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Hair Dye

By Allday_ragee

  • Henna.

    Henna.
    Henna. Era in which ancient Egyptians began using henna to camouflage their grays.

  • Black Dye.

    Black Dye.
    Nanocrystals. Greece and Rome used "lead sulfide crystals".

  • Blonde.

    Blonde.
    Bleach. Approximate year hydrogen peroxide was first used as hair bleach, kicking off decades of broken strands and burned scalps.

  • Highlights.

    Highlights.
    Highlights. Women would often use lemons and/or mixtures containing black sulfur, alum and honey and apply it to the hair spread over a cap-less hat and sit in the sun for hours to lighten the hair.

  • Synthetic Dye.

    Synthetic Dye.
    Synthetic. Year the first synthetic hair dye was invented.

  • Brunettes.

    Brunettes.
    Brunettes. Debut of Marilyn Monroe’s hit, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. But then became attracted to brunettes. Married many brunettes then.

  • PLATINUM BLONDE.

    PLATINUM BLONDE.
    Platnium. Year “platinum blonde” was coined to describe Jean Harlow, star of the movie…wait for it…PLATINUM BLONDE.

  • Wigs.

    Wigs.
    Wigs. Pink wigs were worn, as were other bright colors such as lime green and bright blue

  • Bright Colors.

    Bright Colors.
    Bright Colors. Bright colored hair became an alt/edgy look and a big part of the 1970's.

  • Manic Panic.

    Manic Panic.
    Manic Panic. Manic Panic went international in the mid 90's due to demand and soon anyone and everyone could have wild color hair.

  • Today's Dye.

    Today's Dye.
    Black is most common in wemon and men to use that is natural hair color along with chestnut brown. But as celebrities like "Katy Perry" or "Lady Gaga" are trendsetting with their crazy hair colors more and more teenagers today have wild bright colors in their hair. Including me!