I have lots of grey hairs like 10 or so. and im only 17 yrs old. Is it due to stress? cuase if it is then ill be expecting alot more grey hairs soon. I need help. what should i do?

is there some kind of vitamin or somethin? or should i dye my hair.

thanks.

hi
listen kid
i don think u can do abt that grey i started to get these grey hair when i was just 15 and i tried everything right from allopathy homeopathy shehnaz hussain herbal ayurveda and rest everything that is therre in this world and spentt a frotune on buying these ****ty products and nothing happened the best thing u can do now is t applly henna that is what i use to do at ur age but now i have switched to colours manufactured by loreal and wella i think thats the best alternative u have
sorry to say that

Maybe this grey hair at young age thing run in the family. Ask your dad or your grandfather if they did had grey hair when they were young.

I started geting grey hair around the age of 14-15.
Do you have really dark hair? Dark hair seems to grey faster. If you have just a few, pluck um out.
If you have a lot you could get some highlights put in your hair to blend them in. Or Just go blonde.
I've had to put up with hair cutters making comments about my grey for years with comments like "your HOW old with THIS much grey?" I now dye my hair fresh before getting a hair cut so they can't make comments.
Hair cut people are evil http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

hi!

i recently started to notice a few gray hairs also. i have about 4 or 5 of them, but in really noticeable spots.

my hairdresser told me that if your gray hairs are not in the two key areas where actually graying occurs, it is most likely stress.

i didn't want to take chances with hair dyes and stuff since i have naturally jet black hair so i found this mousse by loreal that is a color mousse. you put it in after you wash your hair and style as usual. the temporary color mousse washes right out after you wash your hair again. there are several companies (loreal, goldwell, etc..) that make similar products and you can find them at beauty stores. they are usually about $8-12 and they have them in all colors.

hope that helps!

Please don't take this the wrong way or think that I'm trivializing how you feel in any way...but maybe you shouldn't worry about it so much. 10 or so grey hairs is not a lot at all and stressing about them may only make more come on.

My fiance also started to grey at an early age (around 20). He's now 31 and still only has a handful of grey hairs.

Now my own personal opinion. I think the grey in my guy's hair (he has jet-black hair) makes him look very sexy and distinguished!! Look at George Clooney! He has peppered hair and he's a top sex symbol! Women love him!

I realize that this make not make you feel any better but its something to think about. You can always dye your hair to cover the grey.

Take care!

Cheers,

Nicola http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif

imjustagurl just wondering, where are the two key areas that graying usually occurs?

Grey hair is not caused from stress or anything else. It is a hereditary thing and nothing can change it, it's just part of who you are. I was a cosmetician and took many training sessions on hair through Clairol and L'oreal - for hair colors and all about hair. One trainer I had said she is completely grey, since she was a teen. Grey hair is really a piece of hair with no color, it's not grey. I also know a guy that's about 27, and he has tons of grey hair; he colors it to his natural color with mens hair color. Nothing to be too worried about, cause you can't change it. Lot's of men and women look great with greying hair...no matter what age.

I have quite a few grey hairs on my head, 19yo male. I think it's from stress, at least for me. I plucked most of them last week.

If your changing hair color is not the result of medication, sometimes adding Vitamin B as a supplement to your diet helps. Also there is a vitamin specificly for hair ... called Hair....It is very helpful.
The other choice would be to add highlights so it looks like you choose to have your hair that way. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/angel.gif

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As an experienced early greyer (my mom found my first grey when i was 11) i can say it runs in the family.

at eleven i started using henna to cover the grey and the grey really enhanced the color job. After ten plus years of using dyes i have decided to just let my natural hair grow out for fer that i may dammage my hair beyond repair.

On the other hand xyz8910 suggested you ask your father or grandfather about early greying... but i would also suggest you go to your mother's side of the family and ask around there as well...

and by all means don't be worried.

l found a grey hair in my daughters hair when she was 4 http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/bang.gif she has dark hair and i was told hers was due to been dark and havin a pigment gone wrong in that hair shaft http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/bang.gif its an old wifes tale about going grey overnite, hereditry is the main factor my granda was pure grey at 21 http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/bang.gif and im just starting to get a few now at 36 http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/bang.gif glad it never caught me lol http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif dont worry it makes men look distinguished

I started getting a few white (not grey) hairs in middle school and now I have twenty or thirty mixed in with my black/brown hair (I highlight). However, the dye does not see to be able to adhere to the white hair, but everyone I know thinks it's super cool. I wouldn't worry about it!

my husband went grey at a very young age..he's thirty now, ive always had him use that just for men hair colr..it works great, but the only bad thing is his hair grows so darn fast that it seems like were alwasys coloring it...(hes gat dark brown hair) he went a few weeks ago and went the all blonde thing...it looks really good.

