My then hairstylist pointed them out to me, noting that I had this "small patch" hidden within my thick coils.
How did you feel about them? I didn't give much thought to my sprouting gray hairs because they were virtually undetectable; however, as my patch turned into a streak, I began to question whether or not I should address them. Should I color them? Should I stick to natural hairstyles where they'd go unnoticed? I was really on the fence, yet I didn't feel particularly rushed to conceal my grays. What did you do about them? Color them or leave them as is? I left them, and I've been embracing each and every single gray hair.
After giving birth, they started to grow with more intensity. Maybe because of the stress of being a new mom. My ability to embrace this change is largely because of how other Black women with gray hair have celebrated this transformation, pouring into me with kindness and support.
I've even had a few people question whether my gray streak is actually "real" because it's growing in so "perfectly. Do you think this will change in the future? Why or why not? I don't think my love for my gray hairs will change in the future, as I've never colored my hair besides a temporary purple hair wax that simply magnified my silver strands and have had conversations with different hairstylists on treatments and braiding style I can use to make them stand out even more.
They're here now, and that's OK! I noticed my first gray hair in college. I was horrified and used to pluck them individually. For a while in my 20s I embraced it as sort of a silver fox thing, but by the time I hit my mid-thirties I realized they were just looking dull and frizzy, so I decided to start dying my hair. For years, I had it colored professionally, but during the pandemic I've been doing it myself using over-the-counter semi-permanent dye, and honestly, I might never go back!
The maintenance is exhausting. I have dreams of cutting it all off and going all gray, Jamie Lee Curtis style. I was around 40 years old when I found my first grays. Honestly, I didn't expect to have gray hairs at such a young age. I color my hair when the grays became really obvious. I will continue to color my hair for now. Maybe, I'll stop coloring it when I am 70 years old.
I've seen older women with heads full of white hair and I think it looks beautiful! I was in my early 20s when I first started noticing strands of gray.
I have dark brown hair so even one strand is easy to find. I thought it was quite novel when I first noticed them. As the number of grays increased along with my age, I started to consider dying my hair to cover them up. I thought about dying my hair several times, but I have never colored my hair before and so there wasn't a precedent. I think if I had a prior relationship with hair color, I may have been more open to the idea. The idea of having to introduce a new maintenance plan to prevent gray roots from showing is unappealing.
My initial reasonings were simply upkeep and cost, but then, as I entered my 30s, my choice to stay natural unintentionally evolved into a counter-culture statement. I have had many women both friends and strangers comment on my choice and say that it "looked great" and was "inspiring". And so, this fueled my decision to stay grey and bolstered a sense of pride for "going against the patriarchy that expects me to cover up or fix any sign of my aging DNA.
I don't know, but I would be lying if I said I haven't thought about it. I am not married to the idea of staying in one lane for the rest of my life when it comes to hair color. The most important thing is that whatever I choose, it is something that brings me joy.
I first noticed them in my 30s: wiry gray kinks sprouting from the roots of my waist-length dreadlocks. At first, they were a novelty. But as I moved into my forties, not so much! They started to make me feel old. Back then, the only woman with gray dreadlocks I knew of was Toni Morrison. And she wore them well. But I was too young to look like Toni Morrison! I dyed them black for years. By my late 40s, I was spending almost an entire day at the salon every two weeks just to keep the grays at bay.
So, on my 49th birthday, I made an appointment with my stylist, who cut my hair into a TWA teeny-weeny afro , which I planned to grow out into a silver halo of hair. Now my hair journey has come full circle. Back in when she cut my dreads, my stylist had encouraged me to keep them. And three years ago, she permanently reattached all 80!
I am now 72 and first noticed gray hairs in my mid-forties. I was not overly upset, but I had always thought that one of my best features was my very dark brown hair. My hair is quite thin and fine, but the color was good, so it was an asset. I started to color my grays at home, sporadically, back to my natural dark color. Eventually, I started seeing a professional for single-process coloring. I continue to do that. Of course, the pandemic has limited my visits to the hairdresser, and I have only been able to go in once since February.
I am doing at-home touchups and they are working out okay. I miss my dark hair, but it is not a big deal. I will continue to get highlights for the foreseeable future. If I had thick enough hair to cut it short and look good, I would consider going fully gray, but I am not there yet.
However, I do admire gray hair on other women. My mother had beautiful gray hair with a white streak in the front. Alas, I did not inherit that. When I was around 24 years old. I know, life is so unfair. If I had to describe my relationship with my grays in one word, it would be "non-committal. I'm now in my 30s and I still feel that way. I have been coloring my hair a single-process dye since the grays first appeared. I'm one of those women who goes to a salon because I'm very particular about my color not appearing one dimensional.
However, due to the pandemic and quarantine this year, I let my grays grow out for the first time in my life! It was eye-opening to see how many I actually have, and surprisingly, I was on board to fully embrace them and doing quite well with it. But then, one day in September, I looked in the mirror and felt 40 years older than I am. So, I scheduled a hair appointment and we're back to brown these days. This summer was a great experiment and it helped me to assess what a full growth period would entail.
I also got some very kind feedback from my husband, friends and family, so if anything, now I have the confidence to know that rocking my grays is not the worst thing. If your first reaction to finding a gray hair is descending into a full-blown panic, you might want to reconsider your approach. Those cells can include the melanin that gives hair its color. In addition to controlling our anxious thoughts, Friese also recommends taking a holistic approach to our health if we do choose to delay the onset of going gray.
Making sure you're getting enough Vitamin B, calcium, copper, iron, protein, vitamin D, and zinc is essential. And finally, "Stop smoking. It may even contribute to premature graying, especially before the age of Probably the healthiest thing you could do when it comes to going gray is to control your emotional response to it.
Graying hair does not mean you are 'old'. If you're going gray and aren't emotionally ready for that next adventure, that's fine! There are so many options for disguising gray hairs, and you shouldn't feel pressured to rock the silver look yet if you don't want to. Within that group, there are a ton of choices available. You could opt for an all-over color, but be aware that "this method can create a strong line of demarcation and require more maintenance, depending on the percentage of gray.
If you don't want to head to the salon, there are also some temporary spray-on dyes and powders that can be a quick-fix for low-maintenance ladies. So, whether you want to cover or embrace your grays, here's the bottom line: Going gray is totally natural, and nothing to panic about.
Whether you find some grays at 20 or at 80, don't let anyone tell you it's not cute, stylish, or youthful. Go live your best silvery life. United States. That's a myth. So I think that there are some conditions where people start turning gray or losing the color of their hair that are medical problems.
So thyroid problems, too much or too little, for people who are prematurely gray, once again I said, probably a couple ones that you're pulling out in your mid is probably normal if you're. Jones: Right. If you're half-gray by the time you get to your mid, then that's a little early. So dietary things , you need to eat well to make color. So there are cells in the root of our hair follicle that make color, and if they don't get the right nutrients, B12, which comes in meats and proteins, and other kinds of chemicals, then they can't make color.
This is one of the few reversible causes of graying. People who have high or low thyroid and people with some autoimmune diseases that knock off the hair follicles may also go prematurely gray. But prematurely gray, gosh, I think Steve Martin and Anderson Cooper look pretty hot with their hair color. And there are women who can look really great either with some salt and pepper or when they let it grow gray completely.
Jones: Platinum gray. Ooh, I want that. Well, maybe not, maybe not. But if you're growing gray before you're 20, then that's early. If you're half-gray before you're 40, then that's early. But a few that you pluck out, those are your wisdoms.
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