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Natural Hair Color Can Be Freeing
My Year Of No Dyeing Or Bleaching Of My Hair
April 2024.
It was around my birthday. I wanted my hair to be one color so it would look good, and it was about the time for me to do it, so I bleached it.
The last time I bleached my hair.
I Used to Dye it A Lot
My hair dyeing started in sixth grade, and it was magenta streaks. Then, it really took off when I started dancing in eighth grade. And it continued through college and covid.
I even wrote a piece about it.
However, when I moved, I left all my hair dye and bleach supplies behind, not replacing them.
I Haven’t Touched it Since
Now, we’re in April 2025
It’s crazy to me that I’ve gone all this time without feeling much of an urge to mess with it outside a few weeks ago when I wanted to dye it dark to make my hair the same color while the bleached parts grew out.
For so long, I attributed much of my identity to my funky hair colors. But my roommate made me…
