I shaved my head during the quarantine and I'm never going back. Here are the advantages-

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 07/18/2020 at 12:34 • Filed to: hair, hairlopnik, bald, Balding

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* don’t ever have to think about combing my hair, super low maintenance

* no bed head, hair doesnt get messy when I wear or remove something like a pullover

* head stays cool in summer

* can wear different hats and not worry about hat hair

* blends in bald spot on top

* growing a beard makes the beard look more badass

* I can drum my own head when I’m bored

* save on shampoo

* my wife apporves of it

Disadvantages-

* None

10/10 would recommnend.

HoustonRunner > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:30

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Agree. I gave in about two years ago and never looked back.

Svend > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:38

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Did the same about five years ago.

I use a guard to trim my goatee, then remove the guard to do my head. 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:38

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I would look alarmingly stupid bald

Your boy, BJR > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:43

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I don’t like looking like a literal giant baby so I’m gonna keep my luscious locks. In fact, I’ve been growing my hair longer since quarantine (on purpose)

i86hotdogs > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:45

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disadvantage-you now have to apply sunscreen to your dome

onlytwowheels > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:46

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I’m doing the opposite. L etting my hair grow back during quarantine. A woman in the neighborhood recently complimented me on how good I look with hair......

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/18/2020 at 12:46

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Let us be the judge of that. #QuarantineShaveChallenge

wafflesnfalafel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:46

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having hair is my one, single, genetic advantage so I need to keep it as long as I can...

A Boy and His Longtail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:47

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You forgot the lower coefficient of drag

DipodomysDeserti > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:47

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I buzzed my head for a bit in order to keep cool and not have to worry about helmet hair. My wife likes to grab my hair which outweighed any of the advantages.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:48

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Yeah, I made the change years ago.

I use  a 1.5 trimmer guide. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > i86hotdogs 07/18/2020 at 12:48

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Easy. Spray and Go

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:48

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But... Hair

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/18/2020 at 12:48

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I would look like a thumb

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > wafflesnfalafel 07/18/2020 at 12:49

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Not enough hair where it matters, too much hair where it’s not needed. yeah, I hit that gene tic lottery.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > A Boy and His Longtail 07/18/2020 at 12:52

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It’s 0.23 now. I don’t walk, I glide through the air.

ttyymmnn > Svend 07/18/2020 at 12:52

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I never imagined you with a goatee.

Just Jeepin' > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:53

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Disadvantages I’ve discovered over the years:

I can’t use my Jammock because it sags and rubs the top of my head. It’s possible this rubbing would annoy me as much with hair, but I doubt it. (Really my seat lift is to blame here, but I’m never going back.)

Hair is a surprisingly useful defense against head injuries. You’ll miss that cushion eventually.

Can’t really think of a 3rd downside. Give me some time.

TheRealBicycleBuck > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:53

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I wonder how many of us are sporting the look. I’ve been shaving my head for about 15 years. It’s fairly quick and easy to take care of in the shower as long as you don’t let it get too long between shaves.

You missed several disadvantages.

Sweat - on a hot day there’s nothing to keep the sweat from rolling right down into your face, often resulting with it getting into your eyes

Sunburn - A burned scalp HURTS. I learned this one the hard way. I end up reminding myself the hard way every few years.

Hats - You always have to have a hat handy, whether it’s hot or cold outside, you need to protect your scalp from something. Did I mention that getting sunburned HURTS?

Glare - Glare off your head from an overhead light can really screw up a video call. I had to deal with that one just yesterday.

Shaving supplies - while I use soap instead of cream, I still spend a lot more on shaving supplies than I did before I started shaving my head. It makes sense. I’m shaving over twice the area now.

ttyymmnn > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:53

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I have a good friend who is balding. He finally gave up the fight and shaved everything off. With his goatee, he looks awesome. 

Brickman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:54

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Yep. I dont keep my hair any longer than a half an inch then mow it down.

Bald makes you look tough too ;)

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:56

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My barber is struggling due to covid. He's been cutting my hair for the better part of 20 years and has worked his butt off to get where he is, so I'm happy to continue to support him. My kid and I both got haircuts last week and I tipped really well.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/18/2020 at 12:57

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* I sweat so much that having hair or not having hair doesn’t matter LOL

* I started to have a hat always at hand , in the car in the house.

* I shaved first time but then now just using a trimmer at the closest level. Glare is not a problem on my office calls

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 12:57

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Nice. Will you rock the shiny 'Mr. Clean' look?

I must say though, there’s no way that Google stock photo is the same before/after, the bald spot location clearly has plenty of stubble, on the after shot.

Also , make sure you have plenty of sunblock or a hat with you always.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:02

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I’ve been shaving my head for the past 4 ish years as well. 100% recommended...

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:03

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Counterpoint: I have a weir d shaped head, and it would look bad. Thank god there is 0 baldness in my family tree.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:16

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Well I had no hair in the Marines for so long my wife makes me have some now. 

Gerry197 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:30

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I started shaving my head, in my case a number 1 on the electric hair shaver when I started going bald. It actually made me look less bald by cutting it so short.

I don’t go full hairless, just very short with the trimmer. It’s easy to do, low maintenance and saves a ton on actual haircuts. I just cut my hair once every 3-4 weeks.

Gerry197 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:31

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Lol, same here, wish you can just move it around where needed, that would be awesome. 

