6 sneaky ways to hide grey roots

Greys are glorious. They mean you’re getting older and wiser (and not to brag but I scored them in my early twenties). We’re all about flaunting greys but know a lot of men and women prefer to hide them.

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So if you’re someone who wants to wear your hair grey – go for gold! But if you’d prefer some sneaky solutions for covering them up, read on...

#1 Change your part

Only have greys in your centre part? Flip it! It's your quickest fix and it can completely change up your look!

#2 Use a dark dry shampoo

Chances are you’re spraying your dirty locks with dry shampoo anyway! Kill two birds with one stone and hide some of your greys while freshening up your ‘do. beautyheaven loves Batiste Dry Shampoo - Coloured and Klorane Dry Shampoo with Nettle Tinted.

#3 Apply a root concealer

In an ideal world, we’d be having very regular trips to the hair salon. But, as we all know, this isn’t an ideal world. We’re all busy and getting your hair did can sometimes cost a motza. So between appointments, it’s best to use a root concealer like the 1000 Hour Hair Colour Root Cover-Up, L’Oréal Paris Magic Retouch - Instant Root Concealer Spray, Toppik Hairbuilding Fibres, ModelCo HAIR MASCARA and Clairol Nice'n Easy Root Touch Up. And for the men, there are even brush-in gels to groom away grey hairs in moustaches and beards! beautyheaven loves the Just For Men Moustache & Beard.

#4 Go for a textured hairstyle

If you add a volumising product, like the Moroccanoil Root Boost or ghd root lift spray, to your roots and then use a curling wand to add messy and voluminous texture, it will distract the eye from your greys.

beautyheaven loves the Remington Keratin & Argan Oil Nourish Conical Tong and muk curl stick 28mm-22mm wedge barrel.

#5 Gradually get some colour

You can work some colour back into grey roots without actually having to head back to the salon. Gradually mask greys with the Restoria Discreet Colour Restoring Shampoo and Goldwell Professional Colorance Soft Color.

#6 Do an at-home dye

You can hold off on heading back to the salon by taking the DIY route. beautyheaven loves the NaturStyle Permanent Hair Colourant, Just For Men Shampoo-in Haircolour and THE SHADE Colour Kit.

Do you hide your grey roots? How do you like to conceal grey roots?

48 Member Comments

talk-a-lot 24 Apr 2020 1:04 PM

These are all wonderful suggestions to conceal regrowth. Some of these products sound good.

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Rose_P 16 Sep 2019 7:14 PM

I use L’Oreal Casting to cover my greys. Always works well for me.

Cynful 31 Aug 2019 9:49 AM

Haven’t put a colour in for ages, straightened my hair yesterday- eeeeek, hello greys! My hairdresser called them “natural glitter”

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ThisIsMe 30 May 2019 1:34 PM

Most of my greys are around my temples so when I put my hair up they show. I just started highlighting my hair again to try blend them in LOL

My.Nongy 6 Mar 2019 12:26 PM

I need something the fill in the gaps in my front hairline that’s waterproof/sweatproof. I hate wearing my hair up because of my uneven hairline but need to for sport.

skincare junkie 19 Feb 2019 4:25 PM

Oh this article is for me. I do all those except gradual colour shampoo... I didn't know that they exist!

Fijifiji1 26 Nov 2018 11:01 PM

I began to go grey/white at 18! Yes, 18. In fact I noticed my first one on the 4th morning of my first born. Haha. Hence to say over the years my hair has seen various colours, various styles, various cuts. Have asked various hairdressers to embrace it & actually dye my hair a silver-ish colour but alas none have. Box dye with home foils here I go again.

Dreamy 26 Nov 2018 2:51 PM

My crown area has lot of grey hair. I hide them with root touch up concealer and dye at home. Cant be bothered to go to salon with my busy schedule

JellyBelly 25 Nov 2018 4:25 PM

I started getting a few greys in my mid-20s, now I'm in my early 40s and they're concentrated at my temples and part, and are very obvious as I have dark hair. I just colour them myself at home as they need covering every 4-6 weeks (can't be bothered going to the salon that often). In between colours I use a root concealer.

NellAdams 23 Nov 2018 2:32 AM

I have a friend who is actually looking forward to getting grey hair - she thinks it's the most awesome thing. I hope I'll be like her when it happens to me!

jb03 22 Nov 2018 1:27 PM

Thanks for an article that acknowledges the normal, natural progression to white/grey! So refreshing to read such a positive article about greys that acknowledges that natural is fantastic but covering up is cool too. I have a stripe of grey at the front of my part which I love but not so much the wirey whites. Thanks Ellie!

CLWoods 21 Nov 2018 10:45 PM

I don't need this yet, but will definitely have to keep this in mind for the future!

GeeJ 21 Nov 2018 9:01 PM

I have the opposite problem. Always trying to hide my dark roots on my bleached hair.

Lucy16 21 Nov 2018 3:13 PM

Sometimes I dream of going full silver!

Lucy16 21 Nov 2018 3:12 PM

I’m liking these tips.

I'll change my part.

Thanks once again BH!

Lucy16 21 Nov 2018 3:11 PM

What about white eyebrows?

I’ve found a few in mine...

misfortune8 31 May 2019 11:09 PM

I've got one white hair on each brow. I use 1000Hr Eyelash & Brow Dye Kit (Dark Brown), listed on Bh here: https://www.beautyheaven.com.au/makeup/brands/1217-1000-Hour-Eyelash-Brow-Dye-Kits

Lucy16 1 Jun 2019 9:07 AM

Thanks misfortune8.

Seashells 20 Nov 2018 9:51 AM

I generally hide my greys by pulling my hair back in a pony or disguising them with my part. Unfortunately I've got a lot of them on the top part of my head, but luckily they're mostly concentrated near the crown. I've tried the L'Oréal Magic Retouch before but I found it messy tbh.

Rpear 20 Nov 2018 9:39 AM

I just at home dye ! If I need to hide anything I just change my part! Works wonders

Goddess..... 20 Nov 2018 2:47 AM

I found a few grey hair's amongst my hair a while back I just pull them out & now I haven't seen any in a long time :) if I were to come across any more then a few grey hair's I'm heading to the hairdressers to re-do my hair with a new look, problem solved.

Lisa359 19 Nov 2018 10:30 PM

I've stopped trying to hide them, after having grey since I was in my 20's I'm embracing silver. Their some good options here though.

Tee631 19 Nov 2018 10:16 PM

great tip

onlyoni 19 Nov 2018 9:46 PM

My greys don't really show because my hair is such a mix of dark and light blondes.

preppa 19 Nov 2018 8:39 PM

Cut it at the roots with a pair of scissors while it’s still manageable.

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