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by
Ken Eastwood of Kennadys Hairdressing, Ingatestone
Grey
hair is one of the first signs of ageing, but how would you feel
if you were already significantly grey in your 20s?
Ken
Eastwood of Kennadys Hairdressing talks about premature greying.
Think
of someone you know who has grey hair. For most people, the image
of an elderly man or woman, a grandparent or even venerable neighbour
springs to mind. But imagine a woman with flawless skin, the face
of a 20 year old and thick flowing, silvery locks. Chances are you
would probably look twice - grey hair and youth just don't go together.
For
many women, finding their first grey hair is like reaching an age
milestone. Most women are sensitive to greyness on a sliding scale
you never know who will be supersensitive and who will not be bothered
by it. The majority of women do not like grey hair for the simple
reason that it is the first sign of the ageing process.
Just
what qualifies as premature greyness differs greatly. Your first
grey hair will most likely appear on average at age 34, and by the
time you are 50, around half of all Caucasians are likely to have
a head of grey hair. Though no one wants to be reminded that time
is ticking on, for a debatably 'unfortunate' few, those first grey
strands can begin to show before they have even reached their twenties.
It
is really excessively rare for a woman to go completely grey in
her 20s but most women will have one or two grey hairs in their
late 20s, and it is more noticeable for those with darker hair.
It would seem the emotional and psychological effects of losing
your hair pigmentation differ between the sexes.
Men
are generally braver about going grey, mostly because women are
constantly reminding us that grey hair looks more distinguished.
We men have been spoon-fed this line so many times that we actually
believe it! Most of us are quite happy to have any hair at all however
more and more men are now turning to colour to help turn back the
clock.
So
what causes some women to turn grey earlier than others? Prematurely
grey hair has long being associated with stress or a traumatic experience,
which in this age of fast cars, mobile phones and highly driven
businesswomen juggling careers and families, seems a perfectly viable
reason. Our genes, whether it is premature or otherwise, determine
all grey hair. If your mother or grandmother was grey in her teens,
it is likely that you will, too!
Having
grey hair does not mean your diet is lacking or that you are stressed.
There is no other exacting underlying factor. Premature greyness
is genetic and unfortunately there are no ways of reversing it.
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