Seeing My Hair Loss In A Whole New Light
I’ve known for a long time how different lighting can effect the appearance of my hair, and how some lighting is pretty unfavourable when you’re ‘losing it’. It can show you what you really don’t want to see. Today though, I also saw something I did want to see.
Just as I was standing back from the mirror to get in the sunlight to examine my hair, and not being entirely pleased with the overall thickness of it, I decided to grab a hand mirror, manoeuvre into the sunlight and examine my hairline in the sunlight. I’ve not really done this before, as I can’t catch the sunlight on my face whilst standing close to the wall-mounted bathroom mirror.
I’m definitely encouraged by what I saw: thousands of tiny hairs of varying thickness and length (some pretty long!) all along, within and slightly below my hairline.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying my efforts at treating my hairline have produced nor maintained them. Chances are, that’s not the case, and only time will tell otherwise. But, the prospect of me being able to see that much detail has just made it that much easier for me to see if there is any progress being made on ‘ground zero’.
Which brings me to the problem of sunlight…
Unfortunately, the sun is not a 60 watt light bulb of consistent brightness. Nor is it available on demand. It’s there, or it ain’t, and it won’t come out until it damn well pleases. It’s one awkward s.o.b.
Anyway, what I’m getting at is, although today has been an eye-opener, I can’t rely on the sun to gauge my progress, and I don’t advise others to do so either. Probably the best bet is to use a standing lamp or desk lamp or something to shine on your bonce while you take a look up close in the mirror.
Naturally it would be futile to do this during daylight, as again, varying light will affect what you’re able to see. Instead, after 5 hours of thought, my Stephen Hawking size brain tells me it would be best to do it when it’s pitch black outside, and all lights are turned off aside from the lamp you are using… ‘cos then you won’t see anything unless you have a glow in the dark head. (And I bet you don’t.)