The fibers do work for those barely starting the hairloss journey. But in your case, it looked wonky as hell lol. You could tell there’s too much thickness on the top yet there’s no bulk/volume to the hair compared to the sides? I used to use fibers, the struggle was just too much to go through in the long term. Eventually my hair became too thin to use them, so I decided to buzz my head. It’s been a couple years since and I haven’t looked back
@@SqueezySponge I hope you're still not feeling insecure about it holding onto that 0.5 guard. Maybe you just don't like the skinhead look and I can understand that.
Oh man. I used these for nearly 10 years, then one day I was in a rush and bumped my head on the way into the car. So I grabbed my phone, (feeling the familiar sense of dread I got whenever anything touched my 'hair'), put the camera on so I could check the damage and had a panic attack. The bump had done nothing. But my 'hair' looked fucking awful. And there was no way it had been fooling anyone. My bathroom lighting might be kind, but natural light showed perfectly well that I was a bald man with some clumpy shit all over my head. I wish I could upload the photo so you could see how awful it looks. I called in sick there and then. Went home, worked up the courage, shaved my head and have received nothing but complements from everyone ever since. Years of stressing. Worrying about rain, wind, the kids splashing me in the pool on holiday. What a waste. You're going bald. Nobody cares but you. Shave it off. Enjoy your life.
and the best part, you don't have to buy the things anymore!! i'l bet they aint cheap either? Saved cash on the hide it products and hair cuts!! Winning!!!!!!!
I used hair fibers (Toppix) early on in my baldness with great success.....they work quite well when you’re in the early thinning stages, but there comes a point when you just lose too much hair/volume for them to work. They don’t provide any volume, it’s just camouflage to make thinning hair look fuller, but you NEED ENOUGH HAIR for them to cling too. My best results came when I got my hair cut super short on the sides and back and used the hair fibers on top on my remaining hair.......visually, it’s all about contrast....the shorter the sides and back the fuller the top will look (with fibers). This video is a great example of how ‘uneven’ the top will look with fibers when your hair is too long on the sides/upper sides.....there just isn’t any volume on top
My hair is as thin as yours and fibers work great when properly applied. It doesn't take much time at all. The hairline can be a chore right after a shower, probably due to the hair being so clean it is hard to stick to. You can start with a very Light spray of Light Hold hair spray (helps catch fibers) , then fibers, then another light spray to secure it. You don't have to use lots of spray!
I've used these for years and they've always worked well for me. It becomes routine putting them on just like brushing your teeth. They stay on for exercise too. I feel a lot better with them in my hair to be honest.
I personally also think that fibers are great they do cover up a lot even quite advanced balding like someone in Baldcafes position and you don't even have to wash them out and put them in again every single day. In my experience it is ok to let them in your hair 2 days sometimes even up to 3 days
Okay, but why did you ever let yourself be told that you are a worse person without hair? that you must feel bad when your baldness is visible? have you thought of other people who are armless, deaf, blind or with down syndrome? I do not understand how you can be ashamed of baldness if it is not the fault of this person, but evidently genetics 🤷♀️
I’ve been using them for years and they do make me feel alot better on how i look. Also sweating when working out or natural elements like wind and rain don’t affect them, using hair spray after applying the product locks them in.
I used hair fibers for 4 years, crazy years, always thinking about fibers, lights, rain, wind and so on.. one month ago, after watching so many of your videos, I decided to shave my head and it's going pretty well Have courage and be confident! Thank you so much!
I had the same thing happen to me at university. I knew I was thinning all over but since I dreaded looking in the mirror, I had no idea my crown had developed a massive bald spot until I was standing on a packed bus and I momentarily looked on the CCTV screen where one of the cameras was right above my head. It was on cold, dark, rainy Monday; I had a 3 hour long lecture and of course this girl I 'had my eyes on' wound up sitting directly behind me in the lecture hall (where the seat/rows are steeped, meaning she and her friends basically had a VIP view of my newly discovered bald crown along with my ferocious recession all round). It was one of those moments where a single minute felt like a decade. And I was in there for 3 hours. Just things life throws at you that stay with you forever.
I was sitting at a table in a restaurant when the cute waiter came over. First thought: he’s adorable. Second thought: oh shit he can see my bald patches. :( I still remember how mortified I was. Hugs.
Great vlog Harry. As you say it's not a moral judgement and they do what they are designed for in the short term. But hair fibres (just like dermatch, wearing caps, minoxidil, finasteride, hair transplants, wigs, etc) keep your focus fixed on your hair! That is it keeps you fixated on seeing the loss of hair as a negative and it stops you moving forward which equals real growth. In saying this I am in no way telling guys not to wear caps, hair fibres, etc, etc. I'm just looking back at my thirty years of mistakes and hoping that someone can benefit from my mistakes for free. Thanks for sharing!
The most important thing is to be confident with thinning hair or with being bald, as long as it's not taking up unnecessary negative headspace. Don't let balding control your life ❤
As a balding chap who wears his hair very short, when doing some building work a couple of years ago, I discovered that soot and dust had the same effect as these fibres.
I don't think so. You have to accept the reality sooner or later. I used them for like 1 year and it was very stressful. I always had to check my hair at work always had to look in the mirror. And after taking a shower it is all gone and your fake confidence too. So you're back and have the shitty feeling that you had before you put them on.
I've been using fibres for a couple of years already and they do a surprisingly good job in hiding your baldness at the early stages, but unless you wash them away for the night your pillow is gonna be a nightmare. Though washing them away every night and sprinkle them again every morning is bothersome and leaves your bathroom in a mess, not to mention the constant self-awareness. Thanks to your channel I am about to embrace baldness and shave it all off. You're changing my life mate and I feel I owe you a lot. Subscribed. Edit: as stated above I shaved my head and feel much freer and cleaner now.
@@Fd20y think he meant he uses a bottle per week. Otherwise he’s gonna lose more hair just from not washing his hair and suffocating his follicles with hairspray.
*people keep saying in comments sections to "just shave it off, there is a community that will support you, its less hassle, etc etc".... Its not about the support or whether you will look ok. Its a personal choice - If people want hair, then let them use the stuff. Just because you're thinning it doesn't make you a bad or vain person to use hair fibers or plugs or hair systems, its whatever makes you happy at the end of the day*
Hair fibres have their place but I think they’re most effective when used as a temporary solution to a temporary problem like alopecia areata rather than for male pattern baldness
When I shaved my head for the first time, I went from hair down to my shoulders to completely bald in an hour. I noticed receding hairline and decided it was time. I did it as a brave shaver thing for cancer. Never looked back since, shave my head every 2 days. The thing that made me feel really good about my decision was one line in a video by Ollie Pearce on style for bald guys. He said “don’t be afraid to be the bald guy”. I though to my self f*ck yeah I can be the bald guy easy.
Used them for a while and with some hair spray and certain hairstyles were quite unnoticeable (Most of the videos on my channel right up to the end are with them) and I was over the moon when I discovered them. Could even do a bit of swimming with them if you were careful! But eventually had to cave in when I could see people's eyes looking up at my head when I spoke to them. People could tell something was up eventually. Made it hard to go bald too. A lot of "But you had hair?" and "How come you suddenly went bald?" comments.
You have to use hair spray after put the hair fibers, so they Stay on your head. I use it for years, i have hair like yours and that doesnt happen to me when i do gym , go the beach, and its great
Problem is: one day you appear to have hair, the next you're balding because lack of funds to keep buying it or just didn't feel up to putting it in your hair. You go back and forth for awhile and eventually people catch on to it and it becomes pointless and expensive.
Thoughts on just using hair fibres on special occasions? I have been losing my hair for 11 years and my appearance has really gotten me down the last 3-4 years, my family, friends, colleagues, anyone I interact with regularly will be aware I'm balding. I have no intention of hiding my hair loss 24/7 but I would like to start wearing hair fibres on dates/meals/nights out as a confidence boost, I've accepted my hair loss but confidence is something I've always struggled with, even when I liked my appearance. I've buzzed my hair about 6 months ago, and I do like it shorter but it hasn't really made me like my appearance generally.
