Bald Head Tips.com

We’ve all seen those perfectly bald heads that have absolutely no shadow to them.

Meaning of “Shadow” – the area in which you can visibly see the outline of where the hair used to be.

For those who are intentionally bald, having a shadowless clean shave is the ultimate goal. However, achieving that goal is not a natural process.

There are a few factors that can contribute to a shadowless clean shave look:

• Male Pattern Baldness taking over
• Electrolysis and Hair Removal Treatments
• Makeup

Shadow exists because the hair root still exists after shaving. As long as the hair root exists, there will always be a shadow. See illustration of hair root.

Electrolysis and hair removal treatments kill the root, resulting in less shadow. However, if that is what your ultimate goal is, there are less expensive and less painful ways to go about it such as makeup or foundation that closely matches your skin tone.

Shaving your head or any other part of your body for the matter does not cause your hair to grow back faster or thicker. This is nothing more than an myth.

However, the appearance of a hair cut or shave can portray faster and thicker growth.

Thicker Growth

When shaving, a razor will cut the hair at an flat angle. When the hair actually starts to grow back, there is an illusion of darkness and thickness. Many people mistake this for thicker hair growth.Once the hair grows back, the angled look will smooth out and the hair will appear to be normal as before it was cut.

Faster Growth

Natural hair growth is approximately half an inch per month. When hair is cleanly shaven, the appearance of a bald or cleanly shaven head is what is seen. Once the hair starts to grow back, the initial appearance of stubble leads people to think that hair is growing back faster, even if its shorter than it was at the time of the shave or haircut.

Although shaving does not cause your hair to grow back any faster, its atleast worth mentioning that some medical conditions do cause hair growth in men and women. Hirsutism is a condition that causes male hair growth in women. If your noticing unusually faster than normal hair growth, consult your physician.