I have never dyed my hair. I wear my hair long and have very dark brown hair with the occasional silver hair here and there. I don’t want to dye it, ever, partially because I like my color and partly because that way lies madness.
Who else has never dyed their hair, never intends to, and why?
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I have medium brown, medium length hair with the gray just sneaking in over the past 5 years. So far, nobody seems to have noticed. I’ve never dyed it, and unless I get some mad hormonal surge in a couple decades and give it a lavendar rinse, it’s likely to just fade away on it’s own.
Well, I don’t quite fit your category, because I once did dye my hair when grey streaks started to appear. It was very annoying to have to keep attending to it, and I finally stopped and let it grow out, which was even more annoying. I’d had long hair, and as it grew out, it was two- and then three-toned. I got it cut short to minimize that effect and then had to wait a good while until it was the length I really wanted again.
I decided that it was more trouble than it was worth, and that if anyone didn’t like my silver streaks, f*** 'em.
I’ve never dyed my hair (other than dying my bangs jet black as an aspiring punk rocker whilst in high school). My hair is a really great shade of red and people have actually stopped me in the street to ask me where I get it done. I have had the occasional misguided friend try to convince me that I need to either tone it down or, conversely, ramp up the color to an unnatural dyed shade. :dubious: Which makes no sense to me. As I get older, my hair is looking more faded but I’ll still never dye it, I spent too many years suffering for it (elementary school was heck) to screw with it now…
NEVER! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
I started noticing gray hairs in my late 20s and have been getting more and more (I’m 47). They’re evenly spread out and I think my hair looks nice, just the way it is.
I’m not willing to deal with more than getting my hair cut regularly and washing it. (The only time it sees a dryer is when it gets cut.) I’m lucky to have curly hair that really doesn’t need much attention.
Also I’m cheap.
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Nope. I don’t put stuff on it either. I don’t like it. My hair color is reddish, a few grays, but they aren’t noticable.
I have colored my hair in the past, just for fun - I felt like being a redhead for a while. But it’s not something I intend to do again. And should I start getting gray, so what? I’m 50 - I’ve earned any gray I get!
This is the kind of madness I meant. Also, I know that me showing grey hair pissed off several women in my office, which was quite sweet.
I wasn’t ever going to dye my hair. No way, no how, not gonna happen. I was going to age gracefully, accepting graying hair as a symbol of my maturity and life experiences.
Then I started going gray at the age of 20. I was fully prepared to grow old gracefully, but I was not prepared to do it that early. So I’ve been coloring it ever since. The color I use isn’t terribly different from my natural color–my hair is naturally a medium ash-brown, and the dye I use is a medium reddish-brown. Besides, reds tend to fade a lot anyway, so it’s not all that terribly noticeable when I let my roots go for a while. So I just dump a bottle on my head every couple of months and let it go at that.
Not only have I never dyed my hair, I was talked out of it by a colorist. I was going through a very difficult time, and wanted a radical change. The nice colorist explained that she would charge me about $100 when I already had what most women pay her $100 to get. (If that makes any sense.) I promptly came to my senses, thanked her, and got an awful home perm instead that needed to be cut out because it refused to die.
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Now I have to explain to my brother why I fell off my chair laughing, and spent five minutes making awful snorting noises.
The genetics from my mother’s side have left me in the same boat.
Fortunately for me I am the anti of this thread. I absolutely LOVE to dye my hair. I have been doing it for years and I admit it is an addiction. I have experimented with my hair so much that I rarely see a professional, I know how to do everything and I have no fear.
I like the power of being able to change my look slightly or dramatically at a whim. The best part, I always get compliments.
To each their own. 
Yeah, I’ve got to say I’ve never not dyed my hair. I’ve had some sort of haircolor since I moved out of the house at 18. I can’t imagine having the same color forever.
Never gonna dye my hair. It’s long and getting longer (planning to grow it till it’s at least waist-length), fine and straight, dark brown-black with red and copper highlights, and is the only attribute I am utterly vain and boastful about if you didn’t notice.
Me three.
I won’t deny the possibility of my ever dying my hair–I have a ways to go before the gray starts creeping in, and who knows how I’ll feel then? But here are my thoughts on the matter for now:
Applies only before I start showing gray: I love my natural color, as does the one other person whose opinion matters. And it’s pretty much the only one that would work with my skin tone and features anyway, so why change it? I might consider mild temporary stuff, but it would require bleaching–a big fat no-no, as far as I’m concerned. Which leads us to
Applies at all times: I am admittedly vain of my hair’s texture, and will go out of my way to avoid doing even standard things like blow-drying in order to keep it healthy. I know I’m being silly and paranoid, but the thought of what coloring could do to it really frightens me.
I don’t really want to get involved in something I either have to maintain or remedy. After watching many friends and family members go through the coloring thing, it seems like way too much hassle to bother with.
I’m not sure which concerns will win out when I get older, though…I suppose it’ll depend on how well the salt-and-pepper look suits me.
I go even further than no dye. I shave my head! No need to worry about my hair, and no one will notice when I go bald. In fact, that’ll just save time.
(When baldness sets in, I win)
I simply don’t care.
I’m a chap.
My hair is grey.
What?