I never thought I'd live to say this but...

Premature graying runs in my family. I had a lot of gray streaks in my hair at age 23 and my sister was totally gray at age 17. Unacceptable for both of us. It's a personal choice, obviously, but still being out there in the work force, I want to look as young as possible. It may be illegal to discriminate on the basis of age and they may never tell you that's the reason but it's done every day. And I feel younger when I look in the mirror and don't see those pesky reminders that my calendar keeps losing pages. Plus gray hair often becomes unmanageable, kinks a lot and causes the rest of the hair to look unruly. I have a friend who is 63 and has long gray hair and she looks to be 75. It's her choice and she's happy w/it so it's her friendship that I care about, not her hair. If you're pleased w/your hair and how it looks and how other people react to you, then you go, girl! :)

I totally agree with what you are saying here Medusa,if you are happy with it as is, then to heck with anyone else, if not then go buy a bottle,it's up to you entirely. :)

I refuse to dye my hair. I have dark brown hair, and one WHITE stripe, about an inch wide, in my bangs. I sometimes think I look like a skunk. LOL

But, actually, I like my stripe a lot. I get tons of complements on it, a lot of people (especially teenagers) think I bleached it that way on purpose and that I'm just the coolest! LOL!

I'm also getting quite a few random white hairs through the rest of my hair, too. I don't care. I earned them. I like to think of them as highlighting, for free.

My grandma and mother both have pure white hair. It's beautiful. People actually stop my mom in restaurants and stores to complement her on her beautiful hair. I am not at all worried about mine going all white eventually.

My Grandfather had gorgeous white hair, too; it looked like cotton. When I'm that age, no problem. Until then, not so much. :p

Its only hair. And, yes, I have gray in mine. I just can't muster up the energy to care that much about it. There are so many other things I could do to be/feel/think younger, but, why? I am the age I am, and, my energies would be better spent on exercising 30 minutes a day, giving my heart- a vital organ- a chance to be younger.

No point in looking younger (if in fact one does look younger with certain hair colours) if I am not gonna be alive long enough to appreciate it.

It simply is a personal choice, some people really suit grey hair and look great, other's not so much, each to their own, it is not so much about looking younger to me, i just don't like it on me, i prefer dying it, but yes i will eventually let myself go grey.

The important thing, obviously, is to take care of the inner and outer person. Too much emphasis on either is imbalanced. We should do our best to look our best at all times and, if gray hair suits us, then so be it.

Actually, it doesn't look too bad. I know that some people who let their hair go grey have yellow in it. My hair doesn't. So, for the time being, it'll stay that way.

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Originally Posted by moosmom

Actually, it doesn't look too bad. I know that some people who let their hair go grey have yellow in it. My hair doesn't. So, for the time being, it'll stay that way.

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Good for you Donna. I'll bet it's great on you too. :) I didn't get gray
hair until my 40s and my daughter started to gray in her 20s. :rolleyes:

I let my hair go gray simply because I am too lazy to keep up with coloring it. :rolleyes:

I DO use a shampoo to tone down the yellow. It's a generic bluing shampoo and conditioner that costs about $6 at Sally Beauty Supplies. It's lasted me about a year.

I tried to let it grow but it made me look older. So now I have it cut short, very short. No fussing in the morning :D

Do what you think is best for YOU! No one else has to look in the mirror.

Amen, Mary!!

Frankly, for me, at 45, I'm not ready to be gray. I tried it. I looked washed out and tired. I am probably 95% gray at this point, my whole head, except for a little patch in the back, on the bottom. I've been going gray since I was about 30, I think. It is worth every dime I spend to brighten myself up. But I agree, to each his own. If you're happy with your hair, then that's all that matters!