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Why birds don't go grey

Postby Pajarita » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:44 am

Interesting that they are studying the mechanism so they could make fabrics that never fade, isn't it?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 071504.htm
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Re: Why birds don't go grey

Postby marie83 » Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:49 pm

Hah, shame they can't do anything about my flipping hair, I'm too young to go grey.
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Re: Why birds don't go grey

Postby Chantilly » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:13 pm

Very intresting!
And anthough she be little, she is fierce ~Shakespeare
- Tilly & Shrek
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Re: Why birds don't go grey

Postby Pajarita » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:47 am

marie83 wrote:Hah, shame they can't do anything about my flipping hair, I'm too young to go grey.


It's genetic. I am 60 and my head is completely white (and I do mean COMPLETELY). I started going grey when I was in my early 30's, same as my mother and my grandmother.

By the way, I LOVE my white hair!
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Re: Why birds don't go grey

Postby marie83 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:01 am

Hmm 30 ' s would have been less harsh. Found my first on my 21st birthday lol. Been pulling them out but getting too many to keep on top of now :lol:
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Re: Why birds don't go grey

Postby Pajarita » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:14 am

Well, I am sure I had some in my 20's but they were not noticeable until my early 30's and that's when I started using hair dye.
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Re: Why birds don't go grey

Postby marie83 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:17 am

Your lucky you can. I did dye it once and everything was fine. Patch tested the exact same hair do 6 weeks later and I reacted :(
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