Gray Natural Hair Care
- Posted on 18 February, 2020
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
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GRAY NATURAL HAIR CARE
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HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR GRAY HAIR?
Gray hair lacks melanin. More and more natural women are deciding to ditch the colors and dyes, and just wear their hair gray. But gray hair can be a little tricky particularly if you are transitioning from colored hair to gray hair.
When you want to go gray, the first thing you need to stop coloring it! This is the safest and healthiest way to go gray. You can use products to strip color from previously colored hair but you run the risk of damaging your hair.
Gray hair tends to discolor or may have a yellow tint from the environmental pollutants, color tints in hair products, or even heat. Karen recommends to use a purple shampoo to cancel out yellow tones and make the hair bright gray. Gray hair can be worn straight, curly, in a twisted style or nice haircut. Updos are great styles to transition from colored hair to natural hair gray hair.
Recommended: Karen of Curl House - “Rod Set on Natural Hair” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EBaDjKhW...
Hey this is Karen from curl house, and today we are going to talk about gray hair. So before we get started, make sure you turn on your notifications and subscribe to the channel, if you haven't done so already, okay, so how many of you are actually wearing your hair, the color that comes out of your scalp gray. If it's great, I have tons of clients who are all gray, but you can't tell cuz guess what I color it every month and that's okay, but more and more clients and more and more women rather are deciding to stop coloring their hair. And just let me be great, including me, I haven't call it my hair in four years. You may not be able to see it with the way I'm styling my hair now, but I have a ton of gray in the top of my hair and actually I like it. I think it looks cute. I think it looks cute and I do get compliments on it as well, but the reason I stopped wearing the reason I stopped coloring, my hair wasn't necessarily for style, because at some point gray was trending. People were actually coming to get their hair colored gray, but I stopped coloring it simply because I just didn't feel like coloring it anymore. That was just the truth. I just did not feel like staying in the hair salon and additional one or two hours just to color my hair, so I just stopped coloring it so now I'm just wearing it the way it is. So. That'S just me, that's my story, but I just have a lot of clients now who are deciding to color it gray and I think, as a stylist. I think it's okay years ago, maybe 15 20 years ago I may have discouraged someone a woman from not covering up their gray, but now I think it's gorgeous. I think it's fashionable and I think it's it's acceptable to have to not color your hair and just let it be great. I do find the interesting, though, that in the natural hair community in general, natural hair is acceptable. We see it, we celebrate women who decide to go natural. It'S a good thing. However, if someone decides to wear their hair great, I don't think that celebrate it as much, and I wonder why, but anyway, I'm not gon na get on my soapbox about that. I want to talk to you about how you can transition your colored hair to gray hair. If that's what you choose to do now, this is my client miss Mildred. I have been coloring her hair black for at least five years, but earlier last year she decided that she was ready to embrace her gray. So I am her number one cheerleader and I encouraged her. Let'S do it. She started asking me questions about. Well, how do I transition my hair? How do I color my black hair gray? How do I get all of this color out of my hair and I talked to her about the process because it is a process to transition from previously colored, hair or her case black hair to her gray hair. She wanted to know. Did we do we dye her hair grey or do we strip the the black out of her hair, and I told her no, the best way to do it is to simply stop dyeing the new growth, which is great that's the best way, and that is the Healthiest way to do it now there are different processes that you can do that to strip the the previously colored hair out of your hair, but a lot of times, particularly from women who have long hair and want to transition for grave to gray. That process of removing the color can be very harsh on the hair, which is why I don't recommend it. My number one recommendation is just to stop coloring the hair, so you will go through a process when you decide to stop coloring your hair you're, going to have gray your new growth can be, will be great, and that can you know, be a few inches to Several inches and the tips are black, and that is a process. When you look at your hair, I think that's when a lot of women start to struggle with continuing the