Grey Hair - Hereditary or Earned?

Physical or mental stress, malnutrition and constant worrying are some of the causes for premature greying. Apart from all this, genetics play an important role in hair greying. If your parents or your grandparents were victims of premature hair greying there are ample chances for your hair to go grey prematurely.

Grey Hair - Hereditary or Earned?

Both. And people with very dark hair tend to go grey earlier (or maybe it's just more noticeable).

Grey Hair - Hereditary or Earned?

Sometimes grey hair is hereditary (see Taylor Hicks). Or it could be earned, by stress and aging.

Grey Hair - Hereditary or Earned?

I think it is mostly earned. I'm no pro but i would think that someone who either has a really bad diet or lazy would have more gray hair sooner than some one who works out and watches their eating habits.

But that's just what i think. :)

Grey Hair - Hereditary or Earned?

I have very few white hairs, and I feel that I've earned every one of them! My 'genes' are for few 'greys' until I'm 65, and I doubt I'll go 'pure white' before I'm 75. I'm now 56, and I've had a 'tiny white streak' at each temple (I used to have migraines on both sides) since I was 42.

My husband is from an 'early white' family ... one of his sisters actually got ALL of her white hair when she was 16. He has 'greying hair' but has a 'full white beard' and he's only 49 ... but because of the 'difference' in our hair color, and my 'smoother skin' I look at least ten years younger than he does ... and most people assume we were 'high school sweethearts' ... a TOTAL IMPOSSIBILITY, but it's 'fun' anyway.

Grey Hair - Hereditary or Earned?

I think a little of both actually. For example, take a look at Presidents pics before and after their time in office, its unreal how they age. Also people who are under a great amount of stress everyday tend to be more gray. On the other hand, my grandmother started to go gray at 40 and so did my mom. So who knows really.