tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post116366688145327228..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: REDHEAD AGING NATURALLYJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56642209770863796842017-02-05T12:52:54.419-08:002017-02-05T12:52:54.419-08:00Interesting that your red hair is evolving through...Interesting that your red hair is evolving through a blonde stage which you expect to result in a "gorgeous platinum white". Most people are surprised now when I tell them I'm a redhead since my hair color has changed so much. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-9994878927845566262017-02-04T18:16:22.621-08:002017-02-04T18:16:22.621-08:00I know this is an old post, but I have to comment....I know this is an old post, but I have to comment. I am 44 with naturally vibrant red hair growing up. From about 36 until 42 or so I "augmented" the color, which was getting silvery streaks, and my hair stylist was amazing -- it always still looked perfectly red. Then I decided to "grow old gracefully" and let me natural hair color completely grown out. I still see it as red Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060462113184086634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-50734648758311339162016-09-25T01:09:13.436-07:002016-09-25T01:09:13.436-07:0059 years..I can not imagine being anything but Red...59 years..I can not imagine being anything but Redhead.Thats all I have ever been.My hair has some color but it has gotten lifhter theough the years.This I expect.Find a shade that matches my original Rhey just do not make THAT.However I did find one. Shade that is lighter than origin.and it works fine.I have frown lighter not whiter.For all of the people that have decided to ""Grow oldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477024260624295658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-27779377560729469162016-01-18T12:38:46.769-08:002016-01-18T12:38:46.769-08:00I was born with red hair not the orange red but th...I was born with red hair not the orange red but the darker red.....I stood out and boys used to whistle and shout hey red. I loved my red hair, my granddad had it and my dad had it and they both died at the age of 83 and their hair was still red. I am in my older years and my red hair is still red, not as dark but shades of blonde as it I have highlighted it. my new granddaughter has red hairAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192682979676147534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-65505303799334796722012-12-14T08:53:26.387-08:002012-12-14T08:53:26.387-08:00I started greying at about 20 and have been colori...I started greying at about 20 and have been coloring ever since. Three months ago I realized that (as an auburn redhead), my roots would be showing after two weeks. I'm now 80% grey and growing it out. I'll always be a ginger but now I'm going to be a silver and I'm excited about that too! Can't wait to see what shade of grey I'll have.GI Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963499233219492672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-81132977386019212652012-08-01T17:08:59.624-07:002012-08-01T17:08:59.624-07:00I used henna for several years during the transiti...I used henna for several years during the transition to gray. It does NOT cover gray, but did brighten my regular red colour which was starting to fade. Most people just admired the "highlights" that resulted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-65846872730774482222012-04-04T14:26:43.766-07:002012-04-04T14:26:43.766-07:00Growing up as a red head, I was constantly made fu...Growing up as a red head, I was constantly made fun of for my hair. I waited and waited for the time to come when I would finally appreciate my hair, but at sixteen I have already started finding grays. I am VERY upset about it, but I guess I have to appreciate what I've got while I've got it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-55855893495810051442012-03-26T10:48:48.386-07:002012-03-26T10:48:48.386-07:00I am natural redhead. I guess it was a dark coppe...I am natural redhead. I guess it was a dark copper ginger before I started dying it. I started going grey around the time my dad died, around 31 years. I think it was stress that brought it on from his illness, because no one in my family has premature grey. Or that I know of;) I guess the hardest part for me is watching all of my friends with their browns and blonde hair so easily go to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-6897064824953272142012-03-04T13:16:24.017-08:002012-03-04T13:16:24.017-08:00Tom: Glad you stopped by. Once a redhead, always...Tom: Glad you stopped by. Once a redhead, always a redhead, I agree. Pleased to hear the redhead line is continuing. I have a new redheaded grandson -- he's a sweetheart!joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-79513088425922748832012-03-03T15:48:05.859-08:002012-03-03T15:48:05.859-08:00I liked my red hair,,alot. I felt sorry to see it...I liked my red hair,,alot. I felt sorry to see it go. It went from red to auburn to blonde to white. I am ok with the white, but I am a redhead at heart, and that is what counts. I have two redheaded sons and they light up a roomTom Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542703248132276416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-80370804193180168862012-01-03T16:53:27.696-08:002012-01-03T16:53:27.696-08:00This post has been periodically receiving Anonymou...This post has been periodically receiving Anonymous comments that promote commercial products within the content. Such Anonymous comments without a link to authenticate the writer are not accepted on this blog.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-64714602394262491032011-07-02T12:45:50.803-07:002011-07-02T12:45:50.803-07:00JAyers: Glad to hear your red hair is aging so att...JAyers: Glad to hear your red hair is aging so attractively. I, too, have been fortunate to have my graying do so in a "distinguished" way as others tell me. <br /><br />I've indulged myself for many years by relinquishing my hair care to the beautician I first went to for a haircut thirty years or so ago. I give her carte blanche to use and/or experiment with whatever shampoos, joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-10165467546217052172011-07-02T08:12:41.423-07:002011-07-02T08:12:41.423-07:00I am also a graying redhead (well more gray then r...I am also a graying redhead (well more gray then red) and it actually looks like I have had my hair frosted.