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Reverse Graying?

timeless — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:35:10 GMT

I've had white hair at my temples for at least ten years.

But recently I noticed a few hairs that are growing in in my old brown color...with white ends!

I don't color my hair and haven't since 2019, so I'm baffled. Is this an anomoly or a trend I can expect?

At 58 and fully menopausal I never thought to expect this.

Anyone remember the scene in the 1980's movie, Poltergeist, where the mom suddenly went white at her temples?

She dyed it back.

Maybe she just needed to wait a bit? lol

Seriously though, has anyone experienced a reverse in their graying/silvering hair?

Re: Reverse Graying?

ellaphant — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:48:56 GMT

Yes, the under section in the back of my hair has turned an ashy dark brown. It happens.

I have it highlighted to blend with the test if my hair that is blonde with brown sections for depth.

Re: Reverse Graying?

Carmie — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 03:05:38 GMT

@timeless Are you by any chance taking Vitamin B12?

I had a client who had Bells Palsy. She was prescribed Vitamin B12. Her hair was salt and pepper, but her gray hair disappeared and was dark brown again over time.

She was in her late 70's with very little gray hair when she passed.

There has been some research on this vitamin....some say it reverses gray and hair and others say it doesn't.

I have seen it happen, so it is not impossible. Perhaps there are other supplements and vitamins that can do this also.

Re: Reverse Graying?

AuntMame — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 03:57:19 GMT

Several times over the past decades I've had gray come in and then within a few months the hair has reverted back to its natural color. I think that in most cases the appearance of gray has been related to stress. And the natural color returns when the stress dissipates. Seems like my hair follicles have grown more sensitive to stress as I've grown older. I don't color my hair.

Re: Reverse Graying?

Zhills — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:20:22 GMT

No, but leave it alone. The prettiest hair I ever saw was snow white with dark hairs scattered through it!

Stunning!

Re: Reverse Graying?

Shanus — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:42:05 GMT

@timeless Not sure what you mean by "reverse", but my hair was all silver and white and I stupidly decided to add lowlights in med. brown. The roots of grey were impossible to redo every 4 wks. I'm going through that process of back to silver now!!! My hairsresser is adding just a few baby darker pieces along my part. he called it grey blending so there's no line/mark between white part and brown lowlights.

Biggest mistake ever and I'll pay the price...time and money...to get back to my original silver hair.

Ladies, if you have mostly grey hair , ditch the dye and save a fortune!!!

@timeless If you see a lot of grey there's no going back except to color it, but you'll become a slave to appts. or box dye. That's what I gave up about 7 or 8 yrs. ago.

Re: Reverse Graying?

Zhills — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:00:28 GMT

My hair went from blonde to snow white! Never grey!

Re: Reverse Graying?

San Antonio Gal — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:20:17 GMT

@timeless - I had to chuckle at your post about Poltergeist. I remember that scene quite well with JoBeth Willaims.

How cool that your original color is coming back!

Re: Reverse Graying?

Sooner — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:28:43 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
@timeless Are you by any chance taking Vitamin B12?

I had a client who had Bells Palsy. She was prescribed Vitamin B12. Her hair was salt and pepper, but her gray hair disappeared and was dark brown again over time.

She was in her late 70's with very little gray hair when she passed.

There has been some research on this vitamin....some say it reverses gray and hair and others say it doesn't.

I have seen it happen, so it is not impossible. Perhaps there are other supplements and vitamins that can do this also.

@Carmie Glad you posted this! I will quit taking it because I do not want my silver/white hair to go back! I'm very happy with it.

Re: Reverse Graying?

CelticCrafter — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:38:51 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@timeless Not sure what you mean by "reverse", but my hair was all silver and white and I stupidly decided to add lowlights in med. brown. The roots of grey were impossible to redo every 4 wks. I'm going through that process of back to silver now!!! My hairsresser is adding just a few baby darker pieces along my part. he called it grey blending so there's no line/mark between white part and brown lowlights.

Biggest mistake ever and I'll pay the price...time and money...to get back to my original silver hair.

Ladies, if you have mostly grey hair , ditch the dye and save a fortune!!!

@timeless If you see a lot of grey there's no going back except to color it, but you'll become a slave to appts. or box dye. That's what I gave up about 7 or 8 yrs. ago.

Grey blending is still color being put in your hair.

Re: Reverse Graying?

JoyFilled Warrior — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:30:45 GMT

@CelticCrafter

Is that the "grey blending," you mention here - your current Avatar?

CelticCrafter

Re: Reverse Graying?

CelticCrafter — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:12:02 GMT

@JoyFilled Warrior wrote:
@CelticCrafter wrote:
@Shanus wrote:
@timeless Not sure what you mean by "reverse", but my hair was all silver and white and I stupidly decided to add lowlights in med. brown. The roots of grey were impossible to redo every 4 wks. I'm going through that process of back to silver now!!! My hairsresser is adding just a few baby darker pieces along my part. he called it grey blending so there's no line/mark between white part and brown lowlights.

Biggest mistake ever and I'll pay the price...time and money...to get back to my original silver hair.

Ladies, if you have mostly grey hair , ditch the dye and save a fortune!!!

@timeless If you see a lot of grey there's no going back except to color it, but you'll become a slave to appts. or box dye. That's what I gave up about 7 or 8 yrs. ago.
Grey blending is still color being put in your hair.
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@CelticCrafter

Is that "grey blending," you mention here, your represented picture in your current Avatar?

CelticCrafter
Honored Contributor

Nope. It is not, that's what my natural hair looks like.

Re: Reverse Graying?

timeless — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:10:02 GMT

@Carmie

I take a multi-vitamin, but not very consistently.

Interesting on that B-12 info. I'll look into it online.

Re: Reverse Graying?

timeless — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:15:46 GMT

@Shanus

I haven't colored it since 2019 when I had trouble getting my bangs to keep their tone.

I didn't realize at the time the reason for my color fading out all the time was that my temples were white!

(I had been coloring/highlighting my hair since I was 15!).

But like you, I have considered it and realized that the cost of mainenance would be too much for me.

Happy to be natural these days!

Re: Reverse Graying?

timeless — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:17:07 GMT

@San Antonio Gal

Love the 1980's.

Re: Reverse Graying?

Shanus — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:32:02 GMT

@timeless This hairdresser was the one I went to many years ago before I went silver. I went to him last week to blend the lowlights that were faded and many different colors of brown from adding new ones each appt. with the previous hairdresser/stylist ...not sure what they like to be called.

He explained the thing about hair being like fish scales and the "scales" lift up when dye and peroxide are used too many times and so the color doesn't stay, but slides off. He also said the culprits are hot water, too much heat from the dryer, the sun even in winter should have a hat (?!?) and too frequent washing even with a sulfate free shampoo. Olaplex that I had been using too often he said has a lot protein that will dry the hair too much and to limit the use. Deep conditioning is better to keep the dye in place.

Grey/white/silver hair resists dye to begin with...like your bangs. So, now I'm in the process of him adding back what he called tiny/baby lowlights just along my part where it's all silver so it will blend with all lowlights previously put in. Eventually as it grows and the silver part has a few darker pieces are added there and the length is trimmed...I'll be all silver/grey again.

Getting lowlights is the biggest mistake I've made with my hair in a very long time. When I'm all silver again, that's it. No color again.