process of going gray when the hair is two-tone. But again, I'm your number one cheerleader and I am your number one advocate to go gray, so I'm going to help you. So when that happens, the best thing to do is to gradually trim a little bit of that black hair off the end. So what we're doing with Miss Mildred, we have been growing it out an inch or two here so about every month she comes in, and I trim my itch or half an inch off of the end, so this process has been taken place for about a year. So this is what her hair looks like now. I thought today would be the day that she cut off the rest of her black hair, but she said no she's not ready yet, so we will just continue in the process of growing a little at the root and trimming a little at the ends. I'M thinking within the next two to three months she will be completely gray, so this is a picture of her hair right now you can tell she has more gray hair than black hair, so hurt her black hair. Actually, I think it looks kind of don't like the black hairs on the tips. It looks like it's supposed to be like that, but what you do when you are transitioning again, don't color it and then secondly, it's very important to use a purple shampoo. So here's a purple shampoo, this one is by shimmering lights. It'S just been on the market for years. You can get it from local Beauty Supply stores, so you can get it from Sally's, but there are numerous purple shampoos out on the market and a purple shampoo. Really works to neutralize the brassiness or yellow undertones. Sometimes that's in gray, hair, like grey hair, just attracts just a lot of dirt and debris and just stuff from the elements: the environment pollutants in the air stuff that you wouldn't normally see. On your hand, when your hair is dark, gray, hair picks up every. If you use heat appliances, Flatiron blow-dryer, sometimes that can discolor your hair and make it a little Brasier. The hair product you use may have dyes in them to change the color of your hair. So purple shampoo really works to neutralize the yellow, tints or brassy tints in your hair. So when you are transitioning or if you are already gray, I recommend that you use a purple shampoo when you're cleansing your hair to help keep your hair, vibrant and that's what purple shampoo does so here's a picture again of Miss Mildred. This is just of the purple shampoo just sitting in her hair. The best way to use it is to wet your hair saturate your hair and use a little bit of purple shampoo. You do not need a lot of course. That term is relative. It'S really contingent upon how much hair you have, but you need just enough to color to cover your hair. Typically what we do when we cleanse our hair, we'll just put a pound of shampoo. You don't need that, because, with the purple shampoo, you can put too much if you've ever seen, people just walking around with purple tinted hair and not supposed to be like that, then more than likely. Normally I can tell they're using a little too much of that purple shampoo. You can get it out, it's just leaving a pigment on your hair. So if you have tinted purple hair - and it's not supposed to be like that now sometimes you can have purple hair. Like me, I had purple hair and I colored it purple well supposed to be like that. But if your purple hair is unintentional from using too much purple, shampoo just continue to rinse your hair with a warm water and eventually the purple will come out. But anyway, when you're using a purple shampoo, let it sit on your on your hair for about five minutes, rinse it out and then just follow up with your regular shampoo, and this will keep your gray hair. Looking vibrant and fabulous. Even when you have only an inch or two of gray hair coming in, you can actually start using your purple shampoo. Then you do not have to wait until you have seven or eight inches of gray hair like Miss Mildred. You can start using it when you have an inch of gray hair, so this is another client of mine. She is transitioning from her color black hair to gray hair, and she decided that she was just ready to let it go. She'S been saying this for the last ten years, so this time I think it's gon na stick. I think we're gon na fully transition her. She has a ton of hair, a lot of hair. So at this point, because she only has a few inches of new growth, we are pretty much doing her hair and updos twisted up twos protective styles so that she doesn't have like the two tones of the black in the gray doesn't stand out as much. I think this style looks great. I think it's fabulous. I think it actually kind of blends to two textures. It does draw attention to the to the to the gray right around the hairline, but I think this looks great too, so this is an option for a style or a look that you can do while you are transitioning to gray hair. I think these protective styles really work early in the process when you have more black or colored hair than you do gray, hair. Now it flip-flops like with miss Mildred. My first client, I showed you