Hair Loss
A tacit agreement exists that our bodies slow down with age but someone who has maintained a healthy lifestyle should be able to delay some effects of aging since the body will still be in fine operating order.
It is true that when the ovaries slow down somewhere around age forty-five and fifty, a drop in estrogen occurs that often leads to shedding or thinning hair in mature women, but not all women suffer the effects of hair loss owing to menopause.
Advances in science have made it possible for menopausal women to have hormone replacement therapy to mitigate the effects of these changes and this can help women keep their thickness.
Along with hormonal changes, with age comes many concerns such as loss of muscle and changes to hair texture as you get more greys but there is no conclusive evidence that supports a theory that hair stops growing altogether after a particular age. If you are alive, it’s growing. Period.
First off the bat, trichologists will confirm that hair is affected by a number of factors; diet, exercise, stress and hereditary factors to name a few, but what they will not tell you is that you are too old to go natural.
Getting Started With Your Regimen
Even with the many concerns that accompany aging the difficulty lies in taking the first steps in starting a healthy natural hair journey and styling tips for the more mature woman in her fifties or above.
Anyone who is serious about embarking on a healthy natural hair journey must be committed to doing a few things that are critical to maintaining healthy, beautiful hair.
First, you must be willing to learn how to properly care for your hair. Many older women are from an era in which our natural texture was regarded with disdain and this resonates into their subconscious; so you will have to be willing to unlearn what you were previously taught about hair. Accept that you may be older and wiser but not when it comes to hair care.
You will also have to tailor a regimen that fits your lifestyle and addresses your haircare needs and goals. Get a basic idea of the types of products needed to achieve health as well as styling tools that can accentuate the beauty of your natural hair.
It may help some to garner a basic knowledge of hair typing so you can be better prepared to assess what your hair needs are but from a personal viewpoint, I find this may be confusing for new naturals who might find that no one type on the chart is a true representation of what is growing out of your head.
Nicole TaylorMoore says
beautiful!!
Intercessor Angela says
This is the look I’ll be going for when I turn 50 in 5 more years, I love it
Jennie Scott Lai says
you should definitely be natural when you are old. if not before
Mark E Roberson Sr. says
Awesome!
Sheron Hunt says
Georgeous
Gail Gartin says
Never too old-she is beautiful!
Rochelle Carpenter-Williams says
Black women have always been beautiful. Remember we were beautiful before relaxes ever came out.
Tamika Murrell says
Absolutely not!
Jacqueline McDonald says
There are many of 50 plus ladies wearing naturals. Some not with a head full of gray hair. I am 50 and my sister is 51. We love it and rock it well.
Sammie Time says
No!
Dabney Ross Jones says
Nope. My mom is in her 60’s and decided to stop pressing her hair. She is now the envy of her friends because of the thickness of her hair. Before, her hair was thin and shedding like crazy because she pressed it all the time
Beverly Smith says
No
Bernice Williams-Graham says
Never to old, i decided when i turned 40 I would go natural but i waited til i was 45 so i have been natural for 10 years but just started learning and really taking care of my hair and now it’s retaining length, never to late.
Day in the Life of a Natural says
No way
Angela Humble Neal says
Never to old my mom went natural at 63 you go mom! You look absolutely beautiful!
Joy Blakey- Boles says
My mother returned back to being natural at 72.
Deborah Bogie says
No never to late to do you
Tina Ishman says
No way. As we get older we should become more natural because who has the time to keep up with all the maintenance.
Shelly Allen says
Never too old or young to be yourself….
Lisa Gill Hamilton says
I didn’t know there was an age limit on hair choice! I’m 46 and I’m natural except for my hair color! I love the fullness of my hair and every month I can really see my new growth because it is always new white hair–that I dye black! So far, I’m looking forward to 6 inches per year!
Tee Wilson says
Don’t get your hair done like you are taking a picture!!
Tee Wilson says
Be careful about sharing all you do in the Beauty Salon!
Angela Jones says
no! because we have blossomed into wisdom!!!
Leah TheOvercomer Jones says
At 45, I hope not and natural for a couple of years
Judy Ann BloomMinott says
Never too old
Sherry Y. Jackson says
no. Also, you don’t go natural that’s how you started out. More like return to natural
Aunt Faye says
I’m 58 n loving my nappiness ♡♡
Bea Henry-Anderson says
NEVER!!!
Kim Armstard-Knight says
I’m 55 and went back to my natural hair 16 months ago . My hair color is gray- silver right in the front and i do the 2 strand twist out. I think it’s beautiful.
Angela Anders says
Beautiful
Alicia Giddens Henderson says
She’s beautiful.
Jasmine Lyons says
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Nadine DeBose says
Never to old to do anything you feel up to doing. I went natural and I am 69 and love it.
Angela Williams says
I’ve been Natural for 15yrs & I’m 45yrs old! There are a lot of over 40 women on Natural hair care forums, blogs, vlogs, etc…it’s just that when we are soliciting & giving Natural hair care advice our age isn’t an important factor & profile pics don’t necessarily give away our age either.
Sharonda Milburn says
No not at all
Shawntay Colbert says
No I’m natural mi self
Lynda Brooks says
No I’m natural
Malakah Angellia Gladston says
Da hell kind of question is that???
This is like asking “can u ever be too old to be black” EVERYONE was born natural!
Lady says
Just an FYI….. the lady in the pic is my cousin and she is far from senior citizen. Her hair has been gray like that since her 20s
Felicia Allen says
Will a natural ever get too old to start relaxing?
Christy Love says
Nope!!!!