<br /><br />My problem is that at 59 my hair is so lack luster and has no moisture or shine anymore that is really bothers me. <br /><br />Other then that...I love how I have gotten as many compliments with my so called "frosted red" as I did in my 20's when it was a glorious JAyers1821https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313979600218024468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-6916638388621503352011-03-08T20:29:18.382-08:002011-03-08T20:29:18.382-08:00Headzred: Thanks for writing about your red hair e...Headzred: Thanks for writing about your red hair experience. I went to your blog but see it has been a couple years since you wrote. Cute baby! Was interested in how your hair color was affected by your thyroid disease. Must have been very disheartening to lose the red at such a young age. Would be interesting to learn your thoughts about the hair color change you're making now as the naturaljoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-2831749975308702042011-03-08T14:58:42.492-08:002011-03-08T14:58:42.492-08:00I have colored off and on since the age of 31, whe...I have colored off and on since the age of 31, when thyroid disease began to quickly rob my hair of its color. I had an infant, and I didn't want people asking me about my granddaughter! I just this past month (at 42) decided to stop the madness.<br />Rather than let it go away gradually, though, I'm having the salon take the color down to a close approximation of what it actually is, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818316024809583717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-44537291466384369382010-06-01T16:54:23.016-07:002010-06-01T16:54:23.016-07:00Maureen, thanks for sharing your redhead experienc...Maureen, thanks for sharing your redhead experience and thoughts. I find the aging process fascinating even if there are aspects I could readily skip, but am intrigued by life itself. Hope you enjoy your natural hair color change through the years ahead as you cherish the memories of the golden strands.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-38085796323107759932010-06-01T16:21:56.425-07:002010-06-01T16:21:56.425-07:00I am 46 years old and have some white hairs in the...I am 46 years old and have some white hairs in the temples and a few more in the part. I'm not sure if they were gray before turning white, I just noticed the white. I tried a few dyes and liked it for a day or two but eh..... If I went dark auburn, it seemed kinda pretty but it was not me. When I was able to match my color which was that deep red/gold color, I was very unhappy. It didn&maureennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-10793909061045138902009-08-21T02:35:39.999-07:002009-08-21T02:35:39.999-07:00Anon:
I wonder if saving the hair you had cut was...Anon: <br />I wonder if saving the hair you had cut was possible either for a hair piece for yourself or maybe to donate for cancer survivors? <br /><br />Yes, I guess some would like to copy our red hair and try with varying success. I came close years ago to trying to recapture my red hair by dying when I realized my hairdresser's changing hair color shades seemed to be her ongoing Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-29979031101160679292009-08-20T14:37:36.138-07:002009-08-20T14:37:36.138-07:00I'm 43 and had long thick red gold hair almost...I'm 43 and had long thick red gold hair almost to my waist till I got it cut a few weeks ago to mid back braw strap length. Yes, it does grow fast. I have quite a few white hairs but no one notices unless I show them. I've seen people in classes I've taken come in with red. I don't know if they were trying to copy me. One was Claire Pettibone and I didn't appreciate it (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1163870002153909392006-11-18T09:13:00.000-08:002006-11-18T09:13:00.000-08:00I am letting my hair go natural after coloring it ...I am letting my hair go natural after coloring it for about 9 years. I began in my mid 50s not because of the gray but because I'd had a combination of anaesthetic for surgery and bad perm which left it all washed out of color. I thought I'd have fun and went very dark for awhile (never seemed like me) then found my way back to a more natural color to what I had had. <BR/><BR/>A year ago I Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1163837655362286912006-11-18T00:14:00.000-08:002006-11-18T00:14:00.000-08:00Amazingly, there are only a couple of times in my ...Amazingly, there are only a couple of times in my life that anyone made me aware of any negative conotations of having red hair--at least, in a personal way. In 3rd grade, having just moved from Tulsa to Kansas City Mo, a girl whom I considered a new friend passed me a note during assembly that said, "Red-headed hot-headed". Later, my mother cautioned me that boys considered redheads a special Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1163825992098429592006-11-17T20:59:00.000-08:002006-11-17T20:59:00.000-08:00I've been having my hair dyed for about 15 years, ...I've been having my hair dyed for about 15 years, mainly because when it first started going gray, the texture was wild. No two hairs grew in the same direction, and dying it helped that. But now I am tired of that process, and so last month, I didn't get it colored. My hairdresser says I will come screaming back, begging him to dye it again, but I hope I can withstand that urge. At the moment, Ikenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1163713453843495052006-11-16T13:44:00.000-08:002006-11-16T13:44:00.000-08:00I like my gray hair now, too. It's just as well, b...I like my gray hair now, too. It's just as well, because back when I decided I was too young to go gray, and started dying it, all the gray was around my face, and within two or three days, there was a white fringe showing. Impossible to touch up often enough. So, I have learned to love that it is almost all white, now.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309266986583326824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1163709224511015932006-11-16T12:33:00.000-08:002006-11-16T12:33:00.000-08:00I had that wonderful auburn shade of hair that peo...I had that wonderful auburn shade of hair that people try to get and I loved it. When it started going gray I never colored it, because I like the wonderful gray it is going. So, now it is gray in front and sugar and cinnamon in back and you can still see some of the red.<BR/><BR/>The one time some idiot college boy told me he'd rather be dead than red in the head, I answered that I would rather Maya's Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1163672553864377772006-11-16T02:22:00.000-08:002006-11-16T02:22:00.000-08:00For me, the silver threads started when I was twen...For me, the silver threads started when I was twenty-five. Runs in the family, so I started dyeing my hair then. I think I stopped dyeing it four or five years ago and was sorry I hadn't stopped earlier. I hate going to the hairdresser's and just go for a haircut these days. Lasts 30 minutes when the dyeing process could last hours since you went from dyeing to cutting... Anything involving more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com