Is dyeing your hair a sin?

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What always surprises me on these topics is how many men feel they are being wronged because they don’t like dyed hair. Or at least seem to think if they don’t like it no healthy man could.
 
There’s a simple counter argument and then there’s a simple truth (ignoring subjective aesthetics).

Counter argument: The natural color pallet is good enough (and part of creation by man’s very nature some might say.)

Simple truth: In any relationship freedom of will is a fundamental issue. That’s normally where conflict arises. In this case the simple dilemma is man’s saying over the final decision his (wife) has on her hair and thus body. But, what’s more, on the decision - in how far the decision is shared and so forth. So, it’s mostly interesting in that sense, and a minimalist yet illustrative example of the underlying forces at play.

(@DarkLight you’ll rediscover these same principles at play in nearly anything. Hardly a screenplay gets written where this isn’t present in one way or the other.)
 
Frankly, unless we are all going to wear only the minimal clothing for modesty and protection, I find the arguments from nature unpersuasive. Hair color is a decoration just like wearing a pretty dress instead of a plain shapeless one is. And part of being human is our creative expression that does not simply leave nature as it is.
 
We both know the counter arguments are endless 🙂

That’s why I pointed out the second principle !! 🙃
 
Tis_Bearself said:
Why do you assume that hair dyeing is people trying to look younger? Maybe the person just likes how a different color looks?
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My mother told me that the blondeish patch in my mustache made it look like my noses was dripping :roll_eyes: (yes, she’s always hated the beard). I couldn’t look in the mirror without that reminder. :roll_eyes::roll_eyes:

Finally, I got some of that beard & mustache stuff just for that patch . . . I still have many lighter hairs in much of my beard; I lack the interest or vanity to color them.

But that one spot . . .

hawk, who figures he can raise his hourly rate by a dollar per grey beard hair, anyway . . .

p.s. My wife is a redhead, and had to start dyeing in her late 20s or early 30s. Redheads go ridiculously early as a group
 
Redheads do not exactly go gray.

Their hair turns a faded sandy color.
 
Anything done to extremes can potentially become sinful. Is a person unhappy because they are growing old and hating it. Food is good but if one eating too much and overweight but loves food too much to go on a diet can be the sin of gluttony. Can’t judge because that person might have some deficiency or some health issue that causes overeating.

Vanity is an example of pride, one of the deadly sins. Is one spending loads of money that can be used in good ways to look good by dyeing hair, getting botox, face lifts, etc., etc.,

As has been suggested if one is having problems with scrupulosity best talk to your priest about it.

Again, one will get all type of answers when asking if such and such is a sin.
God Bless…
 
But it happens so early . . .

When we were dating, she was early enough in the process that she had me pluck them.

And I still recall waiting for a concert in the stands with her and my friend, with the two of us sitting behind her and plucking . . . 😲😱
 
dochawk said:
p.s. My wife is a redhead, and had to start dyeing in her late 20s or early 30s. Redheads go ridiculously early as a group
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Panic !! I’m currently in the early stages of dating a redhead 🤔
 
Relax, @adgloriam, I didn’t really start going grey until my 40’s so it must not be all gingers.
Otoh, if greying hair worries you in a relationship, heaven help you when you get to the real difficulties.
 
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I’m the only redhead in the family.

It all comes down to genetics.

Neither of my parents have more than few grey hairs and they’re both in their 60’s. My Dad’s hair didn’t start thinning until his 50’s.
 
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I will simply put this to an analogy for better understanding.
“When you give someone a gift that is handmade. (for example: a doll, wooden toy car, etc.) Then the receiver received it gladly. However the receiver was was not satisfied so he/she modified the gift (like removing the hair of the doll, recoloring it or shaving the fatty figure to a more feminine figure;) If the giver of that gift sees what the receiver had done to his /her handmade gift? How will the giver feel?”
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Its the same also with GOD. Everything that God made is unique and very beautiful. In God’s standard everything he created is beautiful. Man in his own nature can never be satisfied even how much money he has, even how many possessions you have, even how many things you have in this world man can never be truly satisfied.
In God’s own image and likeness by birth:
God gave you a hair with that kind of color; God gave you a unique face; God gave you a body that is very unique to everyone; etc… therefore everything that God gave you that is present on your body is a handmade Gift from God Himself. However having plastic surgeries, coloring your hair, liposuctions, sex exchange, etc… How would God feel if you dislike what he gave you in the first place? It’s like questioning God like “God why did you gave me this face? nose? body? etc.” Questioning God and His ways is what Lucifer did and resulted to his fall. That is Pride. So for me whatever God provided you, be happy with it and treasure it wholeheartedly.
 
I just had my straightened and smoothed since in the summer it goes all frizzy. It’s one way to keep my hair manageable. I don’t think this is sinful.

I have naturally curly hair sort of like Merida, only the brunette version, but it can be a nightmare to work with in the summer months.

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Sarcelle said:
I just had my straightened and smoothed since in the summer it goes all frizzy. It’s one way to keep my hair manageable. I don’t think this is sinful.

I have naturally curly hair sort of like Merida, only the brunette version, but it can be a nightmare to work with in the summer months
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I have weekly blowouts to manage my curly hair. I guess since I also cover my gray, I’m a double sinner!
 
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As a human, I would not refrain from taking the things God has made and creating beauty with them, even though they are beautiful to start. Nor do I refrain from wearing clothes that are attractive simply because my body is good as it is (I do not mean clothing that is overtly sexual, but anything that is a beautiful color or design or cut). That is part of what it is to be human, to not just appreciate God’s design but to create our own from what he provides. I see no difference morally between choosing a dress in a color I find looks good on me, and coloring my hair to a shade I like.
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It’s been a trend over the last couple of years to dye ones hair silver or gray. It looks really pretty on some women.
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They also do make dyes with a bit of gray in them, usually marketed for men. It’s not uncommon for men to want a bit of gray so they look “experienced.”
 
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They also do make dyes with a bit of gray in them, usually marketed for men. It’s not uncommon for men to want a bit of gray so they look “experienced.”
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But the same gray hair on women makes them look old.

:roll_eyes:
 
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Yeah. I actually use men’s dyes, since they’re often cheaper and simpler to use. And my hair is very short. There’s no actual difference really, except that you tend to get less dye per box for men’s products, and they come in fewer colors.
 
Camehome4john6 said:
Relax, @adgloriam, I didn’t really start going grey until my 40’s so it must not be all gingers.
Otoh, if greying hair worries you in a relationship, heaven help you when you get to the real difficulties.
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A grey hair shining through your “en-amor-ada” hair is lovely…A testimony to the gift of life and time passing. A glance you are given on your pilgrimage.

Definitely something remitting to thank God for your days.
Prov 16:31. Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by a life that is just.
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