by Richard Bramante

Created on: May 19, 2007   Last Updated: May 21, 2007

Well the fastest way to get rid of gray hair is to shave your head, eyebrows and anywhere else you have gray hair showing. I know that in American society everyone is youth conscious and fears aging. I toyed with the idea of dyeing my hair once when my barber mentioned I was starting to show gray. Once I became gray aware I started to look at men's hair. I noticed something with men whose original hair color is jet black and that is that the dye job is way too obvious. Not sure if it was just a bad dye job but the number of men I observed discouraged me from even attempting it.

My hair today is much grayer than it was when my barber first mentioned it. I have not done anything to retard its progress. The streaking of black with silver is stunning and is much more interesting to look at than when it was all jet black. With my added hair length and curled locks I think my hair looks great as it is. I feel youthful and am stress free since I do not need to worry if I have any roots showing.

My suggestion is if your hair is beginning to gray then just let it go. It takes less maintenance that is for sure and you will save a bundle too. Enjoy your coming of age don't attempt to live in denial. Be proud of whom you are and how far you have come to earn those stripes intermixed in your hair. It is more important to be true to yourself than trying to pretend you are someone else. Just my personal philosophy but the choice is always your own. You decide to dye or be the person you were meant to be.

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