this might cheer you up a bit, although possibly not so much for the CEO of Proctor-Gamble (Clairol)



Feb. 25, 2009 -- Scientists may have figured out why hair turns gray, and their finding may open the door to new anti-graying strategies.

New research shows that hair turns gray as a result of a chemical chain reaction that causes hair to bleach itself from the inside out.

The process starts when there is a dip in levels of an enzyme called catalase. That catalase shortfall means that the hydrogen peroxide that naturally occurs in hair can't be broken down. So hydrogen peroxide builds up in the hair, and because other enzymes that would repair hydrogen peroxide's damage are also in short supply, the hair goes gray.

Putting the brakes on that chemical chain reaction "could have great implications in the hair graying scenario in humans," write the researchers, who included Karin Schallreuter, a professor clinical and experimental dermatology at England's University of Bradford.

My goatee needs a little catalase

Thats why I shaved mine.

I hope Robin doesn't read this or ever decide on a dye job.

I absolutely love the salt and pepper in his hair and his beard. It's probably his best physical feature, and my favourite.

If i shaved i would get carded everywhere i went. That may not be a bad thing though lol.

After shaving, instead of being called grandpa I get called sir. I suppose it's sorta depressing either way....

going gray or loseing it whats the difference?

Hey i just look at the brihgt side!!!i still got hair

my hair started turning gray before I was 21. its actually slowed down in the last ten years or so

I don't mind it turning gray as long as it don't turn loose

I've been going gray since I was about 20 years old, and my daughter who is 10 is now starting to get it. It runs in the family. That's life I guess.

As long as they don't get rid of my hair dye, I can accept going gray.

That ship sailed long ago for me... It's why I chose to shave my head. Turns out I'm in style now. Go figure?

and bald looks really good on some men. depends on the shape of the face I suppose

<<<--- just a bit of grey in the ole goatee

Nope. It part of lifes' cycle.

I should have stock in hair dye...

I swear!

Ive spent enough on it alone to be stinikin rich.

Im not gonna grow grey gracefully...

im fighting it every step of the way!

I shave my head, and I have a good deal of baldness anyway - so no worries there.......

My goatee quite suddenly has a few more white hairs in it than it used to.............I have mixed feelings about it........









Hey Kitten

Purrrrrrrrrrrr!

Hi Pete, you sexy thang you!

Kitten......you're the definition of sexy........hair dye or no hair dye........



(You mean you still think I'm sexy even with the white hairs weaving themselves into my goatee?)