I WAS GOING BALD FAST IN HIGH SCHOOL
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Welcome to this episode of the Baldcafe Podcast. In this Episode we welcome Ben. Ben talks us through his balding that started when he was around 16. He talks about hair loss treatments he tried, his first buzz cut and how he was able to accept his Male Pattern Baldness at a young age and move on from it for good. If you are struggling to deal with and accept your balding then both Ben and I really hope his story can help you in some way.
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:05 First Signs Of Hair Loss
00:48 Crowd Chanted "BALDING" at me
01:27 First thoughts about my balding
01:42 Trying Hair Loss Treatments
02:25 Balding Made Me Avoid THIS
03:20 Hiding, Concealing & Treating but.....
03:33 First Buzz Cut Experience
04:50 My First Reaction To A Buzz Cut
05:30 Life After Accepting The Bald Life
06:04 Why I was able to accept my balding
07:15 My Advice To The Balding Brother Out There
08:20 Outro
#Baldingyoung #Balding #Baldcafe
Believe me - a crowd yelling BALDING at a young man did more harm than "I was like God Damn" ... That had to have hurt a lot. A lot.
Exactly, how does a crowd yell "balding" in unison at a soccer ⚽️ game? Then someone referred to him as Caruso; kids are mean. Aedin
@@aedinquinn8687looks like he went to a private Christian high school - maybe that (his faith) gave him the confidence he needed?
@@Jaggerbushlet me be clear, I’m not religious. In my area it’s pretty common to attend catholic schools if you’re not religious. And that rivalry is a pretty big deal so it’s not uncommon for opposing student sections to say things along those lines.
That would absolutely demolish me. Mfs in that crowd weren't rude, but pure evil
@@degenetron7590 it was cold. That's the kind of thing that a young person may not be capable of dealing with.
Ok, man, it's a great stress to lose hairs in highschool, but if you able to deal with this just imagine how strong you really are and how many things you can achieve
Real
teleportation, talking with animals, kamehahameha waves, some of the things you will achieve after balding
If you can deal with balding when you are young, you can deal everything in life as you get older.
Amazing how he dealt with so much adversity at a young age and took it all in stride
What a strong fucking dude. No way could 99% of men deal with that so well at school. You’re a rock mate. 💪 🫡
This guy has balls of steel
What choice did he have?
@@Jaggerbush he had every choice in the world, and he chose how to react?
It is amazing how he handled everything because i know that a lot of us worry about it then when we shave we realize that it was not as big of a deal as we originally thought it would be.
It's a big deal; one has to determine attire that will compliment bald head, i.e.: sports analyst Richard Jefferson's unbuttoned "Chippendale" shirt is unprofessional, sports analyst Jay Will's sleek tie, thin build, buttoned shirt w/jacket compliments bald head, professional image. Aedin
Got that same chant in 1986 at our hs basketball tournament- was brutal!
Good on you bro. You look fantastic and you're not alone
Big respect to be able to get real with yourself so early on and just own it.
It is a horrible process when you see yourself balding at a young age from my own experience. But once you embrace it and own it... More importantly, shave it off! You feel so much better and 'free'! 🙏
Merry Christmas all
I took the other route of hair loss (medication), but I gotta say, I really respect this young man's view and confidence. He's much less insecure than me. Huge props 👏
Dude you look extremely good being bald! Really suits you well. When you popped up onscreen I was like wow! Handsome dude!
Another champion joins our ranks
Thanks for your awesome videos. I am tired of seeing my hair get thinner. You convinced me to get my hair buzzed off this week.
I am also going bald at the age of 16 and in India dealing with balding is not that easy as in western countries so i tried all the remedis like minoxidil and microneedling but nothing work.
after watching this I got confidence and descided to go bald .Hope it works out well🤞
Thanks
great video, helpful insight
Respect bro!! Good looking dude fuck the haters
Ben the man forreal!!!
This dude is going to look the same age for the next 50 years whilst all his friends age and look older.
A great win for him.
