Grey (or Gray) Hair

Samaris

Totally useless thread, but still.

I have to sadly admit that the grey hairs are becoming less anomalous and are snaking down over my ears quite noticeably. Doesn't help that I have quite long, very dark hair so they are screamingly noticeable. Especially when they spring up in a "look at me!" sort of way. Also, just going to say here, hair dye isn't taking on the little buggers much more than it ever did in my black hair. They mock my dye.

So then, when and where did you start noticing grey hairs? Do they aggravate you? (Are you OUTRAGED? Sorry.) Do you dye them? Pull them out? Are you yet resigned to them? Have you contemplated if you could encourage them to form a Rogue-like streak that you could then dye weird colours? If not, why the hell not?

BlondeMoment

Grey hair on a man, its kinda sexy!

I dont have any myself....yet!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I found one natural one last Feb (2015) but I haven't got anymore since
I love the grey hair trend though and I'm ridiculously dark naturally, I tried to go grey but it ended up turning green

First time I found a grey hair was a bit of a shocker. Then again...it was a pube, and it was in my burger...

MrsMcSteamy

I have had grey hair since I was in secondary school. I'm 31 now. Have always dyed it anyway so didn't really bother me. Now my hair isn't holding the colour as well so my roots are growing out very fast. I have found the new loreal magic retouch to be a godsend. It's great for keeping me ticking over til my next hair appointment. Especially if I am heading out for a night.

Samaris

I think I started getting the odd grey strand when I was about twenty or twenty-one. They're just spreading now though. And yeeeet...in a weird way, I kinda like the silvery ones here and there.

Never could dye my hair though. Best I could get was "Well...in a strong light, there's a faint reddish glow, I guess?"

One eyed Jack

Samaris wrote: »

I have to sadly admit that the grey hairs are becoming less anomalous and are snaking down over my ears quite noticeably. Doesn't help that I have quite long, very dark hair so they are screamingly noticeable. Especially when they spring up in a "look at me!" sort of way. Also, just going to say here, hair dye isn't taking on the little buggers much more than it ever did in my black hair. They mock my dye.

Hate those wiry little bastards just tempting me to pull them. I'm not going to do it though because they're always on someone else's head, and that would be rude!

Nope, no grey hairs here at all yet, strangely enough too because there should be given that I'm nearly 40 and I have dark brown hair. You'd imagine I'd have at least one, but nope! Not sure what to make of it tbh

Stigura

No mirror, so I wouldn't really be the one to say. But, when I cut my hair? Much Grey!

Frankly? It doesn't bother me an iota

But; When my pubes start turning white? My shotgun shall speak to me of my self disgust!

Alf Stewart.

Few greys on me sides, not much bothered about em if I'm honest.

Esel

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Few greys on me sides, not much bothered about em if I'm honest.

How about yer back?

My name is URL

BlondeMoment wrote: »

Grey hair on a man, its kinda sexy!

Are we talking Marty Whelan grey or George Clooney grey?

clairewithani

Grey hair on a guy is sexy. On a woman, not so much. Dreading going grey myself.

Esel

My name is URL wrote: »

Are we talking Marty Whelan grey or George Clooney grey?

Well, as we're talking hair, Marty is off the agenda...

My name is URL

Stigura wrote: »

No mirror, so I wouldn't really be the one to say. But, when I cut my hair? Much Grey!

Frankly? It doesn't bother me an iota

But; When my pubes start turning white? My shotgun shall speak to me of my self disgust!

Fcukin' Buckskin Bill over here with his shelves stacked with shotguns but not a mirror in sight

Esel

My name is URL wrote: »

Fcukin' Buckskin Bill over here with his shelves stacked with shotguns but not a mirror in sight

Die, pubes!

Filmer Paradise

47 now & a little bit of snow on the roof now. Just about noticeable up close.

At least it'll stop people accusing me of dying it for the last 10 years!

Lia_lia

I'm 27 and I've never got a grey hair. Not that I know of anyway! My hair is naturally blonde so it would be very hard to notice it if I got any I would say. My Dad went fully grey in his late 20's, my Mother is in her 50's and only has got a few grey hairs. I think grey hair looks great on some people!

