What causes baldness???

Okay.

1) Hereditary male pattern baldness (a la Dr. Phil) is inherited, from mother`s side
but I think more rarely also from dad`s side.

2) Alopecia is a condition that is difficult to treat (see hair loss board) where some or
all of your hair falls out due to some inbalance or something in the body. This is
very rare, however. A few other ailments can cause hair loss, eg. typhoid fever,
scarlet fever, thyroid problems (this is all very potted)


3) There exist drugs that can make hair fall out, especially cancer drugs (also
radiation therapy to hairy areas.) Normally drug-induced hair loss grows back but my
mother knew a man about 20 years ago who claimed to have lost all his hair due to a
drug and to have found out in a book in the states (I live in Canada) that this drug
can cause that. Hope THAT was pulled off the market long ago!

4) I don`t know about hats. Maybe if you wear hats ALL the time in hot weather and
the scalp gets inflamed.

5) There are people whose hair has fallen out after botched chemical processes. Oprah
once lost ALL her hair after a perm. Perming and dyeing hair are things I would avoid
as they do no good to the shaft or the scalp. More people should be content with your
natural you I think.

Hope that helps