- It may be best to use the product for on-camera appearances, rather than as a true cover up for areas of hair loss and thinning.
- Concealer products may be best utilized for areas of the scalp which still have hair, as opposed to regions which are bald.
- Less is always better. The more you use, the more detectable it becomes
- Consider less messy alternatives like trichopigmentation and scalp micropigmentation
- Consider more natural and permanent solutions like hair transplantation and body hair transplantation as an alternative or as an adjunct. Fine Body hair transplants can give the filler effect of concealers without all the disadvantages
The hair restoration results require continuous maintenance and careful application. Other good hair loss concealer practices to consider include the messiness, risk of the results being altered by water and being noticed in daylight.
If the idea of others noticing the use of concealers is stressful, it would be important to evaluate when it would be appropriate to use the product and to create a realistic view on what to expect from using such products.
External resource: read more about FUE hair transplant http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2956961/