Inside the Follicle: What Actually Slows Down When Hair Goes Grey
Every strand of pigmented hair you grow is the work of a small team of cells called melanocytes, nestled inside the bulb of each follicle. They produce melanin — the same pigment that colours your skin — and inject it into the keratin as the hair shaft is built. When melanocytes slow
Wearing Silver: A Wardrobe That Loves Grey Hair
Going grey changes more than your hair — it changes your colour palette. Tones that looked great with your old shade can suddenly read flat or even sallow. The good news: the rules aren't complicated, and you don't have to throw anything out. Identify your undertone Stand
The Year I Stopped Hiding
I started dyeing my hair when I was fifteen. Not because I had grey yet — I didn't — but because every woman in my family did, and the bottles on the bathroom shelf felt like a kind of inheritance. By the time I noticed actual silver coming in at
Five Things to Know Before You Grow It Out
The transition out of dyed hair is mostly about pacing — and patience. Here are five things stylists tell their clients again and again when they decide to grow their grey in. 1. Decide on a strategy Three common paths: cold-turkey grow-out, gradual highlights to blend the demarcation line, or a
The Science Behind Why Hair Goes Grey
Hair colour comes from melanocytes, the cells in our follicles that produce pigment. As we age, these cells gradually slow down — and eventually stop — producing the melanin that gives hair its colour. Genetics set most of the timing. If your parents went grey early, you probably will too. But emerging
Voices from the Movement: Three Years In
When we started Going Grey three years ago, we expected to fund a handful of small studies and a couple of community meetups. We did not expect what came next. More than four thousand people have written in to share their stories — some funny, some heartbreaking, all of them honest.
Why Going Grey is the Most Confident Choice of 2026
For decades, the appearance of grey hair was met with a single instinct: cover it. Today, a quiet rebellion is reshaping that conversation — and our research shows it's accelerating. A 2026 community survey we commissioned found that 71 percent of respondents who chose to go natural reported greater