If using the hair fibers gives you that boost to get out there in social interaction etc then I say go for it... why do I say that? Because ultimately you won’t find real confidence in the hair fibers. It’s fragile. You already possess lots to be confident, you just haven’t discovered it all. If the fibers assist you in finding where your true confidence is then it’s a good thing in my book 👍
Harry I totally agree. Fibres can work if the hairloss is not severe. But as you said, it creates the kind of insecurity as does a hair system, and you would have to worry about every move you make in order not to blow your cover. The only thing I could accept is a well made SMP. But SMP also worls best when you have some hair as well.
My experience was literally explained in this video, I also feel like the fibres accelerated my hair loss. The effect at the beginning is literally an addicting experience because you cover the beginning of it then it gets even worse because you have to “come out” as a bald person 😅. Your friends don’t see the hair loss transition.
I actually had the same experience but at the place I’m in now there’s no turning back . I would rather it not look the best than have a bald head . I’m planning a trip to Turkey for a hair transplant hopefully that improves the process.
@@stanpeirce8872 good luck man. I noticed slight hair loss at the crown and got on fin immediately, will buy min tomorrow as well as this toppik. If all else fails I also plan on heading to turkey.
I used hair fibres for a while during the early stages of my hair loss but to be honest I was more concerned about how they looked in certain situations, they were so unpractical. If it was raining or windy I wouldn’t go out, I couldn’t go swimming, ride a bike, go to the gym even just scratch my head when it was itching. I had to plan my day around my hair for gods sake. Then one day I thought this is ridiculous so I just shaved my hair off and have never turned back. I love having a shaved head and I wish I had done this right at the start
I've been using fibers for about 4 years now. I agree with many that it is effective at the beginning of baldness around the crown. But my receding hairline is a nightmare with the stuff. I am tired of fearing rain, sweat, wind, or bumps. It may look ok first thing in the morning, but the worst feeling is being out and something messes it up and there's no way to fix it. Great, now people will see I'm balding and doing a terrible job at covering it up. This week I will finally pull the trigger and shave it off. It's going to be a big change and take a lot. Luckily I am able to look at photos of me in basic training 10 years ago and picture how it will look, and it's not as bad as I think. I've also got an unused bottle of brown caboki if anyone is interested lol.
So funny how, with the fibers, it looks as if you're not even balding a single bit, and i never had the impression of "wow he looks so good with hair!"
My hair at front is still relatively longish and I’ve never had a problem falling on my forehead. I concentrate on the crown. Anyway it’s been working for me. It only takes 30 seconds and you need to put hair spray on to keep it in place better.
I tried this as I was nearing the end of my hair loss journey. NIGHTMARE experience. I had thick hair on side and back but pretty much nothing on top. I'd go through a bottle in nearly 3 days, which wasn't cheap. That was the first problem. Secondly, whenever I went into a shopping mall/building the AC upon entry would blow the fibers off my head. But the worst experience came when I used the fibers on my head for my friends visit in Asia..I hadn't seen him in 2 years and since then my balding had gotten worse. So I put on the fibers. He didn't seem to notice and if he did he said nothing. As we were on the bus he had to climb across me and the seats to get to the bathroom. He suddenly lost his balance and his hand fell on my head to stabilise himself. Well, imagine his surprise when his hand got covered in this sticky, black, dotty goo, rather than a soft, cushioned head of hair. He looked at his hand with a mixture of confusion and horror whilst I kinda sat there embarrassed and anxious. The following weeks I shaved it all off and I've never looked back since. So yeah that was my brief but bad experience with hair fibers. I really think all that stuff is just a band aid over the problem and its better to accept its going and just shave it off. Anyways good video as always
*Try to use minoxidil on your head like you used it on your beard to search out how it works, works it at all, and how long will lasts effect, and tell us your opinion about your feeling while using it and your opinion at all. Then if you successfully grow your hair back, you can record your balding from the early stages to show how it does.*
@@tagada7 - Actually this isn't strictly true John. I went from a Norwood 2a with noticeable diffused thinning at the vertex to a Norwood 2 with barely imperceptible thinning on just Minoxidil. The results were utterly miraculous. Maybe I was one of the lucky ones but my hairline moved forward by 1cm and it's because I applied Minoxidil on my hairline as well as the crown. I then started using Finasteride after 12 months on Minoxidil and the gains became even more wild. I now have the same hairline I had 8 years ago. I'm 39 years old and have been on Minoxidil for 2.5 years and Finasteride for 1.5 years. With regards to the crown, I have to buzz it to 0.6mm (Number 2) to see any thinning. Above 1cm it's not noticeable. Previously my hair had to be longer than 4cm before my crown thinning could be hidden/combed over. If I'd buzzed my hair down to a Number 2 (0.6mm), it was very obvious that I was diffusing to a Norwood 6 pattern.
Minoxidil and Finasteride worked miracles for me but my loss was nowhere as bad as Bald Cafe who has way too much balding for them to work effectively. You need to have very early early male pattern loss (early diffused thinning or Norwood 3) for it to work. I'd say Bald Cafe is a Norwood 5. Only a transplant would work at this stage.
@@tagada7 - John, my hairloss has come in stages. By the time I was 13, I'd lost my juvenile hairline. Between 12 and 16, I went from a Norwood 0 to a Norwood 2. It was pretty aggressive loss and I was scared at the time that I was going to go bald young even though there was no history of it in my family. Then from 16 to 34, I barely receded at all. I went from a Norwood 2 to a Norwood 2a in 18 years. Although I'm in good physical shape, I've hereditary high blood pressure and this certainly hasn't helped. I was proscribed beta blockers (which cause hair to thin) and that worsened my hair considerably. I started to notice at 36 that my hair was diffusing quite considerably. Whenever I had a shower I could clearly see my scalp and not just at the vertex. By the time of my wedding when I was 37, my hairline was between a Norwood 2a and a Norwood 3a with noticeable diffusion at the vertex. Immediately after my wedding, I started Minoxidil. It had an incredible effect for me. Within 6 months, I could no longer see my scalp after a shower. My hair was SO MUCH THICKER. The Minoxidil turned many vellus hairs into terminal ones at the vertex. In addition, I also applied Minoxidil at the hairline even in places where I'd completely lost hair. The hairs started to reappear and my entire hairline has recovered over 1cm of hair so I've gone from a Norwood 2a to a Norwood 2. The gains have further increased with Finasteride. Many of my family and friends were deeply skeptical that Minoxidil and Finasteride would work but they're all astonished with the results. You'd think I'd have had a hair transplant. I presume I've reacted amazingly to the treatment and caught my hair loss at just the right time. With regards to Bald Cafe, I agree that his hair loss is far more aggressive. Minoxidil and Finasteride wouldn't work nearly as well. I suspect Bald Cafe will be a Norwood 7 in 3-5 years.
@@tagada7 - In fairness John, it's a pretty amazing result that you're now a NW2 despite the fact that it's 27 years since your first surgery and considering how bald you were at 30! I've been very fortunate that I've had a great response to medication. It's only costing me £400 a year to keep on top of this and that's a price definitely worth paying. I forgot to mention how good Jobaz caffeine shampoo has been as well. It's by far the best shampoo I've used for my hair and every time I come out of the shower my hair just looks so thick and energized after using it. Much better than Alpecin...at least for me. In addition to the Minoxidil, Finasteride and Caffeine shampoo, I think coming off the beta blockers has helped. I think drinking more water and going to bed earlier has helped. Also, I think washing my hair in lukewarm water rather than hot water has helped too. I don't think this will last forever though and I may have to resort to a hair transplant down the line. However, I think I was well on my way to a bald spot at 45 and now I don't think that's going to happen. I'm hoping I've pushed it another 5 to 10 years down the line and that's a great result for me if that's the case. :-)
I used hair fiber for like a month. At first I felt a little more confident. However, I started to focus more on my hair than normal. It's basically like wearing a hat. Like a hat you spend more time worrying about it falling off than actually living your life. I feel that embracing these changes head on is the only way to true confidence. I started at a 2 guard - then - 1 gaurd - then just last night zero gaurd. My work colleagues were very supportive and it is defo not as bad as you think. I actually like it 100 times more than before. Just lop the fucker off - there is a whole community here that is very supportive.
