Hair is receding at 17

" Working consistently" has nothing to do with trying just to see if you respond well to a simple process. They are well known but the success rate for something has to be approaching 100% before it takes the world by storm.

They don't all 'block" testosterone, merely how it is converted.

Accepting baldness has more to do with how you actually look when bald. Many people look fine or even better. This is about those who don't.

You might have a really odd shaped head for example, like I do.

If I'm not mistaken, it is the same hormone that is responsible for hair loss and beard growth. When one door closes, another door opens. The fact that you are losing hair at 17 (usually) means you are maturing quickly, and will be able to have a beard in no time. Being bald with a beard is just like having hair. A mohawk/fohawk/streamline combover is never really out of the question either (especially if your hair is going back in the traditional "V" formation.

try this wrote:

jude law pulls it off

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bakerstreet/images/4/4f/JudeLaw.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20130206150700

I don't think Jude Law's masturbation habits have anything to do with it.

Dude, no worries. I'm bald. It's been a life of plenty. If you know what I mean. Grow a beard. The ladies love it.

Listen to women. Most guys don't. Also, learn how to, uh, please them. You won't be sorry.

Spend time on their magic button, then take your turn.

I find it gets worse the more your stress about it. Accept it, be confident, and you will see benefits - most importantly from the improved mindset.

It's not necessary to shampoo everyday, and as some mentioned, it could be the kind of soap. I like using all natural dr. Bronner and I don't use on my hair that much at all.

Less head caps, facial hair is up to you but without some you'll be fine.

Maintain a nutritious diet, get quality sleep, and get some sun in safe amounts . Smooth face and no bags under the eyes will make up for what you perceive is lost.

Minoxidil (Rogaine) worked great for me. Took a little practice before I could get most of it onto my scalp instead of leaving it in the hair itself, but once I did it really worked wonders. And it's a very low-risk treatment that doesn't mess with your endocrine system (unlike Propecia).

Alan Webb's hair was receding at that age. Maybe you too can run 3:53?

Go for a hair system...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spFgFeOnu5A

People will give you all kinds of fancy suggestions, 'go natural', 'use this shampoo', 'eat more this' etc etc etc.

It's all BS. If you have damaged hair, then yes, it could help you. Otherwise, if you have male pattern baldness, which sounds like you do, you only have two options:

1) Learn to love your shaved head. It's cheap and easy.

or

2) Start taking finasteride (propecia). I'd recommend .5mg for a few years before you go up to 1mg a day.

That's really it. Sorry. We all hate it but it's life, I guess.

Jude Law is 43....not 17. Plus, Jude Law is not completely bald and probably won't be until he is 75. He also has money and fame.If a kid at 17 has receding hair it's not looking good. My friend was thinning in High School and completely bald by 25.NOTHING and I mean NOTHING will change your genetics kid....no herbs, no thickening shampoos, no scalp massage.The key is to work with what you have and not let your confidence slip.

try this wrote:

jude law pulls it off

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bakerstreet/images/4/4f/JudeLaw.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20130206150700

use r name wrote:

People will give you all kinds of fancy suggestions, 'go natural', 'use this shampoo', 'eat more this' etc etc etc.

It's all BS. If you have damaged hair, then yes, it could help you. Otherwise, if you have male pattern baldness, which sounds like you do, you only have two options:

1) Learn to love your shaved head. It's cheap and easy.

or

2) Start taking finasteride (propecia). I'd recommend .5mg for a few years before you go up to 1mg a day.

That's really it. Sorry. We all hate it but it's life, I guess.

Why is mine growing back like spring grass then?

Have rabbits tattooed on your dome. From a distance they look like hares.

You are welcome.

It works wrote:

use r name wrote:

People will give you all kinds of fancy suggestions, 'go natural', 'use this shampoo', 'eat more this' etc etc etc.

It's all BS. If you have damaged hair, then yes, it could help you. Otherwise, if you have male pattern baldness, which sounds like you do, you only have two options:

1) Learn to love your shaved head. It's cheap and easy.

or

2) Start taking finasteride (propecia). I'd recommend .5mg for a few years before you go up to 1mg a day.

That's really it. Sorry. We all hate it but it's life, I guess.

Why is mine growing back like spring grass then?

Well, apart from the fact you are lying, your argument holds up quite well

The Law of Jude wrote:

Jude Law is 43....not 17. Plus, Jude Law is not completely bald and probably won't be until he is 75. He also has money and fame.

If a kid at 17 has receding hair it's not looking good. My friend was thinning in High School and completely bald by 25.

NOTHING and I mean NOTHING will change your genetics kid....no herbs, no thickening shampoos, no scalp massage.

The key is to work with what you have and not let your confidence slip.

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There is a difference between receding and thinning. I was receding in high school, rocking an awesome widow's peak. My dad was completely horseshoed and my maternal grandfather was as well. I ended up pretty ok given all of the bad genetics, along the lines of Jude's look in my 30s (lacking the money and the cheek bones though) (and I'm not doping). I think with thinning you are screwed unless prince harry.

I have tried shaving, cutting short, etc. Whatever I did seemed to just attract different girls. As some other posters have suggested, beards help. Having muscles helps too. Bald and scrawny is bad.

Toupee all the way. You can get very convincing ones. No one will know.

They are also handy for stashing a credit card or a $20 bill for emergencies.

Wait to you graduate high school. Then shave your head totally. No one cares in college. We all have our cross to bear. I thought I was going to be 6 feet tall like my dad. I ended up 5-7.

I'm 28 years old and my hair has been thinning (not receding) all around the scalp since I was 17 years old.

I'll tell the truth since, well, who cares--these are anonymous boards anyway. I hopped on propecia at age 20 (.5 mg) and then doubled it once I hit 25. I've used 1 mg since then. And since 20, propecia has halted any thinning and has simply maintained what I have. My scalp hair is roughly 40% the thickness of my sides. And trust me, it works. It helps that I have naturally curly hair, so at a short length, it has volume and stands up just fine on its own. In addition, I use a hair thickening agent (diamax). I've never used rogaine/minoxidil.

I have seen zero to little side affects since being on propecia. My sex drive never changed. I eat very healthy....low GI foods and lots of veggies and fruits along with excellent meats like sardines and salmon. I also exercise 6 days a week by lifting heavy weights in the gym (I was a long-distance runner in my teens and as a freshman in college).

Good luck and don't sweat anything man. I believe the propecia can only work for so long for me and I'll be losing my hair again. But by that time I'll grow a nice goatee or something. :)

BS monitor reading 10 wrote:

It works wrote:

Why is mine growing back like spring grass then?

Well, apart from the fact you are lying, your argument holds up quite well

OK Baldie. No worries.

Did you get the impression I was selling something?