How to Transition to and Style Natural Silver Hair 

I is so liberating to own our natural hair color. It is the best choice I’ve ever made. When people tell me you should tint your hair. I answer why. I love my silvers. I respect people doing whatever with their hair, but I want to see my natural hair. I had not seen it in decades, now I’m loving it. I love your hair color, texture, and style.

As a professional hairstylist< And someone who also died their hair for 15 plus years and had to go though the same grow out process (but from blonde)I want to say it looks great. Here’s a tip: do not put the blow dryer so close to your hair. There is a metal grate on the end of the nozzle that heats up and when to close to the hair it will cringe your hair. If your blow dryer came it’s a plastic nozzle attachment ( a concentrator) definitely use that if you are going to get that close to your hair.

I stopped dying my hair one yr ago & now 100% natural gray at 47 yr old. It's been a lot of fun once it grew out!

She actually looks incredibly youthful with silver hair!

i decided today to transition after seeing your video..we have identical hair, but Im older. pray for me!

I think you would see amazing results if you tried the curly girl method. Don’t be fooled by expensive products. It’s 90% technique :) Love the gray!!

You have such lovely eyes and skin Jennifer. I personally think you look younger and brighter without the eyeliner, you are lucky to be such a natural beauty!

I'm 54 and trying to transition to my natural grey. Love your tips. I'll come back to this video often, I can tell.

You look stunning with the gray! It’s sad that more women don’t have your confidence and confuse youth with beauty!

I've done that, although I am just 28 years old. People ask me what is wrong with my hair, they think I have some "problem". I love my hair and white hair is not a problem. It is just one way how you can be beautiful!

Love the curls! I'm 7 months grown out grey. So many of us now doing it 😊

Love your hair! Thank you for all the transitional haircuts very helpful! I’m only 3 and half months into going gray! I too have thick and curly hair. I’ve decided to cut my hair shorter so as to get a jump start on this journey! It’s been very hard letting go of getting my hair colored every 3 to 4 weeks! However I’m totally done with the whole process not to mention the expense! So looking forward to seeing the end result!

thank you , i have stopped the coloring and i am embracing the natural silver ... it is going to be glorious!!!

Honestly I know people are trending this look. By dying their hair .. but honestly it’s so pretty. I’m 27 and I truly wish my hair was naturally silver /gray I think it’s so beautiful ❤️ your gorgeous also xo !

I'm so scared of growing older but you're helping me start to see it in a different light. ..you're absolutely gorgeous, btw :)

I love gray hair!! I stopped coloring 2 years ago. Most cost effective thing I ever did. And I love it!!

Your husband was funny!! Cute couple - Love your hair!!

Gorgeous hair.You actually look much prettier without make up,a real natural beauty

OMG, you have inspired me to let my grey hair grow out. You are strong and beautiful. I am inspired.

I’m scared of growing old. I think I’m scared of looking old, lol! I have pretty great genes. I was just getting tired of coloring with Demi’s, not getting all the grays. I was tired of it damaging my hair, leaving sometimes a film on my hair. I’ve been graying since 19, thanks mom and dad. I just said let me see how it looks if I don’t color it for 2 months. It actually looks very nice. I do have the stripe down the middle. I also HATE seeing the line of demarcation. I will say I never permanently colored my hair. So it’s a light yellow since I’ve been washing it. I’m 43 and I’m ready to not make my hair a chore. Your video and hair are beautiful.

I’ve been driving my hairdresser crazy because I keep tweaking my colour. I went from dark brown to bright copper to redder, to strawberry blonde. I’ve realised that no matter how I love the copper/strawberry, I only get a week and a half before it is rooty and I’m fighting to hide it rather than wearing the style I want. So, in 2 weeks she’ll be crazy again because I’m telling her the new plan.... I am not growing it out the brave way, however. I’m going to have her root match all over and be an instant silver fox. After that, the grow out won’t show. I’ve tried short hair and it’s baaaaad on me. My hair is quite white around my face and top of my head, and salt & pepper in the back. I’m really excited to play with the white/silver/pewter shades in an updo. So much better than trying to hide roots 3.5 weeks out of 5!

