Nairalanders I ve noticed that many youths (29 to 39years) already have white/ grey hair or beards... Pls is this normal? Im just wondering if im the only one noticing this trend! What do you think?

Its caused by stress( for me anyway) had dem wen I was in uni but hvnt noticed any lately

blackbalang: Its caused by stress( for me anyway) had dem wen I was in uni but hvnt noticed any lately

I noticed mine around age 22, when a colleague of mine thought I had a dirt in my hair, he tried to remove it and "ouch!".Low and behold, gray hair.
Its sometimes related to stress. It can also be traced to the genes, as in hereditary.

The health concern should not be overlooked here.

Just came across this:
WHAT CAUSES YOU TO HAVE
GRAY HAIR AT A YOUNG AGE?
By Barbara Cedillo Alvarez
Younger people--those still in their 20s
and 30s--can start getting gray hair,
and the reasons for this phenomenon
range from heredity to environmental
causes to vitamin deficiency. You want
to keep looking youthful, or at least
your true age, and graying hair makes
this difficult. While you can handle the
situation in a way that suits your
lifestyle, you can find out what is
causing you to go gray early.
LACK OF SEBUM
Your scalp secretes an oil called sebum.
This oil give your hair its color and
shine; when you are deficient in sebum,
you hair turns gray, according to
Natural Home Remedies.
You can become deficient in sebum if
you're lacking in some vital elements
such as copper, iodine and iron. If you
are also deficient in vitamin B complex,
your scalp responds by decreasing its
production of sebum and your hair
starts to turn gray.
MELANOCYTES
Your hair follicles contain a cell called a
melanocyte. These melanocytes
produce melanin, a pigment. It is the
melanin that gives your hair its color,
whether it's black, red, blond or brown.
As the melanocytes slow down the
production of melanin, your hair color
becomes more light. If the melanocytes
stop producing melanin, your hair
becomes gray, according to Disabled
World.
When the melanin in your hair follicles
decreases and your hair begins to take
on the "gray" appearance, the lack of
color actually makes your hair appear
to be transparent. It is not truly "gray,"
according to Disabled World.
HEREDITY
When your hair starts to turn gray at a
young age--20s and 30s--your heredity
plays a role in stopping the production
of melanin. If either, or both, of your
parents started to turn gray early, their
melanocytes also stopped producing
the color-producing melanin in their
hair follicles, according to MadSci.
While your heredity influences the age
at which you start going gray, the
failure of melanocyte stem cells can
also cause you to begin graying early,
according to Disabled World.
ENVIRONMENT
If you are a smoker, you are increasing
your likelihood of going gray early.
MadSci says that smokers are "4 times
more likely to become prematurely
gray." While the reasons are not fully
understood, one cause may have to do
with the constriction of blood vessels
because of your absorption of nicotine.
OTHER CAUSES
MadSci mentions other causes of gray
hair in young people, such as thyroid
imbalance, viruses and anemia.
For more check-
www.livestrong.com/article/147237-what-causes-you-to-have-gray-hair-at-a-young-age/

I ws jst 6yrs old when my mum 1st noticed that my hair had some gray. That was when I 1st cut my hair. Although I do not have grey hairs now, I have noticed that family members on my maternal side develop gray hairs quite early. So I would nt be surprised if my hair started 2 gray again...soon...

Nice info from y'all... More comments pls we need to create more awareness and help check this abnormalty.