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A Study Says Gray Hair May Be Reversible (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] plzExplainNdetail@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sure there's vanity, but there's also societal and cultural pressures to appear a certain way. Here's a great study of gray hair and people's perceptions of it. Gendered ageism and gray hair: must older women choose between feeling authentic and looking competent?