Keeping the Yellow Out of Gray
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Keeping the Yellow Out of Gray
What do any of you silver ladies do to keep your strands from yellowing? Have you discovered the definitive thing that causes your hair to yellow?
I cut my chin-length, inverted bob a couple of years ago because the yellowing in the longest strands (front) was driving me crazy. To pull off the style, I had to straighten the front with a flat iron. When it is shorter, I can control my wave with a blow dryer on a lower heat setting. I don't know if the heat, exposure to the environment, or what was causing the yellow.
My profile picture is from last year sometime. For the same reasons, I went with a short layered pixie cut last summer, but want to grow it out again. Maybe to just below my cheekbones in the front. I keep the back short and stacked because it still has a lot of dark hair and I like the contrast. Most of my gray is on top, so when it is one length, that is what you see the most.
I think for me it is our very hard water depositing minerals. I began using a gentle clarifying/stripping shampoo three times a week. I have a 1:1 mixture of an intense condition and peroxide. I use that on my hair once a month or so and let it sit for 30 minutes.
I want to keep the yellow under control if I am going to grow it out again, and was hoping for some insight.
I cut my chin-length, inverted bob a couple of years ago because the yellowing in the longest strands (front) was driving me crazy. To pull off the style, I had to straighten the front with a flat iron. When it is shorter, I can control my wave with a blow dryer on a lower heat setting. I don't know if the heat, exposure to the environment, or what was causing the yellow.
My profile picture is from last year sometime. For the same reasons, I went with a short layered pixie cut last summer, but want to grow it out again. Maybe to just below my cheekbones in the front. I keep the back short and stacked because it still has a lot of dark hair and I like the contrast. Most of my gray is on top, so when it is one length, that is what you see the most.
I think for me it is our very hard water depositing minerals. I began using a gentle clarifying/stripping shampoo three times a week. I have a 1:1 mixture of an intense condition and peroxide. I use that on my hair once a month or so and let it sit for 30 minutes.
I want to keep the yellow under control if I am going to grow it out again, and was hoping for some insight.
ShelleyM- Posts : 1307
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Re: Keeping the Yellow Out of Gray
I think you may be onto something with suspecting the hard water. Can you wash in rainwater and compare the difference? I have tried this, and noticed my hair so much softer, not dry/rough/fluffy by comparison. Only a few silver strands yet so did not notice what it did to the colour.
Annieh- Posts : 2878
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Re: Keeping the Yellow Out of Gray
Well I’ve gone the bad direction. I get highlights a few times a year and then everything just blends so I have not idea if anything would yellow.
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Re: Keeping the Yellow Out of Gray
NM, that's not necessarily the "bad" direction! I have no patience to keep up with hair color.
We don't get enough rain to try it, Annie. We irrigate everything just to grow stuff. I did find a not too expensive showerhead online with a hard water filter. I am going to try that.
We don't get enough rain to try it, Annie. We irrigate everything just to grow stuff. I did find a not too expensive showerhead online with a hard water filter. I am going to try that.
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ShelleyM- Posts : 1307
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Re: Keeping the Yellow Out of Gray
Update. I do believe it was the hard water. The showerhead works very well and I have no yellow in my hair this time as I have let it grow out. I can tell a difference in the water on my skin with the filtered showerhead, so I know it is filtering. The filters are only $12 every 6 months. Well worth the money, and mystery solved.
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