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Subreddit: r/bald — The Kind 50

The crown of a bald head against a glowing lilac background.

Bald Ambition

The r/bald subreddit started in 2011 as a small corner of Reddit for people losing their hair. Two-thirds of men notice real hair loss by 35, with plenty of women dealing with it too.

A bearded man in a grey t-shirt looks into a mirror and pushes back his thinning hair; a toothbrush rests at his shoulder.

An anime still: a bald boy with a determined look stands between two men as a large hand rests across the foreground.
It's time
Take it down to the bone, friend. You won't regret it.
A man with dark hair runs a hair clipper over the side of his head in front of a mirror.
A man with a nearly shaved head holds a hair clipper to his scalp, seen from the side.

Taking The Plunge

The moment someone finally shaves it all off, their photos are met by a chorus of enthusiastic applause.

shave the head

A man with a receding hairline and thinning hair looks straight at the camera.

Use the arrow keys to move the clipper over the head, or press Enter for a full pass.

A smiling bald man with a beard in a patterned jumper stands on a street at night, city lights blurred behind him.
A smiling woman with a shaved head, sunglasses and large earrings leans on a rail in a red top.

People are getting real joy out of this genuine, wholesome content that’s grown into one of the internet's most unlikely support groups: 558,000 members, and counting.

A bald man in a white t-shirt tilts his face to the sun in front of a chain-link fence and a clear sky.
A bald man with a full beard and tinted glasses looks to one side under green trees.
A grid of six portraits of smiling bald men and women outdoors.

1.4M

visitors and counting

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