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Permanent removal of white and gray hairs from chins?

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Mian shoaibDec 1, 2016

Hi my name is Mian , I am 26 year old , there are several white&gray hairs came up in my beard they looks pretty weird , some time it's hard for me to intract with people so that now I have to shave my beard after every 3 or 4 days , is there any permanent solution for that I need your suggestion please I am too much worried about that I shall be very thankful for that.

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