Seeking advice...my "crowning glory" getting grey!!!

We have the same problem ryanphil01. In my case, it was my father who had prematurely graying hair and I got that from him. I have tried using hair color off and on but my hair gets dry especially during the summers here in the Phils. So I'm resting my hair for a while and color it again when the rainy season comes. I don't use black though instead I use burgundy or chestnut brown. That way, if my hair starts to get gray, it doesn't stand out as much as it does with the black hair.

My husband started graying in his early twenties. By 40 his hair was already mostly white. I don't think that the foods you eat have much to do with it, and genetics is probably the main culprit. My father in law's hair also grayed really early but not as early as my husband's. Other than coloring it, I don't really think you have that many options. They say that there are some products that help, but from what I've seen they just bring a metallic unnatural color. SO your choices seem to be either coloring - something that it's done by more men that what we would think - or just relax about it and enjoy. It really doesn't look that bad LOL

Yes it is hard to accept the grey hairs. I have had them for quite a few years and I am a woman and only 47 and not ready to be grey at all. I am totally grey now and dye my hair as soon as the roots show to much grey. I used to go to salon but can't afford that right at the moment. Know it is better for hair but that is the way it goes. Not no fun to do all of the time but not ready for the grey hair as of yet. Don't know if ever will be. I just use the ones at walmart nice and easy for loreal. They do have some for men too I believe.

Dont tell me that greying hair is purely hereditary. My mom and dad started to get grey hair at age 55+. I noticed that white or grey strands started to appear on my crowning glory when I reached 40 years old, though its not yet noticeable that time. Now, the white / grey strands of my hair are becoming noticeable. I don't use black dyes to color my hair because somebody told me that if I started using hair dyes or hair coloring, the the more my hair will turn grey. However, I like looking at purely grey or white hair. It makes the person look like a mestiza or mestizo (if posessing a fair skin). I would just like to add that I noticed strands of grey hair on my kids who are just aged 15 and 19 now. They use gels on their hair for styling. I guess the use of some gels, spray, dyes, shampoo makes the hair grey and so greying is not purely on the genes.

The decision on whether or not to let your hair go gray is a personal one. I used to dye my hair when I was young and had no grey, but when the gray started coming in in my 40s I decided to go with the flow. Now that I am 60, I only have a minimal amount of gray hair (just enough to be interesting). My suggestion, if you really can't deal with the gray, go to a professional and have it dyed. The upkeep probably won't be too much. In my point of view our society pressures us to do everything we can to avoid looking older. Even though I am a greatgrandmother, I still get many compliments, and people don't believe I am 60.

On the 'foods you eat' part of it, I heard that a deficiency in manganese can be a cause of premature greying hair. Only other choice: Heh, do what I do, shave it all off! Come on, don't be scared. Once you've done it for a couple of months, you won't even notice anymore. I've been doing it for nearly 16 years now and it's completely normal for me now.

Hey its simple use a hair colour Loreal is good if its too much to work around with go to a parlour and they will do it for you, or else just forget what people say it shouldnt make a difference because you are what you are.

Dude, I too am greying earlier than I should. And to make matters worse, this week I found not one but two, TWO grey hours south of the border!! That is simply unacceptable! I am not 40 and won't be for quite sometime. I have been told grey hair is a symptom of folic acid deficiency. I don't know if that is true or not, but I'm about to start taking a whole bottle of the stuff!

You can say that I am really a killjoy. But before going any further, I'd like to say first that your observation as having taken early greying of your hair from your mom is right. These genetic inhereritance or influence really does so much in our lives. I am a killjoy because I don't mind about looking any younger. I don't mind wearing my greying hair around. But since you are that anxious, have your hair coloured. My mom and sisters are doing that. I am amazed at how much one look younger when the hair colour is black again. Try it and discover for yourself whether you will do it continuously or leave it at that, hair getting grey and looking older than your real age. Whichever you are comfortable in.

just look at it as if it was a sign of wisdom I do i used to dye my hair then i decided to just let it be and everyone says it looks better now !

Why not dye your hair with neon green on the left side, red on the other and sky blue on top? You're going to be the coolest forty-something old, err... young looking old man in town! Just kidding, of course. About your graying hair and looking old, don't despair. At first we can't accept physical transformation but we'll soon realize that it is unavoidable. No amount of vitamins and eating the right food can bring back those black hair now. Only hair colorants. Do you know why there are so many hair dyes in the market? Maybe it is because no one has invented a miracle cure for preventing graying hair yet. Get that trip to the salon, and forget about looking old for now.

I don't think that's a good idea to try to make yourself look younger. I mean, when they say you're old then let it be. They, too, will become old someday and they will experience to have grey hairs. In short, being old is a fact of life. Let it show! - Ron Reyes www.ronreyes.co.nr

I hardly go for a haircut/trim, because I want to grow out my hair to at least halfway down my back, cutting off half the length in the front. I'm still trying to grow that stuff out.I do trim my own hair, though, with my own scissors- gotta get those split ends.