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

[catnapper]

Hey Donna, run with it!

I myself would like to let my silver show through but I'm only 35.... thats a bit different than letting your true color shine through at 55! LOL

[smokey the elder]

My hair started going gray in my early 20s (genetic lotto!) I just tell people, "I EARNED these!"

[Pam]

I have been doing my hair for about 20 years now. I started when the first few grays appeared (I figured it was a better idea than plucking them out ). I don't really even know my natural color any more but, from spying on my roots in between touch-ups, I would say that I am probably about 25% gray at this point. I have toyed with the idea of letting it grow out but don't want to do it until I retire. I don't think the growing out process would look too terrific while going into a job everyday.

[gemini9961]

I have noticeable grey hair and I'm only 26 and have had them for a few years. They definitely have a mind of their own and a wholen different texture than my non-grey hair. I sometimes pull them out but I think I am going to quit that. They add a bit of uniqueness to my brown hair. Point is....grey happens to the best of us, grey hair is better than no hair.

[moosmom]

Getting older is MUCH preferable to the alternative

Candace, are you referring to a "dirt nap"??????

[Medusa]

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!

[carole]

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.

[Twisterdog]

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.

[Medusa]

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