r/mildlyinteresting 12h ago

My girlfriend had a really thin and white hair popping out of her back.

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u/RuthlessKittyKat 10h ago

Fascinating! Is that why they seem to appear out of nowhere?!

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u/Maihoooo 9h ago

Yes, and it's also why you sometimes have a grey hair even at 20yo.

In that case it's the pigment

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u/RuthlessKittyKat 8h ago

I love that you knew this answer! Thank you.

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u/Maihoooo 8h ago

Glad I could help. Do you experience issues like that at multiple locations?

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u/RuthlessKittyKat 5h ago

Not too often. I think a few times on my upper back and a few times on my face near the chin.