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Aging is a natural, beautiful privilege.
It’s a part of history that is deeply rooted in preserving a certain beauty era in our lives.
“Many women associate gray hair with aging.
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Keep reading to learn more about the fascinating history of hair color, and how it has changed today.
They would usehennato camouflage gray hair (yes, the preoccupation with grays dates way back).
Years later, the Greeks and Romans used plant extracts to color their strands.
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They also created a permanent black hair dye.
It took a few hundred years to expand the color choices beyond black.
For many years, people with natural red hair were subjected to suspicions of witchcraft.
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It wasnt until Queen Elizabeth I took her reign in 1558 that red hair become more acceptable.
In an attempt to generate a cure for malaria, Perkins created the first synthesized dye in 1863.
The color was mauve and appropriately named Mauveine.
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1907
It wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century when modern day hair coloring originated.
In 1907, Eugene Schueller created the first synthetic dye for commercial purposes.
He called it Aureole.
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It would later be called LOreal, as would the company he founded.
1931
Ever wonder where the termplatinum blondecomes from?
you could thank Howard Hughes (and Jean Harlow) for that.
Many fans quickly followed suit, dyeing their hair to match Harlows.
Ironically, Harlow never admitted to dyeing her hair.
1950
Prior to 1950, going blonde involved bleach and a lot of damage.
And by the 1970s, public sentiments toward dyeing your hair began to change.
Slogans like LOreals Because youre worth it encouraged acceptance of openly using hair color products.
Clearly, the shift in viewpoint was a lasting one.
The 1970s also gave us another new technique: balayage.
“Balayage was created in the ’70s and became popular for its natural sun kissed effect.
The color was more lived in and low-maintenance,” says Paglionico.
Well, all that began in the 80s, the decade of celebrity endorsements.
The youngest Jenner sister set herself apart with the now-iconic teal blue tips.
These days, hair colors initiate the gamut.
Thus, saw a was a surge insemi-permanent hair dyesandbold colors.
As well asat-home hair color,which many of us had no choice but to reach for.
“Formulas are more gentle on our hairand scalp and put hair health first.
Hair color trends are changing faster than ever.
Some of social media’s biggest hits includeexpensive brunette,cowgirl copper, andash blonde.
The first hair dye we know of came to life in 1500 B.C.
Ancient civilizations used henna to conceal gray hair.
