How Safe Are Hair Coloring Products?

One doesn't have to be a woman or man in their baby boomer years witnessing those grey hairs starting to sneak into one's hair to think about the idea of looking a few years younger by using hair color. Even young adults might experiment and color their hair to change their appearance. Dying one's hair has always been probably one of the quickest and easiest ways to shed a few years from one's appearance without expensive plastic surgery, or to just wishing to see what one would look like as a blonde if one's natural hair color is dark. Also, lets face it, many of us might plain be bored with how we look, want a change, and dying one's hair is one means to do so. But just how safe are those hair coloring products?

Looking in the mirror lately, I've noticed those pesky grey hairs coming in again as I have to admit I haven't dyed my hair in sometime. Unlike most women (or men) at my age, I've never had much grey and have more or less have kept most of my dark brown hair color intact without too many grey hairs coming in. Also, even when I first began coloring my hair, I found it just wasn't necessary to continue dying my hair on a monthly basis, more likely I only had to do it every six months or so.

It all started perhaps fifteen years ago, when I decided, that since the public has been programed to believe that blondes are supposed to have more fun, I decided to color my naturally dark brown hair to a radiant, beautiful blonde. The result was a disaster, I looked hideous, as I just plain didn't have the skin tone to compliment the blonde hair. Within a week, I quickly grabbed a dark brown hair color from my nearby Walgreens and changed it back again. So much for being a blonde.