What I Wish I Knew Before Going Grey

Today I share the 5 things I wish I knew before deciding to go grey. I knew transitioning to grey was a big deal, and I spent a lot of time wondering what it would be like, but there are some things I learned only after making the decision.

So if you are considering ditching the dye, I'm going to tell you what I would have wanted to know before going grey.

And, I'd love to hear from you.
If you've already started or finished the transition, what do you wish you had known?
If you are thinking about going grey, what are you curious about?

[DitchingDietsDye]

If you've already started or finished the grey transition, what do you wish you had known? If you are curious or thinking about eventually transitioning, what do you want to know first? Let me know in the comments!

[AliciaGuitar]

When i started going premature grey at 13 my mother freaked out, so i dyed. In my 30's i had to shave all my hair (i was losing it anyway due to chemo). I let it grow back natural and i will never go back. I gained so much confidence by learning to accept zero hair and makeup, and now i feel free. My self worth no longer is affected by my looks.

[jrpacer]

The only thing I wish I did was never to dye it in the first place....

[samrakhan]

I started the transition 14 months ago. Everyone was unhappy including my stylist. I used the dye-strip technique, putting in grey baby lights, using purple shampoo, fretting about the skunk line, worrying about yellowing of the white part of my hair. Now after battling all of this and yes a year of blending in growth with old dyed hair through using grey haircolor throughout my length. I am a happy grey hair chic person. I get complements everyday from strangers, at least 4 women telling me at the Salon, how amazing I look! Everyone must make the journey on their own. I look forward to another 15 months by which time my natural grey hair would reach my chin! The trick for over 50s is to keep dying your brows. Don't let them turn grey, that actually ages the face. Wear makeup, eyes, cheeks, strong color lipstick. Bright and we'll tailored cloths. People will not see your grey hair as in old, but a really chic and dynamic woman!

[cynthiatreynor]

I stopped dying my hair 6 years ago.
My hair is down to my waist now and is completely dye free!! I love it! My white streaks and gray hair are awesome!
I'm 56.

[allicat]

I'm 10 months into the grow out. I would've been completely grey by 24 if I never started dyeing my hair. I wish I never started in the first place. I wish people would understand that grey doesn't equal old!

[livelovehulakim]

I wish I had known how beautiful my skin tone would look without the dye!
I’m Asian/Hawaiian/Caucasian and for the last 10 years (which coincided with dying my hair😳) thought my skin color was funky. But once my natural color grew out a couple inches i realized my skin color was really nice! It was the dyed brown that made it look icky

[deadchannel]

31 and my hair is rapidly turning gray...im embracing it.

[hinddeer]

I’m 30 and I have a couple of white hairs (3 or 4). I decided to never dye my hair no matter what.
Now, my hair looks good and young, but I wonder what my hair will look like in 10 years. I am preparing myself to love myself with no makeup. I don’t wear makeup as much as I did before, and I’m loving myself without it. It freed me.

[anotherdayrepeat]

After my chemo my hair grew back with no grey I'm 50 and it surprised me

[vtheb]

The fact that some people feel entitled to tell others what to do with their hair or any other part of their body or criticize the way it is and insisting that it should be changed and "fixed" to some arbitrary standard of beauty never ceases to baffle me. It's YOUR body and only you have authority over it.

[HackberryAcres]

I stopped dying my hair in 2020. It was tough for a while just because I was self conscious of it looking unkept. I kept telling myself that I need to be brave and do this as I was completely tired of the maintenance and really wanted to embrace my gray hair as something to be proud of. Our society places too much pressure on women and aging and I hoped others would be brave too if they saw mine. Dying you hair, especially dark colors, is harmful to our health.

It’s been almost 3 years now and I must say I’ve never gotten so many compliments on my hair! I’ve focused on keeping it healthy using a natural shampoo bar and rinse it with a diluted apple cider vinegar. It really feels good to not have all the chemicals anymore.

[marilynhowton]

When I had chemotherapy, all my hair fell out (of course) and I thought this would be the time to go gray ( I was 60), so I let it grow. And I found that for me, the gray made me look old and sick. The blonde I had been using didn't look very good either so I went for Auburn. And for now (I am 70) dyeing auburn is the way to go. Maybe I will feel differently when I am 80! LOL

[Ericadefi]

Decided to stop dying my hair this year. I've had grey since the age of 12. This is all new, but I'm excited. I'm just a little tired of the comments from people around me about my hair.

[DMG]

I wish I knew how empowering it is to finally be my authentic self 😇

[rubymoon]

Great video 😊 I’m a hairdresser and I have been making a conscious effort to plant the seed for people about going ‘natural, ’ even if it means I lose a colour client. I tell them there’s many ways to do it and it doesn’t have to be scary and if they don’t like it you can always colour it again :)

[acer]

I let the gray grow out during pandemic and work at home, about a year but got the box out last week and gotta say, I felt refreshed looking ten years younger in the mirror. I’m in my 50s but the box is like makeup to me...I’ll give it break but it’s a treat to do whenever I want.

[Alwaysinvisable]

Grey is beautiful. And grey doesn’t make you look old, your face does. Just because you color it, it doesn’t erase all of your old lines on your face. You’re not tricking anyone. By the way, I’m old. My 89 yr old mother in law thinks she looks younger with colored hair, common! She looks 89!

[orchidsrising]

I don’t enjoy people being so divisive, in general. I’m hoping harmony, respect and open minds come back in style, soon 😝💗

[MsMasondixonline]

You do you but I will never quit dyeing my hair. The last outing my mother did at age 90 was to her hair stylist to get her hair dyed. She looked 25 years younger than her peers. I’ll be following in her footsteps.