Dude, you're so right, social networks are creating more and more complexes around baldness in people who have virtually nothing. It's tiring this superficial aspect, if you don't have a straight braided hairline you've got baldness, like what these really absurd I'm sure that our parents and our grandparents were much less obsessed with superficial details.
Yep I live in Spain and it just seems so instagrammy and people constantly worrying about what they look like. It's a bit of a sad world. Let's hope social media improves in the future because as humans, we deserve better
Maybe I’m weird af but I rather have a receding hairline than a straight hairline, shows maturity. I think it cool for people to see you as someone who knows shit and who’s been around a bit, not someone who’s still in grade 11.
I can remember feeling so depressed about it, wearing caps 24/7 and I look back with so much regret. I keep it short and am fully prepared to let it go and know 100% my partner is totally fine with it either way. I hope these young guys that are going bald get past these stages! respecttt baldcafe
Nowadays if you wanted to fight for your hair you can keep it by using Oral fin, oral dut and topical minox. Plus you have the option of hair transplants that are very successful . If a man wanted his hair bad enough he can keep it nowadays . Some people are fine with letting it go and been bald for sure but others are definitely not including myself, I would look god awful bald due to my skull shape it would automatically make me look ugly! Balding takes a huge hit on the looks and confedence in most men and it is particularly bad for young men in their teens and 20s as it takes a hit on their dating life, sorry but it's true . The bald cafe man is lucky in the respects that he can pull off the bald look by having the right skull shape and facial features and his ears don't stick out. But unfortunately most men don't have the skull and features for the bald head and that's the harsh truth.
I find myself revisiting your channel over and over. Like every 4 weeks or so when having an emotional insecure meltdown. My lack of confidence in braving the shave once more through fear of not suiting the look. Cap on with a bald patch, cap on when I shave. Can't bloody win. Despite all this, your words of encouraging wisdom and experience always helps. Just want to say It's greatly appreciated. I'll get there eventually.🤞
Mate not just saying this 100% check out the community top link in the description. The course in there alone that I filmed will be worth its weight in gold for you let along the community.
What I find interesting is back when I still had a full head of hair, the thought of the possibility of losing my hair wasn't even something I had in mind. Like I literally didn't even think this was a thing for me. Losing your wasn't something that I even picked up as an existing condition. And now it's such a prevalent "phenomenon" that young guys with full hair freak about about their hair falling out even though nothing is happening. It's crazy.
I remember my barber saying "it's getting less" like some kind of little side comment but I genuinely didn't even think anything of it. Had no idea what it meant back then. Maybe 1-2 years later I notices my temples receding. This is where I realized what's actually happening. It was not a good day.
You are right about social media trying to make people feel and look the same. I had my hair loss. Seems like I woke up my hair being gone. So I guess I was different because I didn’t stress out my hair being gone. Started shaving my head using a number three blade then went full shave.
I remember when I was 18 my temples went back noticable, and I was like aww sheeeit I'm going bald and have just been waiting for it to go. But I'm 27 now and I'm still waiting. Idk what's going on but I have not lost more and my barber tells me everytime I've got so thick hair it's hard to cut.
But also, a juvenile hairline and a mature hairline are two very different things. Someone could have a mature hairline for the rest of their life. There’s a constant failure for this to be mentioned across the board
I feel like it's all relevant, if you wanna catch it early and you want to go on medication it's good to monitor if your hairline changes if not who cares just don't worry about it. I personally noticed a bit of temple recession at 31, went on medication and at 34 i have my full hairline back but a friend of mine went the opposite way and shaved it early (before it was even too bad) and he's happy as well. The important thing is not to stress too much about it, there's more important things in life to worry about.
I'm personally really glad that I wasn't using Reddit at all when I first started losing my hair. I could just imagine the hours I would have wasted posting pictures of my hairline and desperately seeking approval or reassurance that I was going to be ok. We've definitely made a lot of progress in terms of normalizing balding over the last few decades, but I feel like the modern social media age has caused us to take a few steps backwards. There are so many ads for new hair-loss products or medications, and so many viral videos of people transforming themselves with hair transplants, hair fibers, combovers, etc. I know none of this is particularly new, but I can't help but feel like some of the old stigma has started to resurge a bit. EDIT: Not that I think anything is wrong with wanting to keep your hair, and I'm glad that there are options out there. I just mean that it feels like the general attitude towards hair loss has regressed a tiny bit.
