Hairy Story...

I am losing hair. I admit it. The density of hair on my head is gradually reducing exposing my scalp. Let me not blame it on heredity, pollution, harmful computer radiation or whatever.

I see more than 50% of the men today are losing hair (NOT bald). It is most common in the cities. There are generally 3 stages in men losing hair: 1) Ignore, 2) Preserve and 3) Give up.
Most of them blame it on pollution, environmental conditions, hard water, harmful computer radiations, heredity, bad food etcetera.

Thankfully there are a few women who think that bald is also beautiful. These women have realized that it is the stuff inside the head that matters rather than the stuff on it.

How serious is this problem?
Well, one of my friend almost gave up on his PhD because of this. This guy decided to fly to the US for his PhD this year. Being a victim of hair loss, a few of us told him about the chances of him getting a bride after his PhD (that is after 6 - 8 years) with the current hair fall rate + US climate + PhD pressure. The chances were as good as driving a car without a single scratch in Bangalore! Finally, after a lot of thought, he decided to fly.

My former roommate used to tease me a lot for my "premature" hair loss. However, one day, he suddenly understood the grimness of the issue as he began spotting hair less patches on his scalp. He then began a series of rescue attempts to save the existing hairy patches. Being a tanker for a boozer, he decided to cut down on booze, started applying all varieties of hairy oils, got home all kinds of mild shampoos and conditioners, shielded his declining hair from pollution, started eating more nutritious food. Altogether he changed his entire life style for sake of his hair. The best part for me was that he cut down on teasing me. We then decided to start a club for all men losing hair.

The story of my current roommate is no different. This guy too used to tease me a lot. One day standing in front of the mirror, he noticed that his hair is no more thick as it used to be a couple of years ago. There were a couple of hairless patches here and there. Initially, he ignored the situation. But as days passed by, hairless patches were everywhere. He was desperately trying to cover them up by spreading his short curly hair over them. Now even though it was my turn to tease him, I didn't. I consoled him and wholeheartedly invited him to join our club. But it gives me immense pleasure to watch him cover his hairless patches on his scalp with this funny expression of a dying old man on his face every morning.

There was this guy in my school who had every inch of his body covered with hair. We used to call him Jadendra. After school, I met him recently. Shockingly, the guy has become bald as an eagle. He too was shocked to see the left over patch of hair on my head. Poor guy then blamed his condition on malnutrition, harmful computer rays and horrible pollution of Bangalore. There are many stories like this, of people who have lost hair suddenly.

Parents and relatives become extremely worried when the guys start shedding (hair). They give a lot of advice on oils, oil bath, home made remedies, herbal medicines and even suggesting an early marriage. I guess, all this will result in more rapid hair fall. One of my colleague decided to take treatment for hair loss from one of these Before - After quacks. Medicines he got played with his hormone system which promptly took away all the left over hair on his head.

Hair loss is like Global warming. It just happens.
So, 1) if you are a hair loss victim, don't worry, have patience. Its like Global warming, its gonna affect everybody around you.
2) if you are not a victim, stop teasing people, you can be the next victim. Step up the precautionary measures

Situation in my company and the slow down continues to inspire me to write more. I appreciate it!