# What's the upper age-limit for going gray?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195 "2009-01-27T06:13:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195/21 "2009-01-27T17:08:40Z")

</div>

Ronald Reagan. Jet black and every one knew it wasn’t touched up.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195/22 "2009-01-27T17:56:11Z")

</div>

My grandmother’s hair was still black when she died at the age of 92. My father’s hair was mostly black when he died at age 80.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195/23 "2009-01-27T18:35:56Z")

</div>

I have some cites!

[My Mum in her 60s](http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b193/gneighbour/?action=view&current=zmum.jpg)

[My big brother at 55](http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b193/gneighbour/family/?action=view&current=aaabropark.jpg)

We grey at the temples, and as big bro demonstrates, the beard. None of my cousins are grey yet either – thanks for the genes Nana! I do dye mine, I always have and I’m not going to stop now now a bit of grey is creeping in.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195/24 "2009-01-27T18:37:16Z")

</div>

I’m 67 and have no grey at all, not a single hair.

I do not dye it before you ask and I’m not bald.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-upper-age-limit-for-going-gray/483195.md?page=1)