Wow you got some great patience girl I just throw on a wig and waiting for my gray to grow out then I'll just go ahead and transition gray to Gray you had such a beautiful color you used to do your hair thank you for sharing your journey❤

I'm 9 weeks no dye and have longer hair that I've been wearing curly because of the transition. Trying to follow CG .I've read that you shouldn't straighten your hair but love it straight. It sure didn't look like it ruined your curls. You are beautiful both ways!!! ❤😊

My hair is very similar to yours...very curly and the same length. I discovered the Revlon Volumizer hair dryer and it is amazing for straightening. It takes me about 9-10 minutes to go from damp to shiny straight...no flat iron needed. You should try it. It grips curly hair really well for the needed traction to straighten while drying. I use it on dry hair for touch up's too.

You have re inspired me. My husband doesn't want me to but I going for it, thanks! I'm excited 😊

The gray hair brings out your eyes. Love it!

Thx for including all your transitional haircuts. Super helpful.

transitioning for a bit here, and its not pretty to me, but you have given me hope. thank you, and I hope mine will look as great as yours.

Your hair is gorgeous! After years of coloring I've been growing out my gray since last December. Can't wait for it to be fully gray!

Your hair hair is really pretty! Mine would never grow that fast. My best friend's daughter (in her late 20's) paid lots of money to have her hair colored like yours. I don't keep up with fashion but apparently it was a popular thing to do among the younger generation and you have it naturally. 👍😊

Loved seeing your silver hair grow out journey and all the cute short cuts and styles! I’m almost 7 months in growing my silver out. I’m going to have some really cool streaking pattern, so I’m excited! But it’s at a very awkward stage with so much old dye left and new growth at 3.5 inches. I haven’t done the big chop yet; my hair is below my shoulder blades. I’m loving my natural color, but afraid of the short hair step. Who knows, I might like it! 🤷‍♀️

Love the natural silver!!! Softens your features.

Your hair straight right after the Bowery, no iron, looked fantastic on you. I wish my grey was so even

I have the exact same type of hair as yours. Natural curly/frizzy hair. I've been growing out my gray for two years now. I don't have as much gray in my hair as you but it's very similar. I decided to go natural because I started loosing a lot of hair my hair used to be as thick as yours, but now I have like a third left. Your video made me feel a lot better about my hair, you look stunning with the gray. I am embracing my hair from now on. Thank you! Love from Denmark

That silver color looks GREAT on you!!

My natural hair is white. I don't have salt and pepper so I decided to go white with dark gray low lights. I had been dying my hair black with box color. After two bleaches, now it's a Carmel with blonde highlights and she put some light brown toner on the orangey red. Anyway, I love this color I have now. Last night I warmed up coconut oil and mixed in some Moroccan oil and slept in it. After I got all the oil out I poured apple cider vinegar and equal part of water, then poured it over my hair as a final rinse. Omg! My hair was so much softer. I got the idea from Sharon Taylor here on RU-vid. It may be called Sharon Lee, sshe's changed her channel name a few times. She has gray hair. She has the prettiest gray hair I've ever seen. Love your channel, I'm also Jennifer!

Greg's look of jealousy for hair was hard to hide there. And of course Jennifer you look absolutely stunning.

If you put a defuser on your hair dryer you'll get better curl results. Also, avoiding putting your hair up after it's dried and damp prevents breakage

Love you're video I just recently survived cancer for the 2nd time and decided to leave my natural hair white

"I'm so glad we took the effort to clean it before we filmed" I love it! So down to earth! Thank you for a wonderful, informative video!

what i've noticed is that every woman going gray or is gray has this beautiful glow on her face. It must be because you are allowing yourself to be just the way Allah made you and against what society dictates. Thank you, i'm trying to going gray too! thank you for your video. It gives me strength!!!

THANK YOU for finally pinning it down to 20months!!!! I'm gonna do it.

I am just right there for a year! And I feel so free of dying stress and expense. With no complex. I use Purple Shampoo or 10 drops of violet tint in my new shampoo bottle. Love it!👍

Me too but mine is natural No dyes ....... I was so fed up of dying my hair always ...

