Go away grey!!

suejb2

I embraced my grey earlier this year in Feb having celebrated my 47th in Dec. Best hair decision I have ever made, and over the years I've made a lot. From having a page boy hair cut in the seventies , a Phil Oakey side fringe in the eighties, root perm in the nineties, electric blue highlights.

jetplane

In my fifties and can't see me embracing the grey ever, I'm neither cute enough or elegant enough As for the swimming how do you protect your hair? I swim and always soak my hair in the shower first as dry hair sucks up all the chlorine. I also wear a swim hat and find this delays the fading, I've tried using conditioner under the hat but not convinced that it made a difference.

basil92

jetplane wrote: »

In my fifties and can't see me embracing the grey ever, I'm neither cute enough or elegant enough As for the swimming how do you protect your hair? I swim and always soak my hair in the shower first as dry hair sucks up all the chlorine. I also wear a swim hat and find this delays the fading, I've tried using conditioner under the hat but not convinced that it made a difference.

I don't really protect my hair when swimming

I always shower before I swim..but I'd look ridiculous wearing a swimming hat here and even if I did, I'm at a loss as to how they protect your hair?

I suspect the chemical levels in the pool aren't correct...my naturally very dark brown hair is turning blond..that surely can't be right?

jetplane

The hat protects your hair by not absorbing as much water, wet hair will soak up chlorine and chemicals without a hat. Do you not put your head in / under the water. Yes the hat looks daft, I also wear goggles but I'm not alone, however I am talking about head down swimming lengths in a pool and not holiday or leisure swimming

basil92

jetplane wrote: »

The hat protects your hair by not absorbing as much water, wet hair will soak up chlorine and chemicals without a hat. Do you not put your head in / under the water. Yes the hat looks daft, I also wear goggles but I'm not alone, however I am talking about head down swimming lengths in a pool and not holiday or leisure swimming

Oh yes, I too am talking swimming lengths... a mile in under 30 minutes, head under the water, alternate front crawl and breast stroke, goggles on (with panda eyes after my swim)...but in an outside pool here. Might just have to bite the bullet, buy a hat and look a fool

jetplane

Try it, you will soon see if the short spell wearing the hat pays off in the colour of your hair or not ...:)

pattycake

basil92 wrote: »

I'd be interested to know how old the posters who are 'embracing' grey are?

I'm mid 40's, naturally dark brown hair but been dying it for about 10 years to cover the grey. It is getting to the point where I need to dye it every 3 weeks . (Always dye it myself as I can't afford salon prices).

I wash my shoulder length hair and use conditioner every day, as I don't feel clean if I don't, and I swim a lot which strips the dye out and lightens my hair colour..but it doesn't hide the grey and I hate it..I like having dark brown hair:o

So how old were you all when you 'embraced' being grey. I'm not averse to it, I just like having dark hair and it suits me far better than any time I've gone lighter!!

Last year at the age of 64! I was dyeing back to my natural dark brown constantly. It was like being on a treadmill. I was fearful that going grey would be so aging.

I was wrong. I have platinum highlights and I look better than I've done for years. It's much less harsh and very flattering. I wish I had taken the plunge ten years ago.

I did change hairdresser though. I had the same stylist for years. I asked her about embracing the grey and she always replied that I could go grey when she did, that is never. My daughter persuaded me to switch to the salon she uses and I've never looked back.

mumps

Don't know if anyone has my problem, early 60s natural red head and my hair is getting darker, there are bits of grey through it but mainly dark brown which is too harsh for my colouring/age. Mind you I didn't like being a red head and don't like it being dark, maybe I should just bleach it and go white.

Isn't hair a pain?

suki1964

I stopped dyeing mine aged 50

Best thing ever

I still have the dregs of colour in the ends but another cut and it will be gome

Mines gone a dark slate gray with a whiter fringe.

kathrynha

I am 39 and considering embracing the greys.


My natural hair is long, medium brown and very straight and fine. The greys are course and curly and won't take the colour. When I dye it, it looks good for a few weeks, but then the greys start to show through, in the long bits, not just the roots.


At the moment I would say overall my hair is 1/25th grey. I work in quite a young, male dominant career and thought I would dye it for years, but it just aint working.