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The atomic number of silver is 47…and I am turning 47 this year. I have chosen this year to get off the coloring whirlwind and to embrace my silver hair. This is a personal decision. I have been adding some sort of chemical to my hair since my mid 20’s to hide the gray. My first white hair was discovered by my stylist when I was around 26 and I have been trying to cover it up since then. I use to muse that when I was 50 I would let the silver come in. I just decided that there was no time like the present.

I was tired of coloring. Every five weeks, I would spend an enormous amount of time and money to try and hide the evidence. Then by the next week, the tell-tale sign of silver would be there in my part. I would endure the next four weeks watching the skunk stripe widen before going through the whole process again. My life revolved around my salon appointments. Nothing important happened in my life without a fresh gloss of colour. It was a self-inflicted rat race.

Then I saw a talk show featuring Anne Kramer discussing her book Going Gray: How to Embrace your Authentic Self with Grace and Style. I immediately got the book and read it from cover to cover. Shortly there after I found The Silver Sister Cafe Gray where I lurked for weeks reading everyone’s stories, trials and ultimate success at transitioning to beautiful silver hair. They were(ARE) confident, beautiful, sexy, elegant and happy women from all the corners of the Earth. I decided I wanted to join these Silver Sisters.

Atomic Number 47. A Shiny Gray-White Color or Apperance Like That of SILVER. ×Section Silver×. The element with the atomic number 47 is silver (Ag), and it is used to make photographic film and paper. But the atomic number determined the answer, not its use. The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 47 has 1 sense: 1. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography. Synonyms for atomic number 47 a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

It has been 4 1/2 months since my last colour. I will admit there are days when I look in the mirror and just say “ugh” because I am supporting a hair colour which I affectionately call “Calico Craptastic” (a phrase coined by a fellow Silver Sister). However, there are plenty of days when I am excited to see more and more of a rich, silvery pewter showing up. The thing I am excited most about is how HEALTHY my hair feels. Previously, I would remove a handful of dead hair from my hair brush every day but since I stopped colouring this is no longer the case. My stylist (who has been uber supportive of my decision) has even commented on how soft the texture of my hair is now. Not once have I felt old.

Although, I believe that this is a personal decision – after all it is my hair growing on my head – and although I am making a public declaration on social media, I am surprised that so many people care about what colour my hair is. The majority of my family and friends have been supportive and encouraging. I think some are secretly sitting back to see the final results so they can decide whether to take the plunge. Yet, others have voiced their opinion that I should not even be thinking of this at my age and it will make me look old. I have yet to decide if this is due to the fact that it will make me look “old” or are they voicing their own insecurities of aging. In my opinion, smoking, drinking, lack of exercise, and poor nutrition will make you look old – not healthy, silver hair.

Perfect strangers have even mentioned my hair now that it is obvious this is a choice and not just a missed appointment. I have been called brave, courageous and beautiful in various locations as I have gone about my day. As one woman said to me, “It is such a difficult decision to make”. It really shouldn’t be.

What annoys me is that we buy in to the notion that silver/gray hair is aging because the industry has told us so. There is even an article in Forbes discussing a pill that eventually will prevent gray hair. Presently, we expose ourselves to harmful chemicals to cover the gray. Next, we will want to change the enzymes in our body for the sake of never having gray hair. I am amazed and saddened at what we will do to our bodies to stay youthful just because we have been convinced by slick marketing. These companies grow rich on our insecurities. If you are interesting in reading the original article here is the link.

Hair colour is fun (although educate yourself to the health risks that can accompany it- I was totally unaware of the extreme and fatal allergic reactions it can cause). I have enjoyed being many shades of blonde and red over the years. I think if you want to colour your hair because you like the results, that should be your choice. But if you dye it even though you hate to, you need to ask yourself why you are doing so. It is a personal choice but we need to stop thinking of silver as old age and we need to stop being critical of those who want to embrace their silver roots. After all Silver, is just another colour in that great box of 64 Crayolas. Just like yellow, red, violet, blue, orange, brown, black and even pink.

Atomic Number 47

Silver is a precious metal and I am precious too.

Definition of Atomic number 47

1.Noun. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography.

Atomic Number 47 Symbol

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 47

Atomic Number 47 Used To Make Film

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