My hair was long and silver and I gave in to color a couple of weeks ago and I think I regret it. Good thing hair grows

I’m a female, don’t let the name fool ya, it took me around two years to go grey..I wore a hat till it grew out. I have linger hair and could not cut it,.ball cap with a ponytail..worked great. I get compliments all the time..

It's dry because no oils in it, way too much washing, I wash mine twice a week, it's done wonders. Also apply coconut oil and leave in all day, this works too. You are gorgeous 🙂

You look fabulous! I don’t know how you feel about your freckles , but they’re adorable in your natural face photos. Thanks for sharing your color transition journey.

Hi Jennifer, there is the curly method, with which you wash and hydrate your hair with clean products, without chemicals that damage your hair. If you already left the dye, now you could leave the products that can continue to damage it. #curlymethod look it up, you will do very well.

I've been growing out my gray for 14 months. Can't wait for the end result.

My hair is almost identical to yours, except for some hair loss in the front due to medical issues. I use a Dyson hairdryer as it can make my hair bone dry and straight in 5 minutes. Or, I use the diffuser to keep my curls. It was very expensive but I got it for a recent 'special' birthday (60.) I now feel encouraged to embrace my grey hair. My hairdresser will weep as I pay close to £100 a visit for the upkeep of my highlights!

Tshirts are great for naturally curly hair. It doesn't cause frizz like towels do. I scrunch out the excess water in the shower, apply curly hair product and then drape the tshirt over my shoulders while I dress before drying with a diffuser. I don't have silver hair yet but seriously considering ditching the dye. I am worried my hair will be very dry once I transition but maybe it will be healthier without chemicals.

You look so much prettier without any makeup! 🌸

Shea butter scrunched it without combing at all works great. Way better and less toxic

Nice video I didn't finish watching it bc I don't have thick hair and heated styling tools to style my hair is a disaster.

I absolutely love your transition! I love seeing the process as it is happening, versus a before and after photo! Thank you!

Your hair is beautiful in all it’s grayness! Your eyes are very pretty, as well.

Fantastic video ! So true, positive and down to the "real reality". It brought me joy and peace, for like you said "hair is just hair". Loved the ending too !! Thank you so so much 🤗🌷!

I am 53 and I had white hair since 16. I am waiting that day to stop dyeing my hair. you white hair is so even and could be so stylish with a nice bob.

I'm 46 years young and I'm truly inspired by this video. I have long natural curly thick hair. My grays are determined. Embrace your gorgeous curls, luv! Thanks for this video! 😘

That was great - you're just a beauty! Both of you are... :) Nice that you stopped coloring your hair, I've heard that it can be very bad for the chemicals in it. Congrats on doing such a good job and making a great video!

I like your hair full and kind of curly, it looks amazing that way.

I love it! Gives me courage to stop the coloring. My hair is super thick and curly and prone to frizz. Thank you for the video.

I transitioned about a year ago and I love my authentic hair. No more worry about grey roots and chemical dyes. FREEDOM!

I started last year. I still have alot of growth before mine is all natural again, as I had my hair colored to blend so as it grows out it wouldnt be as drastic looking! No more paying $90-$100 to get my hair color treated! Silver / graying hair has totally different structure and is more brittle, so like you I try not to use heat and also use a purple shampoo for gray/ blonde hair! I LOVE Biosilk shampoo and conditioner, it cleanses my hair without stripping it and leaves it very shiny and healthy looking! I use my hubby’s fructis leave in conditioner also! On day two, I use the biosilk silkening to keep the shine and frizzies at bay( Cannot wash my hair daily, scalp is way too dry for that!) I usually dont detect oils on my scalp before 3-4 days! So in winter months I dont shampoo as often as summer months! Thanks for sharing! Your hair is beautiful, Naturally!😊

Thank you! I will try these tips on my almost white hair at age 47! I laughed at the end when your husband sniffed your hair. My 12 year old does that when my hair is nice and freshly washed.

Its not rocket science at 50 I literally said no more happy birthday to me. 8 years later I get a million compliments on my hair and its no biggie . I have 5 sisters who think I am nuts but I say they are because they waste money every month for what? To look better? younger? Its doesn’t make you look younger when your roots show a week later. Get over your outward appearance and work on turning our hearts from grey to golden ladies.

