Woman bullied at school over grey hair now saves £1,000 a year after ditching the dye

She is embracing her pure locks (Image: SWNS)

A mum who was bullied at college for her gray hairs at 16 has stopped utilizing dye and embraced her pure hue.

Shannyn Pierce, 34, was embarrassed when gray hairs began showing as a teen.

This sadly left her being bullied by fellow classmates with a few of them calling her ‘outdated’.

In response, she began dyeing her hair, however would spend a whopping £130 each six weeks within the salon to show her hair nearly black.

Nonetheless, as her thirtieth birthday got here nearer, Shannyn determined to embrace her gray locks.

4 years on she has no regrets and claims she has by no means acquired so many compliments on her hair.

Hockey coach Shannyn, who lives in Celina, Texas, US, along with her husband, Trevor, 35, a software program architect, and their two sons, Rowen, 9, and Jackson, seven, mentioned: ‘It’s actually the most effective hair of my life.

She says it's the finest hair of her life (Image: Shannyn Pierce/SWNS)

‘I’ve by no means acquired extra compliments on my hair than I do now.

‘It’s extremely wholesome and it truly strikes on it’s personal as a result of it’s not coated with chemical substances.

‘It’s not weighed down or something like that, it’s very nice. It’s a lot simpler – and a lot cheaper.

‘I save an unimaginable amount of cash now, and thank goodness, as a result of I've two kids now.’

Her mum continuously dyed her hair and in order a youngster, Shannyn grew up round others hiding their pure hair too.

Shannyn’s hair when it was nearly black (Image: Shannyn Pierce/SWNS)

‘I used to be actually concerned in sports activities and with buddies after which I simply began rising gray – it’s my genetics,’ she defined.

‘Individuals had opinions and also you begin being ashamed of it and wish to cowl it up, which I did for about 15 years.

‘At highschool, I began getting all types of feedback about how ugly it's, and other people have been saying “you’re outdated” and “you actually need to get your hair executed.”

‘I grew up in a family the place my mom all the time colored her hair, and he or she nonetheless does to at the present time – I’m fairly certain she’ll die with a field of hair color in her palms.’

Though nervous at first to let her greys shine, Shannyn loves it now and needs different ladies to cease feeling embarrassed.

Ditching the hair dye has meant Shannyn saves round £1,000 a yr and now she loves her pure color, as does her household.

Her pure hair (Image: Shannyn Pierce/SWNS)

‘Proper earlier than I turned 30 years outdated, I had seen so many ladies and younger women getting made enjoyable of and being given such a tough time for having gray hair,’ she mentioned.

‘To me, I simply felt that was completely ridiculous and pointless, so I made a decision I’m simply going to go forward and do it.

‘I do know that I’m not unattractive and I knew that if I have been to develop it out then I may hopefully be an instance or a beacon like “hey, it’s OK to truly be OK with who you're.”

‘That is the way you have been made, and who're you to attempt to change who that particular person is?

‘I had blended feelings after I began rising it out. There’s all the time that little inside voice in your head if you begin doing one thing that's in opposition to the norm.’

She desires different ladies to embrace their pure color too (Image: Shannyn Pierce/SWNS)

Though she has acquired some adverse feedback, Shannyn is ready to block it out.

‘I did obtain just a few feedback like “oh man, you’ve actually let your self go.”

‘I simply actually dug deep and thought nope, I’m not doing this particularly for me, I’m doing this for different ladies and I’m sticking to it – and I’m so glad I did.

‘My husband is without doubt one of the most supportive folks I do know, I'm very fortunate to have him.

‘He’s all in regards to the gray hair. He mentioned to do no matter makes me really feel good, however to him, he thinks that is the most effective search for me.

‘My boys love their mum’s pure hair. My youngest boy, Jackson, even desires to develop his hair out like mine due to it.

‘To different ladies which are struggling to simply accept their pure hair, I’d inform them what I’ve advised myself – that you could possibly be the instance to another person and present them it’s OK to embrace who you're.’

‘To me, it doesn’t matter what age you're or what your mindset is – in the event you can come to phrases with embracing your true self, you then’ve crossed a line that not many ladies in at this time’s society can do, and that’s like a superpower.’