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The Most Unforgettable Books to Read about Gray Hair

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Embracing your gray hair is not an easy decision for a lot of us, considering that one hundred years of advertising have bamboozled us into equating gray hair with “letting yourself go.”

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But the Silver Revolution has been going strong for a while now, as evidenced by all the great gray hair books that have appeared on the market in recent years.

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Silver Hair: Say Goodbye to the Dye was the first book I read once I made the decision to go gray. I really needed the visual inspiration this book provides, and it provides it beautifully!

Silver Hair: Say Goodbye to the Dye and Let Your Natural Light Shine: A Handbook

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I recently posted a Q&A with environmental journalist Ronnie Citron-Fink about her book True Roots, which asks the questions: Why do women feel compelled to dye? How safe are hair dyes? What is their impact on our environment? and many more.

True Roots: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me about Health and Beauty 

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I don’t want to spoil it for you, but suffice it to say that she uses her journalistic skills to perform experiments and comes up with some surprising results about our attitudes toward gray hair.

Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters

Paget was 40 years old when she decided to ditch the dye, and she does a great job conveying the emotional ups and downs of the gray hair journey.

Gray Hair Adventure: Things I Learned About Life When I Stopped Dyeing My Hair

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WHAT SHADE OF EYEBROW LOOKS BEST ON YOU?

Michelle Ray is a fellow Southern California silver sister and the author of Go Gray Your Way. Her e-book also gets great reviews, and if you have Kindle Unlimited account, you can read it for free!

GO GRAY YOUR WAY!: Expert Advice & Inspiration from a Former Color Addict

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Do you have any books about going gray to recommend?

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