Every woman knows the day will come, and every woman dreads it.

You look in the mirror, and there it is your first gray hair.

What’s up with that?

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At least you’re not alone in your misery, right?

It’s time to figure out what’s going on with that graying hair.

Why hair goes gray

Your hair hasn’t always been the same color that it is now.

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When will it happen?

That doesn’t mean ithasto start then, though.Dr.

“Similar to hair loss, gray hair is primarily the result of genetics.

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Where will it happen first?

Of course you’re not going to wake up one day and be totally gray.

It’s a process, and that process typically follows a pattern.

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Gray hairs will first appeararound your temples, and slowly fill in and move up and around your scalp.

Alan Baumansays it can, sometimes.

“Diet, stress, poor sleep, medications, smoking, etc.

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can all impact the onset of the appearance of gray hair.”

Dr. Jill Waibel, a dermatologist, says certain medical conditions can cause it, too.

Pull one, and two more grow back in its place.

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You’ll be happy to hear that’s not even a little bit true.

In fact, you might get lucky and the hair that takes it place might not even be gray.

Still, reaching for those tweezers might be a risky move.

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Schueller says too much plucking can actually damage the follicle, meaning no hair would grow back at all.

Gray hair has got to be better than no hair, wouldn’t you say?

That reinforces the saying that you’re as old as you feel good news, right?

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What about your “other” hair?

You know you’re thinking it.

If the hair on your head is starting to gray, what about the haireverywhere else?

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This time, my friends, I have good news for you.

Just because one turns gray doesn’t mean the other is about to follow suit.

Thank goodness for small wonders.

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“Gray hair is tricky.

It’s time to face the facts, ladies.

You may be able to slow it down, but gray hair is going to happen to you eventually.

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At least now, you’ll understand more about why it’s happening.

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