When you see non-religious people calling balding a straight up _curse_ on the planet (Acting as if it's not a fair punishment by God), yeah, I'd say the stigma is making a comeback. Moreover, so is Satan.
@@Baldcafe yes, just a chill and just kinda picking your thoughts on these kind of topics. Not calling you a reaction content creator because obviously you are more than that, but I like this style of reaction content if that makes sense haha (sorry English is my second language)
It's this concept that a man is supposed to look like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise with perfect hair. And every guy thinks then that hair loss is like the most horrible thing that can happen to them aka "now im a loser, a failure" etc. Social Media is not helping with this issue either, if anything they are making it worse for guys. It should be where its completely normal that you are bald, so what? its life, it happens.
One question out if context here but why do u drink so much coffee....is is the same addiction we have for chai(tea) in india..or does coffee has any actual benefits
Partly habit and routine at this point but also I love the taste and the buzz if I smash like 3/4 shots of the stuff in one coffee. Always pre gym coffee and also the social aspect of course. For me I’d much rather go for a coffee and a chat than a pint of beer down the pub. That’s just me though 👌
@@Baldcafei didnt got that uneven high hairline a year ago, that photo was from april so 3-4 month ago and i guess it really stayes the same, can be maturing i guess?..
17:40 No this is definitely a disaster. I'm 16 and sick of my thin hair. But if I get a buzz I will look like shit. And bald? Probably even worse. I will get burned and roasted by my school everyday until the day I graduate. Or until I get a decent beard (3-4 years at least).
Use topical minoxidil once a day at night. Wash your hair in the morning so you don't get greasy hair during the day (once a day is enough by the way). Keep going on with minoxidil until you are 18. When you are 18 get on finasteride immediately and keep going on with minoxidil as well. Use both at the same time from the day you are 18 and do that forever . If you ever need to : you can get a small hairtransplant to bring back what you already lost. You gonna be good to go and never have to worry about losing your hair ever again . Thanks me later :)
In Arab countries they massage the scalp with castor oil. Recommended for thin eyelashes too. There are vitamin supplements for hair. Klorane makes them.
You are highly mistaken if you think people care about you or your problems because they are too busy with their own. If you ares stressing then you are guaranteed to have hair loss as stress is a big reason for hair loss. If someone makes fun of you so what? Kids can be nasty but they double down when they know it affects you. Stop caring what others think
guys check your D3 and zinc levels... and if you are D3 deficient, supplement it with K2 and magnesium zinc shouldnt be taken too much, otherwise you will need to supplement copper with it
Very interesting upload 😲😲👍🙂. I think the main concern for me is what the shape of my head will look like. My head is too big, I’m sure I’ll look like Meggamind 4 real if I shaved my head😟. BUT when the time comes I’ll pluck the courage to shave my head 🙂👍.
I am going to order that Phillips 1. I just would like to be able to grow a beard. My mustache and chin come in nice and full, but my sides are not very dense. I am 66 now, but seeing these guys asking about balding in their 20's and you can recall the loss of sleep and all the things that you missed out on because of the control this thing had over me. I have the worst hair for a man. It is very fine and curly. I used tons of spray and if it was a very humid day, I wouldn't go out or wear a cap. A chance of rain? It was a cap or no go. I would not stand or sit under lights. I started believing all hair system and transplant commercials. Between my 30th and 61st birthday, I am probably being very conservative in this....I have probably spent $70,000 or more on systems and a HT. COVID allowed me to experiment with a buzz cut and last year I retired so I have a rebirth. Baldcafe really gave me the kick I needed to know that this stupid thing that I stressed over caused me to miss out on so much in life. And time is one thing that we can never get back. It also helps that many famous people are now doing the chrome dome look and rocking it so that also helped. And it is like 7 out of 10 men will either be balding or go bald. I just don't want to see a young guy have the same stresses that I went through.