Check this out I have 2 sisters and myself we were each BORN with 1 gray hair on our head in the same exact spot! I was born with jet black hair, 1 sister with medium brown and the youngest with red hair. we are all grown with children of our own and all the kids are red heads except my daughter(blond) and all kids have 1 gray hair in the same spot as us. so gray must be inherited. I am in early thirtys and my daughter just told me tonite that I now have gray hairs in my eyebrows.(o my god) I am actually grayer than my father.

my sisters are not showing signs of gray like I am so there must be something to having jet black hair. If anyone has tried the color mousse be careful. My one sister tried it for fun and 4 1/2 years later it still has not come out of her hair.

my mother says she and a nurse found a white hair on my head the day after i was born. i only have two now me being 18 you should worry to much about it sometimes it just comes with the genes .

LOTS OF GREAT ADVICE. Grey hair is an absence of color. And Can Be Caused From STRESS, and damage to the follicle or root and is inherint and nothing you take into your body will stop the greys from coming! BUT you can hide or cover it up. Colored mousse is temporary(unless you have blonde or white hair) Henna type products don't completly cover grey but blends it. Or theres permanent color. Which is more damaging, but if you keep your hair short and use a good conditioner, its great. Wella and Clairol are good.
Clairol makes one called GREY BUSTERS. Find it at a beauty supply. Mix this with 20 vol. developer. And remember you arn't the only one!! GOOD LUCK!

Graying hair may also be cause from thyroid deficiancy, medications, exposure to certain chemicals, or illnesses. So, be sure to get a check up if you have greying hair with other symptoms. Don't assume that gray hair is unrelated to your health.

Prematurely graying hair is hereditary, but so is thyroid imbalance. MY mom's hair was prematurely gray and so is mine. We both had undiagnosed thyroid deficiency for many years.

I have known several men who had gray hair early. THeir hair was black and they were all of Irish decent. One of the guys was completely salt and pepper in high school. I was told once that in addition to the above mentioned causes, gray hair can be caused by a copper deficiency.

I am 20 years old and have more grey hairs then I can count!! It's pretty embrassing escipally when I encounter people and there like, "how old are you" and I say 20... and they god, "thats a lot of grey hair!"
I hate that!! Plus I'm a female so it really sucks!!! I dont want to die my hair since its bad for it but i guess I'm going to have it.

hi, im 13 just turning 14 in like 7 days, and yesterday i found a grey hair i plucked it out and i found another one this morning... is it true if u pluck one out ull get 3 more???...and i dunt wanna die my hair cuz its already dead i was gonna try to grow it out. wut should i do????

Gray hair is almost always hereditary, but could be caused by some medical conditions. The only way to get rid of it is to color, unfortunately.
To the people afraid of coloring: I have two good friends that were completely gray by the time they were 25 (both women) and one chose to color while the other stayed au naturel. I guess it depends on your skin color and general attitude to cosmetics, but I have to say that both have nice hair. Dye doesn't ruin it if you ADD color (like you do to cover gray), only if you bleach to go lighter.

Hey i got these two little gray patches of hair and im only 17. people keep sayin its stress, But im not realy stressed so do yall know somthin ele it might be?

I'm 16 and have white hair......anyone know why this is? i had one little patch of it at around 13, then another one popped up at 14

Some people get premature gray hair. My girlfriend was totally gray by 21. She is now late forties. She has colored her hair for years. I have a 26 year old son that started getting a few gray hairs at 21. He is now having his hair highlighted (streaked). Frankly, it's hereditary, but at least if you are young you can do something about it like highlighting it or even dying it. Dyed hair on older men doesn't really look good but if you are young and have a young face, you've got lots of options.

BAH! I don't care if my hair purple, I'm glad to have it! Why would this scare you? It's genetic, you have nothing to worry about except an occasional dye job if it really bothers you.

My boyfriends dad is 62 and his mom is 50 and their both completely grey...his mom dyes his hair and has for years and hes obly 19 and hes starting to get them...It doesnt bother me,I think he looks hot and I love him cuz hes him...hair color doesnt bother me,if hes all grey in a year...then so be it!