i did he whole under cut thing about 6 years ago , would never do it again. it has taken me about 5 years for the under cut to catch up to the top. ( i had hair down to my knees when i got the under cut) now its about half way down my back.
i had to post here for Auslander and all who has the big ones Personal-Care Products Can Spur Breast Development in Boys June 28, 2006 04:03:05 PM PST By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter Yahoo! Health: Children's Health News WEDNESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Personal-care products containing tea tree oils and lavender appear to cause abnormal breast development in pre-pubescent boys, a new study found. The ingredients, which have an estrogen-like effect, are found in various shampoos, lotions, soaps and other products. "There's definitely an association between exposure to lavender oil and tea tree oil and gynecomastia [abnormally large breasts in men]," said Derek Henley, lead author of the research and a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Henley stopped short of declaring a cause-and-effect relationship, but did emphasize that the information could help physicians identify cases of gynecomastia that have no readily apparent cause. "It may help steer physicians in a direction they wouldn't have thought of," Henley said. "The message is to raise awareness, so the public is aware of the association, and physicians are aware of it," he said. Dr. Edward Reiter, chairman of pediatrics at Bay State Children's Hospital in Springfield, Mass., added, "The issue is a Sherlock Holmes kind of thing. This was a pretty good pick-up. It's old-fashioned science sleuthing. You have a problem, and you figure out what's going on." Henley presented the findings at the just-completed annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. Reiter was moderator of a press conference announcing the findings. Gynecomastia is associated with an imbalance of estrogens (so-called female hormones) and androgens (so-called male hormones). Young boys don't produce much testosterone, so there is nothing in the body to counteract extra estrogen, such as might come from mistakenly taking a mother's birth control pill or, more concerning, an estrogen-secreting tumor. The condition is unusual. "I may see a patient every year or every other year with this, a pre-pubertal boy who has some breast development," Reiter said. "Usually, it's a tiny amount, and you never find out what it is, then it goes away," he explained. But when Dr. Clifford Bloch, co-author of the study and a pediatric endocrinologist in Denver, saw five boys with the problem, he decided to investigate. All of the boys, he soon realized, had used over-the-counter health-care products containing lavender and/or tea tree oil on their hair or skin. When tested on human breast cancer cells, the oils appeared to mimic the activity of estrogen and also suppressed male hormone responsiveness. After discontinuing use of the lavender and tea tree oils, all of the boys saw the problem resolved. And even though the condition is relatively uncommon, experts think this information will help clear other "mystery" cases. "My guess is that this sort of thing occurs in a scattered way in little boys all the time," Reiter said. "It may well be that someone wouldn't even think of this. Now, doctors can ask if the patient is using any products," he said.
i trimmed about an inch off m'self to get rid of split ends; other than that, i'm just leaving it. the gf likes it that way, anwyay ^.^ *edit* there are some pretty recent pics of me in my profile, for those interested.
Just as well, never saw the sense of looking like Moe from the three stooges ... looks like they put a bowl on that kids head.
lol, i wouldn't have had that cut; my hair would have still been to my shoulders, it would just have seemed thinner and straighter until i pulled it back and revealed that it was trimmed about halfway up my head.
Auslander, how have you been, young fella? Are you attending college now? I don't stop in often, but just saw that you were out and about, in the forums, and thought I would ask how you are doing.
Now here's a real haircut.... And you'd be able to donate to locks of love..... Seriously though, shame you couldn't donate, but glad you didn't cut it.
Bruce: oh, i'm doing pretty well right now. yupps, i'm in college: University of Missouri-Columbia. fun town, decent classes, and all the internet i could dream off! ^.^ heheh...there's lots of stuff about life on my profile (i think)...pics and whatnot. how are you doing, amigo? Zippy: i haven't seen you in forever! what's up? i couldn't donate yet, but i will in the future...i'm just going to let it grow a lot longer! XD
I'm more of a lurker here these days. Found it rather difficult to help people who know it all already... ;P Been playing around with my own project as well, so keeps me busy. There's a link to it in my profile it you wanna come visit.
GET A HAIR CUT A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your Bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it." After about a month the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father's study where his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you've studied your Bible diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!" The young man waited a moment and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair...." To which his father replied, "Yes, and they walked every where they went!"
hey, jesus got to ride an ass! as much as i'm sure he enjoyed mary magdalene (sp?), he also rode donkeys everywhere.
Its a good cut, you just need regular maintenance to keep it from looking like a mullet. BTW--- didja know mullets are not the official haircuts of hillbilly, redneck, or otherwise intelligently challenged males? Lesbians own the trend as a way to look "butch" or otherwise distinguish themselves from the straight girls.
