At what age does your hair stop getting darker?
Well I know your hair gets gray and then white when you're in yours 40-50s or maybe before (duh!) But... when I was born and as far as I can remember (like at age 4-5) I had light-medium brown hair and now, at 16, I have very dark brown hair that looks almost black... is there a chance that my hair might become darker or even black? When does hair usually get its permanent color (until it whitens, that is...) My dad had jet black hair and my mom had medium to dark brown hair.
2007-02-23 11:19:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
But my question is... did your hair start getting darker from when you were 16 up to whatever age you are now?
2007-02-23 11:26:17 · update #1
Yes, I think it's common for blondish hair to go darker as you get older. That's why you see all those women getting their hair colored and highlighted in beauty salons! Mine went from a light-brown or ash blonde to a dark brown.
EDIT: yes, it probably started around my late teens
2007-02-23 11:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by TaDa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
G'day Jazzy
Yes, it's true. European hair that starts off blonde or light brown usually gets darker as people get older. In Australia, Aboriginal children sometimes have brown hair and even close to blonde, but it turns black or almost black when they get older. There's probably a good reason for it but you'd need a human biologist to tell you why.
2007-02-23 11:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the time I was a toddler until I was in my mid 50s my hair was ash blonde. I started taking steriods for asthma & my hair started darkening gradually. I am now in my 60s and the color is a very dark brown with only a small amount of grey. From medical sources (a doctor and a nurse), they advised me that this darkening was caused by my medications.
Has anyone else had this happen to them?
2007-02-26 14:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by Trina M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your hair changes color as you get older(for a lot of people.). You can dye it or highlight it. You can also use lemon juice-put it in your hair while still wet after a shampoo-and let it dry in the sun. But if your hair has any red in it-even a little-it will be orange for a while. If you do use the lemon juice-try once a week or so during the summer. Not permanent, but helps some people.
2016-03-29 09:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most people's hair gets darker as they get older. My hair was very blond as a kid and then got darker as I got older.
Mine started falling out in my mid-thirties so I can't help you with the question about when it stops :-)
2007-02-23 11:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by davidbgreensmith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter and I were both blondes when little. She is now a light brown, I am dark brown. My dad and mom's hair was once (LOL) black.
2007-02-23 11:24:35 · answer #6 · answered by djnp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my sister when she was 1-4 had milky blonde hair. and she is 19 now and it's DARK brown. and my hair has always been sandy blonde, and it gets darker by day. hope this helps!
xoxo
2007-02-23 11:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by hey ! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people have their full natural color at birth.
2007-02-23 11:26:27 · answer #8 · answered by Phillip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..i dont think so
2007-02-23 11:26:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