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Have you noticed a few grey hairs peppered in with your natural dark brown color? Rather than trying to cover those silver streaks completely, blending your greys into brown hair makes them less noticeable. Grey blending adds a few extra colors to your hair so your greys mix naturally as part of your style, and there are so many ways we’ll help you achieve the look you want. Keep reading for the best styles and colors to transition from grey to dark hair as well as how to touch up your roots.
Things You Should Know
- Get highlights, babylights, or balayage that lighten sections of hair so your greys blend in and look natural instead of standing out.
- Try lowlights to add darker shades underneath your greys and create a hairstyle that has more depth.
- Enhance the look of your grey hairs by doing an ombre with a darker color or by using black and light grey dyes for a salt-and-pepper look.
Steps
Transitioning to Natural Grey
- Get a short haircut to make the transition look more natural. If you don’t like the look of long silver strands in your hair, then visit your stylist for a haircut. Let your greys grow out about 2 inches (5.1 cm) so you have a good starting point for your hair. Then, try a bob cut or get a pixie cut for a fashionable and low-maintenance hairstyle that make your greys look great.[21]
- Talk to your stylist to figure out what haircut works best with your face shape. Round and oval faces work great for pixie cuts while diamond and heart-shaped faces look amazing with a layered bob.
- Use blue or purple shampoo to prevent hair from looking brassy. Grey hair tends to look dull or yellowed compared to your natural color, but a tint-correcting shampoo can help mask those unwanted colors. Once or twice a week, lather the shampoo into your hair working from your roots down to the ends. After you finish washing, just rinse the shampoo out so your greys look their best.[22]
- If most of your hair has gone grey, then use shampoo made for grey hair since it will help rehydrate your hair and prevent your silver strands from looking dull.
- Apply conditioner and hair masks to keep your hair healthy. Because greys are coarser than your natural hair, work a lightweight conditioner into your hair a few times every week. Work the conditioner deep into your hair so it stays moisturized and hydrated. Once a week, apply a hair mask from your roots to your tips. Leave the mask in for around 10–30 minutes so the nutrients can soak in before rinsing it out.[23]
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Expert Q&A
Tips
- Grow your grey hairs out for 12 weeks or until they’re 2 inches (5.1 cm) so you or your stylist can see your natural base tone, which makes it easier to choose the right dye color.[24]Thanks
- Try adding more protein in your diet or taking B12 supplements so your hair follicle gets the nutrients it needs to produce melanin, which is the pigment that creates your natural hair color.[25]Thanks
- The next time you see your hairstylist, ask for their advice on what styles would work best for blending your greys.Thanks
Expert Interview
Thanks for reading our article! If you’d like to learn more about grey hair, check out our in-depth interview with Candice Ayers.
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- ↑ https://youtu.be/Jr3GMH8SrE8?t=50
- ↑ https://www.redbookmag.com/beauty/hair/g19873758/gray-hair-questions/
- ↑ https://www.southernliving.com/fashion-beauty/hairstyles/going-gray-gracefully
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- ↑ https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2021/03/finding-gray-hairs-my-20s-am-i-normal
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