I got a really good paycheck and bought a brand new shaver and wow, I felt so much better and I'm supposed to dress up for work so surprising my coworkers was fun to see their reactions, they we're so positive when I went bald.
Caruso is crazy
A low hanging fruit that one
Caruso unironically earned everyones respect tho cuz hes a beast on the court
People are so cruel. For a young man that would have been devastating.
Love how this guy owns being bald. I would love to be on your show as it inspired me to be bald.
Shave the hair off and unburden yourself of the stress and the anxiety.
I started losing my hair at 15 !
I used to get such an itchy scalp when i sweated, and I'd spend hour after hour rubbing my head watching dozens and dozens of hairs come out...
Spent years in denial wearing a baseball cap 24/7 ..was miserable and paranoid about the wind or someone taking it off.
Best thing i ever did was shave it off and lose the hat.
Mate same as me 😢
@capablefan0870
If you want a tip from someone who has gone through what you are going through right now...then lift weights,bulk up and shave it all off. It will be INCREDIBLY difficult at first to prepare for other peoples comments...but its something that you need to do asap.your future happiness depends on this mate.
18 and currently facing the same, i am anti drug so am considering derma rolling. If that doesn't work, i will just take it off. Good thing i already have a beard though not full also am in holiday right now. I just pray derma rolling brings back my hair before school commences. Otherwise am gonna look like an emoji since beards aren't allowed at school
Derma rolling won't do shit (just saying) you gonna end up bald anyway.
Only finasteride + minoxidil will freeze your hairloss in time as long as you use both these treatments forever and don't give up.
Everything else is copium.
If you are " anti drug " then better to just shave your head and accept fate.
Too bad since finasteride + minoxidil are extremely safe drug unlike the fear mongering you can read on the internet says.
It’s not necessarily the fear of sides that puts all people off. You must also recognise that many men just don’t want to have that constant daily use of medication and that feeling of being dependent on it. In many ways it keeps a lot of the problem of hair loss in your life since all of the problems are on an emotional level. You know at any time if you want to stop taking these pills and topicals etc then you will once again be confronted with that pain. Many would rather just suck it up and deal with that pain head on once and for all make peace with it and be done… luckily most recognise after that point that they really didn’t need to be so afraid of going bald as it’s never as bad as we fear.
@Baldcafe shaving your head everyday like an idiot also will make you think about hairloss and make you depend on your hairloss forever.
Same thing. Except you are bald and it's worse cause you can't do any cool hairstyle while bald.
Try massaging your head muscles so your crown doesnt get too tight. The low circulation also causes hair loss. Several studies show promising results
But also know its just the way men are made, its part of manly genetics so if u want to embrace it then by all means do so! 😊
I'll never understand how it's just considered ok to make fun of men losing their hair, it's something you have absolutely no control over and most of that crowd was probably men this is something most of them will have to experience in their own lives and it can be a really tough thing for someone to go through especially at a young age like that and psychologically scarring. There's also still a serious double standard of how men and women are treated, imagine if the crowd at a woman's soccer game started chanting "balding" at a woman who was dealing with alopecia, the world would catch on fire! But it's still perfectly acceptable to make fun of men for this because men are expected to be mentally stronger and just put up with it.
It's weird how people make it out to be that men have it easier, or men are treated better, with terms like "male privilege." You look at stuff like this and it's obvious women get treated better than men. Being fat is a choice and being bald isn't, yet making fun of a fat woman is considered a social taboo but making fun of a bald or short man is considered okay.
I think alot of people dont know that its not something men can control.. Its like they think you dont take care of yourself or are too stressed, etx
I’ve started losing hair at 18, now i’m 23. My hair situation is not good, and unfortunately is getting worse month after month. I tried finasteride for several months with no results, now i’m back taking minoxidil. But nothing help. I’m not ready yet for a full buzz cut, but i’m cutting them shorter every time (yesterday i cut at 6 mm).
It’s bad for me, and make me feel a lot insicure to he honest, especially aroung girls. I’m not beautiful and this situation makes it even less easy.