when you have more gray hair than black, then the darker color is at the root. But when you have more black hair than gray, I think sometimes tucking away. All of that dark hair doesn't draw as much attention to the gray hair, so here's a style that you can do if you are transitioning and another thing that you may notice, with gray hair gray hair tends to be wiry or coarse. So during your transition or when you are all gray, you may notice that your hair doesn't feel the same way felt before the gray. It can't feel a little wiry. I always say that gray, hair kind of has a mind of its own because it does the texture changes, because the pigment or melanin is no longer in the gray hair. It changes to the texture. So that's just something that you may need to know regardless. You can still rock your gray, so here are a few pictures of my clients, who are all gray, so you can see some have short cuts and look fabulous. Some have long hair, here's a blowout with gray hair, regardless of what your texture or what's your style, you can still be a Silver Fox with your gray hair. So until we talk again stay back,
Comments
kawan clinton: It's funny how society dictates what's acceptable and then everyone else jumps on the acceptance. Its ALWAYS acceptable to embrace the way you are naturally
Shaveaz Murphy: I’m 30 and my hair is 70% grey I’m experiencing a lot of shedding and breakage no one mentioned that grey hair needs more attention and sometimes is harder to tame
Dawn Harden: This was an amazing video! Thank you so much as I'm greying and love it! Looking for more tips. Your hair and skin....GIRL!! I'm a Subbie now! Thanks again!!!
Professor Gurily: Excellent information- since this COVID-19, I am transitioning and my hair stylist is no longer coloring my hair. Going through a process now. Thanks for your guidance giving me confidence.
Annette Garcia: I'm also ready to let my hair go gray i kept dyeing and dyeing it because i wasn't ready so now i think its time .Thanks for your video love and Blessings to you and your family
marbear: I have always loved natural grey hair, I am embracing the way my hair is now but i can't wait for my hair to grow grey !!
Carla Toppins: Nice! All the GH Foxes & styles you featured here are absolutely gorgeous. I am so inspired to continue, as like you I simply got tired of dying it, frying it, and being at the mercy of a professional HS. Not to mention saving me some coins because I can wash, condition, and treat it myself. I did find a nice braider out here (Harlem) and will most likely utilize her services w/some gray/black extensions come summer. I was also pleasantly surprised at how much lighter & healthier my hair/scalp feels. Thnx 4 sharing this Sis. You are a natural beauty and living proof that GH ain't said nuthin but a word! Stay Blessed.
Sandra Bowles: That’s my decision also,fed up putting dye so I am not doing it anymore.love the gray and happy with it. I did cut off the black.my dad’s hair was like silver gray and that’s how my hair looks.oh how I love it.
Ossie R: I’m 70 and all gray. I stopped in 2013 and I’m natural. I’m like you, I didn’t feel like coloring it anymore.
Charlene Robinson: Thanks for the info, because I'm ready to embrace my gray hair. I haven't dyed it in 2 years. Now I know how to treat it.
GLW: Thank you for the inspiration and you have gorgeous skin!
Sherri Erhart: Thank you Curl House I learned some great tips, like the purple shampoo. I just ordered the Qhemet Biologics LOC method for High Porosity Hair. Do you have any experience with their products on Grey hair?
The SalonCHAT: Love it sis!!! These clients ♀️gotta love them and help them work through their gray hair transitions and feel better from the inside out. ❤️
Gwen Taylor: I started to go gray in my teens. Never dyed it. I’ll be 71 in July. My hair is now white. I also use Clairol’s Shimmer Lights to keep it bright. I’ve always loved my hair, especially when it was relaxed. I’ve been natural for about 8 years now. My dilemma is finding a hairstyle that suits me and that I can maintain.
Renee D. Gross: Unfortunately, one of the reasons why I believe some ladies are hesitant to embrace full on grey tresses is because of remaining societal stigma. It speaks volumes that it had to become "fashionable" as of recent, in order for women to reconsider a change of heart. Statements or implications that someone* would look so much younger... when it really boils down to Healthy Attitude About One's Self. That's Where The Authentic SHINE Highlights! {=*~}..............*
oi812NM: This pandemic got me losing weight 50 pounds and it stayed off. Then I said, no more dying my hair. Unfortunately this is also my hair shedding and coming out more than I expected. Growing old is a battle women! We aren’t girls. We are full-grown women and I’m going to do me. F*** the people who think we should . . . I decide. Thank you for this video. You are beautiful, and your skin is gorgeous! Your clients are beautiful and you are skilled!!
