Friday, August 7, 2009

Egyptian Head Trivia

Better than Minoxydil? According to Greek historian Herodotus, Egyptian men never became bald. The reason was that, as children, males had their heads shaved, and their scalps were continually exposed to the health-giving rays of the sun.

2 comments:

Mariana Soffer said...

But the thing is tha tthe ozone layer was much stronger by then, so they weren t so damaged by the uv rays

Debster said...

And if your head is shaved, surely you ARE bald?