Going grey is easy mode

Going bald is hard mode

clairewithani

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Going grey is easy mode

Going bald is hard mode

Bald also sexy.

failinis

I am 20 and my hair has been getting white (not even gray just pure white) since I was 17.
Huge patch of white on the front left, and a growing spreading of stray ones around all of my head.
My mother was pure white by the time she was 26.
Thanks genetic's!

kfallon

clairewithani wrote: »

Bald also sexy.

PM sent

Well for ye all with yer hair, cúnts :pac:

Stigura

My name is URL wrote: »

Fcukin' Buckskin Bill over here with his shelves stacked with shotguns but not a mirror in sight

What on earth do ye imagine gun ownership has to do with mirror ownership? Or Buckskin, for that matter

Esel wrote: »

Die, pubes!

Naah. Actually, it's to do with an image I once had thrust upon me. It featured white pubes. As for the rest? No need to know

If mine ever go white? I'll have to shave them off, or shoot my fukcing self. I couldn't keep getting reminded of that vile image.

Anyway; Sorry. Not to bring the thread down ....

Irish Guitarist

I got my first grey hair when I was in my early twenties. I panicked at first but it was years before I got another one. My hair didn't become noticeably grey until I was in my early thirties. I had long hair years ago but cutting it shorter made the grey hairs less noticeable. Now I'm 40 and I still have more black hair than grey. On the other hand my 27 year old nephew is almost bald so I'm just glad I have hair.

Esel

Sorry to burst yizzer bubble, but there is no such thing as grey hair (unless it can be dyed grey...).

It's white.

Feel better now?

One eyed Jack

failinis wrote: »

I am 20 and my hair has been getting white (not even gray just pure white) since I was 17.
Huge patch of white on the front left, and a growing spreading of stray ones around all of my head.
My mother was pure white by the time she was 26.
Thanks genetic's!

That's something like my uncle on my father's side - he went white overnight! Like went to bed with black hair, woke with a head of snow white hair! My brother was born with ginger hair, and then around 7 his hair turned the same colour as mine, dark brown. He went bald in his 30's.

Meanwhile I have a stupidly thick head of hair that shows no signs of falling out, though if I develop the bald spot on the back like my old man (to look at him from the front, he'd a full head of hair like a wire brush, massive bald spot round back! ), I'm just going to shave it all off!

Samaris

failinis wrote: »

My mother was pure white by the time she was 26.
Thanks genetic's!

Okay, that's kinda awesome in a weird way. Was she very pale before that or was it a really noticeable dark-to-white change?

Esel

One eyed Jack wrote: »

That's something like my uncle on my father's side - he went white overnight! Like went to bed with black hair, woke with a head of snow white hair!

Pics or ....

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

My other half has a few grey hairs that you can barely see but I still like to take the credit for them

the evasion_kid

I've got a clump of grey hair on the front of my head,I use that just for men with the brush applicator and wash it out ten minutes later

failinis

One eyed Jack wrote: »

That's something like my uncle on my father's side - he went white overnight! Like went to bed with black hair, woke with a head of snow white hair!

:eek: Don't be talking of that to me!
Oh my brother has a bald spot just like my dad - rather take white hair over no hair!

Samaris wrote: »

Okay, that's kinda awesome in a weird way. Was she very pale before that or was it a really noticeable dark-to-white change?

She had fair brown hair, in summer she would get natural blond highlights. She did not get lighter hair, just suddenly white hairs.
Apparently hair loss and white hair are fairly genetic and are passed down, seems to be my case :pac:

Esel wrote: »

Pics or ....

This gives examples of reported cases and says its hard to prove but that going grey within a few weeks is possible for sure.

FunLover18

clairewithani wrote: »

Grey hair on a guy is sexy. On a woman, not so much. Dreading going grey myself.

So hard to tell seeing as most women dye their hair anyway, but people like Julie Walters rock the grey hair and I know she's older so it suits but I see know reason why it shouldn't work on someone younger same way it does for us gents, you'd also be guaranteed to stand out in a crowd.