Ossie R: I just let mine grow out and trimmed the ends. I retired that year and some younger people in my workout class thought that I had died it gray. I use the Shimmering lights. My hair is more of a silver than gray or white.
Janice Williams: I got tired of dyeing too often.love my gray hair
Annetjie van Zyl: Going on 4 years of not not colouring my curly hair. Not fully grey yet, but I do find that the texture is changing with the greying highlights.
TC Clarke: Such a wonderful video. You are so lovely and such a breath of fresh air. Keep doing what you're doing sis
Dianne Wineglass: With you got tired of coloring 8 yrs now and love it. And natural.
Retha Turner: Thank You for the info on grays! I am mostly gray & just decided to have it dyed a light color & your video popped up. After listening to you i have a change of heart & thinking maybe just stay gray. Again i say Thank You & where are you located!? BTW you have a new subbie
Jean G.: I have decided to leave my gray hair alone. I have not colored my hair since getting Sisterlocks almost a year ago. I am trying to embrace the gray.
Rosalyn Noaks: I never dyed my hair thought about it. I didn’t know about purple shampoo for a long time. I really love how purple shampoo makes my hair look.
Yerac Mitchell: I'm doing my best to embrace my gray hair. Because of the dull look. I will try this
jude: I'm 58 years old looks younger. I exercise a lot recently I decided to not dye my hair, my husband said i should dye it but I told him no I'm embracing my grey, I see a.lot of women with gray and i think it makes them more sexy. Al to the women with gray embrace it. And most of all LOVE YOURSELVES.
Art Monarchia: 2021, First time seeing your video , I got excited. I had my first grey at 17 . Anyway, I stopped coloring my hair because I realized it was damaging my scalp. Yeap! My gary looks silver . All people want to know is what products do I use on my hair, plus, I am all natural. When I'm on the islands my hair take on a light curl form. If I'm some where cold, the cold straightens my hair. Who knew? If my hair gets wet power to the people. Gray is in!
Mantreece Wilson: New subscriber. I have as silver hair since 14 years old. I stopped dying my hair 2016 at 38. I love it.
Sheila Casseus: I am a Hair stylist and stopped coloring my hair and love it. I get a lot of compliments except for my sister in law that doesn't know anything about hair, she always making comments about Sheila highlights her hair she just doesn't want anyone to know it's highlights . I try to educate her but I failed, she said please give me a brake with this is your natural gray. I LOVE IT! That's means my hair looks bomb!!!!
unice butler: So inspired by the video thank you so much for the inspiration and the information. Can you please let us know the color of the lipstick that you’re wearing it’s beautiful.
TheVikkidd: Love this video....very informative
me21464: My grey hair grows directly from my forehead...might as well let go and let God!
laborer laborer: I have alopecia and my hair is very dry. I have low porosity. Im using the influence rosemary shampoo and conditioner. Also the coconut leave in conditioner. Since my hair is low porosity and is I think protein sensitive how do you keep it moisturized? Thanks for your input.
Linda Brown: Shimmering lights is to harsh for sensitive skin
Alia Johnson: This is where l am and tomorrow l am going cut off all my dyed hair and start over. I would love for you to do a series of how we cope psychology also. What product or best products to use and maintain. Thank you.
Dez B1: I got tired of spending hours at the salon coloring my hair. I recently big chop'd again to cut off the dyed hair and am just going to keep my hair short and let the gray do what it do. My struggle has been with keeping my gray hair from looking dull. Melanin Haircare Multi-Use Pure Oil Blend has helped me out with that. Will definitely try the purple shampoo.
ursula living: You telling the truth
Linda Jackson: I got tired of coloring my hair. It took up to much of my time. When I got very sick all I cared about was getting well. I keep my hair done and shaped. I will not ever give all that time to dyeing my hair again.