you're judging all these guys who seemingly have a full head of hair for posting to "am I balding", but the thing is to you they obviously might not have any signs of balding, but to them who see their hairlines every day since they were born, any little change is obviously. When I was 16 I noticed that a very little spot right in the middle of my front hairline was a little thinner, you could see a little bit of scalp through it and I got all worried about it, but ofc nobody else saw it and told me to calm down. 10 years later and I am almost at NW3 with my hair being quite thin and obvious recession. So yeah, it might be crazy to us that these guys with full hair are posting pictures like that, but if they are worried, it is quite possible that something is going on. Hair falling out is NOT NORMAL and you should consult a doctor if that's happening. I know that what your doing here is pointing out how ridiculous social media beauty standards around hair are making men super insecure and that's great, but like ... If you're going bald something is wrong, you probably should look into it and go see a doctor. Maybe you just got scalp that is super sensitive to DHT or maybe like myself, your thyroid is not working properly which throws your hormonal balance off and causes you to have excess amount of DHT which not only leads to excess hair loss, but also puts you at risk of prostate cancer. It's reasonable to be worried when parts of your body are falling off.
What really sucks is when a guy is balding and decides to shave his head, and finds out he has a fucked up head shape....like an egg!!! Or a cone!! They lose either way!!! 😂😢🤣
Maybe it's just another one of my damn conspiracy theories,but I think all this over dramatisation of going bald is more of a big corporation created thing,for as far as I can remember,even when I was a kid,on TV,we would see daily advertising of some sort of "miraculous" antibalding product
I think what worries you is the idea you missed out by not taking fin and preventing while you still could like allot of these people in this reddit sub section bro
And the reason im like this is because i shaved balled at around nw3 and im just very ugly bald. I think you are very handsome bald and that annoys me. Sending love to bald cafe man
Love bro but no not for me. It’s about confidence right, how you feel about yourself, self esteem. Think of it this way. If having no hair means you have no confidence and the only way to feel confident in yourself is by taking medication daily for the rest of your life… what existence is that? Are you truly worth nothing without the hair? This is the narrative I had to get past in my own head. Losing the hair truly showed me I was and am worth so much more dude. And you are too. Meds never appealed to me
Dude, you're so right, social networks are creating more and more complexes around baldness in people who have virtually nothing. It's tiring this superficial aspect, if you don't have a straight braided hairline you've got baldness, like what these really absurd I'm sure that our parents and our grandparents were much less obsessed with superficial details.
Yep I live in Spain and it just seems so instagrammy and people constantly worrying about what they look like. It's a bit of a sad world. Let's hope social media improves in the future because as humans, we deserve better
Great comment. I agree.
@@ihaveaidsish humans create social media
Maybe I’m weird af but I rather have a receding hairline than a straight hairline, shows maturity. I think it cool for people to see you as someone who knows shit and who’s been around a bit, not someone who’s still in grade 11.
@@bt5191 Interesting comment, thanks for posting it.
You’re not bald until someone describes you as bald.
You have a great community here and provide a great service to men. Thanks for all you do.
I appreciate that. It’s a pleasure to keep trying to do this
I can remember feeling so depressed about it, wearing caps 24/7 and I look back with so much regret. I keep it short and am fully prepared to let it go and know 100% my partner is totally fine with it either way. I hope these young guys that are going bald get past these stages! respecttt baldcafe
Nowadays if you wanted to fight for your hair you can keep it by using Oral fin, oral dut and topical minox. Plus you have the option of hair transplants that are very successful . If a man wanted his hair bad enough he can keep it nowadays . Some people are fine with letting it go and been bald for sure but others are definitely not including myself, I would look god awful bald due to my skull shape it would automatically make me look ugly! Balding takes a huge hit on the looks and confedence in most men and it is particularly bad for young men in their teens and 20s as it takes a hit on their dating life, sorry but it's true . The bald cafe man is lucky in the respects that he can pull off the bald look by having the right skull shape and facial features and his ears don't stick out. But unfortunately most men don't have the skull and features for the bald head and that's the harsh truth.
