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Bright red hairs

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wejammin · 25/08/2023 22:14

Just wondering if anyone else has gone red instead of grey, or if this is the product of my slightly unusual genetics?

I'm 38, my mum is mixed race with a black father and white, red haired mother. My hair is jet black and thick curls, as a child I would have reddish streaks in summer. I have 3 children and one of them is has beautiful copper-red hair.

I've started to get the odd grey hair but I'm also finding lots of bright red, very coarse hairs around my hairline, they're the same texture as the greys but completely red.

Am I going to go red all over? Has this happened to anyone else? I have no interest in dyeing it, whether it goes grey or red, or both, but I'm intrigued.

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Highdaysandholidays1 · 25/08/2023 22:31

I really don't know, your hair sounds amazing, but with red hair being more unusual, you get intriguing mixes and then you don't know what's going to happen with age- mine is blonde-red and I've got white coming in around the edges, but it's just making it look lighter (I'm early 50's). I guess your hair is also lightening but in an unpredictable way!

AussieBlue · 25/08/2023 22:32

Your hair sounds bloody gorgeous

wejammin · 25/08/2023 23:16

Ah thanks, very kind of you to say. It can look fabulous but I'm a bit rubbish at looking after it, it takes hours to dry so it's usually shoved in a braid or a bun for work. It comes out for special occasions!

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