Colouring your hair

[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

[lph]

Hey, I don't mind Jenn, I appreciate another POV and a (mild) kick in the butt.

[short cut sally]

I've been coloring my hair off and on, more on, for the past oh 25 years. First experiment was say 15 and a bottle of peroxide on a sunny day. Parent's were not pleased. I've had my hair highlighted for the last 10 or so prior to that I was an auburn blonde from the box. Last year I did the highlights of red and blonde on my natural dk. brown hair. Somewhere's along the line, I seemed to loose my natural dk. brown so last visit to the salon I said take me back to my natural color. I actually like my natural color after all these years, who would ever figure. However, here's the kicker. I won a gift certificate at work for a highlight at a salon. So I am going today to get some highlights, but not pulled thru a cap. I want the painted sporatic ones that will be suttle. I've learned from all these years what works well. If it doesn't, I am using Zens idea of helmet and lemon juice.

[Andrea]

Hehehe, I always say I'll STOP coloring my hair when it goes grey since my mom just turned 60 and has a head full of dark brown hair! Her mom, who is in her 80s, also has no grey...

I'm gonna show them both up