These types of fibers, though they statically adhere to the hair, are better when used with hair products. First applying some hair pomade, gel, cream, or mousse and letting it dry and then putting the fibers on will help it stay better even when exercising, and can also last overnight after sleeping until the next day. Topping it off with a flexible hair spray will also keep them in place. Using a make-up brush, such as a large eyeshadow brush, a blush brush, or a powder blush with dense hairs that is flat on top is great for applying it to the hairline (and beard) without getting it all over the place. The only time you need to apply a full application is when your hair is washed (or submerged in water from rain or swimming), and then touch up daily any areas that have gotten sparse. This is of course only for those who feel they want to conceal baldness or add fulness to hair. Those that want to embrace thinning and baldness should do so absolutely.
Also, it might look great when you use the hair fibres under the lighting of your bathroom. But the mistake people make is, they apply far too much under their 60w light bulb, and it looks great. Full head. Yet as soon as they go into the sun, it's immediately obvious that something is wrong; and these people don't realize that everyone around them knows full well they are using fibres. It usually takes a photo or some iphone footage and then they realise how bad it looks. Cue looking at that video 100 times analyzing every frame with a horrible sinking feeling "oh my god, it looks terrible, I've been going out like that for a year!!"
Hair fibres have got me through university, I saved up enough to get decent quality ones that stick well and don't blow out in wind. In fact, they're so good that they're actually quite hard to wash out of my hair, although I wouldn't recommend it for going to a pool/ beach. However, they are only for filling in the slightly thin area at the front, and my thin patch on my crown. I could imagine that if/when my hairloss progresses, I will almost certainly have to buzz it because there's only so much fibres can do.
Hair fibers works really well if you have thin hair and less when you are completely bald . Ideally put hair fibers after washing and dry you hair it gives a lot of volume to your hair , then apply a volume spray to finish the process. It gives you amazing results believe me. All spots are hide and it looks really natural.
I’m 25 and my crown is thinning a lot. I’m on minoxidil for 2 years and started trying finasteride a few months ago. Although I’ve been losing my hair since I was 19, my crown is just thin, I don’t really have a bald spot yet, but it is obvious that I’m balding. This week I started applying fibers on my crown, and I think they are great for someone like me that still has a lot of hair and is actually trying to prevent further loss. If my treatments don’t work, I will stop the fibers before it gets weird. If they do work, I will use the fibers probably until I’m 30, at that age I don’t mind having a bald or thin spot. I think that fibers won’t do anything for you unless you are still just thinning in the crown. I would never use them on my hairline (and I do have a messed up hairline).
P.S. I do scapula corrective work as well. Before bed, I do a posture routine comprised of 9 exercises; 3 of which are scapula centred: scap push ups, single arm scap push ups and scap band pull aparts.
The fibres look okay, but imagine you get caught out in the rain, or end up in bed with a new person, or you’re in a hurry in the mornings. It just seems like a whole lot of inconvenience and expense when you could look even better by embracing the shaved head look - which seems to suit most guys.
@@Allyballybean The shaved look only works if you don't have a massive forehead, not everyone looks good with a shaved head you have to have the right head shape. This dude has a decent amount of hair still and could probably do decently with minoxidil and a hair transplant but whatevs.
Love these fibers, biggest confidence boost ever, got in finasteride and am doing minox also so my goal is to get my hair back to the point that they look how they do when I have fibers in now.
dvndroneography tressless subreddit has a lot of people with big results, it’s possible, so I’m gonna try, in a few months if I remember I’ll report back tho. The reason I think I’ll have a shot is that I just have a shitload of miniaturized hairs that aren’t completely dead, even if I get a bit back my confidence will rise and that’s the main hit I’ve taken with hair loss.
DaveTheBoi I feel that. Confidence comes from within though. Be careful with finasteride - I had no symptoms until like 1 year after I got brain fog, slurred speech, short term memory loss, complete loss of interest in women, and minor but noticeable vision problems. I still wish I never took that drug and just shaved my head
DaveTheBoi lol yeah man I didn’t accept it until like 24. It doesn’t matter as much once you get out of your early 20s tho. A lot more guys start going bald after college. Do what you gotta do
4:52 *talking to himself in his garage* "garage gym mate, classic garage gym" You are always speaking words of wisdom to us Harry, with every video I feel like I'm becoming more enlightened 😆
I bought some just for fun. It fills up thin hair nice and you can’t even tell but I don’t have a hairline anymore so it looks like dirt on my skin lol. It looks better in your hair because you have more hair than me in the front
I started using them about 2 years ago. Just for the crown, which is vital: if you go on the temples and hairline you risk them running off. After sprinkling, hairspray is needed to make them stick. Also, not going over board is key. A can of Toppik lasts me about 6 weeks. Even more than that nowadays. Why? Since lockdown, I started working mostly from home, so I only use them when I go out or meet somebody (usually weekends). I’ve used them at the beach and vacations. Obviously, once you go on the water they’re gone. I carry a cap and wear it after coming out the water for the rest of the day. The texture is not particularly pleasant, since your hair becomes kinda dry to the touch (as if you had dust and hairspray in your head - which you do). The application for me is quick and simple. Takes me less than 10 mins (including the dryer). Are hair fibers ideal? No. Could I get rid of them? Eventually, for sure. For now I’m making the most of what I’ve got. Hair fibers could easily be seen by many as the last straw before the buzzcut.
I do use the hair fiber, my hair los is focused to the back of my head. In my experience it really helps to use hair spray they really locks the fibers on to the head and remaining hairs. So, really essential for the use of fibers. They really help me because they cover up the bald spot. No more baldness. Happy days Now for the drawbacks: they are expensive in the long term. And they don't go with water. So swimming is out of the question. Heavy rain also no go. Also my bathroom (were I do my hair) is covered in fibers every day. Basically there are pro's and con's for them. For now I am not in the stage of accepting the baldness, so I'll keep using them unless I have the fuck you money for a hair transplant. Thing is; in my opinion, the shape of my head is not suited for a complete shave. I'm not comfortable with that. So to sum things up: fibers can help you if you use them in the Wright way. But if you can accepting your hair loss is always better
You get addicted to them, it's like dope. It works fine at first when you are just thinning and you are ecstatic, thinking this is an amazing secret that has no drawbacks at all. But like dope you get dependent on it, only with nanofibres people are so used to seeing you with a "full head" you can't suddenly turn up one day half bald. And they work less and less as you get thinner. It gets to a point where you know it looks bad but you still have to use them. And you're so used to seeing yourself with them on you convince yourself they look OK. And a big problem is people applying nanofibres in the dark or under a dim 60w lightbulb. It can look great in the bathroom but as soon as you go outside? it looks so fake. Then one day you see a video or picture of your head outside, and you realize everyone has seen these nanofibres the whole time. And you think, peoples comments or jokes towards me were they due to hair??
Try hair spray next time. I used tondo charcoal drawings and I would use hairspray to hold the charcoal fibers on the board. Same thing with this stuff.
I totally agree, I’m glad I just shaved my head, it’s just something I no longer think about. Hair fibres seem to be substituting one anxiety for another, from can people notice my hair is thinning to can people notice I’m using high fibres and are they staying in place.
I thought you looked good with the fibers. I use them too A bit of a suggestion, if I may. 1st - don't go right up to your hairline. Leave about half an inch. I think that looks more natural. You can tell I'm still thinning a bit, but it looks like it just started and better if I did nothing at all. 2. - I usually shake head upside down a bit to shake off any excess, then use some hairspray to set the fibers. (preferably one that hold up to humidity).
It works fine if you a little thinning in crown and you can put it on then comb over so the fibre hair is underneath. I do this and have transplant at front and use oral minoxidil and Finasteride.
I showed a mate this video as he uses hair fibres and told him just to shave his head as he would look loads better. The hair fibres he has been using for about a year now, I think made him more bald, because the area on his head where he uses the fibres over and over again seem to have killed what hair he had in those areas. He has now stopped using the fibres and looks much better.
