What do you think on coloring hair? Especially gray's. I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to cover them, but I feel like if having gray's makes me more wise and gives bog witch vibes, I should prob keep them😅 but also, I do love dark hair 🤔
I've always been so cautious to cut my hair because when I was 7 and got head lice my dad shaved my hair right off and I was left with a buzz cut and inevitable trauma 😅 I hated being bullied for looking like a boy so I've since maintained a feminine length. I now also colour my hair, partly to cover grays creeping in, partly for fun, but now that I'm newly pregnant I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't colour it anymore and just accept it as it is.
I stopped dying my hair when I was pregnant in effort to minimize toxins on / in my body. I'm glad I did because with two babies, I just don't have time for the upkeep 😅 But more importantly, accepting my gray feels oddly empowering. I remind myself that I actually like gray hair on other people. I used to associate gray hair with being old, but now I realize gray hair happens to most of us earlier than I thought. I know I have a copper imbalance and I'd like to address that soon, but in terms of looks- I don't mind my gray hair anymore and it's liberating to not have to worry about hot roots lol.
Just chopped several inches off my hair… nervous system has been shot for awhile so it makes sense why I keep doing it. That and weight loss, perimenopause, covid a couple times has had it in bad shape the last couple years
This was a really interesting read. What is missing is discussion of the weight of the hair and neck pain/tension. I have long hair, I enjoy it, for me I feel most like myself with long hair and it grows fast (due to prenatals), so it would be a lot to try to maintain a shorter cut. I also have Irish curls, so lose a lot of the curls/beauty when it is short. However, I deal with a lot of neck and shoulder pain and tension and now migraines. In addition to the nervous system overwhelm you described, I am wondering if I need to cut my hair much shorter for the sake of my neck and posture.
I wonder if the way we wear it makes a difference then. Like having it in a tight pony tail vs letting it down. Would that affect how we take in those signals? Others brought up hair dye. I would imagine that too can have an impact. I had hair loss after babies and then the "re growth" was such a pain! I have frizzy hair as it is and that just made me look crazy. What's interesting is that when I'm really stressed, the frizz is so extra! When I am miraculously in a calm phase, it's like totally different hair. Visibly relaxed. So interesting!
What do you think on coloring hair? Especially gray's. I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to cover them, but I feel like if having gray's makes me more wise and gives bog witch vibes, I should prob keep them😅 but also, I do love dark hair 🤔
I wanna be a bog witch! But my hair is blond and goes more dishwater. I think I’m stuck at hag.
Bog witch is a state mind, any hair color can be one! Gray's just help with the vibe😆🧙♀️❤️
I should get a cat. 🐈⬛
I've always been so cautious to cut my hair because when I was 7 and got head lice my dad shaved my hair right off and I was left with a buzz cut and inevitable trauma 😅 I hated being bullied for looking like a boy so I've since maintained a feminine length. I now also colour my hair, partly to cover grays creeping in, partly for fun, but now that I'm newly pregnant I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't colour it anymore and just accept it as it is.
I stopped dying my hair when I was pregnant in effort to minimize toxins on / in my body. I'm glad I did because with two babies, I just don't have time for the upkeep 😅 But more importantly, accepting my gray feels oddly empowering. I remind myself that I actually like gray hair on other people. I used to associate gray hair with being old, but now I realize gray hair happens to most of us earlier than I thought. I know I have a copper imbalance and I'd like to address that soon, but in terms of looks- I don't mind my gray hair anymore and it's liberating to not have to worry about hot roots lol.
Just chopped several inches off my hair… nervous system has been shot for awhile so it makes sense why I keep doing it. That and weight loss, perimenopause, covid a couple times has had it in bad shape the last couple years
This was a really interesting read. What is missing is discussion of the weight of the hair and neck pain/tension. I have long hair, I enjoy it, for me I feel most like myself with long hair and it grows fast (due to prenatals), so it would be a lot to try to maintain a shorter cut. I also have Irish curls, so lose a lot of the curls/beauty when it is short. However, I deal with a lot of neck and shoulder pain and tension and now migraines. In addition to the nervous system overwhelm you described, I am wondering if I need to cut my hair much shorter for the sake of my neck and posture.
I wonder if the way we wear it makes a difference then. Like having it in a tight pony tail vs letting it down. Would that affect how we take in those signals? Others brought up hair dye. I would imagine that too can have an impact. I had hair loss after babies and then the "re growth" was such a pain! I have frizzy hair as it is and that just made me look crazy. What's interesting is that when I'm really stressed, the frizz is so extra! When I am miraculously in a calm phase, it's like totally different hair. Visibly relaxed. So interesting!
Will you talk more about premature grays? Or how we can prevent them from coming in too soon
This is often related to nutrient deficiencies, particularly copper and zinc - I discuss it a bit in my copper article