Massive color gradient despite not dyeing?

[tsc]

What the heck! I was bored so I went outside and took some hair pics, and realized.... I have very dark roots, but I haven't dyed my hair for over five years!

I know there's some natural fading that occurs, but to this degree? Especially since I'm not a huge outdoorsy person, or a huge sun person!

Can your hair color just..change so abruptly?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3095753535_156b3da7e5.jpg

Link to larger: http://flickr.com/photos/23139565@N06/3095753535/sizes/o/

[GlennaGirl]

Hmmm...that looks very very natural to me, not at all massive. I do think hair can lighten that much after it's been on your head for a while. :) The roots will eventually be that color too, when they are no longer the roots.

Pretty hair, BTW!

[Naomi Kim]

I see it on children all the time. But I'm not sure other than that, obviously yours has. Has your hair been dark or light?--Historically

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My hair has gone from white-blond as a kid to where it is now, so I guess light?

I guess what's kinda freaking me out is that the length doesn't really change colors ( link: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/3095770825_e1e192906d.jpg )

Glenna girl: Thank you :D

[jojo]

I think your hair is very pretty and hair does change colour through natural fading and weather. I know my hair is different colours and I do not dye it. x

[helen2806]

before I dyed my hair a bit lighter this summer I always had way darker roots than ends, and I've never been a big sun person because of being so pale. I think I might just be uber-sensitive to sun lightening and maybe other environmental conditions. Anyway, I think a nice mixture looks better than a solid flat colour - my mum always said it looked like I'd paid for expensive highlighting (I took that to be a compliment!)

[NebraskaChick84]

My sister had hair like that as well. dark roots and gradually getting lighter until the tips which were white blond. that was way back when we were tweens though, I think she cut it at about 13 or 14 and has been keeping it short ever since.

my point that yes it looks very natural :)

[Deborah]

I honestly don't see a big color change at all. Your hair color looks perfectly fine.

My dark hair has always looked different the longer it gets. When I wear a bun, the bun shows a lot of red, while the top of my head is much darker, and hardly any red shows. I have never colored my hair, and I have always just considered myself a brunette. I guess I have a strong red cast that shows more as the hair gets longer and slightly lighter. It also show up more in sunlight. I can't say that I like it or don't like it. It's just the way my hair is. :shrug:

Maybe your hair is a little this way, but by your photo I'd say it's very slight.

[Euphony]

Mine used to do that, but to a deeper degree. My natural color is even just a few shades darker than yours. That's part of the reason I started to henna - the tips of my hair was a very nice golden blonde, while the roots were a dusty brown - unfortunately my eyebrows are very dark brown as are my eyes. It looked more unnatural to me than my hennaed hair does.

[HairColoredHair]

Mine did that (prior to me dyeing it), though not as drastically. You can see it in my profile pic.

It was partially a side effect of how I took care of my hair. The roots, which were better cared for, were darker and smoother.

[spidermom]

I see the color change as more a trick of the light. Even in the area that looks darker, there are a few highlights that look the same color as the lighter hair below.

[renarok]

My hair color changes often. I have a naturally dark ash blonde that sometimes turns quite red. I am attributing it to changes in water quality.

My big question for you all is have you ever experienced a change in your grey hair?

I don't mean texture, but less of them? I had some noticeable grey hairs about a year ago..... Now I can hardly find any grey hairs. Very odd.

I told my sister this and she just flat out refused to believe me.

I've never heard of this.

[dancingbarefoot]

The older the hair, the more likely the color will be faded (this seems especially true of blondes and those with light brown hair). The ends of your hair are a lot older than the roots, and so they've had a lot longer to be bleached out by the sun, etc. It's just natural. :shrug:

[Katze]

Sure, why not? My hair ranges from golden blonde to ash brown naturally, with red, silver, auburn, ash blonde, etc. in between. I have a streak at my forehead that's very dark, definitely brown, followed by the silvers coming in, then a blonde patch. My BF also naturally gets platinum streaks in his dark blonde hair when it's been exposed to sun.

I think multicolored hair is so much more interesting than just one color!

[LutraLutra]

I have multi coloured hair too, and my ends are much lighter than my roots. It's quite common I think. BTW Your hair looks really lovely.

[lora410]

My natural color did the same thing. Extremely light on the bottom and very dark on the top.

[tsc]

Thank you guys :)

I'll stop freaking out, I guess it's just the first time I've really noticed it. Indoors, it's all one color!