When he oiled his head nothing was seen (as a mark of old age) and when he did not apply oil something (of the old age) became visible.
عَنْ شَيْبِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ إِذَا دَهَنَ رَأْسَهُ لَمْ يُرَ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْهُنْ رُئِيَ مِنْهُ