Most people have used hair dye at one point or another in their life to change the tone, add highlights, or to change the entire look of their hair color altogether. But only a fraction of these people have ever used green hair color to drastically change their appearance that demands attention. This could be for many reasons, first off the top of the head is that it’s of course not natural for anyone to have green hair! Most people choose to use hair dye in order to make it appear like a different hair color, like going from blonde to brown, or black to a lighter shade of brown. These are regular colors and while you may be able to tell they are using hair dye upon close inspection, for the most part it goes unnoticed and people will dismiss it as your true color. On the other hand if you have just purchased green hair color and applied it to your head, you won’t be able to take two steps without people specifically noticing you.
For some people, getting noticed for green hair every step they take isn’t a bad thing, and in fact is exactly what they’re looking for. Let’s face it, some people love getting attention and will do whatever it takes to get it! This doesn’t mean that people who use green hair color are attention seekers who are desperate and were deprived of attention as a child; some people turn their hair green simply because they want something new, or because they enjoy wearing outrageous things simply because it makes them happy. Whatever the reason for doing it, using green hair color on yourself is going to be a fun experience and you’ll probably find that simply going to places like the grocery store with green hair open up the door for all kinds of experiences that you never had before. You’ll find that people start conversations with you more based on your hair. You’ll probably get asked, “what’s the green hair for?” or be told “nice hair” frequently which opens up the door to start a conversation with the person.
On the other hand there will always be people who will stereotype others by their appearance. When they see someone who has green hair they may immediately think misfit, or someone who isn’t nice or is starting trouble or is in to psychedelic drugs. You may begin to see people give you dirty looks, or actually avoid being around you altogether. This is bitter sweet, because it allows you to see a side of the world that you would have never experienced before. It allows you to feel a bias that you may not have known existed and reveals the shallow thinking of many people all around us every day. At its most basic level, green hair color is simply a way to change your hair color, but on a deeper level it can actually be a great and eye opening experience that you’ll learn a lot from.