I find myself revisiting your channel over and over. Like every 4 weeks or so when having an emotional insecure meltdown. My lack of confidence in braving the shave once more through fear of not suiting the look. Cap on with a bald patch, cap on when I shave. Can't bloody win.
Despite all this, your words of encouraging wisdom and experience always helps. Just want to say It's greatly appreciated. I'll get there eventually.🤞
Mate not just saying this 100% check out the community top link in the description. The course in there alone that I filmed will be worth its weight in gold for you let along the community.
What I find interesting is back when I still had a full head of hair, the thought of the possibility of losing my hair wasn't even something I had in mind. Like I literally didn't even think this was a thing for me. Losing your wasn't something that I even picked up as an existing condition. And now it's such a prevalent "phenomenon" that young guys with full hair freak about about their hair falling out even though nothing is happening. It's crazy.
How did your hair loss start?
I remember my barber saying "it's getting less" like some kind of little side comment but I genuinely didn't even think anything of it. Had no idea what it meant back then. Maybe 1-2 years later I notices my temples receding. This is where I realized what's actually happening. It was not a good day.
You are right about social media trying to make people feel and look the same. I had my hair loss. Seems like I woke up my hair being gone. So I guess I was different because I didn’t stress out my hair being gone. Started shaving my head using a number three blade then went full shave.
The ironic thing is stress causes hair loss so if you keep worrying about hair loss then its guaranteed to happen lol
I remember when I was 18 my temples went back noticable, and I was like aww sheeeit I'm going bald and have just been waiting for it to go. But I'm 27 now and I'm still waiting. Idk what's going on but I have not lost more and my barber tells me everytime I've got so thick hair it's hard to cut.
Respect to all yall man. Seeing light thinning/receding lately and this channel helps me stay grounded
But also, a juvenile hairline and a mature hairline are two very different things. Someone could have a mature hairline for the rest of their life. There’s a constant failure for this to be mentioned across the board
The best channel about getting your head right! Excellent points here! There's an absolute need for these kinds of videos, dude!
I feel like it's all relevant, if you wanna catch it early and you want to go on medication it's good to monitor if your hairline changes if not who cares just don't worry about it. I personally noticed a bit of temple recession at 31, went on medication and at 34 i have my full hairline back but a friend of mine went the opposite way and shaved it early (before it was even too bad) and he's happy as well. The important thing is not to stress too much about it, there's more important things in life to worry about.
Perfect hairline "am I balding?" LMAO
Please do more bloopers in the future, pure gold right there! :D
Goddamn you are looking absolutely great in this vid man. Damn it really suits you the whole look with the suit jacket and shaved head!
I’m here for you telling the ads to shut up & for the bloopers. 😂💯
The beardstache is such a good look for you Harry
That’s an excellent camera & lighting setup you got right here Harry, great job 👏
Thank you kindly
Thanks brother you are the best 😌😌😌 i was panicking !
Love these casual videos, lets the humor and personality show a lot. Cheers
I'm personally really glad that I wasn't using Reddit at all when I first started losing my hair. I could just imagine the hours I would have wasted posting pictures of my hairline and desperately seeking approval or reassurance that I was going to be ok.
We've definitely made a lot of progress in terms of normalizing balding over the last few decades, but I feel like the modern social media age has caused us to take a few steps backwards. There are so many ads for new hair-loss products or medications, and so many viral videos of people transforming themselves with hair transplants, hair fibers, combovers, etc. I know none of this is particularly new, but I can't help but feel like some of the old stigma has started to resurge a bit.
EDIT: Not that I think anything is wrong with wanting to keep your hair, and I'm glad that there are options out there. I just mean that it feels like the general attitude towards hair loss has regressed a tiny bit.
With new hairloss treatments coming in the next few years, bald guys are going to be people from the past. Just saying
When you see non-religious people calling balding a straight up _curse_ on the planet (Acting as if it's not a fair punishment by God), yeah, I'd say the stigma is making a comeback. Moreover, so is Satan.
@@exactly1176these new treatments are going to affect men hormones
Great video. I would love to see more videos like this one. :)
Agreed!
