Alexandra Grant, the girlfriend of actor Keanu Reeves, is known not only for her relationship with the John Wick star but also for her natural approach to beauty, specifically her decision not to dye her hair.
The 49-year-old artist began to go grey in her early 20s and has since embraced her natural hair color.
In an Instagram post in December 2019, Grant shared an article about the potential link between hair dye and breast cancer and expressed her concern about the toxicity of hair dye products.
The article, which was published in the International Journal of Cancer, suggested that certain carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting compounds found in some hair dye products may be linked to breast cancer.
While the study did not establish a direct link between hair dye and breast cancer, the findings were significant, particularly for women of color. Grant shared her thoughts on the article in her Instagram post, calling the numbers “staggering” and noting that she had been unable to tolerate the toxicity of hair dyes when she was dying her hair every color in her 20s.
“In my 30s I let my hair turn ‘blonde’,” Grant wrote in her Instagram caption. “I love and support that every womxn can choose how she wants to look at every age. But/and, if womxn are perishing from beauty standards… then let’s talk about those beauty standards. Love to all womxn!”
Grant’s decision to embrace her natural hair color resonated with many of her followers, who shared their own experiences in the comments section. Model Adrianne Curry-Rhode, for example, shared that she had recently decided to embrace her grey hair after starting to go grey at 22. Another commenter shared that they had also recently stopped covering their grey roots and now loved their snow-white hair.
Grant’s message about the importance of embracing natural beauty and rejecting harmful beauty standards was particularly powerful. As one commenter noted, “We must decide our concept of beauty. We must feel good with ourselves for the kind of people we are and how we treat others. And Alexandra you are incredibly beautiful in and out just as you are. Never change.”
Grant’s decision not to dye her hair and to embrace her natural beauty is a powerful example of how we can resist harmful beauty standards and promote a more inclusive and accepting vision of beauty.
As Grant noted, every woman has the right to choose how she wants to look at every age. By embracing our natural beauty and rejecting harmful beauty standards, we can promote a more positive and empowering vision of beauty that celebrates diversity and individuality.
