Conditions
Premature Greying
Becoming a refined, silver-haired beauty like former newsreader, Anna Ford, or a ‘silver fox’ like Des Lynam, is perfectly acceptable with age. However, grey hair can sometimes besiege the bonces of the young, often during the teenage years. Interestingly, we all begin life with white hair, which then gets its natural colour before birth due to the formation of the pigment melanin. This subsequently gives us our beautiful and uniquely coloured flowing locks, which usually turn grey between the ages of 35-50 as part our genetic inheritance. Premature greying is often a symptom of Premature Ageing syndromes, but there are many other reasons why it occurs, such as genetic or hormonal factors; external reasons, such as climate, pollutants and toxins; or an underlying medical condition, such as poliosis, which causes localised patches of white hair, or the skin condition vitiligo. Get checked out by your GP if you’re worried. Otherwise, you can either go grey gracefully or reach for the mahogany hair colour.
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my dad went grey at about 26 but i am only 16 and am forced to dye my hair because im going grey. im so embarrased about it and its taken a real drag on my self estime.. i wondered if there are any products i can take to help? ty
hey am 21, i have noticed that i am getting few grey hairs, please tell me if there is a way i could get rid of it without pulling it out, and if there is a way to get rid of it. thank you
hi im 13 and i have recently noticed a few grey hairs on my head. i try to pull them out but they just keep coming back and people are beginning to notice. please help
hiya i am 14 and i have a couple of grey hairs it realy bothers me i dye it and it just comes back i dont know wat to do plz help x
heey, im 13 and i have grey hair, i started about when i was 11-12 and its really embarrassing becuase its getting to the point where people are beggining to notice. i try either cutting them out or plucking them. i feel so self contious of them and i'm worried about having to dye my hair! although i know its in my genes becuase my mother started going grey at a early age too. Some people have even pointed it out and i feel so worried that i cant turn around just incase they see anything!!! please help me xx
Hii i am 16 and i have recently noticed that i have some grey hairs.. it is annoying sometimes and you ask yourself, why? I know that it is inevitable because of my genes.. but does anyone know of anything that can slow the process of premature greying down? Thanks.. =D
I am 22 and have quite a lot of grey hairs in my dark hair. I don't like dying my hair so much because of the chemicals but it grows fast and the white hairs become very visible so I have no choice. Its really embarassing when they start to show and hair dye doesn't seem to cover them properly. I have to dye it every couple of weeks and I'm sure thats not healthy but I know that if I had never dyed it I would have so much white hairs running through my dark hair it would look rediculous on me. I am just worried that this hair dye might be damaging.
hi there i have gray hair and pubic hair is going gray is this normal.ty
im 16 and i have 4 patches of silver white hair one patch is at the front of my hair and it getting bigger. the white hair at the front of my head is quite big and i have a had it about 2 years and it has got bigger! what is it? it has caused other bits of my hair in separate places turn the same colour wat is happening?
im 18,i have had a couple of grey hairs since i was bout 15. i have a bit more now tho lol. It doesnt really bother me.
i think me dad went grey and bald young too, soo i expected it. Roll on the baldness lol:D
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