Verna Lasha Hunter: I lost all my hair to cancer but it growing back but not full in the top & my sides. What can you recommend? Mines is about your previous length & I’m wearing it nature. My gray hair in some areas looks better than the side front area; how do I blend it in to get a lovely gray not the brassy look; thanks V. Hunter
Ossie R: My gray grew in throughout my hair instead of in a certain area.
Ossie R: That last time I colored my hair was 11/18/18 last relaxer 11/16/12.
Beatrice Banks: I stopped because of the effects of chemical reasons. Can't do the damage thing. My hair is delicate already. Wearing my frost has empower me to except it and water it proudly!
spinel1300: I'm also doing a C-19 grey transition on my natural hair. My last dye was in February. It is growing & healthy except for flaky scalp which has me washing my hair weekly. I use twists, headbands & scarves on days that I bantu knot. You are so right when you emphasize that it is a process. But it is one I must say that I am finally enjoying. It is liberating to be free of the 6 week expensive dye job! Thank you so much for your video because you have confirmed a lot of my best practices. When I feel it is safe, I will definitely find someone to style an updo.
Monica Gross: I'm natural so which dye do you recommend
Mercelyn Montith: Thanks very informative I'm going to get my self a bottle of purple shampoo shimmer light thanks a million.❤️
Gloria Swaby: Lovely!!
Rowena Burke: I love my bald and grayness!
Katrina Lynch: Beautiful hair
Ivette Hernandez: I stopped colouring 2 years ago, and chopped all my hair. My gray hair is not all over my head but in the front and is not yellow. Should I use the purple shampoo anyway?
Darryl Wilson: , I am 66 I'm now wearing hair about the on my shoulders I had waist-length hair and I didn't like it so much gray had shown through and then I felt like I looked almost a hundred years old with it but now I embrace the gray and the funny thing is when it started coming in it came in and I stopped using chemicals on my hair no relaxer I've been wearing it natural in a bush suicide trimmed it down but if it came in around the gray came in around the edges first and its predominant around the edges look like a Halo all the way around my head is so funny but I've gotten used to it now and I embrace it so your channel as a blessing and keep up the good work I wish you were here where I am cuz I'd be at your shop but thank you for the information you've passed. And I will ease up on the flat iron God bless you with everything you do and thank you for sharing your knowledge an expertise in the situation blessings to you keep up the good work!
natural7ly: Hi. I enjoyed this video. I am allowing my gray hair to emerge. I like the look of the gray around the edges. I do not wish to cut my hair because it is fine, low density, high porosity, dry, and slow growing. It seems like the suggestion is that we should somehow mask or hide the fact that there are two tones. Is there a way to wear it without cutting it or tucking the dark hair away? I had always colored with henna so I didn't use chemicals. I have to constantly moisturize because my high porosity hair does not retain moisture very well. It took me years to reach shoulder length and I am not a young girl, so the thought of frequent cutting sounds like a step backwards for me. I've seen women who wear gray at the front, and I thought it looked nice. That's the route I thought I would take. Now that I'm seeing this video I'm losing my confidence. Thanks for the tip on the purple shampoo because my gray is more on the "whiter" side, so I want it to be bright, not dull.
happy lee: I'm glad YouTube recommend this channel to me, please what shampoo do I apply to stop the itching. It's so disturbing I'm just in my 40s and have tons of grey hair
p blair: I stop colouring n perm my hair 5 years and I am so proud of my god giving n bless natural gray hair .
Jean G.: I have stopped dying the gray because I do not want to compromise my locks. What are your thoughts?
