If you’re ready to go gray but don’t want to cut your hair short, don’t want to sport a demarcation line (aka “skunk stripe”), and don’t want to use any dye to help you transition – then going gray with wigs could be the transition method you’ve been looking for!
Like the dye strip technique, the wig method is also a way to go gray “in secret” and it also targets women who don’t want to cut their hair short, and don’t want to (or can’t) display their demarcation line due to their career
There are many reasons why some people prefer to avoid dyes during their transition to gray.
In my case, I’d reached the point where my hair was SO damaged from hair dye that I could no longer bear the risk of further damage by continuing to dye it.
Once your hair is pretty grown out, if the gray roots are long enough, just pull your hair back and use silver hairpieces for the rest of your transition – until you’re comfortable showing off your natural hair color.
The most important thing to remember when you’re buying a wig to go gray is that there are no rules! If you want to wear a pink wig one day, a blonde wig the next, and a rainbow-striped wig every other Saturday – who cares?
After you’ve decided how you want to do this (subtly or boldly), then it’s time to try some wigs on to find out what type suits you best – what makes you feel the most comfortable when you’re out and about.
You have two choices when it comes to buying wigs: local or online shops. If you’re buying a human hair wig for the first time, I suggest you head over to your local wig shop. You can also buy wigs online, from popular retailers.
One thing I always tell my readers is that there’s not ONE right way to go gray – you have a lot of options, and using wigs is a great option for those who want to go gray “gracefully” without dyeing or cutting their hair shorter.