White hair

@laniekins (4579)
Philippines
August 30, 2012 4:47am CST
I have white hair right now, some were visibly seen while some where only seen when I flip my hair. I am 32 years old and I have white hair already. My parents both has lots of white hair but because they are in their senior, is it hereditary? The only one of my siblings who has similar case like me is my older sister. Do you have any tip on how to cure or prevent it? Is it bad to get rid of my white hair, that's what I do everrtime I see one.
11 responses
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
30 Aug 12
Early onset of white hair (and of male baldness) is usually hereditary. There is nothing you can do about it except to use a dye or colourant to make it less obvious. Some people wear their white hair with pride but they tend to be exceptional. Most people are rather sensitive and concerned that others will think that they are older than they are or 'past it', even! In men, some greying of the hair is often seen as 'distinguished' and a mark of maturity. Many women find it quite attractive, in fact. Some men do try to disguise it, but, unless you have naturally very dark hair or go to a really excellent hairdresser, it almost always looks unnatural (and rather a cause for amusement). There is a myth that, "if you pull out one white hair, two more will grow in its place". This is quite untrue. What happens is that the follicles are progressively ceasing to make melanin and that you will inevitably grow more and more white hair.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Alright, no more pulling of white hair for me, thanks for the scientific explanation, I never research on that. My hair is not pure black, I can see lighter shade of brown which I think I had when I was a child or maybe because of the chemicals from straightening and rebonding. Anyways, thanks again, will try to stop my hands from pulling my white hair and will go to salon for dye.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
30 Aug 12
Hi, You said you are 32 and nothing to worry, it is a symbol of your age that you are moving towards the senior! Oh no! It is quite natural that after the age of 30 chances to have a few white hair alongwith the black hairs. And see, after 1 or 2 years, you can see more of them. Even my sister is of 32-33 and she started colouring her hair saying that there are many white hair through the black haris and it it looks pure white long hairs. So, let it be like a lucy sign and when are you going to treat for it? hahahaha
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Oh no, should I accept my age? Others of the same age or higher doesn't have white hair. To be honest, I look young and feel younger than my age so they will can only tell that I'm old when they see those white hair.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
Having white/grey hair at your age is normal to those whose parents who also had it at your age. Growing white/grey hair could not be prevented by anything. All you can do is to color your hair if you do not want those white/grey hair showing up. NEVER pull it out. It will just cause thinning of your hair.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Oh my, that's what I do always and my hair is so thin but even before the pulling of white hair, my hair gets thin cause of chemicals from rebonding.
@chicgale (2982)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
Yes, it hereditary since you are still young. I have friends who have the same problem as you and they are their early 30's also. What they did was to dye their hair.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Do you consider like working too much? I've work too much in my previous company and I think that's how my white hair and being oblivious obtain.
• China
30 Aug 12
If your white hair not too much,after getting rid of one you'd better put some vinegar on its root to restrain it grows again. The reason of hair being white is mainly because lack of melanin,so the key to change this situation is to strong your nutrition.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Yeah, I'm under nourish or malnourished for my age. Thanks and will try to increase my food intake of fruits and veggies.
@Melody968 (124)
• China
30 Aug 12
Hi Laniekins, I am 37 and I have white hair too. I found it since several years ago. But it is not very visible if one just take a look at me. YOu can find it only to look close to my head.But it is a natural thing when people have some white hair as their aging. The good way to have a black hair is to eat peanut or to cook the food with peanut oil. When I was several years old, I hair once dropped off and no any piece of hair left on my head because of the bad life conditions in China country-side at the time. My mother went to a barefoot doctor for help. The doctor told my mother to let me eat more peanut or to cook food with the peanut oil. So my mother mixed the peanut oil into the rice porridge which just cooked well in the pot with very high temperature. After some day, much black hair came back to my head. Till today, my hair look very beautiful in black.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Hey, thanks for the tip, I'll try to eat peanut. Here we have fried and steamed peanut, I will eat steamed peanut. thanks and happy myloting.
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
Yes, if you're still young and you have white hairs, yes, it's hereditary. I suggest you color your hair with black dye to cover up the white hairs. That's what my mother, and my best friend, and my classmate do. They all got white hairs at young age. There are black hair dye products specifically for white hairs in the grocery.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
That's actually my plan, to die my hair but I don't have time and budget to go to salon right now.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
8 Sep 12
Hello, aunty Laniekins, you must accept the fact to have white or grey hairs. To dye your hairs can just let your hairs to be in whatever colors that you wish for a certain short period only and there is a side effect to your health too. If you have white or grey hairs because of lacking certain nutrition, I advise you to eat black beans which can make your hairs black. However, I do like to have white or grey hairs to make myself to be more mature and senior.
@shaina228 (119)
• Japan
31 Aug 12
I guess it's hereditary. My 13 yr old son is always complaining having fast appearance of white hair. The same case when I was also in high school. I've heard that white hair sometimes are caused by too much stress and too much thinking and is said to be usual. The only way to hide it is to dye as everybody is saying. But be careful because frequent use of hair dye may damage your hair that will cause another problem.
@valiusha (19)
• Bulgaria
31 Aug 12
I am 35 years old but I am very white hair. I started to go gray about 30 years. It's hereditary. For me it is not bad.I do not think there is any way to treat your hair than dying. But man I personally do not like the dyed hair. Men with gray hair, adorable. Do not worry!
• China
30 Aug 12
In nowadays, the young who have white hair are becoming more and more, from twelve years old to more than forty, which may be caused by press or eating patterns. At first, you should make sure if it is hereditary. To invesigate how many people are in a familar situation, if it is a relative common phnomenon, it is possibly hereditary and hard to cure. On the other hand, if not hereditary, you can adjust your sentiments to relax yourself from strong press, at the same time, cultivating a healthy eating habbit to enhance your body. Curing it is a hard and long-time fight, please preserve and keep positive. Wish you defeat white hair early.