Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 14:21     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
Anonymous wrote:How would you know this if you color your hair on a regular basis?
I'm 58, get my roots touched up every 4 weeks, my colorist uses demi-permanent color on my hair as supposedly I'm not gray enough yet to use permanent. That's the most I know about my grays!


If you have to dye roots every 4 weeks you are probably over 20 percent gray but under 50 percent
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:55     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
44 and only a few gray strands.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:50     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
46 and at least 50%
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:46     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
50 and probably at least 90% but not sure because I’ve been coloring since my early 30s.
I go back and forth with stopping coloring but don’t want to deal with the transition phase. Will probably wait 5 years until my youngest is out of high school, unless I’m job searching.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:45     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
Anonymous wrote:I find the range of ages of people going gray on the on the other thread to be fascinating. I am curious as to what the typical age and pace for going gray is.
I’m 51 and only have a few silver strands. If you are over 40, what your age and how gray are you?


55, and I found a gray hair the other day. One. Naturally brown, have never used any hair coloring products
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:43     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
This hasn't even been predictable across my siblings, it's all over the place
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:41     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
48, no grey, but maybe 2-3% white around my temples.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:37     Subject: Re:How old are you and what % gray?
57 and maybe 5-10%? The most gray is around my temples.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:29     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
51, just noticed 1 or 2 small greys at my temple. My mother’s side of the family goes grey very late.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:16     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
38 and none, husband is the same age and 75% gray! He was graying when I met him at 25.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:13     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
47 and my hairstylist says I'm 5-10% gray and mostly in the lower layers so you can only see a handful of gray hairs when I wear it down. She says "don't even think about coloring until you hit 20%".
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:12     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
Anonymous wrote:How on earth can you tell the %?!

I’m mid 30s and know I have grey, but I get highlights/balayage so it sort of blends in. I noticed a big ‘streak’ recently and had to show my husband 😂 my ‘natural highlights’ are getting pretty pronounced! I never do any root coloring, but might have to start

The percentage is estimated.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:11     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
How on earth can you tell the %?!

I’m mid 30s and know I have grey, but I get highlights/balayage so it sort of blends in. I noticed a big ‘streak’ recently and had to show my husband 😂 my ‘natural highlights’ are getting pretty pronounced! I never do any root coloring, but might have to start
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 13:05     Subject: How old are you and what % gray?
My husband, his mom, and her dad never went gray.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 12:55     Subject: Re:How old are you and what % gray?
I’m 57 and only have a few scattered strands. Have never colored my hair and hope to avoid it. People in my family gray very slowly. I think I’ll skip color altogether if I’m 65-70 by the time I look “salt and pepper.”