I like this type of video Harry
Really appreciate that feedback mate. Think I might start posting a bit more personal content here. What you sayin? All feedback welcome
@@Baldcafe yes, just a chill and just kinda picking your thoughts on these kind of topics. Not calling you a reaction content creator because obviously you are more than that, but I like this style of reaction content if that makes sense haha (sorry English is my second language)
Great video just what I needed thank you
the aristotle look is a look for real!
I go for the Lenin look myself
Also scalp massages is proven to prevent hair loss I do scalp massages everyday and my hair has grown thicker
"the Aristotle" LMAO!
I just shaved my head with safety razor, great feeling
You reacting to that guys cowlick 😂
12:30 “You now have young men who are freaking out about going bald before they are even going bald”…
The "aristotle + beard" combo beats "clean shaven" anyday of the week!
It's this concept that a man is supposed to look like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise with perfect hair. And every guy thinks then that hair loss is like the most horrible thing that can happen to them aka "now im a loser, a failure" etc. Social Media is not helping with this issue either, if anything they are making it worse for guys.
It should be where its completely normal that you are bald, so what? its life, it happens.
Reddit is mental. r/bald is TOO MUCH
Dig in there next time perhaps? Weekly feature 🤣?
@@Baldcafe seriously!! It's an endless stream of new content. Your name pops up every so often there, always in a good way.
r/bald is mental, but in a good way... sometimes
One question out if context here but why do u drink so much coffee....is is the same addiction we have for chai(tea) in india..or does coffee has any actual benefits
Partly habit and routine at this point but also I love the taste and the buzz if I smash like 3/4 shots of the stuff in one coffee. Always pre gym coffee and also the social aspect of course. For me I’d much rather go for a coffee and a chat than a pint of beer down the pub. That’s just me though 👌
I never suited hair so i was sweet birds love my shaved head thick eyebrows
I feel the exact same - I look way better bald than with hair. ✌🏽
Alot of these young kids think your hair line suppose to start above the eyebrows. Its soo silly especially around the urban community.
everyone balding to some degree, they're just in denial about it
How about 13:10 ??
Bruv it’s natural who gives a fuck
Big ups Baldcafe
Big up back to ya brother
Great video Harry the outfit is 🔥
Thank you 🙌
Bloopers 😂
How's the move went so far mate? Enjoying the new town? Well old town revisited.
I love Plymouth mate absolutely spectacular. Thanks for asking 👍
@@Baldcafe Class man, I was considering moving to Newquay, you ever been there?
Great beard bro 💪
Appreciate it!
Hi, im the first guy on the reddit you looked at, im pretty worried
It looked very normal to me dude. Unless you compare it to exact same pic angle say 2 years ago with big changes
@@Baldcafei didnt got that uneven high hairline a year ago, that photo was from april so 3-4 month ago and i guess it really stayes the same, can be maturing i guess?..
The guy is surely diffuse thinning in 13:10
17:40
No this is definitely a disaster. I'm 16 and sick of my thin hair. But if I get a buzz I will look like shit. And bald? Probably even worse. I will get burned and roasted by my school everyday until the day I graduate. Or until I get a decent beard (3-4 years at least).
Use topical minoxidil once a day at night. Wash your hair in the morning so you don't get greasy hair during the day (once a day is enough by the way).
Keep going on with minoxidil until you are 18. When you are 18 get on finasteride immediately and keep going on with minoxidil as well. Use both at the same time from the day you are 18 and do that forever .
If you ever need to : you can get a small hairtransplant to bring back what you already lost. You gonna be good to go and never have to worry about losing your hair ever again .
Thanks me later :)
God give me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
In Arab countries they massage the scalp with castor oil. Recommended for thin eyelashes too. There are vitamin supplements for hair. Klorane makes them.
You are highly mistaken if you think people care about you or your problems because they are too busy with their own.
If you ares stressing then you are guaranteed to have hair loss as stress is a big reason for hair loss. If someone makes fun of you so what? Kids can be nasty but they double down when they know it affects you. Stop caring what others think
Don't unalivee yourself bro
guys
check your D3 and zinc levels...
and if you are D3 deficient, supplement it with K2 and magnesium
zinc shouldnt be taken too much, otherwise you will need to supplement copper with it
I will never shave me head. I will go down with the ship unless my wife forces me
Very interesting upload 😲😲👍🙂. I think the main concern for me is what the shape of my head will look like. My head is too big, I’m sure I’ll look like Meggamind 4 real if I shaved my head😟. BUT when the time comes I’ll pluck the courage to shave my head 🙂👍.
