Beauty

[151949]

Mine started out as a grey streak across the right front when I was in my mid 20's - so I colored it. At age 34 I had chemo and lost all my hair - when it grew back I was about 50% grey and afraid to color it as it seemed so delicate. So I have had grey hair since age 34. Now at 66 it is about 95% white - just a few light brown hairs in there, and it gets whiter all the time.I am fortunate to have been a natural redhead (dark auburn) and like most redheads - when their hair turns grey it is a pretty pure white.Since no one in our house smokes or anything I have never had any issues with my hair looking yellow.I just wash it with Pert shampoo.

My Dad left for WW11 a redhead and when he returned he was almost totally grey. I guess war can do that to someone.

[Kathlen]

Have you tried Jhirmak silver shampoo and other products for gray hair?

Clairol had a Shimmer Lights line - don't know if they still make it.

[Katcat1]

On 2/16/2015 northernlights said:

KatCat, this sounds like a very interesting shampoo. I have a lot of gray in my hair now, so this would be something that I would like to try. My natural hair color is also dark blonde, too. I am also "salt and pepper," too.

northernlights, Shikai really made my hair color look beautiful. You won't be disappointed. Plus it is creamy and moisturizing.

[Toppers]

Thank you again, KatCat. You have made it sound even more appealing! Now I am even more intrigued. I have been looking for a new shampoo to try.

[lucylover64]

On 2/17/2015 happy housewife said:

Mine started out as a grey streak across the right front when I was in my mid 20's - so I colored it. At age 34 I had chemo and lost all my hair - when it grew back I was about 50% grey and afraid to color it as it seemed so delicate. So I have had grey hair since age 34. Now at 66 it is about 95% white - just a few light brown hairs in there, and it gets whiter all the time.I am fortunate to have been a natural redhead (dark auburn) and like most redheads - when their hair turns grey it is a pretty pure white.Since no one in our house smokes or anything I have never had any issues with my hair looking yellow.I just wash it with Pert shampoo.

My Dad left for WW11 a redhead and when he returned he was almost totally grey. I guess war can do that to someone.

Wow, happy housewife.....reminds me of the pictures I've seen of many Presidents before and after their presidency--how it ages them.

[ChouChou]

I have silver hair - very little pepper left! I use Roux Fanci-full rinses that I buy at Sally's. They are not that expensive and they give my hair some depth that it lacks being so white. I get compliments all the time.

[lexi]

So many great responses,think I might try all....Thanks again ladies.....

[adelle38]

On 2/16/2015 KatCat1 said:

I have salt & pepper hair (more salt on top) and I use Shikai Color Reflect platinum shampoo. Light-reflective plant-based. Brings out cool tones in blonde, silver and platinum hair. It minimizes yellow in your hair. It's under $10 and I bought it at iherb.com. Spend $20 & get free shipping. They have a lot of good brands to choose from. I was using Aveda's but I actually like this much better.

For Amazon Prime users, they have a 2 pack for $16.71 with free 2 day shipping. You can also get one tube at $7.84 plus 99 cent shipping.

[151949]

On 2/17/2015 lucylover64 said:

On 2/17/2015 happy housewife said:

Mine started out as a grey streak across the right front when I was in my mid 20's - so I colored it. At age 34 I had chemo and lost all my hair - when it grew back I was about 50% grey and afraid to color it as it seemed so delicate. So I have had grey hair since age 34. Now at 66 it is about 95% white - just a few light brown hairs in there, and it gets whiter all the time.I am fortunate to have been a natural redhead (dark auburn) and like most redheads - when their hair turns grey it is a pretty pure white.Since no one in our house smokes or anything I have never had any issues with my hair looking yellow.I just wash it with Pert shampoo.

My Dad left for WW11 a redhead and when he returned he was almost totally grey. I guess war can do that to someone.

Wow, happy housewife.....reminds me of the pictures I've seen of many Presidents before and after their presidency--how it ages them.

I know - the current president is a good example of that.

[labloverrr]

At 49 I decided to stop coloring my hair (the "going gray gracefully" website was a big help in my transition) in reality I needed to color every 2 - 3 weeks instead of the 6 - 8 weeks I was having done. It took a year to grow out all my colored hair. I'm salt & pepper, with my salt being silver. My hair stylist recommended the shimmering lights someone above had mentioned or AG's sterling silver (I couldn't find the shimmering lights). I use AG's shampoo once a week, I purchase it from Ulta when they have their large bottles on sale for $15. I use WEN CC's and I now only have to wash my hair twice a week (down from 3 - 4 times pre-WEN). I incorporate the AG in-between one wash a week, WEN 1st wash - AG - then WEN 2nd wash. Chaz said gray hair should use tea tree but didn't say why, I had emailed Chaz's website to ask why and if he would ever come out with a CC specifically for gray hair, I never received a reply. I use a mix of CC's (tea tree is always used no matter what mix I'm using) but I have found that any of his CC's that are yellowish (like his 6 13) and any oils that are not clear will turn my silver yellowish; I have a few bottles of 6 13 from one of his TSV's still and none of my family or friends use WEN so instead of wasting I use them once every month and a half.