This article is a continuation of my article titled, "Losing your hair and what to do about it".

Some people have success with certain products that are reputed to be good ‘cures' for baldness or thinning hair, but things that work for some might not work for others.

The truth is that hair loss for the most part, according to statistics, is genetic, and is referred to as ‘Androgenetic Alopecia'. It can effect men and women and at a young age as well. There are many myths and concerns about what causes it, and I have sifted through hundreds of them, and most of them have been pooh-poohed by professionals.

With today's medical technology however, even natural and genetic hair loss needn't stop you from trying.

However, even people who have had some procedures performed have not achieved the successful hair growth that they so wanted. It's possible that out of a hundred people, a few are going to be disappointed.

Below are a few things I have seen people do, or that I've observed:

• Wear a hat

It can be a cap, a cowboy hat, or anything, but a beanie works best, and is what I tend to see some celebrities wearing. It's casual; it doesn't make you look like a complete idiot as long as it's a dark or plain colour and it works best for the following reasons.

Not only does wearing a cap, specifically a beanie hide hair loss, it can serve as a clever styling tool. After you have a bath or a shower, dry your hair with a towel and a hairdryer or one of those new fancy ion-combs that you can buy, and then put your beanie on.

It keeps your head warm, it makes you feel less conscious about your hair, it stops you from fiddling with your hair and even pulling it out, and it flattens it down. That last one is the best, because the hair, even though thinning is pressed down, and so it becomes less noticeable once you take it off and comb you hair a little to style it.

Let's see, I've seen a few celebrities do this, like Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, and William Burchill, all wrestlers, and all with long, thinning hair. Okay, Shawn Michaels has a lot of hair loss, but he still uses hats.

• Bed head

The day after the night of hair washing and beanie wearing, your hair is at its best for styling. You might want to wear the beanie again, and then afterwards, you just take it off and style it with the comb, When you've just come out the bath or shower, it's too soft, especially if you have long hair, even as a guy.

• Cut your hair short

If the hair loss gets too much in the front, try a short hair style. Sometimes I see celebrities like Daniel Craig and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who have their hair styled so that the sides of the hair are further back to match the top, where the hair is receding.

• Grow your hair long

The opposite tactic, especially if you are developing more of a patch at the back, is to grow you hair long in order to cover it up. This works best if you tie it up at the back and flatten the top with the beanie method I talked about above, like Shawn Michaels.

• Shave your head

If all else fails and you aren't fooling anyone anymore, a lot of guys like Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis and many others just resort to shaving their heads. Some have it shaved completely, but others have a little bit of a crew cut on top, like Timothy Olyphant from Die Hard 4.0 or Randy Orton.

I didn't put anything about wearing a toupee or wig in here, because quite frankly, it takes a lot of skill to make it look unnoticeable; a lot. And for the most part it can make you the topic of some embarrassing talk behind your back, especially if you leave the price tag dangling from the back.

"I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out." - Jay London

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