I have an uncle that apparently had a fabulous head of hair. My grandfather has thick hair even at 70 years old and he only went gray when he was 60! My uncle however, did not like his head of hair because it was very thick and very curly so he would wash his hair and then wear some sort of hat all day long. He did this for years and now he is completely bald! He really did it to himself and now he really regrets that he did this. As a high school and college student he was self conscious of his hair and now for the rest of his life he will be self conscious with his lack of hair. Do not wear hats if you head is wet!
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