Hair coloring
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"The movie The Rebel (1961) Paris artists sported blue, green or crimson dyed hair and black clothing, parodying the antics of the existentialists. In the 1950s, British rock and roller Wee Willie Harris had pink hair. Peter Sellers' song "I'm So Ashamed" (1958) spoke of a rock singer dying his "hair a luminous green"."--Sholem Stein |
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Hair coloring, or hair dyeing, is the practice of changing the hair color. The main reasons for this are cosmetic: to cover gray or white hair, to change to a color regarded as more fashionable or desirable, or to restore the original hair color after it has been discolored by hairdressing processes or sun bleaching.
Hair coloring can be done professionally by a hairdresser or independently at home. Today, hair coloring is very popular, with 75% of women and 18% of men living in Copenhagen having reported using hair dye according to a study by the University of Copenhagen. At-home coloring in the United States reached $1.9 billion in 2011 and is expected to rise to $2.2 billion by 2016.
See also
- Blue hair
- Human physical appearance
- Hairstyle
- Hair highlighting
- Punk fashion
- Chapatsu
- Green hair of Baudelaire
- The Boy with Green Hair
