7. Myth: Put down the hair products to keep your hair
Whatever styling aid you use to slick, shine, or otherwise spruce up your hair is not going to cause male pattern baldness. Zhuzh away!
8. Myth: Masturbation makes you bald
You do you. Masturbation in no way impacts the hair on your head. But, because so many people believe this one, we wrote an article all about masturbation and hair loss.
9. Myth: Ditto poor circulation
Growing hair needs healthy circulation in the scalp, and as hair loss occurs, scalp circulation declines. However, this decreased blood flow to the scalp is the result — not the cause — of male pattern baldness.
10. Myth: You’re going bald because you’re stressed
Anxiety, traumatic events, and emotional strain can certainly contribute to temporary hair loss — but they don’t affect male pattern baldness, which is a permanent medical condition. So no, stress doesn’t cause hair loss.
11. Myth: Vitamins can stop hair loss
If you thought claims that vitamins can regrow all of your hair were too good to be true, you were right. Turns out hair loss vitamins only help you if you’re actually deficient in that particular nutrient. In fact, taking too much vitamin E might actually accelerate hair loss.