How old are you and what % gray?
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Anonymous
Also 44 with a ton of curly auburn hair and was unpleasantly surprised to notice a whole bunch of gray (white) hairs once I started returning to the fluorescent lights of the office post pandemic (and after taking on a really stressful role). They’re still not very noticeable to others but I can probably find at least 10 or so in five minutes of looking. I’m still at the stage where I pull them out (<0.1%) when I find them. My twin sister with similar hair has zero. |
Anonymous
| 57 and a few gray that I can pluck when I see it. I have not started dyeing my hair yet but my sister has been mostly gray since she was 45. I got lucky with those genes. |
Anonymous
Similar situation. I'll be turning 36 this month. It started to progress quickly after 30 and I had more kids. |
Anonymous
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I'm 48 and a brunette and I'm probably ~20% gray now. But I started turning gray after I had my 1st when I was 26. I have my hair done every 5-6 weeks. I've asked my DH when it's ok to go all natural - he jokingly (half serious) said not until our youngest is off to college.
My DH though is 52 and is maybe ~15% gray but his trimmed beard is 70% gray. Everyone remarks how good he looks and while I hate the double standard, I swear he is even better looking now than when we first met. |
Anonymous
52 year old woman here whose youngest just left for college last fall - I'm still not emotionally ready to go all grey (although from a maintenance, time and cost standpoint I'd love to go all grey). I think everyone who does it is awesome, and many look great. But if I am honest (and I will be bc this is anonymous), I have yet to meet a woman it isn't aging on. If I see a woman with a sleek silver bob, stylish clothes, etc., I still think she is much older than I am even if she is in her 40s! Also, I am pretty low maintenance appearance wise when not at work or a nice dinner/event - I love to be able to pull my hair back into a ponytail or messy bun, wear little make up, etc. As others also pointed out, grey haired woman who do that look unkempt and/or washed out. |
Anonymous
| Mid 40s, and probably 10%? It's mostly in the front in a Bonnie Raitt/rogue streak |
Anonymous
56, redhead, same. |
Anonymous
I've never dyed my hair. Not sure if that's why I'm mid 50s with just a few grays at the temples. My mom has a different hair color from my and never died her hair either, and she is maybe 20% gray at 83. Probably genetics. |
Anonymous
| 45. Maybe one or two gray hairs? I don’t dye or highlight my hair; shade is medium brown. My grandma never went gray so wondering if I inherited her hair. |
Anonymous
| 48 with three gray hairs on my head. |
Anonymous
| 55...slightly grey...5%. I have super dark hair though so they are all like neon. Hate the thought if grey but also hate to think of having high maintenance expensive hair. |
Anonymous
| My dad is in his 80s and still is only about 50% white. I’m in my 40s and only have the occasional grey/white strand pop up. We’ll see if I track like my Dad did! |
Anonymous
| I’m 52 and have maybe 5%. I have a streak in the front of my hair (long bob w/o bangs). |
Anonymous
| 34, with significant greying at temples, and I’m started to find random grey hairs throughout. Hair still looks brown overall, but it’s changing fast. |
Anonymous
| 66, 3% temporal gray… but thinning hair. |