I have been coloring my hair since age 30. Very recently I've noticed increased gray hair.?

Question

Is it because of the hair color or because of age. I am currently 40. Also I need to touch up the roots every 2 weeks. Is it normal?

Answer 1

its probably just or age..it happens...touching up every 2 weeks is probably not a good thing...i suggest going to Sally Beauty Supply and buying a Demi-permenant hair color for touching up your hair...the girls there will help you pick out the color best for you...and with it being Demi-permenant it won't hurt your hair like permenant color does...its a conditioning color and great for gray hair especially if you have to do it like once a month

Answer 2

Your hair is just going grayer faster because of age. it has nothing to do with coloring your hair. The reason you have to touch up the roots every two weeks is because your hair is growing quickly, so the roots come up more quickly.

I have the same problem. I am 35 and have been coloring my hair for about fifteen years. Every few weeks, it seems like more and more grays are coming through! Ack!

Grays may be slightly more resistant to color than your non-gray hair, but Nice & Easy Root Touch Up works great on stubborn grays! I use it on my roots; it matches my hair color perfectly and only take ten minutes. I still have to dye my roots frequently but they look great when I am done!

Answer 3

That is the age not coloring. I am 25 an I have grey hair. It is hard to cover grey hair more than any other color. Did you try using toner, you can make one at home. That way if you need to do it every two weeks you won't be damaging your hair as much.

You can color your hair once every on or two months. Either full color or root touch up. In between you can create a tone and apply half of your toner to your roots and keep in the hair about 15 minutes. than apply the rest to the rest and rinse. Creating a tone is easy.

Buy whatever color you use.prepare half the usual amount and add the same amount shampoo and mix. That is how they perpare a toner at beaty shops.

If you have anyy additional questions you can contact me. Good Luck and don't worry about your grey's too much. It is a part of your beauty.

Answer 4

I had the same problem. When I first began coloring my hair, I colored my hair every 4 to 6 weeks, but as time went on, I had to touch up my roots more and more often, finally having to touch them up as often as every 2 weeks. I decided it must be that the whiter and more abundant the gray roots,became, the more I noticed them. My hair began to really look dry and damaged, too. I decided to "go gray". I went a local salon and had some of the color stripped from my hair. Because of the dark color I was using (auburn) the stripped hair looked white/yellow. When dried and styled, my hair looked as if it was blond with light and caramel hi-lights. As the gray grows out, it looks as if the highlights are 2 or 3 light shades and caramel colored. To me it looks like gray roots growing out - but I have been surprised at the women who've asked me where I get my hair hi-lighted and how much they like it!

Answer 5

No, coloring hair does not increase the number of gray hairs. As you get older and depending on your genetics, you have more and more gray hair. I have had grays since 17 and now almost 80% of my hair is gray. If you have to color your roots every two weeks, that means that you have healthy hair and it grows fast. I color my roots every 3 weeks. Don't worry and thank God for hair colors.

Answer 6

Hair color won't give you greys. Touching up your new growth means either your hair is growing faster (new vitamins lately?) or that your color is no longer sticking to your hair as well as before. Greys are stubborn when it comes to taking color, some "pre-soften" their grey hair by putting 10 Volume peroxide on it for about 5 minutes, rinsing that THEN putting your darker color on it. Also at this point if you are ONLY wanting to deposit color, and not lighten, you might want to try lowering your peroxide volume over all. What volume are you using now? Maybe cut it with a bit of water. Hopethis helps. And yes, I'm a hairstylist...
Fiona

Answer 7

I started going silver quite noticeably by age 28. By the time I hit 40 my salt and pepper hair was mostly salt. It wasn't until I turned 50 that I found out that premature silvering of hair is a good indication of early onset osteoporosis (which I have). Maybe you should think of asking your doctor for a bone density test?

As to touching up every 2 weeks...isn't it nice that they now make root touchup kits? It just means your hair is growing quickly. I wouldn't judge this as a fault.

Answer 8

Coloring your hair wasn't going to prevent you from going gray. Your hair is still aging and changing along with you. You notice the gray less as they sprout but as they increase in number your roots appear more gray, they really are more gray. Your hair probably grows fast. I have to do mine every two weeks too....I am cutting it constantly. For me I notice a serious increase in hair growth when I am stressed........oh well at least its a nice way to deal with stress.

Answer 9

It is just the natural aging process. Dying you hair will not have anything to do with the natural gray.

Answer 10

Constant Coloring acts as a catalyst to increase white hair.