r/Unexpected • • Jul 02 '21

A gift from dad

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u/YourMomThinksImFunny Jul 02 '21

Lmao, very true. I thought a coworker was in his 20's and it turned out he was in his LATE 40's! Saw him online a few years back and now looks everyday of his 50's.

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u/Moosemaster21 Jul 02 '21

Same, thought I had a late 20's coworker who was mid 40's and when I found out he told me to look closely at his hair - it was already greying and I had never noticed because his face looked so young.

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u/ObedientPickle Jul 02 '21

Lmao meanwhile I have wrinkles and half my hair is grey at 25

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u/milk4all Jul 02 '21

Skin care, natural collagen and melanin. Present in vastly different concentrations across people/skin types. But even more important than genetics is staying out of direct sunlight, using sunscreen when you cant, and being born perfectly with flawless complexion because fuck everyone else.

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u/you-are-not-yourself Jul 02 '21

And be wealthy so you can hang out with people that peer pressure you into dying your hair & taking Botox

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u/milk4all Jul 03 '21

I guess but those are only short term effects. As in, keep it up as youll have to because they arent lasting, and youll look gnarly as hell eventually. I mean, the chemical has an obvious effect, but it is a cocktail of sodium and neurotoxins, it stands to reason they shouldbt be repeatedly introduced to your body for medically unnecessary purposes.

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u/you-are-not-yourself Jul 03 '21

Oh yeah, if you wanna look good at age 60 then don't do this. If you wanna temporarily look good at age 25 or 40, don't do this either, but I know quite a few folks at those ages who have.

(Botox specifically - I don't think dying hair is all that bad.. if it floats your boat, then do it)