Where can I find a product to dye my hair grey?
By James
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As a former cosmetologist, I can confirm that there is currently no way to 'dye' hair grey. Grey hair is hair that is missing all pigment, because it is no longer being produced. If you were to bleach your hair enough to remove ALL pigment, which is next to impossible, you would have very little hair left. The closest you will come for now, with the help of a cosmetologist, is to go platinum blonde, which is a high lift bleaching process followed by a cool (blue-violet) toner to balance out any remaining yellow pigment in your hair. But even with that there will still be color in your strands, and even more color left if your hair is darker.
Not good for your hair, or your skin and organs (we absorb some of everything that comes in contact with our skin). That said, unless you are a good candidate for platinum, realistically you're going to have to just wait until your hair stops producing pigment on its own. Sorry! PS- that was a great idea another reader had about getting the highlights, far less damage plus an overall brightening effect.
If I am reading and understanding your post correctly, you want to dye your hair grey not dye your grey hair another color? If you want to dye your existing color to grey, that is not actually possible with today's hair products.
They may suggest you bleach all the color from your existing hair color(usually takes multiple bleaching and is very drying on hair...) but it still might not take out all the color (or give you an ODD color..like orange-ish if brunette originally).
I suggest highighting it (which would still involve bleaching but smaller pieces of hair) to start a 'salt and pepper look'. If you find a good hairdresser, they might even be able to PLACE grey streaks by the temples and other nice places to highlight your face.
Good Luck!
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