I found my first gray hair at 16 and was utterly horrified.

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Embracing Your Gray Hair Means Ditching the Dye

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When I got married at age 25, I colored my hair occasionally…but by the age of 35, I dyed my hair frequently to cover the gray.

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By the time I turned 50, my gray roots would show within a week of getting my color done, much to my chagrin.

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I bought gray cover-up powders and mascaras, and I wasted hours at a salon, where the dyes would make me uncomfortable itchy…and when I had to save money, I would do it myself, sloppily and resentfully.

And then, this past February, my roots started showing again.The thought of wasting 2-3 hours of my precious time in a salon chair became unbearable.

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I bought a box of hair dye and let it sit on my dresser for a month. And then one day I just said “SCREW IT!” I couldn’t stand one more minute of wasted time, and one more wasted dollar.

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Why I Am Embracing My Gray Hair?

I found my first gray hair at 16 and was utterly horrified.

I had beautiful dark brown hair, and my brunette identity was important to me since I was growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan where brunettes were practically a minority.

Embracing Your Gray Hair Means Ditching the Dye

When I went to college, in the mid-1980s, my friends and I took turns applying henna to each other’s hair, and I eventually graduated from that to dyeing my hair magenta and other fun colors.

When I got married at age 25, I colored my hair occasionally…but by the age of 35, I dyed my hair frequently to cover the gray.

By the time I turned 50, my gray roots would show within a week of getting my color done, much to my chagrin.

I bought gray cover-up powders and mascaras, and I wasted hours at a salon, where the dyes would make me uncomfortable itchy…and when I had to save money, I would do it myself, sloppily and resentfully.

And then, this past February, my roots started showing again.The thought of wasting 2-3 hours of my precious time in a salon chair became unbearable.

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I bought a box of hair dye and let it sit on my dresser for a month. And then one day I just said “SCREW IT!” I couldn’t stand one more minute of wasted time, and one more wasted dollar.

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