Written by Menswear Style in Interviews on the 25th January 2022

MANTL represents a range of skincare products for the Face and Scalp that are inspired by bald folks but work for everyone. The brand aims to support men with information, products, and a supportive community of co-conspirators, creating the space for you to move forward free from the baggage and stereotypes of the past, empowering you to live your fullest life. The Bald Journey is the process that many men go through as they experience hair loss. It’s not always a linear process, but the common phases that happen as an individual moves through this experience include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

In a recent episode of the MenswearStyle Podcast we interviewed Peter Ricci, Co-Founder at MANTL about how the brand which makes skincare for balding men was launched. Peter started losing his hair in his mid-twenties and later, with the support of his wife, decided to shave it all off. He then realised that women have a huge selection of skincare lines available to them whereas men didn't, especially for the scalp. Our host Peter Brooker and Peter Ricci talked about their personal experiences of going bald, how MANTL product differs from others, the importance of SPF, how funding was raised, and the psychology of shaving your head for the first time.

“MANTL is a champion brand for bald and balding men. Our focus is on building community and skincare for people who are bald or balding and we are really helping, encouraging, and empowering them to embrace natural change. So instead of taking a view that you need to keep your hair and if you have your hair, you're going to have all the things you want in your life. Our position is about natural change, and the sooner you embrace this natural change, the sooner you're going to be more confident and really be yourself. We do that through building a community and through our really simple yet elevated sophisticated skincare line." 

"I was actually in the US Army, and I graduated from West Point, the United States Military Academy. I went into the army as an officer, and I did two tours in Iraq. During that time, I was definitely losing my hair, but it was all hidden because I was wearing a helmet or a hat until I got into the civilian world. In my first job at Google, I was still hanging onto it but after a few years, my wife really supported me in just owning this bald look. She said, why don't you just shave it and just get it over with? So, I did, and she was like, wow, you look great. You look like Andre Agassi.”

This is a shortened transcribed edit of episode 140 of the MenswearStyle Podcast with Peter Ricci, Co-Founder of mantlmen.co.uk. You can listen to the full version below or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.

We sit down and speak to Peter Ricci of MANTL about bald and balding men, community, confidence and their skincare line.