Male Pattern Baldness: A Divine Healer's Kryptonite

When John Alexander Dowie’s “Divine Healing” scheme was in the early stages of being exposed as fraudulent in California, and newspaper reporters swarmed the “healer” in anticipation of an explosion by an angry mob, one lady sitting outside the meeting was very upset that her elderly mother had been scammed. Logically thinking about the situation, she looked at a reporter and asked, “If Mr. Dowie can cure so many things, why don’t he put hair on his glossy bald head?”

So-called “faith healers” convince their victims that perfect faith can bring a miracle cure. They then convince victims that they are the ones with this “miracle faith” — otherwise, the victims would simply stay home or in their own churches and “faith heal” themselves. Yet male pattern baldness affects most men, and faith healers are no exception.

William Branham knew this to be the case and began treatments using carbolic acid. Phenol, or Carbolic acid, was believed at one time to be a safe cure for hair loss because the acid restores dead pores. In recent years, however, it is seldom recommended due to burning of the skin and other issues. The acid is extremely poisonous and is heavily diluted to be used for other purposes such as antiseptics. As a cosmetic, it is actually banned in some countries today.

Unfortunately for Branham, his hair treatment was unsuccessful. His hair receded to the point that hair loss became obvious, and for a time, Branham wore a wig to cover the baldness. He then blamed his barber for his male pattern baldness, saying that the treatment was the cause of hair loss instead of the attempted cure.

You can learn this and more on william-branham.org.

William Branham's Wig:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/william_branhams_wig

John Alexander Dowie:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/john_alexander_dowie