Hair, beyond the root(like nails), is dead tissue. All the muck people dollop onto it for aesthetic reasons, and that seeps into the root pores, can’t be doing much good.

Good to see that Labour have got what seems like a decent chap – I looked up some info about him – he is an architect who has a doctoral degree in something useful and comes from a family with a ‘good background’. Probably he’ll be sidelined because many Labour voters prefer an other kind of politician.

Really I see nothing wrong in him trying to claim VAT back. I’d claim it back too, but not by joining the hordes at the Labour red steel and black glass house.

Why bother with gel at all, when there’s hardly any hair left? Why not just chop off the fluffy bits, and have done with it? There’ll be more time on your hands in the morning, and more money in your pocket too.

I don’t want to be pedantic but I need to see scientific research to believe that gel causes hair loss. There are so many different types of gels with so many different chemicals. The thing is that hairdressers, well at least the ones I’ve met, say lots of stupid things and they don’t exactly have tertiary level education.

[Daphne – Ask a trichologist or dermatologist then.]

But you’ve got something there about the hairstyles of men in their 30s – you know what? I never stopped using gel – because it became a habit in my teens. I wash my hair everyday and this afternoon after washing my hair I did not put in any gel and guess what it still looks kinda fine… so you were right, it’s not needed. I’ll send you a cheque made out to the charity of your choice with the money I’m going to be saving.

You might even want to use it to buy Joseph a bottle of Minoxidil… but he won’t be able to get it from his hairdresser because it’s a chemical that actually works unlike all the other stuff that they sell.

Keune is one of the worst gels around according to my hairdresser. It leaves a film like plastic on the roots that takes some time to get rid of. And yes, it weakens the hair. I use Nioxin that is supposed to be much better-suited for hair, since I hate using wax products.

[Daphne – And now I find myself running a beauty advice blog.]

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080405/local/stefan-buontempo-may-run-for-mlp-deputy-leader

Wenzu, Parnis won €12,000 libel damages for a implication of that type:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081120/local/labour-mp-wins-euro-12-000-in-libel-case

[Daphne – Sadly, there was no one to prove that he sucks up to old ladies, though perish the thought that he might actually do so, of course.]

Maryanne, I agree with you that it is a vote of confidence in the government. And here’s the proof:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090528/local/most-maltese-afford-car-and-computer

[Daphne – Labour MP]