Just like anything..information is key to success...if applied properly the fibers do work..you need a holding spray so fibers stay put..as far as swimming..that does not work..however..showering is fine and is waterproof..when u go on a date..u are not necessarily jumping into a pool..
your hair doesnt look bad harry, you look really comfortable with the the way it is! isnt that the ultimate goal to be happy at all stages of growth between cuts and not feel the need to have to cut it eveyday, almost not to care 👍
They CAN be useful. But they ARE a massive pain in the backside. I'm so far very lucky to have reached middle age with a full head of hair, but I have suffered a couple of instances of alopecia areata, which is basically a bald patch the size of a small egg. When I had it a year ago, it was in an awkward spot on the back of my head. I used to comb a little hair lightly over it and use fibres to mask the skin. Worked well. But it's really messy stuff, it goes everywhere including up your nostrils. It also needs strong hairspray to stick to, it doesn't stay on as well as the adverts claim. I recently had a disaster, clipping my own hair during lockdown. I put the wrong attachment on and took a huge chunk out of the side. Luckily, I still had a pack of hair fibres from when I used it on my alopecia, so I'm currently wearing them again just for a few days until it grows back enough for me to sort it out. Excellent result. Like I say, they're useful for some situations but I think I'd only want to wear them for those kinds of temporary needs, it doesn't realistically provide any permanent solution. They're really hard to to apply well, they can very easily just look like a lump of dust sitting on your head. It's a practiced art, to get them looking right. Bottom line, they're useful for light, occasional purposes.
Lol I used to not ever wanna do core training! But now i force myself to do it first thing every time i arrive at the gym and its honestly been so good!
Great video once again. I'm not balding, but have always kept my hair short. Mainly cut it with the number 2 guard all around. The last 2 years or so, I've cut it with no guard. More recently, I started shaving it with a razor. Learnt a lot from your channel on methods to get a good shave. Thank you.
Not really on topic, but just something for you to look out for. Notice how your right side is way higher and out of place on those push-ups. That's going to give you bad posture and muscle pains if you don't become aware of it.
They are to be used as a supplement, like if you're thinning abit on the crown and you're going on a special occasion, it's a subtle difference but if you're using it to fully transform then you're putting more work and worry into something that is natural
I think hair fibers would work on people with minimal balding on their crown area. Hair fibers aint for people who already lost their hairline (like me).
i know this is late as hell. but if you want size in your muscles, more repetitions and higher volume is what will give you size growth. If you train very heavy low repetition work then your strength numbers will shoot through the roof but your size will not.
Still ngl. Imo it's convincing. Not bad looking anyway. Sure it's maintenance and effort and you might be worried what people think still. But imo. Not bad. Glad to see still keeping it monk mode mate
Just take cold showers and do the morocco method. But it needs to be done early enough in balding phase. When I was 21 I did a ton of research because I noticed some thinning and a bit of a receding hairline. I was able to decide that things like transplants, cosmetic solutions etc were not solving the root of the problem. The best solution I found is to take very cold, preferably ice cold showers that hit your head for long periods. It does take time to get used to cold showers, but once you do, you'll never go back to warm showers. I figured out that it's the constant warm and hot water that accelerates hair loss and hair thinning drastically. The second thing is a product called the Morocco Method. It has 5 rotating shampoos that use 50 unique natural elements found in nature to detoxify, enrich and grow hair naturally. Today I'm 34 years old and I haven't even thought about my hair in over a decade. My hair is more full today than it was at age 21. I'd say cold showers was responsible for 65% and the morocco method helped with 35%. Plus people always comment on how great my skin looks and hair looks. As humans, we are losing hair rapidly because of hot showers. We are taking way too many hot showers in the modern era. That one change of switching to cold water on your head only will make a massive difference to your hair loss. Stop putting chemicals on your hair. Today's shampoos and hot water is responsible. Switch to cold showers!
Also when sunlight or recessed lights hit the fibers it shines right through and you can see the powdery texture and lack of volume that you would normally see with real hair.
To be honest you kind of looked good with the fibers (also without). The reason why the hair fibers got messy around the hairline is because you didn't use the hold spray with it. But yeah it is a bit inconvenient. If you used it for more casual events it would look good.
They do work, I am slightly balding in the crown and they work a treat for it. I also live in Thailand where it is hot all of the time and when I sweat it doesn't budge. I will just have to avoid the water festival in April! 🤣
The fibers do work for those barely starting the hairloss journey. But in your case, it looked wonky as hell lol. You could tell there’s too much thickness on the top yet there’s no bulk/volume to the hair compared to the sides? I used to use fibers, the struggle was just too much to go through in the long term. Eventually my hair became too thin to use them, so I decided to buzz my head. It’s been a couple years since and I haven’t looked back
What guard or number did you buzz down to?
Lewis Cook Been buzzing down to a 0.5. I haven’t tried the full razor shave yet as I feel that’s a good length for the hair I’ve got left.
ObiWon Kevobi your crown must be fairly ok then? I’d buzz down that low but my crown is really thin it’d show so much if I did
@@Fd20y just shave it off then
@@SqueezySponge I hope you're still not feeling insecure about it holding onto that 0.5 guard. Maybe you just don't like the skinhead look and I can understand that.
Petition for bald cafe to try wearing a wig for a day lmao. For the fun of it
You can get wigs that they glue to your head for a dozen weeks or so.
@Johnfuse You can itch your head through the lace or whatever the base is.
Oh man. I used these for nearly 10 years, then one day I was in a rush and bumped my head on the way into the car. So I grabbed my phone, (feeling the familiar sense of dread I got whenever anything touched my 'hair'), put the camera on so I could check the damage and had a panic attack.
The bump had done nothing. But my 'hair' looked fucking awful. And there was no way it had been fooling anyone. My bathroom lighting might be kind, but natural light showed perfectly well that I was a bald man with some clumpy shit all over my head. I wish I could upload the photo so you could see how awful it looks.
I called in sick there and then. Went home, worked up the courage, shaved my head and have received nothing but complements from everyone ever since.
Years of stressing. Worrying about rain, wind, the kids splashing me in the pool on holiday. What a waste.
You're going bald. Nobody cares but you. Shave it off. Enjoy your life.
i agree. just shave it off. it looks awful
and the best part, you don't have to buy the things anymore!! i'l bet they aint cheap either? Saved cash on the hide it products and hair cuts!! Winning!!!!!!!
I called in sick a good many times because I couldn’t get the fibres to stick, feel like an idiot looking back on it now
That is exactly it. Nobody seems to care. Everybody has some insecurities or something of their own to worry about.
@@undefinedfrequency3891 Me as well. Was used to feel the same.
I used hair fibers (Toppix) early on in my baldness with great success.....they work quite well when you’re in the early thinning stages, but there comes a point when you just lose too much hair/volume for them to work. They don’t provide any volume, it’s just camouflage to make thinning hair look fuller, but you NEED ENOUGH HAIR for them to cling too. My best results came when I got my hair cut super short on the sides and back and used the hair fibers on top on my remaining hair.......visually, it’s all about contrast....the shorter the sides and back the fuller the top will look (with fibers). This video is a great example of how ‘uneven’ the top will look with fibers when your hair is too long on the sides/upper sides.....there just isn’t any volume on top
I can't believe this is even a thing. If I used them I'd be so conscious of it and scared of anything/anyone touching my head. That's no way to live.
My hair is as thin as yours and fibers work great when properly applied. It doesn't take much time at all. The hairline can be a chore right after a shower, probably due to the hair being so clean it is hard to stick to. You can start with a very Light spray of Light Hold hair spray (helps catch fibers) , then fibers, then another light spray to secure it. You don't have to use lots of spray!
I've used these for years and they've always worked well for me. It becomes routine putting them on just like brushing your teeth. They stay on for exercise too. I feel a lot better with them in my hair to be honest.
I personally also think that fibers are great they do cover up a lot even quite advanced balding like someone in Baldcafes position and you don't even have to wash them out and put them in again every single day. In my experience it is ok to let them in your hair 2 days sometimes even up to 3 days
Okay, but why did you ever let yourself be told that you are a worse person without hair? that you must feel bad when your baldness is visible? have you thought of other people who are armless, deaf, blind or with down syndrome? I do not understand how you can be ashamed of baldness if it is not the fault of this person, but evidently genetics 🤷♀️
I’ve been using them for years and they do make me feel alot better on how i look. Also sweating when working out or natural elements like wind and rain don’t affect them, using hair spray after applying the product locks them in.
