As a woman of 45 with gray hair, I have discovered that my hair still needs a helping hand to get it looking its best, as white hair can look dull and is susceptible to yellowing and dryness.

Recommended Video Thankfully, there are some easy ways to enhance the color and make gray hair soft and shiny. After all, if you choose to let your grays come through, you might as well give them the ‘wow’ factor. Here’s how.

Why Gray Hair Needs Special Maintenance

Unless you turn gray prematurely, the process of graying is both natural and inevitable. In fact, gray hair is also a transitional state for our hair before it turns completely white. It is a mixture of pigmented hair and white hair with no pigment in the strands that gives the overall appearance of gray.

While more and more women are embracing their graying hair, gentle care is needed to keep the white strands bright and free from yellow hues. Also, while the extreme coarse texture of gray hair is just a myth, gray hair can really feel coarser due to the reduction of oil gland production. This is a natural occurrence as we age, which is why products that compensate for this can really help make gray hair look good.

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8 Tried and Tested Gray Hair Tips

We live in a world where there are solutions to most of our challenges and gray hair is no exception. If you are still not sure what to do with gray hair, following these tips will make you notice the difference sooner than you might expect:

#1: Double Cleanse with Shampoo

Choose shampoos for dryer hair types. Make sure you shampoo your hair twice and concentrate on the roots, not the ends, of your hair. The first cleanse will ensure your scalp is completely clean and the second will remove any build-up left on the hair. As you rinse, the suds will gently cleanse the rest of your hair.