Should I come out of the grey closet and stop dying my hair?

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Pros:

It is boring
It is expensive
My scalp hurts

Cons:

I will look silly with grey hair
I will look like a grandma and not a ma
I will receive prejudice whilst looking for work

Anyone with an opinion here?

xxBB

How old are you?

Just turned 42

How old were you when you started getting grey hair?

Also don't know how I would go about it as my hair is long and I can't have short hair.

Oh I was 27

no! don't stop. I have greys and i do mine every 3 - 4 months: one hour of hassle and mess for looking ten years younger!

what colour is your hair? what is your grey hair like, grey or white?

How do you manage to last 4 months?

Do you do hats?

ps why is it expensive? I do my own and it costs a fiver for a decent garnier dye.

no way!

I am 41, I got my first grey hair when I was 12! I would most certainly not stop yet

I do mine myself as I get soooooooo bored at hairdressers (why does it take them so long ffs) I am an expert now. I even mix my own colour

You will look like a granny

It is non-descript brown with grey in front - I think!

Have never let it grow in! I think I will have grey bits around the front of my head and not sure where else.

oh and mine is white
I do every 3-4 weeks

Keep on dyeing. That's what it is there for . Change dyes if your scalp is hurting . Il faut souffrir pour etre belle ...

my hair is a very very dark brown, almost black and I get a lot of greys ( which I pull out, naughty me). Once every 3 months seems to be ok for me - do you do your own? I ised to get it done by the hairdresser. It looked fabulous but cost £100 so a no brainer really!

I had a serious allergic reaction once so pay loads of money for seaweed based haircolour at a salon.

£60 a go...

mine is dull mouse and white. today it is sort of crimson, the semi permanents do all sorts of exciting things once you go beyond about 20% grey. i do it about every 6 weeks.

yes it does take them forever CountessDracula

I totally agree!

if you pull them out you end up with loads of nasty wiggling short white hairs though. better to let them grow in with the rest.

Well everyone is pro dye!

Do ever worry about the health risks, bladder cancer etc.

You need to find a low ammonia perm. dye

I am trying to remember the name of mine

hang on

I have too many to pull out.

Alternatively I could shave my head and wear wigs I suppose!

I know fishie! I pull those out too!

I'm 31 and noticed i was getting grey (white) hair when i was 29.not dyed my hair yet cos i don't think it looks to bad at the moment also i don't think i could be bothered dying it. grow old gracefully thats what i say.

I used to use a product beginning with the letter L but my face blew up like a baloon and I lost some hair.

Had to go to doctors and take antihistimines. Scary!

sorry that was 'balloon'