You are in charge of your own hair and can do with it what you wish, the important thing to be real about is that your hair will need extra care if you keep it long.
Tips to Keep Your Hair Healthy Over 50
If you want long hair as an older woman, here are some tips to keep it healthy and polished. As your hair becomes finer as the years roll on – and finer hair means weaker hair – it’s crucial to take extra care when styling, using hot tools and when combing it when wet.
- Prolong Time Between Coloring: As the gray hair creeps in, you may be tempted to cover it with permanent dye; however, they often contain ammonia or peroxide (hair-damaging ingredients, to put it simply). If you want to maintain long locks and cover gray, go for semi-permanent dyes and root concealers.
- Treat it With Kindness (and Less Heat): For whatever hair type you may have and no matter how it changes, you can use fewer heat tools on it to keep it as manageable as possible. Turn to air drying and the right haircut for low-maintenance hairstyles.
- Get the Right Cut and Products: As hair thins, the easiest trick in the book is to avoid a center part which can flatten the whole head of hair. Go with an uneven part and stock up on thickening and nourishing shampoos to treat hair in the shower as opposed to with hot tools.
- Add Proteins: As keratin levels drop as we get older, the loss of protein dramatically affects the strength of our hair. Strands break easier and become more brittle, at which point you will want to add protein-infused hair treatments and oils such as keratin or argan.
- Change Your Regimen: The most important way to take care of your changing locks is to update your regimen (and haircut too if you choose). Thinning hair comes with age but it is also caused by stress, hormonal shifts, and genes so take note of how your hair is shifting and take action. That could be via extra weekly hair treatments or speaking with a dermatologist about what you can do to care for your tresses.
10 Examples of Long Hair on Older Women
Be a leader, be a rebel, be what you want. Be middle-aged with long hair. Who’s to say with a little bit of extra care you can’t rock whatever hairstyle you want? Here are ten pictures of long hair on older women that prove you don’t have to crop your hair.
Natural Looking Blonde with Curls
This sandy blonde look is youthful and suits her complexion just right. Older women often suit light dirty blonde tones as a way to effortlessly cover graying hair with a natural color. To stay away from trying to look too young, steer clear from straight and blonde and add soft waves for playful yet age-appropriate volume.
Voluminous Soft Blonde
Lots of volume at the top and rounded curls or, alternatively, a voluminous blowout is a timeless look for mature women. And the good news? It works best with shoulder length and longer. So, whether you are growing it out or have got the length, controlled curls are always a good look. Pair it with trendy balayage hair for natural-looking blonde color.
