It’s Time to Bust These Tired Myths About Gray Hair
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Many of us grew up hearing things about gray hair that simply weren’t true. A number of these misconceptions were rooted in sexism, ageism and bad science.
Listen, the average age to start going gray for Caucasian people is the mid-30s, late 30s for Asians, and mid-40s for people of African descent, according to this study.
According to experts, plucking your gray hairs won’t increase them, but you might damage the follicle and, eventually, no hair will grow in that spot. YIKES!
Remember, gray is just another hair color shade, so it can’t define your “look.” You know what makes someone look frumpy? Ill-fitting clothing, bad color choices, and unflattering haircuts.
GRAY HAIR IS PRETTIER THAN WHITE HAIRInstead, what you’ve got is unpigmented (aka “white”) hair. If that white hair lies next to pigmented hair, the reflection of the colored hair against the unpigmented hair creates the illusion of “gray” hair.
IF YOU WANT A JOB, YOU’D BETTER DYE YOUR HAIR
But gray hair shouldn’t keep you from getting a job in most industries. Are you a lawyer or a doctor, for example? People often prefer people in these professions to have a modicum of gravitas, which gray hair instantly confers.