Hope to find some confidence in the near future.
Anyway, Happy Christmas guys, I love this community⭐️
Finasteride takes up to 2 years for the stabilization of hairloss (don't expect regrowth but stabilization only). Several months was not enough.
Get back on finasteride as soon as possible and don't ever stop the treatment. Also combine Finasteride with minoxidil at the same time (just use both together) and again : never give up on minoxidil.
In 2 or 3 years your hair will basically be the exact same as what you have right now (again : don't except regrowth with treatments).
And then just get a small hairtransplant to fill in the ground you already lost.
By doing that you will still have hair in 20 years and more.
Giving up on finasteride so soon because you expected regrowth was a massive mistake. All finasteride does is freeze your hairloss in time. Minoxidil on top of finasteride " might " bring you back some ground but minoxidil alone won't save your hair long term.
Just use both forever, be patient and never give up. Stronger treatments like GT20029 might be coming in a few years as well and hairtransplant work great as long as you are on both finasteride and minoxidil at the same time.
There is hope but don't give up so easily.
Hope this helped. 🙏
Edit : you might get a shedding (during the first year) at the beginning of those treatments, it's perfectly normal . It gets worse before getting better.
@@exactly1176 thank you, man. I will take finasteride back, in hope to stabilize the situation. Minoxidil is doing basically nothing. I will keep you updated🙏🏻
@tommasov10 you've got this ! Please don't give up 🙏.
Just stabilize the situation while later getting a hairtransplant. You will be alright 👍.
I started losing my hair at 18, thought I was doomed but at 31 years old I'm a solid Norwood 2 thanks to finasteride + minoxidil + a FUE hairtransplant 12000 crafts.
I still have lots of crafts left for a future hairtransplant if I ever need to.
And GT20029 is coming and I will definitely add it to my current hairloss stack. Consistency and patience are the key.
Edit : minoxidil does nothing without finasteride. It has to be combined with finasteride to work well. And minoxidil once a day at night is enough, don't bother with minoxidil twice a day.
I hope you will also find confidence in whatever path you take. Do your thing and remember that the route of acceptance will always be there if you are ready and need it 👍
@@exactly1176 thank you for your time and all your informations. I will try and let you know👍
Dude looks like a unit
Great video as usual H, whats the best shaver as im not fussed on Bic Razors?
Best safety razor is Twig from leaf shave with some Astra Platinum blades. Best disposable is Gilette fusion 5 proglide or Harry’s razor. Best electric is Braun series 9 best clippers is Remington quick cut or quick cut pro or WAHL home basic.
@@Baldcafe cheers H bad result against the scummers last night 👍
Huge crown and thinning on top... I finally shaved it yesterday (too shy for video), but it feels like sand papper :(
Looking good tho
Now I gotta work on my beard line and eyebrows, what guard size should I use ?
I’m a fan of the 0 all over lad. Welcome to the team 👍
How does one work on their eyebrows?
@@Jaggerbush too thick, just trimming, and shaving the unibrow :)
@@kroks06 gotcha!
My crown thinned badly and never felt so better once I buzzed the whole lot mate
B-Rich!
looks good on you.💯
Wow!
for me it started at 19 (im 21).. now its not really THAT bad, but if i lift my hair up, its easily understandable whats happenin there. the worse issue is that im thining. i might still have a decent hairline but the thining cant be hidden
For me it’s the exact opposite. My hairline doesn’t look that well (temples) but my thickness is still good.
@UnknownUser_10 get in on finasteride as soon as possible and forget about your hairloss. But you must act fast.
Real question… do you truly forget about hair loss when taking finasteride or does it actually just keep it a thing in your life always slightly hanging over you. I’ve noticed a trend over the years with many people who watch the channel on hair loss meds but still watching hair loss content… it’s interesting and why I always try to make my content accessible for all people dealing with balding because you never know when they decide enough is enough and the go the route of acceptance.
@Baldcafe thanks for your question. I'm gonna try to answer it as best as I can.
