Colouring your hair

[Tuckervill]

Thanks, everyone... I'm not sure what to do next

Luckily, you don't have to decide right away. It grows whether you want it to or not!

Karen

[jennrod12]

Oh don't get me started on dying hair! Oops, I already am. I got my first grey in college and now I'm 45 and maybe 20% grey? It seems to be more in front than in the back, especially one shock that has grown mostly grey. Even so, people are usually surprised at my age, thinking I am younger than I am. And if they didn't think that, what do I care? What does it matter how old something thinks I am? It doesn't change who I am in the least.

NO, I don't color it. I have better things to do with my money and my time than to fall prey to all the advertising BS about how we should "look younger", etc. Most women color their hair because other women color their hair and somehow they feel like they have to in order to "look younger". Ha! If everyone stopped coloring their hair, we would find out in a hurry that being grey is no impediment to being young and healthy and active.

Not only that, but for a lot of people who dye their hair - guess what - we already know you're going grey because we see the roots grow out or the unnatural color. When your color is different this month than it was last month, we KNOW you're dying your hair, which means there's a pretty good chance you're going grey.

Not even to mention all the chemicals being added to the environment....

Okay, now that I've apparently pissed off most of this forum, I'll say that that's my opinion in general. It doesn't mean that if I get to know you as a person that my perception of you will be all about whether or not you dye your hair.

Jenn

[malkin]

Just have fun, whatever you do!

[roadie gal]

I'm 49 and I've been going gray since my early 30's. In my family that's actually late. My original hair color was "dirty blond". I don't color my hair because basically I'm lazy. I just tell people that I match my dog... I'm Blue Merle. lol