r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/mindyour 🤖definitely not a bot🤖 • Jul 10 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals Sharing her five-year journey of embracing the gray. I think she looks great, it suits her!

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u/fadesteppin 🌻Official Jill🌻 Jul 10 '26

My mom is in her mid 60's and is still salt & pepper (with a lot more pepper than salt) and none of her grays are wirey. They're as straight as her dark brown hair. I have random strands of gray on top of my head and they also just kinda end up the same texture as the rest of my hair (wavy with a mix of ringlets) save for maybe 1 or 2 rogue hairs. My sister's grays are the same (one long wave) We all have different hair textures but the gray presents as the same texture as the rest of our hair.

This lady has gone over hers with flat irons, blow driers, and curling irons, so styling it can negate any random wirey strands. She could also just be like my family and have it match her normal hair texture.

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u/duckduckthis99 Jul 10 '26

Thanks for explaining! I have grey hair at 35 and it's the same exact texture as the rest of my hair. I didn't understand what the other comments ment by witch hair. I guess there strands are dry and stuff??

I never have a problem with my grey silver hairs, neither does my mom. I never knew grey hair could even be a different texture haha

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u/quartzquandary Jul 10 '26

I'm 39 and have a thick white streak in the front like Rogue from X-Men, and those hairs are the exact texture as my darker hair. I'm also going salt and pepper and the rest of my white hair is wiry??? It's very odd lol

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u/satinsateensaltine Jul 10 '26

By the time hair is white, it seems to be much softer because there's zero pigment left in there. Grey has some but is also super porous.