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Permalink Reply by Hope on February 23, 2011 at 5:28pm

Thanks,

I read the article, it was interesting! and you know somthing I begun to like gray hair now!

 > the mystery of gray hair has inspired scientists to study it..

They found that stem cells are responsible for this…

If they continue to studying this matter they may find the solution for skin cancer.

And this might lead to treatments for melanoma, a skin cancer that can be fatal.

also, after reading about Vitiligo in this article...I'm glad that I dont have it...

 

Permalink Reply by Alayna on February 23, 2011 at 4:49pm

Hmmmm...well, let's see...I'm a bit out of the ordinary I guess, cause I didnt get my first gray hair until I was 49!..I'm now 50. I'm also a blonde, but have colored my hair many different colors, along with perming, stripping, straighening, etc....over processed?...u bet! I believe, contrary to popular belief, that gray hair is NOT always related to the aging process. Everyone has different "pigment" in our hair, which leads to it turning color. I think, initially, hair is white..for everyone, then our cells blend with Melanin which gives our hair it's color.
I used to hate gray hair; equating it with age, but I've seen some beautiful shades of gray hair on women, that make them look stunning.
In the end, I think heredity plays a big part in the color factor.

I still, to this day, color my hair..."lightening" it lately instead of coloring, which seems to work better and last longer. I do it myself as going to the salon cost a small fortune!

Permalink Reply by Hope on February 23, 2011 at 5:36pm

Gray blond hair would be very nice..

Just like this beautiful woman..

So, gray hair is not that bad for blonds.

Permalink Reply by Alayna on February 23, 2011 at 8:14pm

Pretty shade!

Permalink Reply by Patsi Robison on February 23, 2011 at 8:10pm

One cause of premature graying is thyroid problems.

Permalink Reply by Hope on February 24, 2011 at 1:57pm

Yeah, maybe why not..I've heard of this too.

Or perhaps that's because thyroid problems lead to hormones imbalance which is linked to early aging..

Permalink Reply by Suzanne Olson-Hyde on July 8, 2011 at 6:01am

It's all in the genes - mother started to go grey at age 60, father at age seventy - I am now 64 and just starting to go grey. Was married to a bloke who started to go grey at seventeen - same thing, his parents went grey early. My children have all started to go grey in their early thirties - just didn't take after me, but after their frigging father - them's the breaks.

Permalink Reply by Laura Benedict on September 11, 2011 at 3:01pm

As a personal statement, I like every grey hair and wrinkle on my body.  I have earned every one of them.  I do not color my hair or otherwise attempt to look younger than I am.  I like me just the way I am.  Wrinkles, grey hair, cellulite, saggy abdomen and all.

 

Permalink Reply by Hope on September 14, 2011 at 7:01pm

Aww! this is lovely :)