@@Timemachine9044 it’s not about how others see it, it’s about being happy with how you look for you, just like lifting etc
I agree. Personally I don’t mind the bald look. But every now and than I like to enhance my thin hair with fibers and I see no problem at all.
I used hair fibers for 4 years, crazy years, always thinking about fibers, lights, rain, wind and so on..
one month ago, after watching so many of your videos, I decided to shave my head and it's going pretty well
Have courage and be confident!
Thank you so much!
I had the same thing happen to me at university.
I knew I was thinning all over but since I dreaded looking in the mirror, I had no idea my crown had developed a massive bald spot until I was standing on a packed bus and I momentarily looked on the CCTV screen where one of the cameras was right above my head.
It was on cold, dark, rainy Monday; I had a 3 hour long lecture and of course this girl I 'had my eyes on' wound up sitting directly behind me in the lecture hall (where the seat/rows are steeped, meaning she and her friends basically had a VIP view of my newly discovered bald crown along with my ferocious recession all round).
It was one of those moments where a single minute felt like a decade. And I was in there for 3 hours. Just things life throws at you that stay with you forever.
I feel you man
I was expecting a happy ending 😞
dude, just read this and wanted to say thanks. I definitely can relate. keep on keeping on!
I was sitting at a table in a restaurant when the cute waiter came over. First thought: he’s adorable. Second thought: oh shit he can see my bald patches. :( I still remember how mortified I was. Hugs.
Plot twist. Bald cafe is going to have hair again and change his name to hair cafe. Lolol great vid
cant wait
Lol, Kevin Mann’s channel was renamed “Hair Cafe” as a jab against Bald Cafe.
Great vlog Harry. As you say it's not a moral judgement and they do what they are designed for in the short term. But hair fibres (just like dermatch, wearing caps, minoxidil, finasteride, hair transplants, wigs, etc) keep your focus fixed on your hair! That is it keeps you fixated on seeing the loss of hair as a negative and it stops you moving forward which equals real growth. In saying this I am in no way telling guys not to wear caps, hair fibres, etc, etc. I'm just looking back at my thirty years of mistakes and hoping that someone can benefit from my mistakes for free. Thanks for sharing!
I'll be perfectly honest. When you grow your hair out to the length it is here, although it's apparent you're thinning, it looks good.
I think so too. For me it looks more natural than completely shaved. And his beard looks better on the combination. But without the fibres!!!
Hair fibres work on slight diffuse thinning but not on major bald spots, comes a point where it looks crap.
The most important thing is to be confident with thinning hair or with being bald, as long as it's not taking up unnecessary negative headspace. Don't let balding control your life ❤
As a balding chap who wears his hair very short, when doing some building work a couple of years ago, I discovered that soot and dust had the same effect as these fibres.
Glad you did it seriously this time. They do work on people with mild hair loss and its a good option for people who arent ready to shave.
Absolutely life changing for me
I don't think so. You have to accept the reality sooner or later. I used them for like 1 year and it was very stressful. I always had to check my hair at work always had to look in the mirror. And after taking a shower it is all gone and your fake confidence too. So you're back and have the shitty feeling that you had before you put them on.
Xitler 维尼大帝 same mate. 7 years strong 🙌
I've been using fibres for a couple of years already and they do a surprisingly good job in hiding your baldness at the early stages, but unless you wash them away for the night your pillow is gonna be a nightmare. Though washing them away every night and sprinkle them again every morning is bothersome and leaves your bathroom in a mess, not to mention the constant self-awareness. Thanks to your channel I am about to embrace baldness and shave it all off. You're changing my life mate and I feel I owe you a lot. Subscribed.
Edit: as stated above I shaved my head and feel much freer and cleaner now.
I'm not saying that fibres are a great solution, but it's incredible how natural the powder looks. How does this even work :-D ?
It attaches to your thin hairs you still have
I use them everyday with hair spray. Absolutely life changing. You need to have enough hair though.. lasts me a week no problem
A week? You don’t rinse your hair for a week? I use them & rinse them out every night before bed then re apply when wake up
Use them everyday but they last a week, lol wtf
@@Fd20y think he meant he uses a bottle per week. Otherwise he’s gonna lose more hair just from not washing his hair and suffocating his follicles with hairspray.
@@J10969 pretty sure he means it lasts a week once applied
@@Fd20y ..clearly
*people keep saying in comments sections to "just shave it off, there is a community that will support you, its less hassle, etc etc".... Its not about the support or whether you will look ok. Its a personal choice - If people want hair, then let them use the stuff. Just because you're thinning it doesn't make you a bad or vain person to use hair fibers or plugs or hair systems, its whatever makes you happy at the end of the day*
Hair fibres have their place but I think they’re most effective when used as a temporary solution to a temporary problem like alopecia areata rather than for male pattern baldness
Really digging your optimistic and down to earth personality mate
When I shaved my head for the first time, I went from hair down to my shoulders to completely bald in an hour. I noticed receding hairline and decided it was time. I did it as a brave shaver thing for cancer. Never looked back since, shave my head every 2 days. The thing that made me feel really good about my decision was one line in a video by Ollie Pearce on style for bald guys. He said “don’t be afraid to be the bald guy”. I though to my self f*ck yeah I can be the bald guy easy.
half the guys around are the "bald guy"
I used hair fibres. I have a low ceiling in my attic. There are black marks where I keep knocking my head all over the place
That's hilarious 😆
TrTo 6 ft 2” - Victorian attics in England have low ceiling height where you have a pitched roof.
I used fibres for 4 years.
It ultimately just makes you more paranoid and less confident.
Worn them for 7 years every single day, I’m confident as hell thanks 👍
@@Fd20y Surely 7 years of spending money on fibres would amount to a very expensive but first class hair transplant?
Danny
Mate 100g bag of fibers cost me £7.50 and lasts me 3-4 months. You do the maths
Danny
Done the maths, It’s around £500.
A transplant is 5-6x that
@@Fd20y your name 😂
I remember I wore the hair fibers to the gym hold spray on and everything but when I started sweating it came down my face green
Used them for a while and with some hair spray and certain hairstyles were quite unnoticeable (Most of the videos on my channel right up to the end are with them) and I was over the moon when I discovered them. Could even do a bit of swimming with them if you were careful! But eventually had to cave in when I could see people's eyes looking up at my head when I spoke to them. People could tell something was up eventually.
Made it hard to go bald too. A lot of "But you had hair?" and "How come you suddenly went bald?" comments.
I think you were just paranoid dude
@@chucktaylor9494 Oh no you can tell for sure! Always looked fine in the mirror but in photos I could see exactly what they were looking at, haha
You have to use hair spray after put the hair fibers, so they Stay on your head.
I use it for years, i have hair like yours and that doesnt happen to me when i do gym , go the beach, and its great
What happens when you spend a night with a woman?
It looked amazing at first !!! But that maintenance and sweat is a no go for sure. Great demo bro!
Imagine being outside in public and it starts raining and this stuff just starts dripping from your head
After testing this out, you should get the new temporary smp and see what you think about getting it to get rid of the horse shoe and frame your face
hey man, i am 19 and i have been watching your videos for a while. just few days until i go for the buzz cut
Problem is: one day you appear to have hair, the next you're balding because lack of funds to keep buying it or just didn't feel up to putting it in your hair. You go back and forth for awhile and eventually people catch on to it and it becomes pointless and expensive.
Thoughts on just using hair fibres on special occasions? I have been losing my hair for 11 years and my appearance has really gotten me down the last 3-4 years, my family, friends, colleagues, anyone I interact with regularly will be aware I'm balding. I have no intention of hiding my hair loss 24/7 but I would like to start wearing hair fibres on dates/meals/nights out as a confidence boost, I've accepted my hair loss but confidence is something I've always struggled with, even when I liked my appearance. I've buzzed my hair about 6 months ago, and I do like it shorter but it hasn't really made me like my appearance generally.
