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10 year old with grey hair

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LittleMissMe99 · 11/04/2021 23:30

My daughter is 10 and I found a grey hair. Her hair is long, fine, brown and wavy. This was grey and wirey. Should I be concerned? It's the second I've found. The last one was about 6 months ago

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user1488622199 · 11/04/2021 23:33

I used to get greys as a child, just the odd one from time to time. I’m 37 now and still only get the odd one. I wouldn’t worry, I don’t think it’s anything sinister

LittleMissMe99 · 11/04/2021 23:45

That's reassuring thank you!

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mummabear74 · 11/04/2021 23:47

Is her hair very thick? Our DS 9 has very thick hair and we've found a few grey hairs. My hairdressers said it's very common in children with thick hair.

Trisolaris · 12/04/2021 00:05

I’ve had a few since that age and have similar age. I’m in my thirties and have a few more but not loads.

Trisolaris · 12/04/2021 00:05

*have similar hair type

LookingGlassMilk · 12/04/2021 00:11

I have found a couple in my dd's hair. She's 7. I'm not concerned because I remember my mum finding them in my head at around the same age. I'm 35 now and I have a few greys but my hair is still mostly brown.

Neither of us have thick hair, our hair is very fine and wavy.

noraclavicle · 12/04/2021 00:11

My DD (now 15, also fine wavy brown hair) started getting them around 12. No-one else in the family has had them so early - I’m guessing it may be related to her being coeliac (it was undiagnosed when greys first appeared).

toadstool32 · 12/04/2021 06:55

My nearly 11yo has had a few for years. I'm 32 and dark haired but very grey

LittleMissMe99 · 12/04/2021 23:03

Thanks all, I feel much less worried now. She has fine hair, but a LOT of it, and it's very wavy

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Mishmased · 13/04/2021 06:01

My 5 year old has thick black hair and has one strand of grey hair randomly. I never gave it a second thought.

lljkk · 13/04/2021 06:10

2 hairs? I couldn't worry about 2 hairs.

2 of my DC have poliosis. One patch only became suddenly apparent when bigDS was 11 or 12. He is self-conscious about it so gets it specially cut short or resorts to dying it, not sure which.

Jax28 · 16/04/2021 16:43

I have been finding them in my 11 year olds head since she was 6 she has quite a few

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