grey hair

Hi there,

I think I can answer your question, somewhat. The salon quality products are excellent, it will give you a good color result (provided you have a good colorist), you could also just kind of tone the grey down by getting low lights through it, kind of like turning the clock back a few years, you'll still have grey but not as much and less noticable as it grows. Low lights are also a good way for you to transition from coloring the whole head to just going natural, you don't have to have that horrible line of demarcation that you get when you just stop coloring your hair and your hair will look very natural. I think it's perfectly acceptable for a guy to color his hair now a days, lots of men do it, you just don't notice it. Also you can go a little on the fun side and add some streaks to the top.

I see nothing at all wrong with guys coloring their hair, and as time goes on you will see more and more of it. My husband is your age and just starting to get grey hair, I will be talking him into coloring when it gets really noticable. Looking at his dad, who has been totally grey for years, I can tell he would look so much younger if he had some color in his hair. Luckely I think by the time we are our parents age there won't be any thought to men coloring their hair, it will be such a normal thing.

Hope I helped a little,
Debra

2scoops, you have wonderful genes. They make you unique and special. I should know--I started to go grey at 14. I developed a streak in front, which has progressively spread so that now, at 38, I am 60% white over all, and 100% white up front. I have never dyed my hair. For people like you and I, white hair is not a sign of age. It is a sign of genetics. As long as we look young, have young faces, and young attitudes, nobody will get that mixed up. You think white hair is unacceptable for men? Guess what, I'm a woman. If I were ashamed of it, and I carried myself as if my hair embarassed me, then others would go along with that. But people know I have white hair because I want to. Otherwise, I'd have changed it by now. I won't do that. This is who I am. This is my heritage. My father's mother had a white streak like I did when she was very young. Both of my grandmothers had snow white hair by 40. My great grandfather was renowned for his shock of white hair that he developed at a young age. I think this is cool.

My advice--don't be ashamed. Carry it proudly. You are hardly "growing old gracefully." You aren't even 30 yet. You are in the peak of youth. the white hair is an anomally that has nothing at all to do with age. So embrace the difference and show the world the truth.

I think of all the people in the world who are embarassed and ashamed to admit they have white hairs (and far fewer than I have, at a much higher age!) and I wear my hair natural for them. That's my way of saying, "ITS OKAY!" I make a point to keep it short and neat, so there is never any misunderstanding that I just haven't gotten around to taking care of it. I use a white hair shampoo to keep it bright and pretty. Be proud!

ahhh... a wonderful thread here... with great advice... one of my favorite pastimes is trying to see who colors there hair themselves and who has it proffessionally done...