Why do some women shave their heads?

[Anje]

I haven't, but I have two female friends who did while I knew them. One was an identical twin and in high school her sister "B" had some of the most gorgeous classic-length blond hair I've ever seen. I imagine being a twin had something to do with "L" shaving her head, and they were definitely easier to tell apart. L then dyed her fuzz magenta, and B had the last few inches of her hair dipped in the same color.

Both the women who shaved their heads that I knew were fun people who purposefully did not conform. And they both loved the ease of caring for it while they maintained it at less than an inch.

It has tempted me, too, but I know I wouldn't look good with my head buzzed. Heck, shoulder length isn't even a good look for me -- long hair is much more flattering for me, and while I don't care much about conforming, I do want to look good as I express my individuality.

[Chromis]

My head was shaved for surgery.

[Eireann]

I've never shaved my head, but I have had it very short at different points over the years. The shortest ever was a pixie cut "trim" gone bad (when your hair is only an inch and a half long to start with, there's just not that much margin for error!) I doubt my hair was even 1/4 of an inch long. The stylist actually didn't charge me because she felt so bad, but I thought it was kind of cute, and it grew out pretty fast to where it looked just like a regular pixie cut. I looooove the feel of very short hair. It is so light and easy! I definitely prefer the way long hair looks on me, but I prefer the way short hair feels. If I could get away with it, I would consider shaving my head to see what it felt like, but I can't (conservative job, hair obsessed DH).

[Peter]

I don't think this question is very different from asking why some men grow their hair long.

I imagine that many of them just do it because they want to. Enough said.

[Morningglory]

What does that mean????

Well, I was simply telling the story of someone who did shave her head and her reason why.

She said "I can smell the flowers better now"!

Is this the question? What does that mean? One would want to ponder...

...She felt as though it was a freeing experience for her, as though her senses had been awakened.

She was going deep with it in thought.

[Teazel]

Funnily enough, I mentioned to a friend the other day that I've wondered what it would be like to be bald. She said she'd shaved hers off once because she lost a bet with her DH.

There was a shaven-headed girl who worked at a petrol station here, and I used to covertly watch her, fascinated. I thought she looked beautiful, and I wondered about how freeing it would be to simply not have to consider hair all the time: no caring for it, no blowing in your eyes, no feeling grotty on a bad hair day. However, I don't think my features are good enough to successfully carry off a bald head, so I'll stick with my hair while I can.

Fair play to the women who do proudly sport a shaven head, though, whatever their reasons. They rock.

[Tap Dancer]

Well, I was simply telling the story of someone who did shave her head and her reason why.

She said "I can smell the flowers better now"!

Is this the question? What does that mean? One would want to ponder...

...She felt as though it was a freeing experience for her, as though her senses had been awakened.

She was going deep with it in thought.

I was just confused about the reply. "I can smell the flowers better now!" is a strange thing to say when asked why she shaved her head. I'm still very confused. LOL

[Morningglory]

Yes, I agree it was an unusual answer, a little funny to me.

She was serious and I have pondered it myself many times.

Oh, she was on a spiritual journey of some sort too.

Does that clear it up?

[Helen Baq]

I clipped my hair down to half an inch to even it all out from a mohawk. It felt great and I loved it for that, but I have a pointy head, so it didn't look so great.

[spidermom]

I was at a yoga training camp years ago, and one of the young women in my group shaved her head because the spiritual leader of the camp told her to. He said she was too vain about her hair. She agreed.