What age did you start “going grey” & what did you do about it?

[Ladyks3]

As in finding more and more grey strands of hair? It’s a different texture to my majority dark brown hair and it stands out !

I am early 30’s. Not sure about using box dying as I’ve heard it’s bad for your hair? (Also pregnant at the moment so will probably wait to do anything until baby gets here, but would love some suggestions please!)

Early 30s, just a few strands here and there. I'm almost 37 now and have a few more around the temples.

Main thing you can do is dye your hair. You can dye your hair while pregnant, you need to do a patch test first as your skin can be more sensitive when pregnant.

I used to just to highlights on my hair but now moving to an all over colour. I've dyed my hair before myself, now I'm waiting for hairdressers to reopen to do it again

The week that lockdown hit 🙈🙈🙈 I was 34 and they are multiplying by the day! At the moment I mostly pluck them out which I know is a bad idea.

24! I dye everyweek as nothing seems to 'sticking have tried most brands, eveb ordered from abroad but nothing works

Late 20s. I’m now early 40s and it hasn’t got significantly ‘worse’. Few more greys around my temples and hairline which are a bigger to cover, but I thought I’d be salt-and-pepper by now and I’m not at all.

I’ve always used box dyes, but I use semi permanent colour and have gradually gone slightly lighter over the years to avoid the flat, box dye look (my natural hair is dark brown).

It hasn’t affected the health of my hair at all.

I definitely can see the grey now, still fairly small clumps. But I can't pretend they are just shiny hairs glinting in the light.

I'm 40 and intend on doing nothing until I have enough grey that I can dye blue or green or purple. My hair colour is very dark brown. I've never dyed my hair, I couldn't face the idea of bleaching and then dyeing and the regrowth. So I'm just wearing my hair and seeing what happens and then I will hit the bright and unnatural colours.

I started getting grey in my 40's. I used to get my hair coloured in the hairdressers, anyway, so didn't do anything different. From the age of 50 I went to a boxed dye. Box dyes aren't bad for your hair if it's a similar colour to your natural one. It's when people bleach etc at home. Some colours, bright reds and the extreme colours can cause dryness, but it doesn't sound like you are thinking about them.

First few strands at 19 (which have stayed). Significant chunks in mid 30s. Am now mid 40s and just ignore them. Except coming close to Christmas when I get chunks peroxided, and then pillarbox red applied over it, for some fun.

I had highlights in my 20s but hated the maintenance involved. (Not to hide grey, just to do something different). It was a relief to grow them out after a couple of years.

Throughout my teens and twenties I experimented with all kinds of hair colour, but as soon as I had appreciable amounts of grey hair in my late 30s, I stopped dyeing it.

Dyeing hair for fun is one thing. Dyeing hair (or plucking it out ) to try to disguise your age is tragic. The only stylish thing to do is embrace it and realise that grey is your natural colour now.

16. It started with a streak. Have only ever used boxed dyes really and hair in good condition. And now I'm having my mid-life crisis (mid 40s) I have used some of the brighter colours! I tend to let it grow out quite a bit though before re-doing so that probably helps with condition.

I started going grey when I was pregnant, at 24, although only a few bits here and there. I'm 27 now and have a very mild badger appearance if you look closely as my hair is dark brown but it's still not enough for me to bother doing anything to it. Fuming as nobody in my respective families started going grey anywhere near this young!

First greys at 20.

Shaved my head at 34 to let grey grown in. Kept it for a couple of years but felt very dreary/old/invisible. Started dyeing it pastel lavender/pink etc and instantly felt better.

Have now gone back to darker hair and feel fully like me again. I don't look like a boiled potato without makeup on. The upkeep is a pain in the arse but still preferable to how blah I felt when I was grey.

I've been finding the odd grey hair for years.
Probably since I was mid thirties?
I used to pluck out the ones in my fringe, the rest I didn't really notice.

I am now 53, and still only have a smattering. They are actually less noticeable now than before, it looks as if I have gone a shade lighter (I am naturally dark brown) I just leave them now.

I started as soon as I'd had my baby age 27, I'm 31 now and have a full head of highlights every 6weeks then a cool toner, blends them really well as they're very silver sparkly strands!

I'm currently using a L'Oréal dark brown root spray to disguise or wear a beanie/cap if I cba.

I know people say embrace it. I am def not one of them.

A couple of years ago at 32/33. I'm not currently doing anything about it on the basis that once you start dying it's probably hard to stop! Once I have more grey than brown I might start having it coloured.

The first greys appeared around 43. I’m determined not to dye it. It v much depends on your hair though. I think I might get away with it, as it seems to be changing quite nicely and suits my colouring. My Dsis started greying around 30 I think, and hers looks much better dyed as it’s curly and just doesn’t work as a mixture of brown and grey. She does a mixture of dyeing at home and at the hairdressers which I think is a good call, as sometimes box dye over box dye over and over again looks really bad - but the hairdresser is £££!

first started getting grey hair in my teens, and have been dying it ever since. Im now in my mid 40s and its probably totally grey underneath.
I think grey hair makes me look older and more washed out. I think some people suit it, and other people really dont. Im about as likely to let myself go permanently grey as I am to decide to only wear grey clothes for the rest of my life. I think id hate it. Even my mum still colours her hair in her 70s

19 with a few strands, currently half way through 20 and the full left side of my head is now starting to go grey. Apparently its the hormone imbalance created by endo that can encourage it. Bit tragic tbh

I think if I was greying all over, or that sort of striped, salt and pepper look, I might leave it. But I’ve only got greys at the front, and I have long hair. It just isn’t a look I’m ready to embrace - I wasn’t ready in my 20s and I’m not ready in my 40s!

I don’t feel like I’m trying to disguise my age. I’m 43. I look 43. But I don’t see why I should go grey and presumably cut my hair into a bob because I’m not a bright young thing anymore.

Not sure exactly - early 30’s probably. I used to have blonde highlights, so wasn’t that aware of them when they first started coming in. Now 38 and have grown out my highlights - I have a scattering around my hairline and one area where there is a bit more of a stripe. I’m going to leave it. I think it looks elegant as long as you have a good cut and your hair is in good condition.

I think I can see some round my temples. I have blonde hair though (bleached), so it's quite hard to tell. I'm having a break from bleaching it for a bit, as it is getting damaged, so I expect I'll notice them more soon! Not planning to do anything about them. I am 37.

my son helpfully pointed out my first grey's recently - I'm 48! I have popped a temporary rinse on as there are literally 5 or 6 (i have checked thoroughly)! I won't have it professionally dyed as i have very short hair so it wouldn't be economical.

Late teens. My hair is almost black though so I might not have noticed with fairer hair. I dye it as close to my natural colour as possible. Have been doing this for about 20 years.

In my early 30s, after two children I got the family white streak. My maternal grandparents both had white hair in their 40s.
I dyed mine to match the original chestnut brown, but gradually got lighter and lighter until over the years, the regrowth no longer showed. Then I grew the colour out to my natural silver.

From early teens and have been dyeing it since. Couple of forays into going grey but then redid and soon to regret it.

Now at he point that the pure white sections don't seem to take the dye and it washes off in a couple of days- even using professional dyes.

So I am currently a dyed grey to grow it in and see what it looks like. It is already looking better as the white halo is no more!

If I keep it I am going to need to overhaul my wardrobe as all the taupes/beiges/ tans I usually wear with my dyed dark chocolate brown hair now look minging.

Suggestions wise re differing hair texture- I have heard coconut oil can work wonders