23 & going GREY

[*charmalea*]

dont laugh ... its serious

im 23 and lately have been plucking my head more than my eye brows ...

why do i get grey hairs ..

big thick silvery grey ones , that hurt when i pull them out


on top of the damm annoying "baby" hairs that fluff out about 1-2inces from my head .. i get grey ones on my crown ...

this is not hereditary...

[*EmJa*]

Lea, i know its not funny, ive had grey hair since 17!! (now 21) sucks big time..i always colour my hair to hide them!! ive always wanted to know why i got them so young?!

[shazza]

im the same im 31 now and there getting bad and cause im brunette you can see them really bad its embarassing .i have to dye my hair all the time which at the moment i need to do it again .
I started getting them we i was 18

[Neatisme]

LOL!! I have them as well, but I am 36 so think it is to be expected. Start worrying when you find grey pubes, that is all I will say then you will know you are getting old LOL!!

xxx Nita

[visitor1]

LOL!! I have them as well, but I am 36 so think it is to be expected. Start worrying when you find grey pubes, that is all I will say then you will know you are getting old LOL!!

xxx Nita

Sorry hun but i had to giggle when i read the grey pube comment.....

DH is goin grey.. on the head..(not the pubes)..lol

But me...none in sight yet...altho my hair is going darker since preg #1.....now getting alot of browny in it...not so blonde...(but the dumb blonde brain has remained just as silly...)

[Rumpleteaser]

I noticed 1 or 2 grey hairs when I was about 20, by the time I was 24 I was dying my hair. I'm 31 now and still having to colour my hair. My brother has gone really grey and he is only a couple of years older than me. DH is blond so you can't really see his grey.
I don't know if you have noticed that people these days look younger, it is becasue of hair dye. Just have a look at some old photos.

[Olive]

lea, you sound just like me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i noticed them only since having sophie, and the grey are not limited to just my head

[*charmalea*]

aww AJP.... i feel for you ... i wouldnt know if they have travelled elsewhere.. i get to that before i can tell .. hehe

but i sucks .. i have to get dh to help me rip em out ... the ones on my head ...

[Olive]

hehe lea, it's only went i cant be bothered keeping things under control that i see them!! makes me feel very old!! i'm only 28!!

[10longyears]

At least you can dye it and cover it up, I have a friend who not only has had the grey patch since she was in her teens, she is now 31 and starting to thin and go a bit bald. It is unfortunatley normal and common to start getting grey hairs in your early 20's. Even if you pluck they will grow back, it is that particular follicle that can no longer hold pigment so the next one that grows through will be the same. Dye it or pluck it if you want to, whatever makes you happy and remember your only as old as you act. He he he

[westy]

Lea.... my hairdresser once said to me that some people go grey from stress....just like some people lose heaps of hair when they are stressed , I am one of those people,i've got enough hair to make myself a wig....hey that's a thought i could do that(get a wig made) then i wouldn't have to worry about colours i could just pull my wig out when i eventually go grey!!!
Also they say for every grey you pull out 10 will grow back so maybe you should stop pulling them out!!!!!!

[*charmalea*]

Lea.... my hairdresser once said to me that some people go grey from stress....just like some people lose heaps of hair when they are stressed , I am one of those people,i've got enough hair to make myself a wig....hey that's a thought i could do that(get a wig made) then i wouldn't have to worry about colours i could just pull my wig out when i eventually go grey!!!
Also they say for every grey you pull out 10 will grow back so maybe you should stop pulling them out!!!!!!

i lose hair every where ..... like only 2 seconds ago dh made a comment about all my hair all over the bathroom .... i have curly hair ... and i was told the curly people lose alot more hair ....

well i lose a lot of hair and have greys ... so i must be stressed .. how lucky am i ...

[MantaRay]

Lea, if you don't look hard enough you can't see them and if you can't see them, you don't have them LOL!! Same with wrinkles. Therefore I have neither!!

[Bathsheba]

Hey don't worry too much about it... it's normal and like someone said better to go grey than suffer female baldness. I started getting greys at about 20 too. I've read that it could be due to a copper deficiency as well. Maybe try taking a mineral supplement... but also check with your doctor incase at your next checkup... it would only be helpful if you had a deficiency... and mineral supplements can be bad for some people.

[westy]

Lea...that's exactly what happens to me. My parents always used to comment about the amount of hair was on the bathroom floor after i had brushed my hair....or washed it, i always clogged the drains!!!!
I lose heaps of hair but i haven't got any greys so i must be stressed too.........just not as stressed as you Lea.

[soul]

im the same im 31 now and there getting bad and cause im brunette you can see them really bad its embarassing .i have to dye my hair all the time which at the moment i need to do it again .I started getting them we i was 18

Same here!!


Praise the lord for that person that thought of hair dye! I bow to them in thankfulness!

[soul]

Oh I ran to bathroom to check if anything else is greying to, so thanks for making me paranoid now! And your waiting for the answer right? Suffer!

[westy]

Oh I ran to bathroom to check if anything else is greying to, so thanks for making me paranoid now! And your waiting for the answer right? Suffer!

PMSL.....no need to be paranoid darl, even if you were it wouldn't matter you could just do a brazilian and we would be none the wiser......Not that we would be looking down there anyway.