Omg!!! Your hair!!!! It’s beautiful!!! I decided last September to cut mine off completely from having hair down my back. Was sick of colouring it but now it’s growing lovely and I absolutely love my grey/silver. Thank you for the video and your grey suits you more than previous colour. X

Month one ( growing silver ) and looking forward to the end. Decided to work on weight loss I gained during the last 5 months as well. . Transition time here. I work from home and what a great time for this. Love both the curly & straight hair 😀

Ever thought of getting your hair straightened with a box perm solution that you can do yourselfIt. This will rid of the frizz, or a simpler hairdo. Check how they do it online and you be so amazed how simpler the hairstyle will become. It has to be touched up after 6 months. It looks like freedom rings to me. I can't wait to put it into my hair for freedom from the frizz.

Why work so hard in getting your hair straight Jennifer when curly looks so much better and voluminous. Good choice going gray. It looks great on you!

From a Jenn going grey to a Jenn who did it like a BOSS!!!!! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! Did the " cut off the fakey color part. Loving the natural so far. Again thanks for the tips! Super helpful lady😁

I hope my hair color turns out like yours. I have not died it in one year but is is not totally grey I just have chunks of grey. Also I have thick curly hair like yours. Your video captures my experience. Thank you for sharing

I decided to let mine grow out which I really liked. I have three different shades from white silver around my face to a darker grey with a little brown in it and another shade of grey in between the light and dark. I was always being asked if I colored it myself. No color, just natural, and I really liked it. Except, it made me feel a lot older. I just turned 52 four days ago but felt much older with the grey, so ultimately I went back to blond, but I love the first hairstyle you showed. Super cute and looked great on you.

Gorgeous hair! Now, I'm inspired! I have colored since my 30's, now 69. My hair is thick, and naturally wavy. So I mostly use the curly girl methid. I can handle the co wash, gel and plop techniques. But due to severe shoulder arthritis, I have problems using a flat iron or curling iron. Lately, I have been looking at wigs. Just not sure yet.

Thank-you. I was thinking dye it again but I wait because 50% grown been about 2 years I don't to wait another 4 years. Lol your make it youthful. I'm only 40.

This video is awesome! Our hair is very similar 😁 I'm in the process of growing out my silver and you inspired me on how to style! I have naturally curly/ wavy hair.

Your natural colour is amazing, you should grow it long,it would be stunning

Thank you for this video. I have just started my journey with grey hair and i am at the skunk like stage. I don't feel ready to cut (my hair are at my waist) but i know i will have to. You look amazing and this video will help me keeping on track with my decision. Thank you again ❤

Thank you! Been searching grey natural curly hair care all day!

Your skin looks so beautiful. At the beginning of the video although your hair was not done and with your bare face you look beautiful, so fresh . Thank you for the video from all of us that are transitioning.

I’m 10 months in growing out colour and have an unattractive (quite wide now) badger stripe and the rest is a yucky faded dyed red. I was naturally a mousy blonde but dyed red for years but it got to be every 3 weeks to colour and, nope, not doing it. In all honesty, it probably will make me look older - or not older but my age - but I’d rather look good for my age than try to look younger. Just my preference to let it grow out.

I love to watch the make overs and see how a new hair style and make up change them to look very pretty.

Your hair was gorgeous the red color!!

Great video Beautiful, love your natural colour

You look exquisite with straight hair. WOW!!!

I have been trying to go silver for soooooooooooo long it’s ridiculous!!. I will keep trying tho... thank you so much for the video!..

