Posted on 04/24/2023 10:55:32 PM PDT by libh8er
Gray hair is part of wisdom.
Yep. I earned every one of them.
now how about tackling the problem of receding hairlines
lol
I’m blonde originally and used to get highlights twice a year. I transitioned to grey hair when I embraced my curly hair. Apparently bleaching is bad for curls, so I reluctantly gave up the highlights. I dreaded having grey hair but it hasn’t been that bad. My hair is more of silverish and honestly almost looks blonde still, so I’ve been pretty happy with it and have no plans to go back.
two more weeks
You know, with all the horrific diseases conditions out there associated with old age such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and dementia, it’s almost offensive to me that great scientific minds are burning the midnight oil hoping to “cure” gray hair.
On my 50th Birthday a friend said “You know, the good thing about being gray at 40 - you don’t look any different when you hit 50!”
I’m not offended. Gray hair and other diseases might be caused by the same thing. Maybe gray hair is the first sign.
Mark
I’m 80....If that’s my biggest problem...
They’re natural highlights, as far as I’m concerned.
I earned every gray hair I’ve got. I want to keep ‘em
Why would anybody want to have hair that looked different than what is natural for his age?
Crazy money to be made on a cure for it. Follow the money. Always!
My late husband used to say, “It’s okay for my hair to turn gray, as long as it doesn’t turn LOOSE.”
With the blood, sweat and tears it took me to gain these silver strands I will wear them proudly.
A recent study by NYU Grossman School of Medicine has revealed that melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) lose their ability to move between growth compartments in hair follicles as people age, ultimately leading to hair graying. The study focused on cells present in the skin of mice and humans and found that McSCs exhibit remarkable plasticity, which means they can transition between different states of maturity as they move through the various compartments of a hair follicle. However, as hair ages, an increasing number of McSCs become trapped in a stem cell compartment called the hair follicle bulge, where they remain immobile and unable to mature into the transit-amplifying state, leading to hair graying. The study provides a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying hair pigmentation and opens up the possibility of developing treatments to reverse or prevent graying in humans.
“Crazy money to be made on a cure for it.”
I suspect there is already crazy money being made/spent on changing hair color.
Proverbs 16:31
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