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Hi, I'm Bob Gearing or, as my buddies like to call me, "Beauty Bob." By day, I'm a well-SPF’d tech sales bro; by night, I'm a red-light mask guy who definitely didn’t think he’d care this much about skincare. Every month, I'll be coming at ya with a real-guy perspective on beauty and grooming because, uh, nobody really taught us about this stuff. Questions? Hit me up @beautybob .

SO YOU’VE DECIDED to take the leap: Instead of hopping on the next flight to Turkey or foaming your dome 2x a day with Rogaine, you’re going to start shaving your head. Maybe you’ve even been digging into Reddit’s r/bald where dudes hype each other up to lose those remaining patches of hair and shave their heads for the first time. (It’s actually an amazing community, btw.) Whatever brought you here, welcome to the crew. LFG!

When I started shaving my head, it was the heart of COVID.…