A blue rinse is a dilute
hair dye used to reduce the yellowed appearance of
grey or white hair.
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The blue rinse gained popularity after
Jean Harlow's appearance in the 1930 film ''
Hell's Angels''.
[ ]Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was the l ...
also contributed to the popularity of the blue rinse in the 1940s.[ Politician Benjamin Netanyahu uses this style.
In British politics, the term ''Blue Rinse Brigade'' is used to refer to affluent older women involved in Conservative politics, charity work and committees.]
See also
* Blue hair
References
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Hair coloring