If using the hair fibers gives you that boost to get out there in social interaction etc then I say go for it... why do I say that? Because ultimately you won’t find real confidence in the hair fibers. It’s fragile. You already possess lots to be confident, you just haven’t discovered it all. If the fibers assist you in finding where your true confidence is then it’s a good thing in my book 👍
@@Baldcafe thanks for the response. Will give it a go.
That's a catfish move
lol learn to accept and love yourself and appearance more! don't waste time or money
Apart from how you feel about it no one else really cares. Too busy worrying about how they look
Harry I totally agree. Fibres can work if the hairloss is not severe. But as you said, it creates the kind of insecurity as does a hair system, and you would have to worry about every move you make in order not to blow your cover. The only thing I could accept is a well made SMP. But SMP also worls best when you have some hair as well.
My experience was literally explained in this video, I also feel like the fibres accelerated my hair loss. The effect at the beginning is literally an addicting experience because you cover the beginning of it then it gets even worse because you have to “come out” as a bald person 😅.
Your friends don’t see the hair loss transition.
I actually had the same experience but at the place I’m in now there’s no turning back . I would rather it not look the best than have a bald head . I’m planning a trip to Turkey for a hair transplant hopefully that improves the process.
@@stanpeirce8872 good luck man. I noticed slight hair loss at the crown and got on fin immediately, will buy min tomorrow as well as this toppik. If all else fails I also plan on heading to turkey.
@@A1Kira how's it working out for you so far if you don't mind me asking?
I used hair fibres for a while during the early stages of my hair loss but to be honest I was more concerned about how they looked in certain situations, they were so unpractical. If it was raining or windy I wouldn’t go out, I couldn’t go swimming, ride a bike, go to the gym even just scratch my head when it was itching. I had to plan my day around my hair for gods sake. Then one day I thought this is ridiculous so I just shaved my hair off and have never turned back. I love having a shaved head and I wish I had done this right at the start
You're a liar
I've been using fibers for about 4 years now. I agree with many that it is effective at the beginning of baldness around the crown. But my receding hairline is a nightmare with the stuff. I am tired of fearing rain, sweat, wind, or bumps. It may look ok first thing in the morning, but the worst feeling is being out and something messes it up and there's no way to fix it. Great, now people will see I'm balding and doing a terrible job at covering it up. This week I will finally pull the trigger and shave it off. It's going to be a big change and take a lot. Luckily I am able to look at photos of me in basic training 10 years ago and picture how it will look, and it's not as bad as I think.
I've also got an unused bottle of brown caboki if anyone is interested lol.
So funny how, with the fibers, it looks as if you're not even balding a single bit, and i never had the impression of "wow he looks so good with hair!"
He looks best with a shaved head for sho
Not to disagree but his natural hair before his first complete shave was far different and looked quite well on him
Hair looks better 100% of the time. I'm not saying that to be nasty, it's just a fact.
@@Mahatheyew In your opinion
@@ComandaKronikk That's just cope. Deep down you know it's true.
My hair at front is still relatively longish and I’ve never had a problem falling on my forehead. I concentrate on the crown. Anyway it’s been working for me. It only takes 30 seconds and you need to put hair spray on to keep it in place better.
I tried this as I was nearing the end of my hair loss journey. NIGHTMARE experience. I had thick hair on side and back but pretty much nothing on top. I'd go through a bottle in nearly 3 days, which wasn't cheap. That was the first problem.
Secondly, whenever I went into a shopping mall/building the AC upon entry would blow the fibers off my head.
But the worst experience came when I used the fibers on my head for my friends visit in Asia..I hadn't seen him in 2 years and since then my balding had gotten worse. So I put on the fibers. He didn't seem to notice and if he did he said nothing. As we were on the bus he had to climb across me and the seats to get to the bathroom. He suddenly lost his balance and his hand fell on my head to stabilise himself. Well, imagine his surprise when his hand got covered in this sticky, black, dotty goo, rather than a soft, cushioned head of hair. He looked at his hand with a mixture of confusion and horror whilst I kinda sat there embarrassed and anxious. The following weeks I shaved it all off and I've never looked back since.
So yeah that was my brief but bad experience with hair fibers. I really think all that stuff is just a band aid over the problem and its better to accept its going and just shave it off. Anyways good video as always
Fibers are for thinning hair, not zero hair, stupid.
Was the friend supportive?
*Try to use minoxidil on your head like you used it on your beard to search out how it works, works it at all, and how long will lasts effect, and tell us your opinion about your feeling while using it and your opinion at all. Then if you successfully grow your hair back, you can record your balding from the early stages to show how it does.*
@@tagada7 - Actually this isn't strictly true John. I went from a Norwood 2a with noticeable diffused thinning at the vertex to a Norwood 2 with barely imperceptible thinning on just Minoxidil. The results were utterly miraculous. Maybe I was one of the lucky ones but my hairline moved forward by 1cm and it's because I applied Minoxidil on my hairline as well as the crown. I then started using Finasteride after 12 months on Minoxidil and the gains became even more wild. I now have the same hairline I had 8 years ago. I'm 39 years old and have been on Minoxidil for 2.5 years and Finasteride for 1.5 years.
With regards to the crown, I have to buzz it to 0.6mm (Number 2) to see any thinning. Above 1cm it's not noticeable. Previously my hair had to be longer than 4cm before my crown thinning could be hidden/combed over. If I'd buzzed my hair down to a Number 2 (0.6mm), it was very obvious that I was diffusing to a Norwood 6 pattern.
Minoxidil and Finasteride worked miracles for me but my loss was nowhere as bad as Bald Cafe who has way too much balding for them to work effectively. You need to have very early early male pattern loss (early diffused thinning or Norwood 3) for it to work. I'd say Bald Cafe is a Norwood 5. Only a transplant would work at this stage.
@@tagada7 - John, my hairloss has come in stages.
By the time I was 13, I'd lost my juvenile hairline. Between 12 and 16, I went from a Norwood 0 to a Norwood 2. It was pretty aggressive loss and I was scared at the time that I was going to go bald young even though there was no history of it in my family. Then from 16 to 34, I barely receded at all. I went from a Norwood 2 to a Norwood 2a in 18 years.
Although I'm in good physical shape, I've hereditary high blood pressure and this certainly hasn't helped. I was proscribed beta blockers (which cause hair to thin) and that worsened my hair considerably. I started to notice at 36 that my hair was diffusing quite considerably. Whenever I had a shower I could clearly see my scalp and not just at the vertex. By the time of my wedding when I was 37, my hairline was between a Norwood 2a and a Norwood 3a with noticeable diffusion at the vertex.
Immediately after my wedding, I started Minoxidil. It had an incredible effect for me. Within 6 months, I could no longer see my scalp after a shower. My hair was SO MUCH THICKER. The Minoxidil turned many vellus hairs into terminal ones at the vertex. In addition, I also applied Minoxidil at the hairline even in places where I'd completely lost hair. The hairs started to reappear and my entire hairline has recovered over 1cm of hair so I've gone from a Norwood 2a to a Norwood 2.
The gains have further increased with Finasteride. Many of my family and friends were deeply skeptical that Minoxidil and Finasteride would work but they're all astonished with the results. You'd think I'd have had a hair transplant. I presume I've reacted amazingly to the treatment and caught my hair loss at just the right time.
With regards to Bald Cafe, I agree that his hair loss is far more aggressive. Minoxidil and Finasteride wouldn't work nearly as well. I suspect Bald Cafe will be a Norwood 7 in 3-5 years.
@@tagada7 - In fairness John, it's a pretty amazing result that you're now a NW2 despite the fact that it's 27 years since your first surgery and considering how bald you were at 30!
I've been very fortunate that I've had a great response to medication. It's only costing me £400 a year to keep on top of this and that's a price definitely worth paying.
I forgot to mention how good Jobaz caffeine shampoo has been as well. It's by far the best shampoo I've used for my hair and every time I come out of the shower my hair just looks so thick and energized after using it. Much better than Alpecin...at least for me.
In addition to the Minoxidil, Finasteride and Caffeine shampoo, I think coming off the beta blockers has helped. I think drinking more water and going to bed earlier has helped. Also, I think washing my hair in lukewarm water rather than hot water has helped too.
