Have you taken the plunge and decided to embrace your gray or gray hair? Natural beauty is a safe bet, but you have to adapt your beauty routine for shiny white hair. From specific white hair care to the right haircut, find out how to take care of your gray hair.

Have you been coloring your hair for some time to hide your gray hair and you want to stop coloring? It is always difficult to go from coloring to its natural color, without a period with not very elegant roots. If you are patient, let your hair grow without re-coloring and as soon as possible, cut the lengths to remove the leftover colored hair.

If you want a smoother transition from natural coloring, gradually use lighter and lighter colors. At the same time, you can ask your hairdresser to perform a balayage to blend the roots, for a more subtle transition from colored hair to white hair.

Last possibility, more radical: you can bleach your colored hair and color white hair to even out your lengths and roots, to go straight from colored hair to white hair.

White hair is caused by the decrease in melanocytes with age. Melanocytes are what naturally color hair. Each hair has a lifespan of 2 to 6 years, and after ten to fifteen cycles, the level of melanocytes is depleted and the hair grows white.

This white, non-pigmented hair is thinner and more fragile. They are more sensitive to pollution, extreme temperatures, aggressive care. Assuming your white hair will therefore allow you to obtain healthy hair, when colorings on white hair can significantly damage the hair and scalp.

To take care of your gray hair, you must therefore use gentle care, without too aggressive components. Straightener or curling iron type devices should be avoided so as not to break the hair. Finally, do not hesitate to use masks or conditioners on a regular basis, to hydrate your gray hair and strengthen it against external attacks.

The problem with gray hair and white hair is that it tends to turn yellow easily. As soon as they get a little dry or a little damaged, their color tends to turn and you get unattractive yellow reflections.

In stores, you can find suitable care for blond hair and white hair, such as anti-yellowing white hair shampoos. These blue to purple treatments neutralize yellow and copper highlights to reveal the shine of gray hair and white hair. There are different types of anti-yellowing care: shampoos, conditioners, leave-in sprays to be applied every day. Everyone can find the treatment suited to their beauty routine.

For visible results, follow the indications of the care you choose and use them regularly. Be careful not to abuse anti-yellowing treatments, some treatments may contain aggressive agents and dry out the hair. To naturally yellowing gray hair and avoid the side effects of commercial treatments, you can use knapweed or chamomile essential oil, to add to your shampoo or conditioner.

To sport beautiful white hair or beautiful gray hair, you have to take care of your cut and hairstyle. Indeed, with hair left natural, if the hair is not hydrated, styled, with an adapted cut, you can quickly have a neglected look.

Hairdressers and experts recommend short to mid-length cuts, to facilitate hair maintenance and sport an elegant and sophisticated look, with white hair enhanced by a structured cut. For more depth, you can sweep for a light “salt and pepper” that will give movement to your hair.