Not to worry! Clairol's got you #covered. When choosing the right color to seamlessly blend away grays, a demi-permanet solution is a great place to start. Our Natural Instincts formula lasts up to 28 washes and is made with Aloe Vera and Coconut Oil to give your hair a beautiful boost of shine!

Cosmetic chemist Ni'Kita Wilson tells Allure that these ingredients can be seriously harmful. In addition to possibly causing allergic reactions, they can irritate your scalp, making it red and itchy. "Ammonia also severely damages the hair and weakens the strands," she adds.

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Demi Permanent Natural Instincts is a Demi Permanent color. That means the color doesn't permanently alter your natural virgin hair, it only deposits beautiful tones. Because of this, it gradually fades away every time you wash your hair.

If you add the right hair colour, your 'grey' hair will act as highlights, giving you a completely new look that will get you noticed for all the right reasons. Professional colourists usually recommend a darker shade for your roots and a lighter shade that matches your natural hair for the rest.

Neutral shades like soft blonde, mushroom brown, light copper, and caramel blonde balayage are the easiest to blend gray into (and maintain over time without wanting to shave your hair off).

“If using something natural is number one on your priority list, henna is the safest option as it is all-natural," says Krystel Cuadra, senior colorist at Fekkai in New York. You can also seek out vegetable-based hair dyes, adds Felicia Dosso, lead colorist at Nunzio Saviano Salon.

Henna is a popular choice for dying hair without using store-bought dyes. It's a plant-based dye that deposits color, typically red, dark brown, or black. Other options to dye hair naturally include black tea for dark hair, chamomile for blondes, and cranberry for reds.

Apply color to damp hair free of styling product build-up, starting at the roots and where you have the most gray.

Natural Instincts semi-permanent hair color should be applied to dry hair that is free of styling product build-up, but don't use shampoo within 24 hours of coloring.

An ammonia-free hair color made with coconut oil, aloe, and vitamins, Clairol Natural Instincts is clinically proven to be less damaging* than other hair dyes and delivers beautiful color, even on chemically treated hair.

Though both are temporary, demi lasts about 24 to 28 shampoos, and semi can last through about 3 to 6 washes.

Blonde is one of the best colors to cover gray hair because there's only a slight difference between blonde shades and silver shades, so the new dye can be easily blended. Take a look at these fresh blonde color ideas you can try out to cover gray hair.

Neutral shades like soft blonde, mushroom brown, light copper, and caramel blonde balayage are the easiest to blend gray into (and maintain over time without wanting to shave your hair off).

Henna: A natural plant-based dye, henna can be used to color your hair a variety of shades and it won't damage your hair like chemical dyes can. Coconut Oil: Coconut oil can be used to help prevent gray hairs and make them less visible.

Silver, ashy, blond, and platinum are indeed the most popular hair color choices for women over 60. And with good reason! Instead of coloring to hide your grey hair, you can choose to embrace it. I've seen way too many women with poorly colored dark brown hair color that just doesn't look natural or flattering.