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Local H Jay
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Yeah... basically title says it all. I am not sure what it could be. I would suppose it's just bad genes, but my dad and mom both have good hair color at age 50+.
my hair is the longest it's ever been (past shoulder length), and since I've started growing it out I noticed more and more of the gray hairs. today I counted more than 50 because I got slightly obsessed looking at it. google says stress and diet, which could be an issue but more recently I have been eating relatively healthy and stress free.
any tips, other than dying it?
my hair is the longest it's ever been (past shoulder length), and since I've started growing it out I noticed more and more of the gray hairs. today I counted more than 50 because I got slightly obsessed looking at it. google says stress and diet, which could be an issue but more recently I have been eating relatively healthy and stress free.
any tips, other than dying it?
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I definitely feel for you if you were taken aback by it, or if it's causing you stress, but I don't think it's out of the ordinary, and I certainly don't think it's unattractive or -- far worse -- necessarily indicative of ill health.
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My advice would be to learn to love it, or at the very least to accept it. That might not be easy, and I have no idea how to go about it, but I think owning your appearance is better than taking artificial steps to change it. And I'm going to be 100% honest: I think gray/white hair is rad, no matter your age, so I'm actually a little jealous.
As to mitigating the process itself, it sounds like you're already doing that -- if stress and diet are contributors, addressing those (as you seem to have done) is probably your best bet.
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I understand how you feel though. While I didn't start greying until my late 20's, I have a young face for my age and personally I don't feel grey hair suits me. So I've simply been coloring my hair since then. I'm sure some point may come when I decide to no longer do this, but at 37 that time has not yet come. Plus to be honest I like changing my hair color from time to time. Nothing too wild but I've covered most shades from sandy brown to bluish black.
So that is my advice. Start with a match of your natural color if you are nervous about people's reactions. Eventually you have confidence with the fact that you do it, and can start being more adventurous. Or just stick with your natural color, whatever you like. I usually get mine done at a good hairdressers, but sometimes I use the DIY packs if my hair doesn't really need a cut and I'm rocking a simple color.
I agree with everyone's who's said that, ultimately, the best choice is to accept it - but, if you really dislike it, you can always color it.
That said, it's not really indicative of anything other than decreased melanin production in the affected hair follicles (correct me if I'm wrong) Since you said your parents didn't show any strong signs of greying, it could be a recessive trait? I dunno, I'm studying electrical engineering, not anthropology or genetics. And the one thing that has taught me is that genetics (and by extension, rate of greying) means diddly squat against lasers. Lasers > Everything.
So no worries! You're healthy and safe. Except from lasers.
I was about to post this exact phrase. Gray isn't bad.
I have a good friend that started going gray at 21.... and he killed it. Gray hair looks amazing and you just need to own it.
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There's nothing you can really do about it. If you really hate the look of gray hair you can dye it, but again, nobody else actually cares
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Agreeing with the advice others have said, though I think most likely preventing it isn't going to be possible, I expect you just won (or lost, depending on your outlook) the genetic lottery here. If it bothers you, dying your hair at home isn't difficult and is even kind of fun.
I'm 36 and more grey is creeping in everyday but still got a thick head of hair.
Enjoy it, embrace the silver.
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Maybe they dye their hair?
I know you said you don't want to dye it, but if they do dye, then they must have found a good brand.
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I would rather just let it turn gray than bother with dyes
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But whatever you decide to do, try to avoid making a habit out of pulling them out. If it becomes a habit, as the grey hair increases you'll start plucking yourself bald. Or it'll develop into trichotillomania, which you also don't want to have.
I was self conscious about it at the time, I already looked more like a teacher than a high school student. I fought it for a while, but eventually I discovered that quite a few ladies in their 30's actually go for that look, and it was a lot easier to work with it than against it.
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I don't know if it's a myth that stress contributes to the onset of graying, but he does have children and a stressful life in general. In any event, ever considered just dying?
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You deserve an Awesome and a Bro Fist for that one my friend.
Anyway, to the OP, it looks like you're already warming up to the idea of having a touch of grey due to the responses in this thread, but let me just mention one more thing.
George Clooney. The guy looks like an effing badass. In fact, he looks better now than before when he didn't have grey hair.