I don't think this will last forever though and I may have to resort to a hair transplant down the line. However, I think I was well on my way to a bald spot at 45 and now I don't think that's going to happen. I'm hoping I've pushed it another 5 to 10 years down the line and that's a great result for me if that's the case. :-)
I used hair fiber for like a month. At first I felt a little more confident. However, I started to focus more on my hair than normal. It's basically like wearing a hat. Like a hat you spend more time worrying about it falling off than actually living your life. I feel that embracing these changes head on is the only way to true confidence. I started at a 2 guard - then - 1 gaurd - then just last night zero gaurd. My work colleagues were very supportive and it is defo not as bad as you think. I actually like it 100 times more than before. Just lop the fucker off - there is a whole community here that is very supportive.
It really works for anyone who just started balding. Really helps.
I think they're Fine for little bald/thin spots or with your thinning is diffuse. If your hairline is gone, forget It.
These types of fibers, though they statically adhere to the hair, are better when used with hair products. First applying some hair pomade, gel, cream, or mousse and letting it dry and then putting the fibers on will help it stay better even when exercising, and can also last overnight after sleeping until the next day. Topping it off with a flexible hair spray will also keep them in place. Using a make-up brush, such as a large eyeshadow brush, a blush brush, or a powder blush with dense hairs that is flat on top is great for applying it to the hairline (and beard) without getting it all over the place. The only time you need to apply a full application is when your hair is washed (or submerged in water from rain or swimming), and then touch up daily any areas that have gotten sparse. This is of course only for those who feel they want to conceal baldness or add fulness to hair. Those that want to embrace thinning and baldness should do so absolutely.
Also, it might look great when you use the hair fibres under the lighting of your bathroom. But the mistake people make is, they apply far too much under their 60w light bulb, and it looks great. Full head. Yet as soon as they go into the sun, it's immediately obvious that something is wrong; and these people don't realize that everyone around them knows full well they are using fibres.
It usually takes a photo or some iphone footage and then they realise how bad it looks. Cue looking at that video 100 times analyzing every frame with a horrible sinking feeling "oh my god, it looks terrible, I've been going out like that for a year!!"
Hair fibres have got me through university, I saved up enough to get decent quality ones that stick well and don't blow out in wind. In fact, they're so good that they're actually quite hard to wash out of my hair, although I wouldn't recommend it for going to a pool/ beach. However, they are only for filling in the slightly thin area at the front, and my thin patch on my crown. I could imagine that if/when my hairloss progresses, I will almost certainly have to buzz it because there's only so much fibres can do.
The quote from the book 10/10, the ending of the video was so key!
Hair fibers works really well if you have thin hair and less when you are completely bald . Ideally put hair fibers after washing and dry you hair it gives a lot of volume to your hair , then apply a volume spray to finish the process. It gives you amazing results believe me. All spots are hide and it looks really natural.
I’m 25 and my crown is thinning a lot. I’m on minoxidil for 2 years and started trying finasteride a few months ago. Although I’ve been losing my hair since I was 19, my crown is just thin, I don’t really have a bald spot yet, but it is obvious that I’m balding. This week I started applying fibers on my crown, and I think they are great for someone like me that still has a lot of hair and is actually trying to prevent further loss. If my treatments don’t work, I will stop the fibers before it gets weird. If they do work, I will use the fibers probably until I’m 30, at that age I don’t mind having a bald or thin spot. I think that fibers won’t do anything for you unless you are still just thinning in the crown. I would never use them on my hairline (and I do have a messed up hairline).
It's what you imagine.
I can tell you that even at 30 and older you'll get concerned about your hairloss.
oh, thank you, I think this is my solution. Hair Boss is tremendous! It's a hair styling product and root/balding concealer in one
P.S. I do scapula corrective work as well. Before bed, I do a posture routine comprised of 9 exercises; 3 of which are scapula centred: scap push ups, single arm scap push ups and scap band pull aparts.
Dude u look good with the fibers, get the spray to keep them in line
I agree, he looks better with hair fibres. He should consider a hair transplant
The fibres look okay, but imagine you get caught out in the rain, or end up in bed with a new person, or you’re in a hurry in the mornings. It just seems like a whole lot of inconvenience and expense when you could look even better by embracing the shaved head look - which seems to suit most guys.
@@Allyballybean The shaved look only works if you don't have a massive forehead, not everyone looks good with a shaved head you have to have the right head shape. This dude has a decent amount of hair still and could probably do decently with minoxidil and a hair transplant but whatevs.
Love these fibers, biggest confidence boost ever, got in finasteride and am doing minox also so my goal is to get my hair back to the point that they look how they do when I have fibers in now.
It doesn’t work like that
dvndroneography tressless subreddit has a lot of people with big results, it’s possible, so I’m gonna try, in a few months if I remember I’ll report back tho. The reason I think I’ll have a shot is that I just have a shitload of miniaturized hairs that aren’t completely dead, even if I get a bit back my confidence will rise and that’s the main hit I’ve taken with hair loss.
DaveTheBoi I feel that. Confidence comes from within though. Be careful with finasteride - I had no symptoms until like 1 year after I got brain fog, slurred speech, short term memory loss, complete loss of interest in women, and minor but noticeable vision problems. I still wish I never took that drug and just shaved my head
dvndroneography oh yea the drug scares me too, but to me it’s worth a shot, not into being a skinhead at 20 yet 😂😂😂
DaveTheBoi lol yeah man I didn’t accept it until like 24. It doesn’t matter as much once you get out of your early 20s tho. A lot more guys start going bald after college. Do what you gotta do
4:52 *talking to himself in his garage* "garage gym mate, classic garage gym"
You are always speaking words of wisdom to us Harry, with every video I feel like I'm becoming more enlightened 😆
I bought some just for fun. It fills up thin hair nice and you can’t even tell but I don’t have a hairline anymore so it looks like dirt on my skin lol. It looks better in your hair because you have more hair than me in the front
I had a friend who sprayed color and used this stuff. Had to carry an umbrella everywhere. His nickname was Mary Poppins.
Brilliant 😁
Theres no volume that's why fibers suck if you're too thin and receded
I started using them about 2 years ago. Just for the crown, which is vital: if you go on the temples and hairline you risk them running off. After sprinkling, hairspray is needed to make them stick.
Also, not going over board is key. A can of Toppik lasts me about 6 weeks. Even more than that nowadays. Why?
Since lockdown, I started working mostly from home, so I only use them when I go out or meet somebody (usually weekends). I’ve used them at the beach and vacations. Obviously, once you go on the water they’re gone. I carry a cap and wear it after coming out the water for the rest of the day.
The texture is not particularly pleasant, since your hair becomes kinda dry to the touch (as if you had dust and hairspray in your head - which you do). The application for me is quick and simple. Takes me less than 10 mins (including the dryer).
Are hair fibers ideal? No. Could I get rid of them? Eventually, for sure. For now I’m making the most of what I’ve got.
Hair fibers could easily be seen by many as the last straw before the buzzcut.
Oh and btw, there’s a TH-cam channel dedicated heavily to hair fibers. I think is calles Keratin Brotherhood.
It's the perfect disguise, being bald is such a distinguishing feature.
At the start, his hairline was social distancing from his eyebrows.
I do use the hair fiber, my hair los is focused to the back of my head. In my experience it really helps to use hair spray they really locks the fibers on to the head and remaining hairs. So, really essential for the use of fibers. They really help me because they cover up the bald spot. No more baldness. Happy days
Now for the drawbacks: they are expensive in the long term. And they don't go with water. So swimming is out of the question. Heavy rain also no go.
Also my bathroom (were I do my hair) is covered in fibers every day.
Basically there are pro's and con's for them. For now I am not in the stage of accepting the baldness, so I'll keep using them unless I have the fuck you money for a hair transplant.
Thing is; in my opinion, the shape of my head is not suited for a complete shave. I'm not comfortable with that. So to sum things up: fibers can help you if you use them in the Wright way. But if you can accepting your hair loss is always better
You look quite good with hair fibres
I used fibres for years I think it looked really good on you. Problem I had was my hair was so thin, a little wind and it would fly up
You get addicted to them, it's like dope. It works fine at first when you are just thinning and you are ecstatic, thinking this is an amazing secret that has no drawbacks at all. But like dope you get dependent on it, only with nanofibres people are so used to seeing you with a "full head" you can't suddenly turn up one day half bald.