I've been on hairloss meds since I was 18 (started balding at 18). My doctor told me back in time that considering how young i was and how aggressive and premature my hairloss was : I would be Norwood 6 by 25 years old (if I didn't do anything about it).
I immediately got on hairloss meds st 18 (on minoxidil first, which was a mistake since it's too weak by itself) minoxidil slows down hairloss by a lot but doesn't stop it. The DHT has to be stopped ! But I fell for the fear mongering back in time and was scrared of finasteride...
My hairloss was under controle until I was 25 with just minoxidil (never missed a single day). By 25 I was balding again but very slowly. I later got on finasteride and my hairloss got frozen in time, finasteride completely stopped my hairloss for years (of course I never dropped minoxidil) so I basically used both.
1 year ago I switched from finasteride to dutasteride, and it's been a year and I got crazy regrowth, my hair came back to a thick Norwood 2 and is barely noticeable at 31 years (currently on both dutasteride and minoxidil) so basically on the strongest gear. Finasteride was working just find but i wanted some regrowth that's why i made the switch to dutasteride. And I have no side effects whatsoever etc...
At 31 my hair are as good as when I was 18 which is insane to me since I was supposed to be a Norwood 6 by 25.
My brother who is 1 year younger than me didn't take any hairloss meds and started balding later than me (at 20) and he is now completely bald (Norwood 6) at 30 years old.
He regrets not taking any meds but it is what it is and he moved on despite those regrets.
My point is : hairloss meds are extremely powerful and work extremely well as long as you start early on and as long as you are not lazy with it (you've got to be consistent and never give up).
So to answer your question :
No i don't worry about hairloss anymore (even though i don't forget about it). And i only go on hairloss UA-cam channels to help other people. That's it .
And if I ever lose a bit of ground despite the meds in like 10 or 15 years : I know I could just get a small hairtransplant to fill in the gaps so no big deal. I'm basically never gonna be bald and I don't have to become bald.
Winning against your " fate " is just the best feeling ever.
" you will be a Norwood 6 by the age of 25 " .
Me : " no sir, that's not gonna happen ". It just shows good will, strength and not giving up. That's my opinion and that's where I disagree with your take on hairloss . Nobody has to go bald anymore in 2023.
Edit : you will say : " but it sucks to use minoxidil and to take dutasteride " . I will reply : " minoxidil takes 5 minutes per day (once a day at night is enough) it's just like brushing your tooth. It's that simple. And dutasteride takes you 5 secondes of your time, it's just a pill you swallow with a glass of water " .
So it's no big deal. Then you just wash your hair in the morning and you're good to go.
It doesn't take longer than shaving your head smooth everyday but it does make you look better since you keep your hair (as long as you started early enough etc...).
So yeah while taking hairloss meds doesn't make you " forget about hairloss " : it does make you proud you are taking action. It's just like brushing your tooth not to get cavities. Same thing .
But just like going bald doesn't make you forget about hairloss since when you shave your head : you notice you are bald and you lost your hair and didn't take action early enough to save your hair.
I think that nobody forgets . But there is one good option (saving your hair) and one bad option (losing your hair and going down in terms of look and well being... at least by a little bit) .
Hope my answer was clear enough and very precise 🙏
@@exactly1176Actually you revealed yourself to be very insecure. Going bald isn't a "bad" option, it doesn't make you uglier. You aren't better for "taking action early" you're just insecure about your true identity, face it, it's part of you, it's in your DNA, you really should embrace it. Going bald requires much more courage and determination than hiding behind some hormone disrupting pills for the rest of your life. Stop fooling yourself.
for me it started at 14, so im basically 2 years "ahead" of this guy. Now im 16 and basically looking twice as worse as him.
You should get your hands on dutasteride, that plus oral min and micro needling with prp can probably get you back a lot of your hair but only if you start now.
@@Pyro5kinetic6beaverIf he's already worse than what we saw in the video, dutasteride won't do shit. There's basically nothing to maintain.
