My hair started going gray in my mid 40's and I colored it until about 4 years ago. I got so tired of doing it every 3 weeks to keep that stripe from showing! So now it's half gray and natural at 52. The front is grayer than the back. I get people stopping me all the time and telling me they love my hair.

I used Nice and Easy for years, when I went natural I tried washing it out, didn't work so I let it grow out. it lightened overtime. The last time I cut it I had pink tips. I went to a wedding for my cousins daughter and got compliments, they couldn't figure out how I got it that way. It took a year but I'm so glad I went natural. I now have wash and wear hair and it is silver. Good luck with letting your hair grow out. I don't know of a product that you wouldn't have to let grow out with time. It is worth it.

Thanks for all the input everyone, and such nice stories too.

Let us know what you decide

Interesting that this thread is still going. I like the tea idea. I may try it on my silver roots as I wait for my dyed color to grow out. I saw my hairdresser at yoga class - she offered to dye it gray after she got over the shock of my letting it go gray. No - that would only dry it out more and that's why I'm stopping hair coloring. It also wouldn't be "my" gray. My best bet is let it grow until I have a few inches of gray, then get it cut very short.