It’s official, you have swapped the summer camps in favor of your natural color, a beautiful gray in tune with the times. A good idea ! Especially when you know that after 60 years, the hair fiber is refined and requires special attention. So how do you highlight this silvery shade? What hairstyle to adopt? Check out our selection of the most beautiful hairstyles for gray hair after 60, right on trend.
A misconception that you should cut your hair when approaching the second part of your life with a hard tooth. Fortunately, it is not. The hairstyle to adopt after 60 years varies according to the style, the nature of the hair, the shape of the face, in short, it is above all a question of desires. And when you go to gray hair, the same parameters come into play to find the haircut of your dreams. Explanations.
Long haircut and gray coloring: good or bad idea?
Wearing long hair after 60 can be a great idea. This makes it possible to conceal slightly marked facial features and gives a good dose of femininity to the look. When the gray color has nuance and depth, it becomes even more flattering. The only downside is that long gray hair can quickly be neglected if it is not regularly groomed. This is why, it is better to adopt a real cut with a beautiful layered which brings volume and movement to the hair. They also need to be cared for to maintain tone and light.
Short haircuts and gray hair color: good or bad idea?
The short haircut limits the transition between the colored hair part and the naturally gray part of the hair. Besides its benefit of quickly switching to uniform coloring, short gray hair promotes better hair fiber health. Exit forks and refined lengths, when the hair fiber is fragile, the short cut makes it possible to give an impression of better health to the hair.
The bob or the lob with gray hair: the right compromise?
The square, the right look for a woman in her sixties? When you refuse to sacrifice your length and want to sublimate your gray hair, the bob wins all the votes. This timeless cut that appeals to many women provides a good dose of femininity while remaining simple enough to maintain. Diane Keaton, Helen Mirren or Caroline de Monaco are crazy about this gray square that they can choose from, from smooth to wavy.
How to maintain gray hair?
Like the skin, the hair is subject to the passage of time. With age, it absorbs nutrients less well, reacts to hormonal changes, and the decrease in keratin affects its vigor. At 50, 60, 70 years old… it becomes thinner, wither, frayed and tarnished. To give it back the radiance of its youth and sport healthy hair, you must adopt a specific hair routine. The redensifying treatments applied alternately with treatments for white or gray hair will revive the color while giving body to the hair fiber. In addition, food supplements are also a good tip for growing hair and giving it volume from the inside. Finally, massaging the scalp regularly promotes blood circulation and stimulates the bulbs.
Good shopping to maintain your gray hair after 60
Rene Furterer’s Tonucia Natural Filler range : this beauty ritual reactivates the youth of the scalp and hair. Composed of three regenerating and revitalizing treatments (a shampoo, a mask, a serum) based on hyaluronic acid of plant origin, this line injects substance into the hair. Results? Regenerated and strengthened in depth, the hair regains density and vitality and radiates a new radiance.
Forvil Densifying Ultra-Volumizing Shampoo : Enriched with vitaminized organic white ginseng and organic guarana, this shampoo injects substance by intensely thickening the hair fiber. Its formula with the capiloxedyl plant complex contains 8 active ingredients with nourishing, cleansing, hypotensive and anti-oxidant properties, which promote hair growth. Price: 28 € – 470 ml. Available on Amazon.
Virtue Oil Serum®: this concentrated light repairing treatment instantly brings shine, health and vitality to the hair. A single drop is a true nutrient concentrate highly saturated with AlphaKeratin 60ku®, a patented protein, associated with a blend of three super oils and active vitamins. Price: 45 € – 50ml. Available on Sephora.fr
Lashilé Beauty’s Good Hair WOMEN gummies: these food supplements in the form of sour candies are everyday allies to fight against hair loss in women. Gourmet, vegan, without artificial colors and made in France, they slow down hair loss and boost the blood circulation of the scalp to promote growth. Price: € 24.90. 30 day program (1 month bottle). Available in pharmacies, surlashilebeauty.com and on Amazon.
Iris silver shampoo – eugene perma collectionsnature : This gentle shampoo floods the hair with radiance. Its iris formula dissipates yellow reflections to let only natural light appear. Price: € 14 – 300 ml.