@@Pyro5kinetic6beaver Jesus christ what a colossal pain in the ass to do this shit every day for the rest of your life for something as superficial as hair
ikr i have been experiencing the same shit. Am currently 16 and gradually balding, still trying to figure out and be happy with myself. All strength to you buddy everything happens for a reason, cheers.
@@sathya9195 us unhairing and hairless brothers shall support eachother at al times, cheers
Try for a podcast with cbum it would be fun and also you look a bit like him
Bald is Beatiful Get brave get Shaved
This happened to me at my late teens and early 20s, and I already new yhe only real option I had was to shave it all off and find a nice beardstyle to fit my look and it worked out fine.
It comes good in the end 👍 thanks for sharing
Or you could have immediately taken dutasteride and saved your hair.
@@Pyro5kinetic6beaver never take dutasteride during ur teens or at least microdose, otherwise u will nuke your puberty. of course the best thing is to shave it off
@@smnrkr6025 no it isn’t, stop saying that.
@Pyro5kinetic6beaver I don't really beleive there is a true cure and it seems that with medicine and special treatments it's a constant struggle for little results. Maybe not even worth the hassle
Why my parents love my comb over hair than fully shaved?
They are scared of change
Indian people can't handle a shaved head.
Use hair fibers or hair system or finasteride + minoxidil or hair transplant. Or accept you are bald , shave you head or not . A lot of men and women are bald at every age , there is no shame about it. Sure if you remember young age with full hair and compare bald , it is not good psicologically. Make your choices and go ahead.
I can relate, started for me at 17
wish u all best ❤
When your fully gone at 19, medications are just a waste of time and money, no use in risking side effects
Why can't I make peace with it?
Just a guess, but were you raised without a father in the household?
It takes time and it takes the development of self awareness. All part of the journey and you can get there.
Why can't we celebrate having no hair a bit more? I don't understand how we celebrate obesity as body positivity but not something almost half of men go through. We need more bald models, superstars, and reporters. It's so stupid that this is something men "have to handle" when it's so prevalent.
I agree with you.
Crazy how can you lose hair when you are 16. We should not be balding until our late 40s.
It’s a lot more common than you think
This dude went from a dweeb with hair to bald warrior. Once again, proving that bald is the best look for men. Now he needs to let that beard grow a bit further and then take over for Jason Statham in actions films now that Statham is getting older.
cope
Started balding at 19, got on 1mg dutasteride within a couple months. Have maintained all of my hair.
Really hate this channels advice of not to fight it and just accept your fate.
You hate it because you can’t understand or relate to the concept of being able to totally accept balding, be happy and have a great life. I assure you it’s very real and very possible.
I agree with you. They're always like "I started using Minoxidil but I stopped after a few weeks and Finasteride has a tons of side effects" without doing any research. The truth is, the vast majority of guys look better with hair and they'd definitely be happier.
I mean I don't think that's the message to take away here. The whole point of this channel is to support men who may have tried it all but still found themselves going bald. It's all about understanding and not being alone in the struggle, It's really great that meds work for you but sadly it doesn't work like that for all of us.
It's not that they are advicing not to fight but rather telling you that there's nothing wrong in "losing" the battle or just letting your hair go.
Did you miss the bit where he talks about accepting it? He said he didn’t want to have to do all that, he felt it wasn’t worth it. I know that concept is probably difficult to relate to perhaps but it’s real. Many men feel that way. Myself included.
Also the outro when he/we say you wana do treatments etc…do them pal.
balding in high school means your genes are seriously messed up. Im 35 and my hair is thicker than most women
Source: "TrUSt Me BrO"
Balding young is way more common than you think
@@tobeymaguire9053 Only among certain ethnic and racial groups. I have nothing against bald men. But it disturbs me to see many women deciding to date, marry and have kids with a bald guy, they are only perpetuating these defective genes. A man with full head of hair is usually nicer and less aggressive than a bald brute
@@AbdulKhader-786If you’re having a full head of hair you already falsified your last statement
@@AbdulKhader-786 I hate to break it to you but every human on the planet has "balding genes" it's been around since we were cavemen.