Solomon Islands: Natural Blondes with Brown skin

Apparently, there is a "blonde hair" gene different from the typical European blonde gene that gives dark skin people blonde hair.  5 to 10 percent of the Solomon Islands natives have blonde hair.

Learn more at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2139462/Riddle-Solomon-solved-Scientists-South-Sea-islanders-blond-hair-didnt-come-Europeans-evolved-separately.html

The exposure to the sun does naturally lighten most haircolor. However, a rule of thumb, is that the lighter your hair starts out naturally, the more natural highlights the sun will bring out.

Gardening, hiking, and other extensive outdoor activities often spark natural lightening of the natural hair.  If you are starting off with brunette or black, typically, off-black to darkest brown is the lightest the hair will lift naturally.

Lighter colored hair is often associated with lighter colored eyes.  Thus colored contact lenses often accentuates a new haircolor change for those with darker eyes.

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Color Fade Caused by the Sun

I had this red shirt in the salon storefront window for a few months. Notice the color fade? The front and the back of the shirt are two different shades of red. The Credit Card decals on the window blocked the sun from fading in the square area of the red shirt. Do you see the rich red block among the faded color?

Whether it is summer or winter, the sun rays can be very powerful. Shampoo lines like Pureology have Anti-fade and UV ray protection. Too much sun exposure without proper protection can deliver potentially undesirable results.

The effects of the sun on color

These two pictures are exactly the same. Can you tell which one has been exposed to prolonged sunlight? Well . . . The flesh-tone picture to the right was the original color. The sun rays lightened up the yellow tones and turned it reddish/pink. The sun can be damaging to our haircolor and skin! Many of the Pureology products have UV protection for hair!