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I Rinsed My Hair With Rosé to See What Would Happen

A fun experiment with summer's trendiest beverage

by Wendy Rose Gould | COMMENT

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Going for It: Rosé Wine Hair Rinse Naturally, I wanted to see what would happen if I poured it on my head. Fearful of accidentally stepping out of the shower with a reddish tinge to my blonde hair, I opted to go with a high-quality rosé pour instead. I also consulted AJ Lordet, a fabulous stylist and colorist at NYC's Pierre Michel Salon, to make sure I wasn't about to destroy my hair.

"For a lot of us, rosé means summer, but studies show that the wine also has several health benefits to it — drinking and rinsing," she told me. "It consists of antioxidants and potassium, as well as resveratrol, which some say may help scalp circulation and prevent hair loss."

She got real straight with me and said that I was most likely going to get better results drinking the wine instead of rinsing my hair with it, but there's no harm in giving it a go, yeah? Plus, any legitimate excuse to bring a glass of wine into the shower is fine by me. Also, Lordet agreed that rosé was a better option for light hair since dark red wine can temporarily tint it.

She also recommended choosing a high-quality rosé made with grapes that are particularly high in resveratrol, so I chose Sonoma-Cutrer's lovely Rosé of Pinot Noir. This particular wine is also ideal since it's dry, made with 100% Pinot Noir grapes, and the grapes are soaked a bit on the longer side (hence the stronger pink color). Bonus: it's positively delightful to drink, as well, so bring a little to spare into the shower with you.

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