How soon did you start having silver hair?

**RitaPG** · March 14th, 2011, 02:24 PM

My mom only started after her fifties.
I'm 22 and already have some strands all over my head, they are most obvious when I part my hair on the left side. My mom thinks it's weird and unatural. She doesn't mean it in a bad way, though.
I'm not sure at what age people are supposed to have gray hair, had them since I was 15

I think people (and society in general) have a tendency to associate gray hair with old age, but I'm not so sure about that. I've met people that were born with patches of white hair, so...
You tell me!

**BrightEyes7** · March 14th, 2011, 02:37 PM

I've had a few strays once in a while since I was about 16. I just pull them out. They don't come back like the myth says. But I've only found about 10 total in the past 6 years.

I had a neighbor growing up who had black hair but he had a huge patch of white hair on the back of his head. He said it was a birth mark.

I don't know if it's the same as regular silvers though.

**spidermom** · March 14th, 2011, 02:39 PM

It probably started sooner, but I noticed silver hairs in my mid-40s because there were quite a few of them. My hair is so light in color that a few silvers blended right in, I'm sure.

**RitaPG** · March 14th, 2011, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by BrightEyes7

I had a neighbor growing up who had black hair but he had a huge patch of white hair on the back of his head. He said it was a birth mark.

I don't know if it's the same as regular silvers though.

Yea I've heard another person call it a birth mark. I think they call it like that when it's something they are born with.

**MAO** · March 14th, 2011, 02:41 PM

Don't feel too bad about it........I had an indian friend who also started going gray in her teens. There was another lady I knew who was only in her thirties and you could see the majority of her hair was gray when she let her roots go too long.

I found my first gray when I was 26 or 27 and I only have 2 really noticeable strands (to me) and I think I have glimpsed a couple of others towards the back. Lucky for me my hair is fine so they are kinda hard to see unless actively searching for them.

I have to say I can't wait to see what I'm gonna look like with a head of silver. It looks really pretty on some ladies!

**Vorvolaka** · March 14th, 2011, 02:41 PM

I noticed my first as I was starting to grow out dye the end of last year/beginning of this year. I'm 23. They don't bother me, I'm naturally blonde and they're pretty hard to notice.

**RitaPG** · March 14th, 2011, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by MAO

I have to say I can't wait to see what I'm gonna look like with a head of silver. It looks really pretty on some ladies!

Have to agree with you on that one!

**selderon** · March 14th, 2011, 03:28 PM

I started graying at 14. Both parents grayed quite early. I love Dad's brilliant silver hair and I'd love to be able to transition to all silver one day.

**Miasen** · March 14th, 2011, 05:28 PM

Well, I'm 24, and no silvers so far, so I didn't vote.

My mom is pretty much all grey (but dyes it) at 48, and my dad, turning 50 this year doesn't have a single grey yet! My hair seems to come from my moms side of the family though, so I wouldn't be too surprised to see some in not too long.

**Zefyra** · March 14th, 2011, 05:43 PM

Another blondie with silvery/white hairs that just blend in... I noticed in a picture from last August (just before I lightened my hair) that I had quite a few white strands. I think it was pretty cool. I notice in my roots as well there are few lighter hairs. My dad started graying quite young and I certainly wouldnt object to having silver hair when Im thirty