Vibrant Nation member Kalli is frustrated. She’s going natural, but she’s not at all happy with the grey hair color coming in.
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“My lucky mom was blessed with snow white grey hair, but I take after my dad, and it’s more that dull grey and yellow tone, not flattering at all,” Kalli writes. “I’m reasoning that with a nice overall grey and grey highlights I won’t need to touch up the roots as often – interested in any thoughts on this you may have.”
Women usually decide to go natural because they’re tired of coloring grey hair. But as it turns out, even your grey hair color may need a bit of help to liven it up and give it that silver or white shine you covet.
Vibrant Nation members offered their experience up as examples.
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“Match the blonde, leave the front edge white or whatever color it is now,” advised thricedivorced. “Mine is white-ish and does not hold color well, the rest is dyed to match the roots, only a bit lighter. The roots are still darker overall, and the trend is for dark roots and blond hair.”
Most suggest she forego the overall color and opt for highlights. One Vibrant Nation reader — a retired hairdresser — warned that to do an overall grey hair dye, she’d have to lighten it first with peroxide and powdered bleach, a process that requires a professional and is damaging to the hair.
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“(It’s) Not impossible but I recommend reconsidering if cost is an issue,” she wrote. “I would suggest you highlight too and keep it up until you have reached a shade of lightness you desire. much easier and less costly in the long haul.”
Highlights must be maintained, but is a much more low-maintenance option than overall dye. Depending on how grey Kalli’s hair is already, it’s possible she could get away with adding white highlights a few times a year.
Adding deeper tones of grey lowlights can also be used to give your hair dimension, according to Diana Lewis Jewell, author of Going Gray, Looking Great. Jewell also suggests trying glaze hues, which can last up to five weeks.
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That probably wouldn’t be a good option for Kalli, since one of her goals is to avoid dying her hair every five weeks.
Vibrant Nation member Nellie shared this trick in our free download, Seven Keys to Grey Hair Treatment After 50:
“My hair dresser suggested growing out the color as much as I could stand, then having highlights put in and getting as short of a cut as I could tolerate. it took about a year to completely rid myself of the colored hair. I have never looked back! I get lots and lots of compliments – at least twice a week, from both men and women!”
Finally, as you shifts to a grey hair color, adding a special hair treatment can help give your hair a shiny, healthy look.
Find out what shampoos and treatments Vibrant Nation members recommend by downloading our free report: 7 Keys to Grey hair treatment after 50: Best hair care products, and tips for styling and coloring grey hair whether you choose to cover or embrace your grey.
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Great parenting on your mother's part
moral support is always financial support has to stop at some point in their life. I wish I had stopped sooner. I wished had made accountable sooner. But allas now has it right for himself
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