Nicole Hibbert: I don't want grey hairs I'm not ready for it and that's okay
Patty Elzy: I have never been to a beauty shop or salon, never put color in my hair. My problem is that my is on both sides in the front. I do not want to color a lot of people like it. The problem is the rest of my hair looks good except the gray no matter what I do if will frizz up and looks as if I didn't comb that part of my hair. What can I do to fix that problem? It's driving me crazy
kawan clinton: Also let's be honest plenty of women style their hair to cover the gray/white hair. Again
Sharon Hailey: How do I improve or fix the wiry blah texture of my gray hair?
Paula: 69 people always stop me because it’s beautiful. Really lovely. I was discouraged by beauticians who Actually colored my hair Without my permission. Saying I was too, young for All That Grey, Trying to make me feel ugly?? And natural Hair is long natural and gorgeous. White,grey,silver,black And I color it, Thank You for the great info. And for honoring beautiful silver.
Joyce Hutson: Using Shimmering Lights is not good for me. My grey picks up the color of the shampoo no matter how much I lather.
Mary Martha: How do you keep your skin so beautiful?
Miss MLB: You are absolutely beautiful!!
Renaissance Woman: Help with products that moisturize and manage the texture of gray hair would be a good video.
Nappy Scribe: Great video. Very helpful.
ursula living: I just embraced it
JOHN THE CHEF: May the lord forgive me but I can’t help myself with your beauty!!
deborah thompson: I would not cut off the black tips. With time it will all be silver and longer. That is why its called salt and pepper hair. Its beautiful, and GODS way of hair painting just for you.
Brenda Grant: I have a lil spot of gray hair. I m healthy, exercise, wear it natural, etc. It's breaking off a lil bit. I use Kericare products, and my hair is thin. What type of products should I use.
Betty BonneAnnee: U are too kind... u think all the gray looks great.... my issue is what edge control lays salt and pepper rough edges....this the part I cannot stand at all
Gloria Shipmon: My hair has been gray since I was 15 years old people loved it and I never colored it so now did i am 70 years old I ware a wig and I hate that. If I use a purple shampoo it turns my hair purple but goes back gray in about 24 hours.
ELONDA DILLON: Thanks for the wonderful information
Natalie Newby: I color my hair for a year now, but not every month..
Tammy Robinson: My hair is not grey it’s just my wisdom showing
Black Berry lady: Has lots of grey & black, not coloring it..And not triming it.....just let nature be natural...it comes from God.......but I do use the purple shemmering lite shampoo to keep the grey from turning yellow ....5 minutes isn't enough 2 take me yellow out...but I agree with on grey hair ...And ur beautiful, gorgeous hair .everything u described about grey is true...I love protective style...
Denise Stephens: What do u use as a leave in , moisturizer, that won't change ur gray hair color?
helen rietta: You are so right..but with me it's black brown .all colours
Nafti katjijenda: Thanks
Angela Brookins: Yes i.m getting grey i.m 62 years old now my edges ate the right side is grey just my baby hair but the rest is coming but i know i.m gonna need something for grey hair real soon do i am ready to learn now
Cathy Waller: I stop coloring my hair. I love my grey
Dawn Ochoa: That is the best shampoo
Laurie Hope: I used to color my hair my bar ber told me my. Whole hair is gray so i stopped putting color on my hair
Joyce Hutson: Hi. Just came across your channel. Using any color shampoo is not for me. My grey will snatch the color and not let go.
Margaret Hall: Thank u need to here that
Monica Gross: I'm 40 I have some grey hair and I hate it
Boss Lady: My hair is growing in white, and I'm leaving it alone..
ColdGame 4You: I found using coconut oil to make it less white looking
Lisa Beal: Thank you for your enlightenment... where are you located?
Cynthia Adams: I color my hair because I don’t like it gray
Mutuyimana Isabelle: Thanks
Tiffany Smallwood: I have gray hair
Tushabe Phionah: Am 29yrs old my head almost all grey 30 percent grey hair don't know the cause
Zipporah Annan: You get tired of colouring
Lekgowa Moagi: You don’t have grey hair it make wonderI why the video
Barbara Rainford: Me