Tag: hair

Scientists Have Identified the Gene That Causes Gray Hair

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Woman with gray hair

According to the article Scientists Have Finally Identified the Gene That Causes Gray Hair: Beauty Blog: Daily Beauty Reporter: allure.com:

Gray hair is just a lack of melanin in hair, so by figuring out [the gene’s] IRF4’s role in that process, it’s possible that scientists will be able to determine why hair goes gray and develop ways to stop it before it starts. Goodbye, root touch-ups.

Too late for me: I got my first gray hairs when I was 16.

 

Psssssst!

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Recently, I received an email from PR for Freeman Beauty, and one of the Freeman brands that she promoted was Psssssst! the original spray dry shampoo Psssssst!

Psssst! dry shampoo

Psssssst! That takes me back. As I told PR for Freeman Beauty, I’m old enough to remember the classic Psssssst! radio spot (download) when Psssssst! was a Clairol brand.

Psssssst! – there’s something new | Psssssst! – instant spray shampoo | Clairol freshens your hair – instantly | with P-s-s-s-s-s-s-t | Psssssst! – is not a wet shampoo | oh, no Psssssst! – is not a dry shampoo | oh, no | spray and brush is all you do | then go | ’cause Clairol freshens your hair – instantly | with P-s-s-s-s-s-s-t.

She wrote back:

Haha, I loved your response! That’s right…the ORIGINAL! … Also, I quite like your blog, you keep hinting at your “seasoned” age, but it’s enlightening and refreshing to get perspectives other than the 20-something age group (this is coming from a 24 year old!).

I don’t know whether to feel better or worse. The last time I heard someone described as “seasoned,” another person muttered, “yeah, like compost.” 🙂