WilliamsSW > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:33

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SiennaMan > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:37

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 That's a good point about the hat.  At a certain point the bald spot gets large enough that the only way you can go without hats is if you grow out your hair and do an embarrassingly massive comb over.  Better to just buzz it.

Spoon II > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/18/2020 at 13:42

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I rock the electric trimmer for my head shaving nee ds. Super fast and no consumables to run out of. I guess the downside is that you don’t get that super smooth look, more of a Jason Statham-esque head scruff

lone_liberal > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:50

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My Wife Approval Level for buzzing my hair is too low to do it but I don’t think there will be a choice very much  longer. Nature is going to force the matter.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:53

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Pretty much the same here, though I shaved my head a number of years ago as a fundraiser for children with cancer and I never went back. But as Buck mentions below, be sure to have a had on your melon if you’re going shiny.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/18/2020 at 13:53

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I keep mine Marine Corps crew cut short. Never going back and hats are a good idea anyhow. I get it cut when it’s long enough for me to start getting bed head. 

ranwhenparked > wafflesnfalafel 07/18/2020 at 13:54

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Yes, take it from me, it is expensive to get it  back when it starts to go.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:55

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Also advantage: no more dandruff.

Hair is overrated.

My bird IS the word > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:58

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Just wait until you get sunburn on your whole head

The Snowman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 13:59

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Wife and mom wanted hair for my wedding so I grew it out . Shaved the next weekend and haven’t gone back in 4.5 years. Only negative is head sunburn but I guess you were already bald up top where as I was just receding when I started shaving. Probably pretty much gone up top now.

Azrek > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 14:17

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I am not far from it now...I look like an unwashed soccer player from the 1990s. Hair everywhere...in every direction....It’d almost be a mullet cept the front is just as long!

Bought a shaver and a safety razor...it is coming....

TheRealBicycleBuck > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/18/2020 at 14:22

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As if you don’t look alarmingly stupid with hair.

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:) Sorry. Low hanging fruit. Had to be done.

PatBateman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 14:29

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Mine is cut shorter than usual on the sides (1.5 guard) and a little shorter than normal on top (clippers cut). I still have to look professional on hosted webinars.

Not a bad summer cut, but I’ll be growing it out a bit more in the winter; my damn near bald spot on top does plenty of cooling and I’ll need it warmer.

sn4cktimes > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/18/2020 at 14:39

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I have a weird egg shaped head... I’ve had a buzz cut when younger. Would not go back to it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > onlytwowheels 07/18/2020 at 14:48

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I’ll consider this when I retire. Not sure how the long-haired balding hippie look will work on me, though. 

Svend > ttyymmnn 07/18/2020 at 14:53

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Started shaving at 12, had a goatee since early-mid 20's. Started shaving my hair off ten years ago after getting 'more face to wash' with hair thinning. 

onlytwowheels > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/18/2020 at 15:01

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I started off with a #2 buzz cut, the same as I had been doing since the last big economic downturn. I figured I would go in the opposite direction this time. Hair is growing faster on the back of my head, hope it doesn’t turn into a mullet........... I don’t wa nt to go out look ing for a  clap trap Camaro.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Spoon II 07/18/2020 at 15:02

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That's exactly what I want

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Gerry197 07/18/2020 at 15:03

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/18/2020 at 15:04

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Good point on the dandruff I forgot

ttyymmnn > Svend 07/18/2020 at 15:05

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SR20.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 07/18/2020 at 15:50

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LOL I did notice that. Used this pic because the Before pic was my exact hair condition.

Beefchips > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 15:53

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Oh yeah, 1000%. Feels great and a m oto helmet won’t screw it up. Why mess around with having hair?

Svend > ttyymmnn 07/18/2020 at 15:57

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ttyymmnn > Svend 07/18/2020 at 15:59

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You look like a bouncer. 

Svend > ttyymmnn 07/18/2020 at 16:07

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Lol. I get that a lot, especially wearing black shirt or suit. Even in Spain, when wearing a white shirt, I get called 'office's a lot from British tourists and locals. Very weird. 

Urambo Tauro > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/18/2020 at 16:33

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I would like to add:

Rain - Similar to sweat, it rolls down immediately when there’s no hair to absorb it first. Of course a hat or umbrella can help with that...

Hitting your head - Even if you’re not clumsy, everybody hits their head once in a while. Do so while bald and you’re almost guaranteed to start bleeding right away. I think it’s mainly because hair acts as a “proximity sensor” and can give you a split-second to react.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/18/2020 at 17:24

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The truth though!

fhrblig > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/18/2020 at 17:48

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Welcome to the dark side! Wear sunscreen.

Mine started falling out in my late twenties and it was mostly gone within 6 months. But I’m left with the sides and back, which sucks. I’d rather it all fell out. I keep it shaved all the time now.

What sucks is that I’ve had to get rid of the beard. I guess I could have tried to keep it, but it interferes too much with the mask. Shaving all of my facial hair made me look like an adult toddler, though, so I decided to grow a moustache for the first time. I feel weird with a moustache. My husband said I look like a cop . Really, though, I just look exactly like my dad looked 30 years ago. I don’t know how I feel about that.

FSI > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/19/2020 at 02:14

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I shaved my head in February and it feels damn good. Guess that was the only sensible choice since I had thinning hair since I was 17. 

atfsgeoff > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/19/2020 at 22:22

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I’m too lazy to shave my head, I just buzz it with a #3 guard up top and no guard on the sides and nape. Repeat every month or so.