White hairs...
BLEH. So, I'm 36, and I found my first white hair a year ago. I've been plucking them out, but they obviously come back and it's starting to be a bit of a pain... I think I have 6 so far (but I can't see the back of my head, obviously). Their texture is different too, thicker... I hate them.
What should I do? Keep plucking them until it gets out of hand or I end up bald? Dye my hair? If I dye it... what do you recommend? I've never done it before...
I'm too young for this!
What should I do? Keep plucking them until it gets out of hand or I end up bald? Dye my hair? If I dye it... what do you recommend? I've never done it before...
I'm too young for this!
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Girl, i started getting some when i was 27 and im 30 now. It freaked me out! I color my hair, I was plucking them out but they kept coming back. I only get like 10 but they seem to grow back everytime i tried to pluck them.0
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Six hairs? Nothing to obsess over yet. Worry about your grey hairs when black hairs start growing on your chin.0
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Hair dye. Start now, pick a color, stay with it. No one will know where the white ones are ....except your hair dresser. I did it with a black with purple highlight combo that I refresh regularly. Most hair ppl will tell you that white hair will not hold the dye as long, which I found to be true to one degree or another, depending on the brand of color used. If you do something two-toned, the white hair will not show up as badly because it will look as if it was done on purpose.0
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Choose to age gracefully.0
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Hair dye. Start now, pick a color, stay with it. No one will know where the white ones are ....except your hair dresser. I did it with a black with purple highlight combo that I refresh regularly. Most hair ppl will tell you that white hair will not hold the dye as long, which I found to be true to one degree or another, depending on the brand of color used. If you do something two-toned, the white hair will not show up as badly because it will look as if it was done on purpose.
Yeah. I guess I need to start looking for a hairdresser.0 -
Rock those Grey hairs
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I have a few friends who are my age (mid 40's) who have chosen to grey naturally and I have to say, they look amazing. They are totally rocking that look.
I however have chosen to just use a natural henna type dye to colour my hair. Partially to colour the grey, but also because I like changing my hair colour occasionally.
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Not to be superficial, but only really beautiful women look good keeping the gray. Which you may be, that's up to you.
I suggest a professional coloring.0 -
Look at it this way: at least you're not bald.0
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Rock those Grey hairs
That's what I'm doing. I have these cool silver streaks at my temples. :drinker:
My sister started going grey at 19 years old. I was in my mid-twenties, I think.0 -
6 white hairs... LOL
I'm 30, and I've got a nice salt n' pepper silver grey/black look going on.
Just color your hair if you really worry about it, or don't stress about it.0 -
I'm 22 and I've been dying my hair to cover grey since 18. It's all in the genes. Be happy you have like 6 hairs, I lost the battle (with probably 50 plus all around my crown/part) by 19.0
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Not to be superficial, but only really beautiful women look good keeping the gray. Which you may be, that's up to you.
I suggest a professional coloring.
It is superficial but there is some truth to it, mostly based on other people's perceptions. Here in western MA, a woman not coloring grey hair is something of a status symbol, a bit of a feminist statement. Facial make-up is also less in evidence than in cities.
Neither has made a bit of difference to this guy.
Go with what makes you comfortable.0 -
Not a big deal. Mime are central around my part line to one side. I'm kinda hoping that they will grow in that one cool grey streak from the part line like in the old classic black and white movies. But they aren't noticeable to others get, so I'm not doing anything about them. I also figure if I keep working on getting and keeping a fantastic bod, no one will notice my hair.0
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You're lucky. I got my first at 20. I went blonde when I lost 60# and that's where I have been since
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Not a big deal. Mime are central around my part line to one side. I'm kinda hoping that they will grow in that one cool grey streak from the part line like in the old classic black and white movies. But they aren't noticeable to others get, so I'm not doing anything about them. I also figure if I keep working on getting and keeping a fantastic bod, no one will notice my hair.
I'd totally love a white streak Rogue-style :laugh: But it's not happening.
I'm just clueless about where to go to have my hair dyed I guess. How often do you do it to hide the roots too?0 -
Yeah give it up. Lol. It's only the beginning.
