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Hair Dying

As people look around the different cities of our fair country, one might notice that many people nowadays are coloring their hair to cover grey or just for the fun of it. One difference among the younger generation and the older generation is the colors that are chosen for their hair. The younger generation of this day and age seem to prefer wild colors such as Infra Red, Mystic Heather, Deadly Nightshade, Tiger Lily, etc, as self-expression compared to the older generation choosing natural shades to cover the signs of aging. This can be seen in the rising number of young people that are seen around with these types of wild colors. Not all young people choose the wild colors over natural shades because some choose the …show more content…

The website states that these celebrities use the hair colors often. This site is evidence that the trend of dying one’s hair a wild shade exists in the United States. Other companies are also taking part in the wild hair color business so as to keep up with the current competition. Companies such as BWild, Hot Head, and even Jerome Russell are participating in the trend of wild hair color to accommodate both the younger and the older population.

On the other hand, classic companies such as Clairol, Dark & Lovely and L’Oreal still offer the majority of the natural hair colors that one can buy in a store such as Wal-Mart. These companies can have a productive future as long as they are able to keep up with all other forms of competition. As to my current knowledge, none of these companies offer outrageous colors such as Pillarbox Red, or AfterMidnight. Sticking to the traditional colors is not a bad thing because there is still a business in natural hair colors. People still like to color their hair so it looks like the color they used to have or a lighter or darker shade of the color they presently have. The largest group to purchase hair color products in the older generation is women. They might do this because they see grey coming in or are trying a new look out.

CNN.com knew that hair coloring was a big trend as early as 1996. (Klensch, 1996). They predicted that the trend would continue on into 1997 but it

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