I found my first gray hair...YIKES!

Found some grey strands in your hair? Before you hit panic mode, let’s go over some facts about grey hairs:

 

The most common grey hair myth is that if you pluck it, three more will grow in its place. That’s FALSE. You cannot add to the number of hair follicles on your hair and therefore you cannot cause surrounding hairs to also turn grey.

 

Another fact you need to know about gray hairs is that it isn’t really gray. It’s actually hairs that have lost all the pigment that causes it to appear gray. Gray hair does not mean you’re aging faster; genetics play a huge role in going gray early.

 

Gray hair can be high maintenance. It takes much time and effort to care for. Gray hair is a bit coarse and can be very dull. But, the bright side is that you can do the same conditioning treatments and styling to regain the luster and softness as you would, had you not had any grays.

 

Why are you graying? Especially at such a young age? You could be lacking vitamin B in your diet. Taking a good quality B-complex vitamin could be helpful.

 

There are plenty of ways you can hide the gray! You can try an allover permanent color to conceal grays. Try semi-permanent hair color if you’re not ready to commit to permanent hair color. Get highlights or use hair “makeup” to conceal gray hairs if you don’t want to commit to any color at all!
Finding your first gray hair can be stressful but don’t worry! It happens to everyone and there are many ways you can conceal it. Many people start seeing gray hair in their 20s and 30s, so if you start seeing some grays sprouting, you’re not alone! Share your first gray hair experience with me here!