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Grey/White Hair at 24!

ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
in General Banter
I was shaving this morning and realized I have a white hair on my chin, very distinct and yes very white. Kind of a shock considering I am just 24 years old lol. I think I have seen it before so it is no freak, one off hair.

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  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    A (girl) schoolfriend of mine went completely white on the head by the age of 19.
    It's genetic.
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    federica said:

    A (girl) schoolfriend of mine went completely white on the head by the age of 19.
    It's genetic.

    Could be a white xmas in Thailand then federica :lol: I am not ashamed by it or mortified, just kind of shocked and thought 24 was a bit early. I guess not.
  • musicmusic
    One word: anicca
    Another word: garnier.
    ThailandTomRebeccaSpersonyamada
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    Screw it, I have more important things to involve myself with I guess.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    Tom, it's all that wild living in Thailand! :D

    But seriously, look at it this way -- my hair stayed very dark brown until I was well into my 50s...but I started having a receding hair line when I was about your age. Given the choice...I'd take the gray hair! ;)
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    I guess so, I have kind of receding hairline, not so much though. I think it is either stress, genetics or ecstasy. There was a study that ecstasy can cause early onset of greying of the hair, and I took a lot of the stuff in my teens. This bag-o-bones is falling apart hehe
  • OneLifeFormOneLifeForm Veteran
    The body isn't really all that attractive to begin with, the only thing to negate is the attachment to it.

    With the release of such delusions a measure of liberation is had.
    DaltheJigsawFullCirclecaz
  • tmottestmottes Veteran
    I have always been able to find a few grey hairs, even as a small child. I think that some hair follicles just loose pigment. Perhaps the opposite of a mole, but in your hair? lol
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    Actually, it's interesting...apparently grey hair is a result of a natural build up of hydrogen peroxide in the hair follicle that literally dyes the hair.
  • tmottestmottes Veteran
    edited October 2012
    So it is similar to a mole... since they are build ups of melanin. Interesting.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    At least that's what I heard the other day...but I'm not claiming any personal scientific knowledge about it.
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    I am not bothered by it making me look less beautiful just for the record, I couldn't give a f*ck about that aat the moment, it just shocked me is all considering my age.
  • tmottestmottes Veteran
    Going Grey? Scientists uncover root cause.
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    Thanks for the link. This is one hair though, so far. So where am I being exposed to all this hydrogen peroxide? There are many other factors that can cause grey hair.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    What bothered me a lot was when my first chest hair went gray. We won't go any further than that!
    DairyLamaThailandTom
  • OneLifeFormOneLifeForm Veteran
    ThailandTom said:

    I am not bothered by it making me look less beautiful just for the record, I couldn't give a f*ck about that aat the moment, it just shocked me is all considering my age.

    It is better to be bothered than to make believe one is not.
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    OneLifeForm said:

    ThailandTom said:

    I am not bothered by it making me look less beautiful just for the record, I couldn't give a f*ck about that aat the moment, it just shocked me is all considering my age.

    It is better to be bothered than to make believe one is not.
    I guess so, it depends how you look at it. We have created an ideal for what beauty should be, so for those who believe they are not I guess, no I know it sucks. But anyway, @Vinyln I have a hairy chest, I am a very hairy man but I shave because I find it annoying. When they start to go grey I know the warning signs for code red!
  • OneLifeFormOneLifeForm Veteran
    There is an antidote for whatever ailment, that is the true beauty my friend :)
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    federica said:

    A (girl) schoolfriend of mine went completely white on the head by the age of 19.
    It's genetic.


    Wow!
  • ZeroZero Veteran
    ThailandTom said:


    shocked me is all considering my age.

    Those that go grey early tend to keep all their hair in later life - plus you can adopt the title 'silver fox'... double-brucy-bonus
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    Yeah, I've known people who started going grey at 12, male and female.
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    I guess this is karma for calling this kid at school the milky bar kid as he had such blonde hair it was basically white :p I know karma doesn't work like that, just fooling around.

    Anyway this is just one hair, I will report back if I see more.
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    One hair. :rolleyes: The things people freak out about. Be grateful you have your health, a roof over your head, and now, a paid project.

    :)
  • JosephWJosephW Veteran
    I have a cousin, he was born with grey hair, silverish almost....
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    Dakini said:

    One hair. :rolleyes: The things people freak out about. Be grateful you have your health, a roof over your head, and now, a paid project.

    :)

    I didn't freakout lol, I was just shocked that I had a grey hair when I was meant to be in my prime, well not even in my prime yet. I didn't start running around like a girl screaming omg omg omg. I just took it for what it was after the initial shock.
    vinlyn
  • zitherzither
    At least youve got hair .Im bald as a coot.
    DairyLama
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    zither said:

    At least youve got hair .Im bald as a coot.

    I'm very bald...though not as bald as a coot. ;)
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited October 2012
    ThailandTom said:

    I didn't start running around like a girl screaming omg omg omg.

    @ThailandTom:

    Er... EXCUSE ME!!
    I'm a 'girl', and I can promise you I have never "run around screaming omg omg omg" - !!

    How dare you insinuate we're all wimpish, superficial woossy impressionable feebles! We're not the ones freaking out over ONE GREY HAIR ON THE CHIN!!


    :lol: (way to go, let's start a rumble!! :D )
    Dakini
  • karastikarasti Breathing Minnesota Moderator
    I"m 36 and I have a decent spot of gray above my eyebrow. I keep my hair short so it's not usually noticeable, but after 2 years of short (really short) hair I'm growing it back out and it's much more noticeable. My first instinct was "crap! now I'm going to look older than I really am!" but I don't really care. I have a husband, it's not like I'm trying to impress or attract someone. FWIW, my husband is 28 and he gets a gray hair on occasion on his facial hair, and has for a while now but it's never turned into anythin more than the random occasional hair. I hope when I'm old, I have that blindingly white silky hair that some people get, lol.
  • JohnGJohnG Veteran
    White hair has alway's been the sign of wisdom. In many nations that use the British system of law, the white wigs were represent of permission to pass the bar. So, you could be attaining wisdom early; or . . . you could be just getting old like the rest of us. :coffee:
    karasti
  • musicmusic
    JohnG said:

    White hair has alway's been the sign of wisdom.

    Steve Martin must then be the Socrates of our times.
    Zero
  • RebeccaSRebeccaS Veteran
    music said:

    JohnG said:

    White hair has alway's been the sign of wisdom.

    Steve Martin must then be the Socrates of our times.

    I like his band. He plays the banjo! :)
  • musicmusic
    RebeccaS said:

    music said:

    JohnG said:

    White hair has alway's been the sign of wisdom.

    Steve Martin must then be the Socrates of our times.

    I like his band. He plays the banjo! :)
    Who Socrates? I thought Socrates only played the electric guitar.
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    karasti said:

    I"m 36 and I have a decent spot of gray above my eyebrow. I keep my hair short so it's not usually noticeable, but after 2 years of short (really short) hair I'm growing it back out and it's much more noticeable. My first instinct was "crap! now I'm going to look older than I really am!" but I don't really care. I have a husband, it's not like I'm trying to impress or attract someone. FWIW, my husband is 28 and he gets a gray hair on occasion on his facial hair, and has for a while now but it's never turned into anythin more than the random occasional hair. I hope when I'm old, I have that blindingly white silky hair that some people get, lol.

    A streak of grey can look really cool, kind of dramatic. Some people grey in a way that makes them look "distinguished", not "old". Oh well. Whatever. Another opportunity to practice non-attachment.

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