Is it normal to start getting grey hair as a 26 year old male? Is it possibly stress induced? Temporary?

Answer 1

it's estrogen poisoning. Estrogen..it's a plague on our planet. I tell you! Warn everyone!!







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Answer 2

Sad, but true (my wife's already plucked a few WHITE hairs from my eyebrows, and I have gotten some light grey hairs on my head); yes, it's mostly stress-induced but also wear and tear that comes with aging; and no, it's NOT temporary.

Answer 3

I started turning grey about the same age.Don't sweat it.It is normal.I'm almost 50 now and I like my grey hair. It makes me look more defined. If you are that self concense about it the color it. And by the way i still have a full head of hair. So just be glad you have some.

Answer 4

It's normal, I'm 25 and was wondering the same thing. It's not stress related, although that would make sense, unfortunately it's all in our genes. So I would suggest dying your hair if you don't want a lot of gray to show or pull them out. Good luck!

Answer 5

It's completely normal. Your hair and eye colors are determined by genes and age. Some people get it in high school, others get it when they're like 60. Gray/white is caused by rapidly dying pigment cells or pigments that don't produce enough melanin.

P.S It might show up even more if you have darker hair. =P Almost everybody has white/gray hair, it just shows up more on some people than others. My Pakistani friend has black hair, and she only has one or two white strings of hair, but it shows up as if she has a lot of them or somethin. =\

Answer 6

Yes, yes, and yes.
I had a friend in high school (16 yrs old), who'd begun sprouting.
Dr. Wallach (sp?) is a former veterinarian who used vitamins and minerals to cure dozens of conditions for the domestic and farm animals he treated. Eventually he turned to helping people, and they got better, too. His slogan is "I treat 'em like dogs, but they keep getting better." I think he states that SELENIUM is the nutrient responsible for prematurely (or EVER) turning grey. When the nutrient is fully supplied, the pigment returns (in the new growth, not changing the old). Of course, other nutrients must be in adequate supply. His company is called American Longevity, they sell a liquid preparation, not nasty tasting at all. I'll start looking for it and add to this comment...
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(American and other soils are becoming progressively depleted of their natural nutrients, THAT's the root of many of our health problems...one of the reasons a segment of organic eaters turned to that source for food-literal survival).
Note: consider that we inherit eating habits, and sources of food, not just our genes.

Answer 7

I think it happens very often, I have friends who are getting white hairs at this age. Its not just a stress factor but also a hereditary factor in play. Check in your family and see if there have been some members having similar syndromes.

Answer 8

It can be normal. Some people notice their first grey hairs at 21. Its all hereditary, so even if you were the calmest person on earth you probably would still have gotten grey hairs a lot earlier than other people.

Answer 9

Not sure if stress is a factor but yes it happens. I was 23 when I started getting them and my husband is 25 now and has a few. I get more and more every year.

Answer 10

Stress does not cause grey hair. It is caused by lack of pigmentation and when it starts varies with each person. It is not temporary and there is nothing you can do about it except to color it.

Answer 11

Well, I have a lot of gray hair and I am 25. My aunt says that her hair was 100% gray by the time she was 20. So in my case it is hereditary. Has anyone else in you family turned gray early?

Stress can sometimes trigger hair loss and premature grayness.

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