Why You Should Avoid Plucking Gray Hairs, According to Hairstylists

Those tweezers arent doing you any good.

For most people, gray hair is inevitable.

This is actually a mythwhat you do to a single strand can’t spread like contagion.

Only one hair grows per follicle.

When your strand turns gray or white, the pigment cells in that follicle have already died.

You’re simply delaying the inevitable.

In the long run, you’re actually doing more harm than good.

Forget about having gray hairyou won’t haveanyhair there at all.

Plucking Consequences

Even if you consider yourself an expert plucker, tread with caution.

The Bottom Line

The best thing to do if you notice gray hair?

Ignore itit happens to the best of us eventuallyor dye it back to its original color.

And of course, you could alwaysembrace itand consider those distinguished strands a crown of wisdom.

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Accessed December 20, 2022.