I am going to order that Phillips 1. I just would like to be able to grow a beard. My mustache and chin come in nice and full, but my sides are not very dense. I am 66 now, but seeing these guys asking about balding in their 20's and you can recall the loss of sleep and all the things that you missed out on because of the control this thing had over me. I have the worst hair for a man. It is very fine and curly. I used tons of spray and if it was a very humid day, I wouldn't go out or wear a cap. A chance of rain? It was a cap or no go. I would not stand or sit under lights. I started believing all hair system and transplant commercials. Between my 30th and 61st birthday, I am probably being very conservative in this....I have probably spent $70,000 or more on systems and a HT. COVID allowed me to experiment with a buzz cut and last year I retired so I have a rebirth. Baldcafe really gave me the kick I needed to know that this stupid thing that I stressed over caused me to miss out on so much in life. And time is one thing that we can never get back. It also helps that many famous people are now doing the chrome dome look and rocking it so that also helped. And it is like 7 out of 10 men will either be balding or go bald. I just don't want to see a young guy have the same stresses that I went through.
How bad is having a dent on top of one side of my head, when i eventually go bald?
How bad will it look?
You won’t know until you shave it but not as bad as you’re making out in your mind I can tell you that
you're judging all these guys who seemingly have a full head of hair for posting to "am I balding", but the thing is to you they obviously might not have any signs of balding, but to them who see their hairlines every day since they were born, any little change is obviously. When I was 16 I noticed that a very little spot right in the middle of my front hairline was a little thinner, you could see a little bit of scalp through it and I got all worried about it, but ofc nobody else saw it and told me to calm down. 10 years later and I am almost at NW3 with my hair being quite thin and obvious recession. So yeah, it might be crazy to us that these guys with full hair are posting pictures like that, but if they are worried, it is quite possible that something is going on. Hair falling out is NOT NORMAL and you should consult a doctor if that's happening.
I know that what your doing here is pointing out how ridiculous social media beauty standards around hair are making men super insecure and that's great, but like ... If you're going bald something is wrong, you probably should look into it and go see a doctor. Maybe you just got scalp that is super sensitive to DHT or maybe like myself, your thyroid is not working properly which throws your hormonal balance off and causes you to have excess amount of DHT which not only leads to excess hair loss, but also puts you at risk of prostate cancer. It's reasonable to be worried when parts of your body are falling off.
What really sucks is when a guy is balding and decides to shave his head, and finds out he has a fucked up head shape....like an egg!!! Or a cone!!
They lose either way!!! 😂😢🤣
Maybe it's just another one of my damn conspiracy theories,but I think all this over dramatisation of going bald is more of a big corporation created thing,for as far as I can remember,even when I was a kid,on TV,we would see daily advertising of some sort of "miraculous" antibalding product
I think what worries you is the idea you missed out by not taking fin and preventing while you still could like allot of these people in this reddit sub section bro
And the reason im like this is because i shaved balled at around nw3 and im just very ugly bald. I think you are very handsome bald and that annoys me.
Sending love to bald cafe man
Love bro but no not for me. It’s about confidence right, how you feel about yourself, self esteem. Think of it this way. If having no hair means you have no confidence and the only way to feel confident in yourself is by taking medication daily for the rest of your life… what existence is that? Are you truly worth nothing without the hair? This is the narrative I had to get past in my own head. Losing the hair truly showed me I was and am worth so much more dude. And you are too. Meds never appealed to me
You sound like a loser dude
Harry looking extra Andrew Tate here
He always reminds me more of Tyson Fury. 😄
Going bald is all about will others find you attractive. I think that’s the only real issue.
Find yourself attractive first
Also having the realization that your actually getting older/old
Just shaved today after 4years of minoxidil and fin thank you for the advice I feel free to
Fantastic!