Keeping hair loss on tabs: Pharaohs and Aristotle

People have considered hair loss as a serious social obstacle. For centuries, humanity has taken special attention to the condition of one’s hair. It has been fashioned to gain excellence in the aspects established by the different cultures of the world.
In ancient Egypt, boy’s and girl’s hair is mostly shaven, leaving only a small patch at the side of the hair to indicate that they are not afflicted with hair loss. Apparently, the absence of hair is an announcement of male impotency and at the same time appearance is believed to play a great role in impressing the gods to gain favor of a great after life.

From the Pyramids to the Parthenon, alopecia is still a big shame for any person. There have been myriads of extremely odd and ultimately ridiculous ways to manage baldness.
The humid Egyptian empire had different mixtures for an invalid scalp. Fats from a diverse choice of animals ranging from hippopotamus, crocodile, lion and geese are rubbed to the core after swallowing a concoction of iron oxide, alabaster, onions and honey and immediately reciting a verse for Ra, the sun god. Aristotle, who also experienced gradual hairline recession, relished the same uncanny search for the perfect cure, his mixture included pigeon droppings, horse radish, opium and other herbs. In the end he concluded that, castration might be a cure for hair loss. This is due to his observation regarding the connection of sexual maturity to hair growth as to what we already know today.