The only real option is to deal with it or start coloring your hair.0 -
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Haha, 36 ? I made it to about 26 I think, lol. Just a couple of weeks ago in the barbers, I looked down to glimpse the trimmed hair, and honestly couldn't see much but grey that had come off the sides. I don't see any end in sight either, as it seems a relentless march of the grey - all I can do is hope I end up with a distinguished salt & pepper effect! lol
Curiously any female friends have all noted that when the grey appears, that shall be the time for them to start colouring their hair, lol. I guess us guys get away with things in some ways, as grey can be more acceptable
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Rock those Grey hairs
That's my plan!:drinker: OP, I started getting a few grays a couple years back (I'm 38 now). Like 6 or so at a time in one spot, concentrated at my right temple. I just switched my part so my hair swoops over that side, :laugh: . Soon, though, that won't be enough. I just pray it will be a beautiful silver streak, or it expands to the rest of my head, so I can be awesomely salt and pepper.
So, I say rock it, girl! I've never colored my hair, though, so I've no advice about how to go about that. Seems like covering gray is an all or nothing deal, once you start you've gotta maintain the roots and stuff. Depends on if you're willing to commit to that.0 -
Not a big deal. Mime are central around my part line to one side. I'm kinda hoping that they will grow in that one cool grey streak from the part line like in the old classic black and white movies. But they aren't noticeable to others get, so I'm not doing anything about them. I also figure if I keep working on getting and keeping a fantastic bod, no one will notice my hair.
I'd totally love a white streak Rogue-style :laugh: But it's not happening.
I'm just clueless about where to go to have my hair dyed I guess. How often do you do it to hide the roots too?
I've been the owner of one of those streaks on my left temple since the age of 14! Luck of the draw when it comes to hair pigment. And I think the whites (I bypass grey too) show up way more on dark hair. I just stick to a colour that matches my natural shade & bung on a box home colour around every 5-6wks - Job done!0 -
I'm 21 and I also started to find my white hairs early on. Probably around 18! Some of my eyebrow and eyelashes are starting to come in white. It's not really a big deal! I go with the flow.0
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Rock those Grey hairs
^^^^^^^This! I have had grey hairs since middle school. It is a sign of WISDOM. My hairstylist put a rinse in my hair b/c she couldn't take the increase in my grey hairs. I laughed and it was a free service. So whatever...I love having grey hair and getting asked which college I attend LMAO0 -
Choose to age gracefully.
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If it wasn't for white/grey hair I'd have no hair at all.
It's not that big a deal, don't worry.0 -
I found my first grey hairs in my mid-to-late 30s. They didn't start multiplying until a couple of years ago. When there were only a few, I plucked them out. Occasionally I'd color at home. Eventually I started getting highlights (which I'd done on and off since my 20s) on a regular basis.
If they bother you, the cheapest and easiest fix would be trying a semi-permanent home color close to your natural shade. It will cover the few grey hairs and fade out gradually.0 -
Girl, dye that hair! I have no idea if I have any gray/white hair or not? I haven't seen my natural color and/or let my roots grow out long enough to see. I'm, by no means opposed to grey/white hair, but it's only for me when it's ALL that gorgeous silver like Helen Mirren has, and probably when I'm about her age. Not until then. She is 69 years old and one of my idols. I can only hope I'll look half this good when I'm her age.
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I'm 45 and I've got about 6 or so too. They started showing up in my late 30's but I have no plans to color my hair. I have friends who color & everyone I know that does, has gone grey-er faster once they started coloring.
Not sure if there's anything to it, but until I get gray at the roots, or it accelerates enough to 'age' me prematurely, I'm not doing anything about it. There's only 5 or 6 of them & I have very dark hair, but they're not noticeable at all. :drinker:0 -
I've had white hairs since I was in HS. I just let mine go. I actually like them! I'm 27 and I get more every year. I'm not a fan of coloring my hair so at some point it'll just go all white.0
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I was 11 when I found my first white strands! My son sprouted a few at 10. I started coloring it at 18. My hair grows fast, I do it myself every 2-3 weeks and have received many compliments. I am 40 now and not quite ready to embrace that yet. One day, I'd like to go natural because the white is really pretty. ♡0
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