems the stress causes hair to fall out, so if you want to a full head of luscious locks, be sure not to end your marriage.
Eyelash Enhancer Could Help With Baldness
The prescription serum Latisse is going to be tested on patients with alopecia. For some reason we're picturing lashes on their heads, which surely isn't an option. Right?
Barbers Working Overtime To Sell The Head-Shaving Trend
Now that Vogue's approved it, gray hair's over. Then next trend: Baldness. One L.A. barber declares celebs, "Are either shaving the complete head or one side of the head." Just like you've seen on Rihanna, Jada Pinkett Smith, and uh...
Bald Dudes And You: 6 Male Patterns To Discuss
Sunday's Page Six Magazine offers up a first-person Balding Dudes and the Bonerkilling Drugs They Take To Stop Balding So They Can Get More Women To Embark Upon Unsatisfying Sex Romps With Them. Of course, by "investigate" I mean "not really," since it's Page Six Magazine and the story is basically that the author,…
Despite What 'Glamour' Editors Say, Wear An Afro... Or Go Bald And Get AIDS
Black women have got it hard! First Glamour magazine tells them that Afros and dreads are absolutely not okay for the workplace, and now a new study shows that wearing tight braids/cornrows yields extreme hair loss in women: