2 Years Dye-Free (Grey Hair Transition)

I'm officially 2 years dye-free and done my grey hair transition. I reflect on how I feel now and what I've learned since deciding to grow out my natural hair.

[@floridamezzo8734]

I am dye-free 2 years and 3 months. I had colored my hair since I was 15; I am now 55. Very happy!!! I love my brown (and a little gray) hair.

[@DitchingDietsDye]

That is wonderful!

[@cat_pb]

You look so good, I am screaming behind my screen 💕 I am 32 and not planning to dye my hair at all ~. I needed some people that could also encourage me in my path and i have loved watching your videos! Keep it up!

[@sasabinz7331]

You look amazing! I looooove to see you back with an update, I was hoping you would. I am dye free for nearly one year now and your videos helped to make the decision. Thank you. 😍🤩

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you 😊 Congrats on coming up on 1 year dye-free!!

[@lenemariakowalczyk9777]

I love it! What a beautiful color🥰✨ I started my natural gray-hair journey in September this year and I’m really looking forward to the end result🤩 I’ve fallen in love with the gray long hair look🙌

[@fattsmcgee5686]

So great to see you! Happy anniversary! Your natural hair looks terrific. Look at that dimension! Thank you for encouraging me on my journey. I’m about 6 months behind you. Thanks for the update.

[@nickibullick7708]

You are beautiful inside and out! I am just starting my gray hair journey and luckily you are the first video I found on the topic. I’m so thankful because it completely put me at ease. You are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your journey!

[@luvlyf2ful11]

You look truly beautiful! Your natural colour suits you so well. I'm 4 months no box dyes and have tried lowlights but now choosing to being totally natural. I think staying a sweet, genuine soul, caring for and styling your hair simply and a bit of lippy and life is beautiful.

[@micheles501]

You’re rocking it! Nice to see you again on here! You were one of the first channels I started to follow two years ago and it really helped me along the way! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@tperez98]

Where are you today with this journey? It’s been another year and I came across your videos.

[@veronicasiefert1226]

Your hair looks beautiful. Everything you said I agree 100%. I did color my hair one time after the salons reopened so in May I will be 2 years natural. My hair streaks like your does and my hair is healthier now. I don’t lose large amounts of hair when I wash it like I used to when I was coloring it. Thank you for all the inspiration and support you have given to thousands of women with your videos.

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you so much 😊 Congrats on almost 2 years!

[@deedeewass3047]

Oh your hair looks so good!! Congratulations on 2 years dye free! I am now at 16 months dye free and starting to gain some confidence about my decision to let my natural grey shine.

[@deniseeustace9603]

So pleased for you. You radiate joy and happiness. I too love my silver hair 18 months in. Well done and congratulations on your lovely uplifting channel, you look truly beautiful.

[@aubrykateyoga]

Thank you! I’m was on the fence and after watching this video I’m going to go for it! I so appreciate your honesty and authenticity 🙏💜

[@Nailtheday]

Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!! Congratulations 🎉 🎉🎉🎉🎉 welcome to the full transition club!!! 🎉🎉🎉 your hair is so pretty and so healthy!!!!

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you so much Cath!! Means a lot ❤️

[@lynnb5797]

Your hair looks amazing. Congratulations on being fully dye free. I’m about 99% ready to ditch the dye too. I’m sick and tired of spending precious time and money getting my hair colored/highlighted to look in the mirror 2 weeks later and see grays popping up. I’m tired of fighting the inevitable. Right now it’s been 6 weeks since I’ve got my hair done. It’s gonna be a long journey but will be freeing once I cross the finish line.

[@abbyscomplete1804]

I stopped wasting so much money at the salons since they closed down everything. Went to my natural brown and just do the roots with box color. Lots of saving. But I still want to do highlights and different hair colors and my greys aren’t grey:( they’re white. Idk I’m lost

[@cheeringpastchallenges]

You look so good! You look so happy. I’m very happy for you and celebrating with you. 🎉🎉🎉

[@Th3Tripl3Godd3ss]

I love it ❤️ thank you. I just made the decision 3 months ago and I am actually very excited about it

[@floridamezzo8734]

Congrats!!!! You look fabulous!

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ClaudiaHelmkeMiller]

You look awesome and you’re very inspiring! Thank you for sharing your journey with us! 🙏💐

[@sugargritsco1416]

I'm 27 and started transitioning 3 months ago. I was blessed with earlier graying in my teens (genetics) ihave the prettiest white patches above my ears! The top of my head has a demarcation line . I am excited about my natural highlights 🤗

[@blossom6473]

You're so sweet 😊 love your positive attitude

[@CS-fn9ul]

Looks beautiful, love your natural haircolour🥰

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ceny133]

Such amazing encouragement, Thank you so much for your support.

[@lighthouse1136]

The hair looks so pretty ✨

[@mgranger5637]

You are so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@matildeosorio8257]

Good for you! It took me till much later to make that decision and I don’t regret it. I love my salt and pepper hair. Congratulations! It feels so liberating.

[@larajean1]

You look amazing! I really want to grow out my natural hair! I keep thinking about it and not taking the plunge because my mother (age 76) and aunts all color their hair! I don't think I'm quite their yet but your story is really inspiring and I appreciate you taking the time to share.

[@vipin6986]

Amazing!!! Congratulations!!! Yay!....I was just watching your video of two years ago, and oh oh, I have two years to go. 😂

[@ThoseAwful]

Looks great ♥️💯

[@333ANGELLOVE]

Very beautiful hair!!

[@elsiemhanna]

Your hair makes your eyes sparkle ✨ well done 👍, you have inspired me 🤗

[@erniesandoval9852]

Love your channel, I'm glad you're back.

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Aw, thank you!

[@angbegay7439]

So amazing!! Love it!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@CindyThrasher]

You look amazing ❤

[@yourerightimwrong4567]

I'm starting to wonder if sun damage plays into gray hair as well as genetics and such.

[@katarinastrpkova3275]

Virgin hair! Most beautiful and unique to everyone :)

[@CrystalGray-ku7qb]

Love your hair

[@Frkdsnbrd4103]

You look great!

[@celticoceane]

You look amazing it would take me 10yrs to do the grey transition as I have very long hair I've not been to a salon in over 10yrs after a bad experience where I went for a trim and the stylist cut off 7 inches of my hair I was traumatised as i had alopecia in my 20s i nowI trim my hair myself so it will take me forever to grow mine out yours looks stunning

[@kd2533]

Beautiful and inspiring. Also suits you!

[@Satsusss]

I'm 10 months dye free. It's a long and slow process. I can't wait for it all to grow out. I just cut 5 inches off the ends (bleached blonde) but still have lots of the bleached hair remaining.

[@elenagadea4796]

Love, love, love your hair

[@realdoll99]

You look younger now than before with the dyed hair!

[@sandrad.8205]

First you are pretty and 2nd the grey suits you well🩷

[@deef979]

Did you know you'd look so cute ! I'm so glad I did it too !!

[@terryannmaes5538]

Very pretty hair

[@AnNguyen-oj1xd]

You look gorgeous right now! Your mood either:D

[@tinabren]

I use henna to die my hair and I am greying very slowly . Henna halts the greying and can be used as often as u want without damaging your hair

[@GoodGolly.MissLolly]

When I’m nearly fully grey, I will definitely stop dying. My re-growth looks very drab when I don’t dye it so we’ll see how long it takes

[@zitajordan1681]

It looks cute. Congratulations

[@akolley1]

your pattern of salt and pepper is awesome! Do you find that as your hair is loosing pigment that it goes through a copper phase then blond then grey? Mine does this and I hate seeing so many copper "hilights". I know that they will be grey in a mnth but then the others turn copper....

[@angelamccormick5075]

What is the texture of your hair like now vs dyed? You made reference in at least one video that it is often coarser and wirier, and mused if you would have more frizz and flyaways. From the videos, it doesn't appear that is true, but rather it looks very healthy! Did you have to change your shampoo & conditioner to accommodate?... more or less conditioner now? I'm only 5 months into my journey, but texture is one of my biggest question marks. I figure I've had so much grey for so long that the texture won't be any different, but I could be very wrong about that. The interesting part of my years of dying is I've always done all-over color, but of course the grey strands took the color differently and made it look like I had highlights. Needless to say, several of my friends were jealous of "how natural my highlights looked"!

[@tigerheart3579]

How do you take care of it now. What do you do to keep it from turning yellow or looking course.

[@smpeace2683]

You do look older but it is beautiful.

[@ireneg.m.9365]

So beautiful! Congratulations for your new all natural hair 😊

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you!! 😊

[@ivaeva7]

What is your other channel? Love the hair ❤️ it's inspiring!

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Thank you! On my other channel, I share tutorials related to creating professional and engaging online presentations (kzbin.info)

[@Lauraphoid]

Looks great!

[@enkee57]

I thought u're 33-35❤

[@Hannah_Rachel_and_Kotik]

Donno. It's a lot of effort to dye, but grey hair adds years. And l am single & dating.

[@melinakoufalis281]

You dont look 40

[@SJ2864..]

As if you’re 40! 😮 look 30

[@rocio2917]

Your young looking skin really adds to the gray not giving you an 'aged' look.

[@spellbinder3113]

I spend most of my entire life worrying about what people thought until I realized that most people couldn't care less. I wouldn't wear a swimsuit because of my belly. I had to have my hair styled at all times. I'm now in my fifties. Maybe in my 20's and 30's it meant more to me to look 'good', but now I partake in activities regardless of my poochy tummy, even if my hair will fizz up in water. So at 52 I went to the stylist and dyed my hair blue. Didn't give anyone a heads up before. Showed up to work with bright blue hair... No one said a word.

[@drewmyron181]

Your genuine happiness is inspiring. Thank you!

[@laurenbrown6588]

You look younger than 40 even with the gray hair! You are beautiful. I think I would embrace my natural hair when it turns gray.

[@belledejouree1549]

You look amazing and I love your hair so much!! The cut and color looks so good! I found your channel a couple months ago and binged every video lol, I'm 9 months into my hair dye growout and I'm so excited to reach the one year milestone, 18 months and 2 years! I'm 31 and mostly have grey around my temples with little streaks through the rest of my hair, can't wait to see what it looks like fully grown out!

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Congrats on 9 months! A year will be here before you know it ❤️

[@Satsusss]

I'm at the ten month stage. I would love to keep in contact with someone who is going through the transition. Do you have what's app ? We could keep in contact for moral support and share hair pictures. I also have grey hairs around the temple area. I'm 35. Carly :)

[@wewouldneversellourclubfor3166]

It looks great ❤️

[@terryannsweeney4428]

Thank you so much for your videos! They’ve been very inspiring very positive. I am transitioning into gray, I just stopped getting highlights, and my grays will be my highlights! I have forwarded some of your videos to my best friend who has very dark brown hair and lots of gray… She gets her hair colored every two weeks! Hoping your inspirational videos will convince her to let go and embrace the natural beauty of Gray! By the way, your salt and pepper hair is absolutely totally gorgeous! 😊

[@itpatriot]

You are so adorable! KZbin put you in my queue because I just recently stopped coloring my hair (and I’m ALL IN!!). I love your JOY over your transition!!! I feel that way even now even though I only have just over half an inch of gray! I am someone who doesn’t care one but what other people think, so that’s not a worry for me…but I definitely can’t wait for my God given natural color to be all grown out! Woohoo!! Congrats to you!!!❤️💃🏻🔥

[@gunnmich1]

I love this! I am 3 months in to my transition process and I am 39 years old. I have moments of being super worried about what it’s going to look like when it hits a certain length or regrowth period 😬 but like you I hated seeing that demarcation every 2 weeks after touching up my roots. And I got to the point where I was like, I spend more time with the roots than I do with perfectly touched up dyed hair… continuing to live like that just doesn’t make any sense to me! And it will just get worse and more severe as time goes on so I figured I should just deal with it now. Love seeing your videos! Very inspiring and your hair looks incredible 😍

[@brendastarkey3350]

It looks great! I'm only 9 weeks into my "growing my grey's" out and it really is an empowering feeling. I can honestly say I do love it so far.

[@PurplegirlStacy]

You look amazing!! LOVE the dimension and natural gray highlights. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! ❤️👍🏼

[@jennieo75]

What did your spouse/significant other think? My husband prefers my dye’d hair right now, as do I, though I have considered growing out my gray. I’m 47.

[@CMKMarch63]

Looks amazing! You’ve helped inspire me to start the process as well ! Thanks for the update and keep us posted .

[@DitchingDietsDye]

I'm so glad you are starting ❤️ I'm cheering you on!

[@jillhughes5212]

I made this transition just before age 51. It is liberating but it takes a lot of patience. You look great. My hair is much lighter..almost white now. Nice to not depend on chemicals every 3 weeks. I did get a shorter hair cut to help and used toner in beginning. I can't wait to see what mine looks like after a year or two.🤩

[@lynnjames6629]

I’m doing the same. I feel so happy & free‼️🥰 The dye was making my scalp itchy. You look lovely. 👌

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Yay, I'm so glad you feel happy & free! And, thank you!

[@juliaolivarez4528]

It’s beautiful!!! Wow so proud of you!! Thank you for being my inspo! I’m close to 6 months no dye and I’m all in! 😱😃

[@maddiebelfry]

You look beautiful! Thanks so much for your videos. After about a year of subconsciously wavering about this, I accidentally stumbled on videos of gorgeous grey haired women last night and I’m so inspired. I’m 52 years old and the time feels right. Thanks so much for sharing your journey ❤

[@Ally-jn6mt]

Congratulations. Looks great! I did the same thing with my hair. I wish I would have found you sooner!! I am almost done with mine journey too. We had a similar experience and reasoning for doing this!

[@JessieCori]

Your hair looks great! Thank you for sharing🙂 I know the frustration every 2 weeks after each dye job...I'm almost 1.5 years in and love it.

[@DitchingDietsDye]

I'm so glad to hear that!!

[@pferdiliebi3868]

You look really great. I am 42 and started the transition 8 month ago. My problem is, or what stresses me a lot is that i have to style my hair exactly. If i dont do that, it looks old 😔 is it, how it will be in 2 years? Does grey hair always has to be styled perfectly? (sorry, my english is very bad)

[@DitchingDietsDye]

I think every person is different. I hope you can find some easy hair styles you like. I often pull my hair back into a ponytail on days when I need something simple.

[@abbyscomplete1804]

I’m scared to go all grey. I still cover my greys with box color. I remember my mom went all natural and it unfortunately made her look ancient. It didn’t look good at all :( I’m terrified.

[@pferdiliebi3868]

@@abbyscomplete1804 i understand what you mean. I think, if you go grey, you need to have a cool hair style, a little bit of make up and a lot of selfconfidence😉

[@mysocalledreality]

“Trust your body” 🔥❤️🙏🏼 Love this Beautiful Hair Revolution! Thank you for being.

[@lisah3242]

You are stunning with your natural color. Absolutely Beautiful!! You inspire. Thank you so much 💗

[@m.natasha3452]

Your honesty and transparency is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@mitchhills4747]

You look beautiful and your hair is in great condition. It takes so long doesn't it - but worth it....

[@cheryl7784]

You look stunning! I've been considering this for a while, but worried it may not be a good match for me.

[@MilaBrightSmile199]

And when I wash my hair see my fully grays again. In my case blending my roots only with temporary brow products give my grays a some highlighted effects

[@Jillwillrun]

The KZbin algorithm must be in my brain because it randomly suggested your channel to me! I am 44, I have blonde hair, and thought "I'm not going gray." But an outing on a river raft in the sunlight brought the silvers streaking through my hair to my awareness! LOL But I seriously go back and forth on the subject. I either hate the idea of spending the time/money/effort coloring it or I see someone saying "I'm 60" and they look amazing with their NOT gray hair and I think, "Well, that's what I have to do." I'm glad I stumbled on your channel though. You look great and I'm back on the "no dye" mindset for now! LOL (not that I have attempted to color it yet... again, it's that time and effort thing!)

[@misscapcom]

Love you pure honesty. Love how you explain everything simply just how it is. Love your honesty

[@karlottahawkins6348]

Your hair looks great!!! One thing I’ve discovered is that I must wear makeup and lipstick. I look totally washed out. I’m 70 and have cut my hair back to a short style. I’ll need another 6 mos or so go get rid of the color. ❤

[@maryshields6547]

You look wonderful! Maybe I will to after giving up my hair dying habit. I am 69 so it will be a big surprise. Wish me luck!

[@Newlaw289]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm about 6 months in. My favorite part is how my natural hair tone is cool toned! How many years I have fought the brassy warm orange tones from hair dye!! Ahhh I should have done this years ago!

[@SuirenWin]

I'm so happy for you! You look great, and your beautiful smile says it all. Your videos kept me inspired and motivated. I am seven months, so far, growing my grey out naturally, and I hope to continue. 🤗 Wish me luck! 🍀I hope to be like Storm. You are still rocking it like Rogue, my dear. What truly matters is what makes you happy. 🌻 Wishing you good health and happiness always! 💫

[@DitchingDietsDye]

Congrats on making it 7 months 🙌🏻 I'm cheering you on!

[@erinlennon6036]

It's exciting to make the transition to natural hair color. I am a redhead, I have been growing out my white hair for about two years as well. I have a nice copperplate colour; sort of a rose gold, but I love styling my hair and it's frustrating there's so little information about products that are appropriate for redheads with white hair. I may have to learn from doing....

[@vipin6986]

40!?? OMG, I hate this type of comment, I do, but God you look way way younger! Are there tips in your channel for hair. skin, etc??

[@bethbacarella]

You look lovely. :) I stopped dyeing my hair in 2013 when I was 42 and I'm so glad I did. Whenever that line of grey would start to grow in, I always felt like my hair looked dirty. I love having grey hair and not having to worry about it at all. I've donated my hair twice so far and plan on donating it again next year. Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids is very close to our house in Michigan and they are a great organization to donate to. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@sand-raw8736]

40?!?!?! Wow, depending on your radiant face I really thought you we're round about 28 with grey hair. 😍

[@annmariemcnulty2531]

I stopped coloring my hair about 3 years ago. I hated that grey line that would appear after coloring it. My hair is more grey underneath than on top.

[@artycraftyem3630]

I've not coloured my hair in a really long time. My hair is grey at my temples only. It looks strange as I have brown hair everywhere else. But I don't care.

[@krandly8]

I love this. I am so tired of feeling bad about having gray hair.

[@theresataylor5410]

Great video...thank you for the inspiration.

[@alexargueta7826]

Good for you! I also have premature grey hair 39 years old and since I was 12 started to see grey hair…. Unlike you I have had rude people come up to me and have even been called “crazy” for letting my hair grow naturally. You really have to be prepared for sometimes opposition but I feel so free! I like u would feel so anxious of the grey makings it’s appearance after 2 weeks. I sometimes have my moments but I want to give myself the opportunity to experience my natural hair color and simply tune out what others feel is the right color for my hair. Be patient with yourself and give yourself a reasonable time frame to see if you love the way you look. It may mean adjusting makeup, jewelry and clothes…foe ex before I would not look as good w cool tone colors now I can pull them off better bc of the grey…I am enjoying the process and having fun.