Going grey.

Tak

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I'm finally going very noticeably grey. I've had some starting ten years ago and I'm not complaining. My daughter said that my "silver" hair shines in the sun just like tinsel in a pony's hair! :ponylove: I don't know if I was laughing, crying, or choking, when she said it. I have a sweet kid.
 
I have some coming through too, I think of it as natural highlights but I prefer Eevee's opinion! We can all be princess ponies together LOL
 
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CJ Thimble Bright said:
I have been referring to my incoming grays as my princess pony tinsel for years! I think @MustBeJewel was the first I heard call it that. Lol
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My girl's one of those greet minds that think alike then! :cool: I greatly prefer having tinsel. Especially because my grey is scattered pretty evenly over my head. (Thanks thyroid and dad for the receding hairline :eek: ) When my mother went grey it was two "bride of Frankenstein" streaks from her temples for a good twenty years before it spread out, and my sister went grey on both sides with a colored stripe down the middle by 30. I'm lucky that my tinsel is not lumped together.
 
CJ Thimble Bright said:
I have been referring to my incoming grays as my princess pony tinsel for years! I think @MustBeJewel was the first I heard call it that. Lol
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Indeed! I do not have gray hairs, I am a Princess Pony and my tinsel is growing in! :winkpony:
 
My husband started going gray in his 20s. I have a few grays near my temple but I have so many natural higlights I don't really notice them... Yet.
 
I fear if this pandemic keeps going on my dyed tinsel will be showing and I am not ready for that just yet. Need purple hair.
 
Tinsel! That is so adorable! My husband always calls it "silver" and he thinks it's pretty. ^^

My hair starting going grey in my twenties (also probably thanks to thyroid), and my natural color has also gotten darker over the years, so now I'm rocking some serious Frankenstein's Bride streaks. Though I prefer to think it's more of a Rogue (from the X-men) look. :satisfied:
 
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My tinsel has visibly doubled in the last month! I'm a pretty princess tiffany pony.
 
Is it easier to dye grey hair then jet black hair? Because I often bleacb my hair to get a lighter color, lol! If my strands were grey would they be easier to turn into blonde? I dunno I figured I'd throw that question out there...
 
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Sunkissed said:
Is it easier to dye grey hair then jet black hair? Because I often bleacb my hair to get a lighter color, lol! If my strands were grey would they be easier to turn into blonde? I dunno I figured I'd throw that question out there...
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Yes. Yes it is. The lighter your natural hair color, the more options you have without the need for bleach. It's one of the main reasons I don't dye mine. It needs lots of sun just to be dirty blonde. I think a dye that only colored the grey strands would be amazing, myself. I'd like some purple tinsel. :ponylove:
 
I’m about 90% white. My hair started going silver/tinsel in my twenties and was mostly white/silver by 25.

I dyed it red or brown up until about seven years ago when I let the white come in with dyed blue and purple sections.
 
My tinsel is starting to come in too, around my hairline...but I've aggressively tweezed them at home during quarantine.:lolpony:
 
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Sunkissed said:
Is it easier to dye grey hair then jet black hair? Because I often bleach my hair to get a lighter color, lol! If my strands were grey would they be easier to turn into blonde? I dunno I figured I'd throw that question out there...
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"According to hair biology experts and styling experts alike, grey hair is more resistant to color than younger hair because of its texture. The relative lack of natural oils in the hair compared to younger hair make it a rougher surface that tends to reject the color being applied, especially around the roots."

I've been dying my hair with semi-permanent color for years, and it does *not* take on the grey/white hair. When I dye my hair red, the silver hair just turns pinkish and then it washes out in days rather than weeks. I already have very dry hair though, and the colorless hairs are naturally even drier, so ymmv. The healthier your hair is, the better it will hold on to dye.
 
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Aeryala said:
"According to hair biology experts and styling experts alike, grey hair is more resistant to color than younger hair because of its texture. The relative lack of natural oils in the hair compared to younger hair make it a rougher surface that tends to reject the color being applied, especially around the roots."

I've been dying my hair with semi-permanent color for years, and it does *not* take on the grey/white hair. When I dye my hair red, the silver hair just turns pinkish and then it washes out in days rather than weeks. I already have very dry hair though, and the colorless hairs are naturally even drier, so ymmv. The healthier your hair is, the better it will hold on to dye.
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I've heard of this, too. Quite a lot depends on your hair type and what caused your grey (if anything). My grandmother was fully grey by 30, she dyed her hair for years and, once she had grandchildren, her hair was a beautiful snowy white. My sister went grey almost completely by 30, too, and has been dying it ever since. (With the exception of during pregnancy) She's had no trouble with the dye taking well and staying. My mother never dyed hers, she's not completely grey at 65. My dad has almost no hair and only a few greys.

As for why you go grey, a doctor explained to me once that every person is born with a certain amount of pigmentation in their follicles. How much is dependent on genetics. Then, things like medication, stress, healthy eating, and physical health, all effect how fast you use up that pigment. I'm genetically pre-disposed to early grey, thyroid issues cause hair loss and greying, stress, other medical problems, have contributed to my hair thinning and greying. For people who are genetically female, menopause or anything that induces or replicates the post-menopausal state can also cause hair thinning and greying.

Either way, I'm fascinated by my tinsel. It makes me smile!
 
I'm starting to get some "tinsel" in my hair, now. There's one for sure on one temple, by my ear... and at least one very long one in my ponytail, and a shorter one I'll spot occasionally. They're all this pure white colour, like my grandpa's.
 
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