I have had my hair change after menopause, even after 10 years of menopause (I changed at age 47, and am 60 now.) I have decided to go grey for almost 3 years now, all the old growth is gone. (I did the big chop). Last year, when trying to start to grow it out after the chop, I started losing what hair I had left, it was so bad my husband had to roto-root the tub and sink! I understood this to be PCOS, which is basically male pattern baldness in women. I got a DMT blocking cream I now put in my hair after I wash/condition, and it started growing out wispies alongside my widow's peak and frame of the face where I lost most of my hair and it showed. In January of this year, it started growing back in earnest, and voila! By April/May I had curly hair where it was once bone-straight, all of my life. No one in my family had that happen to them, so I was stymied. The hair is strong, but not as thick as it was in my 20's and 30's, I don't think that it will ever be that thick again. Of course, I don't have the hormones running through me at that stage right now either! So, it is what it is. Now, I had to study the curly girl method, and OMG! When watching you style your hair, and NOT using a diffuser you are heat damaging your curl pattern as it is growing out. DO NOT DO THAT...it takes MONTHS for you to repair things at this stage now. It's not like it bounces back like when we are younger. BE CAREFUL!!!! Again, change your mousse to one that is a little bit nicer, no parabens, no sulfates, etc. It will do your hair lots of good. Get rid of that mousse and at least use the Garnier line if you have to use drug store stuff. (use the curly hair line.) That stuff is poison on your hair and it's curl pattern. I have been very diligent about that and it's been a real trip going from light brown/caramel blonde hair to sterling salt n pepper hair with curl! I had to learn both grey AND Curly at once! Please protect your curl pattern and it will in turn give you a great curl that gets stronger with age. Also ditch that towel and get yourself a microfiber towel...less static on your hair/less frizz producing. Good luck to you and thanks for this video!

you should use heat protected spray before blow dry and flat iron plus a lil leave in conditioner will help a lot

I vote that Greg should do a beardcare tutorial next.

wow, someone who has my exact hair. my hair is that thick and that curly, I have an awful time with it, yours look great!

I'm a ten year Wen girl. You're lucky because your hair still has a decent amount of color in it! Mine's mostly VERY platinum and although I get alot of compliments, I don't like my natural color. Yes, I used to color it too but hair dye destroyed my hair, it chewed it to pieces. I stopped coloring years ago and began using Wen. I also did like you, I got it cut. It was down to my waist but a mess. I'm not saying yours was, yours looked lovely. Anyway, I let all the dye come out and I cut it in a pixie. Now it's shoulder length. The Wen strengthened my hair. My hair has rich shine and dimension and bounce. I have salon quality hair every day and I simply blow dry for 15 minutes with warm to cool air and I don't even comb when through. Don't need to. Mine does not have a yellowish hue and I wish it did. I do have some dark silver in the underneath part and it looks like I highlighted it that way. I'm always asked if I color treat. Wen, well, Chaz Dean makes Bella Spirit Indigo. It's a purple Wen. I use it, it's wonderful, NO dye. It's not permanent. I simply cleanse with it and it makes my platinum toned down to a champagne/platinum color. If I don't use it every day it just reverts back. Without Wen I would not have the great hair that I do. He also makes Nourishing Body Treatment. I get my Wen on QVC. I love it! Anyway, your hair looks lovely both ways, with color treatment and without! Oh, Wen Indigo won't stain. I see alot of people flat iron. I don't have to. I use Ibiza brushes. They have been dubbed, "The bouncy brush" because when you use them, the hair comes out really bouncy. I think They're made in Spain. My ends are as soft, shiny and supple as my roots. My hair is quite satisfactory. I just don't like the platinum because I'm not porcelain. I'm more olive complected. The picture of you with the bob, my hair looks like that only you have more color left in yours. I had mine cut into layers for that piece-y look which I love. It's growing out of that now. I noticed that my platinum hair is more coarse and different from the ones that still have the last vestiges of color. Mine's VERY oily too. I cleanse every day. Oh well, thank you for listening to my lamenting about my hair. XXOO Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it!

I have went all natural, gray/white and curly. I rarely straighten my hair. Yours looks great either way.

I stopped dying my hair in 2014! Long time silver sisters!

This inspires! Growing out a shorter cut and going nuts, your cut gives me the look to aspire to, thanks!

if u used a little oil in your hair before bed and put something on it like a silk scarf or cap while u slept your hair would lay a lot smoother. it will give u the flat ironed look.

I'm 42 and just have the first white hairs. I can't wait for more, because then I'll be able to tone them in all colours, without bleaching them first. I'll embarras my daughter to no end! 👍

Beautiful hair on a pretty lady. Thank you for sharing.

I like both straight and curly. You have beautiful hair

Youre so brave! I tried to do it but fail when pass the first 6 months. Transition is so hard! You look so pretty! Congrats!