And they work less and less as you get thinner. It gets to a point where you know it looks bad but you still have to use them. And you're so used to seeing yourself with them on you convince yourself they look OK.
And a big problem is people applying nanofibres in the dark or under a dim 60w lightbulb. It can look great in the bathroom but as soon as you go outside? it looks so fake. Then one day you see a video or picture of your head outside, and you realize everyone has seen these nanofibres the whole time. And you think, peoples comments or jokes towards me were they due to hair??
Same with shoe lifts
Can’t fool anyone
my god are you in my brain....its like i just typed everything you did.......you just blew me away:):)..that is my life
@@ytpremium7649 I don’t think anyone will know you have shoe lifts unless they look In your shoe
Try hair spray next time. I used tondo charcoal drawings and I would use hairspray to hold the charcoal fibers on the board. Same thing with this stuff.
I think of that episode of Seinfeld when Elaine yells at George “YOU’RE BALD!”
I totally agree, I’m glad I just shaved my head, it’s just something I no longer think about. Hair fibres seem to be substituting one anxiety for another, from can people notice my hair is thinning to can people notice I’m using high fibres and are they staying in place.
The irony that a hair fiber ad played before this vid.
Ricardo again?
That's because you bald lol
These fibres do so much for my confidence, I have people complement my hair constantly. I have even thinning tho.
I’m glad to hear they are working for you man 👍
Hair fibres are good but I’d suggest on really work well for people in the beginning stages of balding
I thought you looked good with the fibers. I use them too
A bit of a suggestion, if I may.
1st - don't go right up to your hairline. Leave about half an inch. I think that looks more natural. You can tell I'm still thinning a bit, but it looks like it just started and better if I did nothing at all.
2. - I usually shake head upside down a bit to shake off any excess, then use some hairspray to set the fibers. (preferably one that hold up to humidity).
Harry you the man!
It works fine if you a little thinning in crown and you can put it on then comb over so the fibre hair is underneath.
I do this and have transplant at front and use oral minoxidil and Finasteride.
Looked better than it did on my head! But agree own it don't hide it these videos have helped me with that owning it *
I showed a mate this video as he uses hair fibres and told him just to shave his head as he would look loads better. The hair fibres he has been using for about a year now, I think made him more bald, because the area on his head where he uses the fibres over and over again seem to have killed what hair he had in those areas. He has now stopped using the fibres and looks much better.
Just like anything..information is key to success...if applied properly the fibers do work..you need a holding spray so fibers stay put..as far as swimming..that does not work..however..showering is fine and is waterproof..when u go on a date..u are not necessarily jumping into a pool..
The fibers aren’t the problem. I suggest you listen to the talk at he end 👍
your hair doesnt look bad harry, you look really comfortable with the the way it is! isnt that the ultimate goal to be happy at all stages of growth between cuts and not feel the need to have to cut it eveyday, almost not to care 👍
A good bit of time sitting around a campfire will also do the same thing…
It actually looks better than i thought
They CAN be useful. But they ARE a massive pain in the backside. I'm so far very lucky to have reached middle age with a full head of hair, but I have suffered a couple of instances of alopecia areata, which is basically a bald patch the size of a small egg. When I had it a year ago, it was in an awkward spot on the back of my head. I used to comb a little hair lightly over it and use fibres to mask the skin. Worked well. But it's really messy stuff, it goes everywhere including up your nostrils. It also needs strong hairspray to stick to, it doesn't stay on as well as the adverts claim. I recently had a disaster, clipping my own hair during lockdown. I put the wrong attachment on and took a huge chunk out of the side. Luckily, I still had a pack of hair fibres from when I used it on my alopecia, so I'm currently wearing them again just for a few days until it grows back enough for me to sort it out. Excellent result. Like I say, they're useful for some situations but I think I'd only want to wear them for those kinds of temporary needs, it doesn't realistically provide any permanent solution. They're really hard to to apply well, they can very easily just look like a lump of dust sitting on your head. It's a practiced art, to get them looking right. Bottom line, they're useful for light, occasional purposes.
Not caring, letting go, real freedom Bro 👍🎸👆
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you look so much better without it, With or without hair :)
Lol I used to not ever wanna do core training! But now i force myself to do it first thing every time i arrive at the gym and its honestly been so good!
Really insightful comments. Thank you
Great video once again. I'm not balding, but have always kept my hair short. Mainly cut it with the number 2 guard all around. The last 2 years or so, I've cut it with no guard. More recently, I started shaving it with a razor. Learnt a lot from your channel on methods to get a good shave. Thank you.
You should do a segment where you get a barber to give you a proper fade and tape.
Such a better look without hair
I don't agree.
@@Danimal77 honestly, most people do look better with hair, but in this instance it made the hairline look iffy and the bald look suits him so well
@@Connorgasm18 Everybody looks beter with hair, but nobody looks better baldING than bald.
Not really on topic, but just something for you to look out for. Notice how your right side is way higher and out of place on those push-ups. That's going to give you bad posture and muscle pains if you don't become aware of it.
Good spot 👍 this was recorded quite a while ago. I’ve been trying to correct for about 6/7 years now after an injury. 👍 thanks
@@Baldcafe Saw after posting that this vid was over a year old haha. I had a similar issue, so it stood out to me 🫡 Hope you're on the mend
Looks really good
They are to be used as a supplement, like if you're thinning abit on the crown and you're going on a special occasion, it's a subtle difference but if you're using it to fully transform then you're putting more work and worry into something that is natural
I think hair fibers would work on people with minimal balding on their crown area. Hair fibers aint for people who already lost their hairline (like me).
i know this is late as hell. but if you want size in your muscles, more repetitions and higher volume is what will give you size growth. If you train very heavy low repetition work then your strength numbers will shoot through the roof but your size will not.
Make a video about microneedle therapy, how it works and your opinion about it. 😊
Still ngl. Imo it's convincing. Not bad looking anyway.
Sure it's maintenance and effort and you might be worried what people think still. But imo. Not bad.
Glad to see still keeping it monk mode mate
Just take cold showers and do the morocco method. But it needs to be done early enough in balding phase. When I was 21 I did a ton of research because I noticed some thinning and a bit of a receding hairline. I was able to decide that things like transplants, cosmetic solutions etc were not solving the root of the problem. The best solution I found is to take very cold, preferably ice cold showers that hit your head for long periods. It does take time to get used to cold showers, but once you do, you'll never go back to warm showers. I figured out that it's the constant warm and hot water that accelerates hair loss and hair thinning drastically. The second thing is a product called the Morocco Method. It has 5 rotating shampoos that use 50 unique natural elements found in nature to detoxify, enrich and grow hair naturally. Today I'm 34 years old and I haven't even thought about my hair in over a decade. My hair is more full today than it was at age 21. I'd say cold showers was responsible for 65% and the morocco method helped with 35%. Plus people always comment on how great my skin looks and hair looks. As humans, we are losing hair rapidly because of hot showers. We are taking way too many hot showers in the modern era. That one change of switching to cold water on your head only will make a massive difference to your hair loss. Stop putting chemicals on your hair. Today's shampoos and hot water is responsible. Switch to cold showers!
Can you link the shampoo / conditioner brother ?
Also when sunlight or recessed lights hit the fibers it shines right through and you can see the powdery texture and lack of volume that you would normally see with real hair.
Use a hairspray in the product's range. That will fix the problem of running hair fibres.
To be honest you kind of looked good with the fibers (also without). The reason why the hair fibers got messy around the hairline is because you didn't use the hold spray with it. But yeah it is a bit inconvenient. If you used it for more casual events it would look good.
They do work, I am slightly balding in the crown and they work a treat for it. I also live in Thailand where it is hot all of the time and when I sweat it doesn't budge. I will just have to avoid the water festival in April! 🤣
It actually looks pretty good lol
u are supposed to use hair spry with thick fiber to settle it down with hair and it wont go running aroundwith swet or rain or water