Gray hair and hair loss?

[happytobeme]

:confused: Ok, weird question, but background first. Currently, I am 29 ( next month) and have had started having gray hair since I was 18 which runs in my family. My grandmother said she started with gray hair when she was 16. When I was 23, I started dying it because it was getting to be alot. I only dyed it 4 times a year ( what can I say, I am lazy). I lost a significant amount of hair; so much so that I shaved it. Before shaving it, my dermatologist told me that I had telogen effluvium and said "don't worry, it will grow back" So it's been 2 weeks since I have shaved- I didn't get a shiny bald shave, more like a 5 o'clock shadow shave. I do notice some hair regrowth, but I am noticing ALOT of gray hair- which is to be expected. It's just the gray hair is growing faster than the brown hair. I have a peach fuzzy head and its all gray. Does gray hair grow faster? Another weird component. I am not getting hair regrowth anywhere else on my body, including my legs. I've never had gray leg hair. Anyway, I'm rambling because I am not sure what I should be asking. Are there any hair loss diagnosis related to premature gray hair? Is it weird that my gray is growing faster than my brown hair?

[kawawa]

I don't think the gray hair is an issue. I have seen a lots of people with lovely heads of gray hair. Any hair is good hair in my book!

[VictoriaG]

I am 46 (yikes) and have been getting gray hairs for about 5 years now. None of the women in my family, both sides, starting going gray till they were older than that - and none of them had unusual hair loss, either. What I find with the grays (which, on me, are actually white) is that they are not the ones to fall out. They seem to have a firm grip on my scalp! Hmmm...maybe a reason to wish for more grays!!!

[kawawa]

I am 46 (yikes) and have been getting gray hairs for about 5 years now. None of the women in my family, both sides, starting going gray till they were older than that - and none of them had unusual hair loss, either. What I find with the grays (which, on me, are actually white) is that they are not the ones to fall out. They seem to have a firm grip on my scalp! Hmmm...maybe a reason to wish for more grays!!!


Actually, my gray hairs have good roots and my bio non-gray hair has invisible roots, so I have to agree. Gray is good!

[Angela]

:confused: Ok, weird question, but background first. Currently, I am 29 ( next month) and have had started having gray hair since I was 18 which runs in my family. My grandmother said she started with gray hair when she was 16. When I was 23, I started dying it because it was getting to be alot. I only dyed it 4 times a year ( what can I say, I am lazy). I lost a significant amount of hair; so much so that I shaved it. Before shaving it, my dermatologist told me that I had telogen effluvium and said "don't worry, it will grow back" So it's been 2 weeks since I have shaved- I didn't get a shiny bald shave, more like a 5 o'clock shadow shave. I do notice some hair regrowth, but I am noticing ALOT of gray hair- which is to be expected. It's just the gray hair is growing faster than the brown hair. I have a peach fuzzy head and its all gray. Does gray hair grow faster? Another weird component. I am not getting hair regrowth anywhere else on my body, including my legs. I've never had gray leg hair. Anyway, I'm rambling because I am not sure what I should be asking. Are there any hair loss diagnosis related to premature gray hair? Is it weird that my gray is growing faster than my brown hair?

Are your hairs grey or white? What is the texture of them? I have grey hair but its a different texture and color than my white hair. I have a lot of white hair (really thick and hard to pluck) in my eyebrows too.

[happytobeme]

Wow Angela, Glad you asked that because I never thought about the difference between gray and white. Before my hair loss, my gray hair was more course. The gray hair growing now seems more fine ( although it's still really short), but it does seem heathier than the brown hair because it is growing faster. It's funny, I rarely have gray eyebrow hair, but the ratio of gray to brown on my head is probably one to one. Thanks for listening everyone. I feel like I am being a little obsessive :>

[divinem]

I think grey is stronger than normal pigmented hair. ALL hair is good!

[vaso]

Hi Guys, i'm another grey/white haired girl and i have to dye my hair quite freqeuntly. I agree that having grey hair and hair loss there is no correlation, i've been dying my hair for 13yrs and it has been in the last 4 yrs that i've realised i have hair loss and i too see lots of ladies with thick wads of grey hair.