7 'Cures' For Baldness You Won't Believe

3. Tabasco Sauce

The effects of hair making a one-way voyage to the floor aren't just superficial; a bare bonnet can leave us unfortunate folk freezing come winter. Apparently, chilli might be the answer to those chills.

Hot-headed fellas eager to restore their hot head should hold off for just a moment; lathering a cold cranium with the Cajun condiment will certainly leave your scalp steaming - but only temporarily. Other than giving your pate an extra tangy taste, the topical treatment won't do a thing.

Rather, 'science' suggests that orally ingesting capsaicin - an ingredient added to chilli peppers for piquancy - will encourage hair renewal. But here's the burning question: is it true?

Not really - it's all a lot of hot air.