Can You Restore Your Natural Hair After Years of Colouring?
(The answer is yes!)
Thinking about growing out your dyed hair? You’re not alone. Many women reach a point where they feel it's time to reconnect with their natural hair.
Transitioning back takes time, but rediscovering your natural curls is one of the most empowering journeys you can take. Every centimetre of undyed hair that grows is a step towards embracing your authentic self.
While you wait for your natural colour to return, there's a lot you can do to support curls. Your focus should be on nourishing and protecting your curls as they grow out.
Rebuild Hair Health & Encourage New Growth 🌱
1. Scalp care + gentle cleansing: Healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp. Choose a shampoo that is free from harsh chemicals that strip away your hair's natural oils. While washing, take time to gently massage and move the scalp to improve blood flow and encourage new hair growth.
2. Hydrate and define: Keeping your dyed sections of hair hydrated during the transition back to natural is essential, as it helps keep your curls soft and manageable. Use your curl cream to add moisture and shape to both coloured and new growth.
3. Protect overnight: Sleeping with a satin bonnet protects your hair from stress and breakage overnight. Unlike cotton pillow cases that suck all the moisture from your hair - a bonnet helps your hair maintain its natural oils that are oh-so-important for strong, healthy strands.
4. Trim regularly: Regular trims are one of the most effective (and underrated) ways to grow out dyed hair gracefully. Each trim helps you gradually remove the old colour while keeping your ends healthy. Split ends can travel up the hair shaft and cause unnecessary breakage, so snipping them early actually helps your hair grow longer over time.
Transition Techniques
Transition Techniques
Easy Ways to Soften the Regrowth
The lovely Cindy went completely cold turkey and braved growing out her dyed hair to reveal gorgeous, silver curls!
If this feels like a big step, here are a few ways you can help blur the line between natural and dyed hair.
- Toners and glosses - Adjusts the tone of your dyed hair so it sits closer to your natural shade. Reduces any harsh warmness or coolness, which is what usually makes the line look obvious.
- Balayage, or highlights - Breaks up harsh lines by adding dimension, so the contrast between roots and ends is less noticeable. They blend old colour into your natural shade, helping both tones flow together more smoothly.
- Styling techniques like headbands, braids, or buns.
The Emotional Side of Growing Out Your Dyed Hair
We understand that returning to your natural hair isn't just about the colour - it's about identity.
Letting your dyed hair grow out can feel like you’re reconnecting with a part of yourself that’s been quiet for a while. The process can stir up a mix of emotions like excitement, hesitance, or vulnerability, but it often leads to a deeper appreciation of your true, unfiltered self.
Create small rituals during this transition like a gentle detangle with your brush, slowing down on wash day, applying your curl cream with intention, or simply taking a moment to appreciate your texture. This way it becomes less about waiting for your natural colour to return, and more about rediscovering yourself along the way.
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I’m in my 50s and have tried so many brushes over the years, but this one is different. It glides through my curls without snagging and actually helps shape them nicely. My curls look bouncy and healthy again. Highly recommend!
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My hair is very thick and tends to lose its curl pattern easily, but this brush brings my curls back to life. It defines each section perfectly and gives me those soft, bouncy curl clumps I’ve never been able to achieve before. My curls look smoother and more consistent now. I’m obsessed!
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I used to straighten my curls because they never looked consistent and always frizzy. Since using this brush, my curls finally look defined and intentional. It’s given me so much confidence to actually wear my natural hair down. I get compliments every single time now.
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