Your hair matters significantly to your SMV - do the best you can for it.

TL:DR :- Hair matters. The world's most attractive men know it. But having a full head of styled hair or a buzz cut or a bald look or whatever suits you best, depending on where you are on the scale, is no substitute for all round mediocrity in personality, physique, body language, game or status. While a guy with a full head of hair has more options, note this. Baldness ain't the end of the world by any stretch of imagination, and you can rock a bald look. But also, if you can do something about your hair and look better, you should.

Men have way more options for their hair and style today than ever before, better than just finasteride. So do not allow yourself to get insecure.

There's one thing that matters far more than your height ever will. It's your hair. I've been there. I've seen it.

Hair anxiety among men is a real thing, because if you've got the baldness gene, your hair is going to hit the wall (the only part of the male body that will, your muscles can be strong even at 80-90 if you keep up the work). If you won the genetic lottery, congratulations! Still, style it well.

If there was one physical part of you that women are drawn to apart from your muscles and body language, it's your hair and how you style it. It matters more to your SMV than most people are willing to admit.

Females hit the wall everywhere else, but they never bald in the way a man does unless they're on chemo.

A good hairstyle is significantly attractive and the most significant passive form of attraction - it's the most groomable part of your body. Nothing boosts Passive SMV more than a good head of hair, well styled. Your hair is key to a large part of passive confidence, and men do lose confidence and attitude when they see their once abundant hair receding. Guys who have hair can go for a buzz or bald look if they wish, but not vice versa.

If your hair was one of the factors that made you attractive in the past, losing it over time will have a noticeable impact - something that married men and men in LTRs should note. In fact, if someone were to see your photo or your face the first time around, the first thing they'll see is your hair. And first impressions matter.

Bald guys do get rejected a lot, guys who're balding can testify to how things were when they had more hair. But there are some people who do look better (and can rock a badass look) with buzz or bald.

You have no control over your height (so DGAF). But the good news is that today we can do a lot for our hair than ever before.

1) Scalp exercises. Massages. Cardio. Do not allow sweat and dust to accumulate on the scalp. Lots of water. Sleep. Meditate. Sunlight. Natural night light. Get enough protein and fix all micronutrient deficiencies (calcium, vitamins, iron, magnesium, etc...). Prevention is the first line of defense. Stress causes hair to fall.

2) Warm oil massages in the scalp + onion or garlic juice, before showering. Only use soft RO water for your hair (makes it much easier to lather too). Mild shampoos, ketacanozole shampoo, or natural stuff like shikakai powders. Shower frequently in cold water, keeps the dandruff away. Indian women have used only natural stuff to keep their hairs long, thick and jet black well into their 50s and even 60s.

3) A good barber and hairstyle. A dense head of hair properly styled can add as much as 2 inches to your height. Get a good barber -- it's night and day. If you have good hair, do not for the sake of God, get a bad haircut. I did that once in middle school, my best friend still calls me 'egghead' to this day.

4) Hair transplants. In some places like India for e.g, there are good clinics (e.g. Medispa, Enhance, Dermaspa) that can do it for like $2000, if you want medical tourism (cause medical costs in the US are insane as fuck). The good news is that the technology's now light years ahead, and it's permanent. But get it done by a reputed surgeon!!

5) Hair systems (non surgical). They can work extremely well. But actually in Asia it's cheaper to get a transplant than one of these...and I hear they're quite a pain in the ass as far as the maintenance goes. I'd prefer a timely transplant by a good surgeon over this.

6) Dye your hair if it's going gray, but don't do it too soon in life, that causes premature whitening. Edit : Don't create an unnatural look, anyone can spot it a mile away.

7) If you have to shave it all off, make sure you're well built and dress like a rugged badass. It can rock when done properly. Try a bald look for a while well in advance just to see what impact you can have and how you can make it work, then grow back your hair if you wish. That way, you won't feel sorry for yourself every time you see the guy in the mirror.

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EDIT : But in fairness, I warn you, do not try bald style when you still have all your hair, to end up like this guy. This is an example of how NOT to do it.

Before : http://www.ganeshkumaresh.org/img/parallax-slider/images/slide%20two.jpg

After : https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/960x540/p05vr215.jpg (YIKES!)

For god's sake, none of that DHT inhibiting finasteride, etc! They've made quite a few guys I know suffer from ED and impotency. You need your testosterone. You've got better options now.

A lot of people do look better with buzz cuts or bald, but it might not suit everyone. Bald guys must need good muscles to compensate. The worst look is the horse-shoe combover, just shave it off if it gets that bad.

If anyone's looking for a hair transplant and can afford it, do it before you get to Norwood 3 or 4 at max. Do it too soon, and you'll still lose hair from the natural part, but wait too long and you'll never be able to get back your hairline as there won't be enough donor hairs. About 3000-4000 grafts need to be transplanted, that's the sweet spot.

Hair ain't no substitute for game, muscles, or status or wealth or clothes or skills (and those things can totally offset a bald head and turn the equation around totally), but as an example, for the average boy in Asia it matters as Asians have a lot more hair density on average and bald much later in life. I've seen Asian girls pass up many guys just because he was showing MPB.

So is it a deal killer? Not if you have all the other tools in the kitty. I mean a well built bald guy who knows how to smile can steal the thunder with his body language. But is hair a significant game changer? Hell, yes!

And before JBY guys come to rationalize this, just note - the world's most attractive men have all worked on their hair. Actors (nearly all of 'em), sports stars, politicians, royal families, businessmen (like Elon Musk) have all done it. My own uncle works out and is an actor, no one can believe he's 60. Everyone thinks he's 30 something.

And I don't buy the "improvement as insecurity" crap -- whenever a man tries to improve on any front, that's what he usually gets, especially if he's trying to shed an unattractive image. It's more of an indicator of what the world already thinks of him. If he was high value, they'd just talk about how cool he looks after.

I could pepper this post with examples of before and after. There are hundreds of pictures and videos of before and after that could easily show what a massive difference it makes when done right. Here's one for a replacement system - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdfPvy_LJGQ Or look up Lewis Hamilton or George Clooney. Or Jeff Bezos, if that's the look that works best for you.

But I can tell you that where I come from, there is not one actor that hasn't done a hair transplant. Not one. Again, they made a living in the days where they had a lot of hair, so HT and hair systems have given some of them a second wind.