When to start coloring hair to cover the grays?

I knew it would happen early for me (i'm 30)... my mom started coloring at 32 since she had a lot of gray hairs at that point. Ever since having DD they've been coming little by little. I only have a few that are visible at the top of my head but they are silver and thick! Ugh... I want to wait as long as possible, I hate using anything in my hair. Should I just pull them out (like I did when i saw the first couple)?

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Aww - sorry, it stinks. I probably started getting a few grays around 30-35 too. Since having DS I feel like I have A LOT more!!

I used to color just for the fun of it, but hadn't done it in a long time. I colored the other night b/c the grays were really annoying me.

I always used to pluck them, but now that there are more I don't. And honestly, when I did, they'd grow back in and be short, stubby little things that would stick straigh up. So, wouldn't really recommend that.

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DON'T PULL THEM OUT! - advice from my hair person
Cut them really short at the root, if you have to.

I started coloring for fun at 15, I didn't even know I had grays till I took a break from it at 25.

I'm more worried about chemcials and stuff around DS, so I have only colored with really gentle semi-permanent colors on occassion. I'm cutting my little white hairs out for now.

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30 isn't bad at all...I started getting grays at like 22...my sis was even younger than that!!!

I have been coloring since then....but whatever you do...don't pull them out!!

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Ugh, I started going gray after having brain surgery at 21. Def don't pull them out.

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I know I shouldn't pull them out but it's SO tempting! They are wild, they do whatever they want and are a totally different texture. I hate them. Thanks for the advice on cutting them at the root, i'll try that for now I guess.

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I'm in your boat and it sux big time , plus my hair is very black so it's like that one strand of silver/white hair really shows!
I have few , like 3-4 (so far) so I just pull them out after reading this I'll just cut them at the root.
I am trying my best to stay away from color in my hair for as long as I can, I love my hair!

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Oh and I read somewhere that "just for men" is the best color for women who only have few strands of gray hair , bc it only covers white hair.

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Posted by CaMacho

I know I shouldn't pull them out but it's SO tempting! They are wild, they do whatever they want and are a totally different texture. I hate them. Thanks for the advice on cutting them at the root, i'll try that for now I guess.

Message edited 1/14/2011 10:23:00 AM.

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I did it for my first time last March (2010) and then again just recently (right before Christmas).

I'm 35. I probably could've done it sooner, but, was chicken! LOL

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Ive been grays for longer than I can remember. I'm not even joking when I say i'm at least 90% gray. I have to color my hair every 3 weeks or so. If I have nothing going on I let it go longer because it doesn't bother me to much. Everyone in my life knows about it so there's nothing to hide...lol.

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I'm like you & never colored my hair before. My grays are growing in more & more & I do pluck them because they aren't that bad. Coloring seems like such a huge commitment & too much maintenance for me.

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My best friend has been coloring her hair to cover the grey since college. Her hair is really dark so it really shows if she doesn't.

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First of all - they are not gray hairs - they are "light black highlights". At least that's what I tell myself.

I would do it when it started to bother you or when someone asked you how old your granddaughter was.

There are products like root touch-up that just wash out after a few washes, that's what I started w/ b/c I wasn't ready to commit to doing it every 4-8 weeks (depending on how fast hair was growing).

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I pluck them out. Since having my two kids its gotten bad but not bad enough that I can't pluck them all out. I am 33 now.

I know its bad but, honestly, I don't want to walk around with grey hair and, don't love the idea of chemicals in my hair and having the constant maintenance. So I'm sure that's why they are multiplying - what's the saying - when you pull one out they come back with friends

cutting them out doesn't work fo rme. I have curly hair so the strraight stub just tsticks up then!

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Um - as soon as I start to see them !!!

NO reason to walk around w/ grey hair when it can be easily fixed IMO

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I've been noticing more and more since becoming a mom. They're not really on the top so I'm not as motivated to start coloring my hair. Right now I just cut them. I highlighted my hair for a very short time in college. Other than that, I've never colored my hair. I don't really want to start just yet.

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early?? ive been covering grays since im 17!!

do not pull them out. take the plunge and dye. if you do not want to dye ~ sometimes getting highlighs will take the focus off them.

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Ughhhhh I just found a few this morning. I'm 33 and I think my time is just about up....

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Even you are not ready to commit to coloring just do highlights. I am also not into completely dying my hair and I tried highlighting for the first time about a year ago. It doesn't take that much maintenance and if you decide to let it go it doesn't show roots like dying.

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Lurker here... but I just had to say I'd kill to start getting grays in my 30's... I started when I was 16... no exaggeration... I'd say for about 10 yrs now, I've been dying my hair once a month... I try to go as long as I can but its soo hard when you have a huge gray patch in the front of your head Just dont pluck them... it doesnt help much altho i did used to have fun doing it LOL