StudentDad

Going grey, don't care. I fought long and hard to reach this age and I'm not going to pretend to be back in my 20's. I'm in my 40's grey hair is par for the course. Nevermind the silly expense of dye etc. I have better things to spend money on.
My plan is to stay fit and if I go grey, so what?

SD

failinis

clairewithani wrote: »

Grey hair on a guy is sexy. On a woman, not so much. Dreading going grey myself.

I think you will find I am sexy as hell :pac:

One eyed Jack

failinis wrote: »

She had fair brown hair, in summer she would get natural blond highlights. She did not get lighter hair, just suddenly white hairs.
Apparently hair loss and white hair are fairly genetic and are passed down, seems to be my case :pac:

I'm definitely the odd one out in my family as I take after my old man who was dark skinned and would go dark brown in the sun, whereas the rest of the family took after my mother - pale ginger and would go lobster crispy in the sun!

(thought for years the postman must have called ffs as I look nothing like the rest of them, and the brother whose hair went from ginger to dark, went sandy blond when he went to Spain! :pac:)

This gives examples of reported cases and says its hard to prove but that going grey within a few weeks is possible for sure.

Well that's interesting! It was only told to me as a story because I asked what was the story with him having snow white hair and the rest of his brothers having jet black hair. Apparently happened when he was in his 21 or thereabouts, no stressors or anything.

failinis

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I'm definitely the odd one out in my family as I take after my old man who was dark skinned and would go dark brown in the sun, whereas the rest of the family took after my mother - pale ginger and would go lobster crispy in the sun!

All my family are lobsters in the sun - but its only me who is going white so young, all my siblings are a lot older than me and loss of hair more common.
I was just about to suggest the milkman paying a visit to your mother

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Well that's interesting! It was only told to me as a story because I asked what was the story with him having snow white hair and the rest of his brothers having jet black hair. Apparently happened when he was in his 21 or thereabouts, no stressors or anything.

I was told a similar story of my granny and a few uncles and aunts (not over night, but within a few years, the small population of white just over took).
Read a bit on causes, lack of certain minerals and vitamins can effect hair colour and such not just stressors. Could just be plain auld bad luck.

Rosie Rant

I've veen finding grey hairs since I was around 15. I only pull them out if someone says they are bugging them. They don't really bother me as much. I don't know why some people, when they find their first grey hair, seem to feel like their life is over.

Wibbs

Got my first in my late teens. Tiny clump of them. Then after a while they turned back to dark. I had a mixture of black and red hairs, the reds went grey first. I'd reckon a good decade before. Now I'd be half and half, grey/black.

hairyslug

I'm 36 and very slowly going silver, I pretend to my wife that it's getting to me so that's what she concentrates on when she's slagging me off (it's a healthy relationship we have)

The flying mouse

My hair is dark brown,I have grey strands of grey hair a while now, just grew a beard and that has clumps which are pure white,,rainbow head...

jester77

Turning 40 next year and I've noticed one or two starting to appear on end of my chin. I suppose it will gradually makes it way to my head at some stage.

Duggy747

Used to have hair blacker than Hitler's heart to the point that people thought I dyed it. :pac:

Around 24 / 25 the greys started appearing where my friends would stop me mid-conversation and go: "Jaysus, you're going awful grey man!"

30 now but still predominantly black, grey growth slowed down for the moment and the long hair sort of masks it though me head has definitely gone a lighter shade. My beard is like a crap rainbow though with black, brown, ginger, and grey hairs

I don't mind, I ain't going bald and by the looks of it I'll look quite decent with an aul salt & pepper head on me.

Sam Kade

I'm past the grey stage almost white now
Onion juice is supposed to turn grey hair back to natural colour but the smell might be off putting.

Conor Bourke

I've been dyeing my hair grey for almost a year now, love it!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

I've been dyeing my hair grey for almost a year now, love it!

