Too Young for White Hair

[Dreamer1]

Well, as the title says it my hair started to turn white. Some strands of hair have completely turned silver. I'm too young to have silver hair I'm not even done with High School. It is very noticeable since my hair is naturally pitch black. I've thought of dyeing it but Im still reluctant about the idea. I've been told that its because I have too much stress but I don't know any way to relief the stress. I don't think stress is the problem I do have a little stress but not enough to change my hair color. Sometimes I burst out in anger or feel really sleepy or tired. Do you guys have any ideas of how to relief stress? (Besides Masturbation) Should I dye it? Is there anything to help stop the process.

Well....I don't know how old you are so I am assuming you are really young? As in under 30?

If I am right...here is the gig....The guys I know who turned silver under 30 were not only sexy but they look alot younger than other guys their same age as they grew older. I am not sure why but it is really obvious...I am thinking about 6 different guys I know and all of them look way younger than other people their age and they all turned silver really early...so you might have a blessing instead of a curse on your hands. Just sayin'

[Dreamer1]

A month ago before my hair started going silver I did had the crazy idea to turn my hair white since most of my clothes is White, Gray, Black or a dark colors BUT Im not emo.......... -.- Most of the people at my school think I am but Im not I just like these colors I mean Im the Happy Go Lucky type or most people have told me I am, anyways Im going off track.......... that reminds me I need to go buy some iced coffee....... wait how does that reminds me of iced coffee I need to stop mumbling ANYWAYS (again) Apparently my wish is granted and maybe you're right and it might be something good

Dye it all silver. You'd be super sexier.

[mrk2010]

I'm 22 and I've noticed I have a few grey hairs which is probably due to stress, but I just pull them out with tweezers.

[Person66]

Since you have black hair (like me) I'd just dye it black, it's easy to do since you don't have to try different colors like people with lighter hair do. "Dying" it white would require bleaching your hair, and bleach is very harsh on your hair whereas plain black dye isn't .
Nothing in modern science will stop grayness, though there is treatment for baldness (Proscar/Propecia) a prostate shrinking drug and of course Rogaine.
I'm skeptical about the supposed link between stress and gray hair. Since I'm the most anxious person I know, and I don't have a single gray hair.
I do have formerly severe (now moderate) generalized Anxiety disorder and rarely panic attacks. That's clinical speak for being anxious all the time for no particular reason and occasionally freaking out. To be honest the only things that are effective for me are tranquilizers, the powerful ones related to Valium. My favorites are Klonopin (clonazepam) a long acting drug, take it once or twice a day, and Xanax (alprazolam) a fast-working and short acting drug for sudden bursts of anxiety. Some people with milder anxiety are able to benefit from milder anti-depressants like Prozac. Contrary to popular belief, tranquilizers are not addictive, they can however cause dependence, meaning your doctor has to gradually reduce your dose and stopping suddenly will lead to [U]terrible things[U] (but the same is true of blood-pressure medicine)
Therapy also works in the long run, but it's very hard to find a good competent psychiatrist or therapist.
Note: I use the terms nervous and anxious interchangeably.
I think all you have to do is dye your hair, IMO.

[Nick9]

Hi Dreamer,

I don't think stress can be made responsible for it unconditionally. I believe it can be also genetic or due to your health condition.
I would say, let it be. Short black hair with silver looks really good, you know.

If you choose to dye it, read as many review and posts on boards, as you can. Silver hair is different than other hair, it's structure is different. Many hair-dyes have problems to color silver hair.

Also, follow the instruction and test it before use. Usually the test is done on your forearm and you are supposed to wait day or two. Nasty things happen to some of my friends due to an allergy. And I am not talking just about irritated skin.

I would say, let it be and embrace it. I have

[ceez]

I know how you feel Dreamer, I started losing my hair my senior year of high school. I got a Jason Statham look going on now. I just kind of excepted it though, yes I do some times try hair growth products and yes I really would like for my hair to grow back but if not then I'm fine with that too.

[BabyPolarBear]

white hair is sexy. Its like a lot of things mostly genetics

And this has some good answers or you can just Google it too
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[Watermark]

Have you considered chance of vitiligo? [Only registered members can see links. ]

[Zet]

Originally Posted by Watermark

Have you considered chance of vitiligo? [Only registered members can see links. ]

I've got an old class mate who had vitiligo, he looked like a dalmatian when the summer came

[QueenOdi]

Originally Posted by ceez

I know how you feel Dreamer, I started losing my hair my senior year of high school. I got a Jason Statham look going on now. I just kind of excepted it though, yes I do some times try hair growth products and yes I really would like for my hair to grow back but if not then I'm fine with that too.

I would've screamed.... sorry, but I have a thing about hair, especially mine! lol I've had over 10 different styles in my life and am currently growing my hair for dreadlocks[the cute kind ]. But Jason Statham is pretty hot *fanself* .

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I had a friend, who in middle school had nearly a full head of gray hair! He said it's genetic, cause all the males in his family had the same problem, but I thought it might be too much or too little testosterone in his system, literally drying his hair of the keratin.

Men usually go gray, due to dehydrotestosterone, so I thought that might be the case, but I'm not a doctor or hair specialist.

Although some people thought he was on steroids, as he was pretty big muscle-wise[even at 13/14!], which is been said to affect the hair.

Also if it makes a difference, he is black, so it's uncommon to see hair that's not black on a black person, unless it's dyed. We all thought he dyed it, but it was to random in the beginning, a few spots here and there and now it's kinda half and half.

I'm not sure what's going on with you Dreamer, but maybe go to a doctor or hair specialist and ask them? It could be genetics.
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My hair grows in two different colours, red/ginger and black, though majoritively black. The red/ginger hair runs in the white side of my family.

Hello,
Going grey isnt a bad thing... To be honest it can affect anyone.. I know my collegue went grey at 13 and he is now completely grey as a 29 year old and loves it... I know when i go grey im not dying it because if people want to know me then accept me for the way I am.. I have had a few grey hairs appear but its excited me to know im maturing to my next stage in life... Dont you get put off by them because they will be able to do you justice too for sticking out ihn the crowd.. I wouldnt bother dying it... As for stress i dont beleive that theory i beleive its genetics only... Stress affects your heart mainluy lol

[Rawr]

I think it would be cool for my hair to turn white, though I'm not sure if I would suit it. I like being unique. Having said that, I do quite like my dark hair... I'd dye my hair more if I could be bothered. Anyhow, it's not such a bad thing.

[Rainbowmum]

I have a friend in Melbourne that started going grey at the age of 16.
At the time we were in the midst of a goth stage so we dyed a large part of his hair white.
No one was the wiser.

By the time he was 25 his hair was completely white, and damn sexy.