Does smoking cigs make propecia less affective?

[worried11]

Does smoking cigs make propecia less affective?
i smoke about 6 a day.

 

[global]

I don't think it affects propecia but it definitely isnt good for your hair as smoking reduces blood circulation and prevents nutrients getting to the hair follicle.

 

[20sometingtoo]

You should quit, because smoking really can have a negative impact on your hair's health.

 

[Solo]

Really??


Based on what evidence??


Another thing:


Really blood flow to the follicle is that important??


I´ve read that head is the most irrigated zone of the body. Just see how many blood flows from a cut in the head.

I think male pattern baldness has got a much sutile bio-chemical cause than "blood flow".


Becouse of that (and follicule ability to come back to life), I also think that it could be developed a substance (or conjuction) that would be "The Cure" over HM.

Maybe in 5 years :lol:

 

[Bismarck]

PM chewbaca. He knows that :!:

 

[everysixseconds]

continue smoking and perhaps you may die of say ohh i dunno...lung cancer or something before all your hair falls out.

 

[bigd]

I dont think smoking matter. My dad smoked 2 packs of red a day and had more hair than buffalo do.

 

[SE-freak]

I dont think smoking matter. My dad smoked 2 packs of red a day and had more hair than buffalo do.

This is no argument. We are talking about people with dht sensitive follicles here. Do not generalize.

 

[silkeysmooth]

I dont think smoking matter. My dad smoked 2 packs of red a day and had more hair than buffalo do.

This is no argument. We are talking about people with dht sensitive follicles here. Do not generalize.

I, too, am talking about DHT sensitive follicles when I say that my dad never lost a hair that didn't come back until years after he quit smoking (which he did 16 years ago).

You don't really have an argument either, so just because smoking is bad for general health does not make it bad for your hair. Do no generalize.

 

[SE-freak]

I dont think smoking matter. My dad smoked 2 packs of red a day and had more hair than buffalo do.

This is no argument. We are talking about people with dht sensitive follicles here. Do not generalize.

I, too, am talking about DHT sensitive follicles when I say that my dad never lost a hair that didn't come back until years after he quit smoking (which he did 16 years ago).

You don't really have an argument either, so just because smoking is bad for general health does not make it bad for your hair. Do no generalize.

What is this? I did not post an argument here- I just debunk one.
If you think that arguments like" hey my dad did not lose a strand" or " I know a construction worker that eats concrete and has regrown" or " tennis players go bald" or "p**rn stars do not bald" do not lack ground then by all means keep posting so. One man's example cannot constitute an argument.

ps.Whatever kills you as a whole, kills your hair too, silkey. The fact that one man dies with no myopia after years of work in front of a screen does not mean that it does not play a role in your eye's health. If you have trouble quitting smoking that is another story altogether. <---that was an argument.

 

[Axon]

Smoking, like masturbation, exercise, and herion, does little to nothing to your hair.

I've never smoked a cigarette, have jerked off approximately 24-30 times a year since I was 16, and didn't exercise a day of my life until I was 22.

I've been balding since I was 19. Go figure.

 

[silkeysmooth]

ps.Whatever kills you as a whole, kills your hair too, silkey. The fact that one man dies with no myopia after years of work in front of a screen does not mean that it does not play a role in your eye's health. If you have trouble quitting smoking that is another story altogether. <---that was an argument.

Actually, the only real argument was your first statement:"whatever kills you as a whole, kills your hair too." I seriously doubt that you can, but I'd love to see you bring some evidence to corroborate this statement. And anecdotal evidence doesn't count, since by your own standards such evidence is unacceptable.

So why don't you just say it outright what you think? Here I'll go first: I do not believe that smoking contributes significantly to hairloss, IF at all.

Your turn.

 

[chewbaca]

i suspect smoking may help keeping the immune system from diverting its attention to hair follicles completely. Challenge my theory.

 

[SE-freak]

ps.Whatever kills you as a whole, kills your hair too, silkey. The fact that one man dies with no myopia after years of work in front of a screen does not mean that it does not play a role in your eye's health. If you have trouble quitting smoking that is another story altogether. <---that was an argument.

Actually, the only real argument was your first statement:"whatever kills you as a whole, kills your hair too." I seriously doubt that you can, but I'd love to see you bring some evidence to corroborate this statement. And anecdotal evidence doesn't count, since by your own standards such evidence is unacceptable.

So why don't you just say it outright what you think? Here I'll go first: I do not believe that smoking contributes significantly to hairloss, IF at all.

Your turn.

If you are requesting a study I cannot provide one.

But, yes, I can say it outright: I can tell a smoker from a nonsmoker from his skin. If skin damage is damage to hair too(as follicles are specialized skin cells) then I guess smoking could worsen the looks of your hair-yes.

I am no Bryan or S.Foote. I didn't post to prove a correlation, I posted to disagree with the no-correlation POSITIVE argument.

 

[SE-freak]

i suspect smoking may help keeping the immune system from diverting its attention to hair follicles completely. Challenge my theory.

yeah, so I guess poor diet and kissing your sick mates could help too.

 

[SE-freak]

Smoking, like masturbation, exercise, and herion, does little to nothing to your hair.

I've never smoked a cigarette, have jerked off approximately 24-30 times a year since I was 16, and didn't exercise a day of my life until I was 22.

I've been balding since I was 19. Go figure.

- if you smoked, your hair could be worse.

- 24-30 times a year??? WHAT???? this is my monthly score.

 

[bigd]

SE you don't make a very good argument. I know people who smoke and they have beautiful skin. You can't always tell. If really only comes down to the most important uncontrolled varibiable. Genetics.

 

[SE-freak]

I do not believe in fate.

You are probably right about my arguments though. I am not sure about anything any more.

 

[chewbaca]

SE you don't make a very good argument. I know people who smoke and they have beautiful skin. You can't always tell. If really only comes down to the most important uncontrolled varibiable. Genetics.

if your genetics show u are resistant to Aids so be it rules.
If yr genetics show that u are born with fair skin, if u burn it and it gets dark , when it regorws fair again.

 

[20sometingtoo]

I think this whole genetics thing gets WAY too much credit.

I agree that it has a significant influence on the way you are shaped as a person both physically and mentally, but it certainly isnt the end-all-be-all cause of the course of your life. I think, especially now, we are discovering that humans are actually very malleable.

I'll stand by my opinion that smoking is bad for your hair. And if it isnt, who cares, its still bad for you. Frankly, you should quit.