Jealous! What is your natural colour

Conor Bourke

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Jealous! What is your natural colour

Boring mousey brown. Been a few different variants of dark brown to dark blonde the last few years and then decided "fcuk this, I want bright blonde hair" so I've been getting platinum blonde all over colour and I vary the shade of toner anywhere on the spectrum from ashy blonde to blue/violet/grey. The toners only lasts a few weeks and I'm left with platinum blonde until my next trip to the hairdressers but I don't care! Absolutely love it!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I am very dark brown, tried strip it with the view of going grey but the idiot hairdresser ended up turning it green. Now I don't know whether to keep trying to get blonder on the ends or go back dark.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/16/59/e2/1659e2488dee6948a88e6ba267ad64ee.jpg

That was the goal

jester77

Is hair dye worth the effort, does it not look fake and unnatural?

My hair colour changes with the seasons, it is much darker in the winter than in the Summer. In the Summer it is a much lighter shade, but when I cut it it looks darker for a week or 2. Plus it has different shades on different parts of my head, it is more tinted on the sides than on top.

Can hair dye really replicate that?

Rubberlegs

I started getting a few silver hairs a few years back. I refuse to call them grey, silver sounds so much nicer:). As soon as they get really noticeable, I'm down to get a colour done. I'll do this for the foreseeable. I think in a way if I'd lots more it'd be easier to let colouring go,whereas I think the few I have look untidy when they randomly start popping up again amongst the brown. It's a different story with men though, silver hairs are sexy as hell, especially in really dark hair:)

IvyTheTerrible

73Cat wrote: »

I started getting a few silver hairs a few years back. I refuse to call them grey, silver sounds so much nicer:). As soon as they get really noticeable, I'm down to get a colour done. I'll do this for the foreseeable. I think in a way if I'd lots more it'd be easier to let colouring go,whereas I think the few I have look untidy when they randomly start popping up again amongst the brown. It's a different story with men though, silver hairs are sexy as hell, especially in really dark hair:)

Oh yeah, the silver fox look is so sexy!

I have grey hairs but they are just along my temples so far, and are hidden by my long hair.
I have quite dark hair, so when they get more visible I'll have to start colouring it.

Speedwell

I'm 49 and I've been using dye since I was in my late 20s (not to cover gray at that time but to change the color). I had a well-paying job and I made enough money to have an excellent colorist do my hair every month (my hair grows fast). Fast forward to last year, when I stopped coloring because I got sick of the constant hassle and expense and I thought I'd just "go natural". I tried to use a color stripper and it took about a fifth of the color out and my hair still smells like the chemical when it's wet, after who knows how many washes and rinses. Ick ugh. I have about three inches of salt-and-pepper over a good 40 cm of variable browns. It looks like hell and I don't know what to do with it anymore.

While I was out a few weeks ago with my much younger sister-in-law and her little boy, she stopped at a beauty supply for a special pregnancy-safe dye. The seven-year-old was asking me all kinds of questions about hair dye and why ladies use it and have I ever used it, and so forth. He's seen me with my hair fully dyed, and I asked him, "Well, you remember when my hair was all one color, right? Didn't you like it better then?" Little dude looked me dead in the eye and said, "No, I like it better like you have it now." Well, OK then.

IvyTheTerrible

Speedwell wrote: »

I'm 49 and I've been using dye since I was in my late 20s (not to cover gray at that time but to change the color). I had a well-paying job and I made enough money to have an excellent colorist do my hair every month (my hair grows fast). Fast forward to last year, when I stopped coloring because I got sick of the constant hassle and expense and I thought I'd just "go natural". I tried to use a color stripper and it took about a fifth of the color out and my hair still smells like the chemical when it's wet, after who knows how many washes and rinses. Ick ugh. I have about three inches of salt-and-pepper over a good 40 cm of variable browns. It looks like hell and I don't know what to do with it anymore.

While I was out a few weeks ago with my much younger sister-in-law and her little boy, she stopped at a beauty supply for a special pregnancy-safe dye. The seven-year-old was asking me all kinds of questions about hair dye and why ladies use it and have I ever used it, and so forth. He's seen me with my hair fully dyed, and I asked him, "Well, you remember when my hair was all one color, right? Didn't you like it better then?" Little dude looked me dead in the eye and said, "No, I like it better like you have it now." Well, OK then.

And you know, a kid of that age will be brutally honest so you know he wasn't sugar coating it for you. Win!