Obama Hair Dye: Did The President Darken His Coif? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Several DC-area hairstylists told the Washington Examiner that President Obama might be getting a little help in the 'do department. Help from a bottle of hair dye, to be specific. Christophe Jouenne of Salon L'Eau remarked, "He looks like he is using semi-permanent color. You can't really blame the man, he's really stressed." Derrick Lachney of Salon one80 said, "The hair is clearly darker in the latest photos of the president. There is only so much that lighting will do in a photo or while filming, and lighting certainly won't take obvious gray hair to dark brown. It's very easy for a man to over dye his hair and end up with the inkwell look, so as long as he keeps it natural looking, he looks every bit the leader that he is."

Take a look at the images below--the left one is from last night and the one on the right is from Obama's State of the Union in January.

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Comments

[ShanniC]

12:03 AM on 07/09/2010

He just needs some Miracle Gro to prevent breakage and bald spots.

[TheMia168]

01:32 AM on 07/08/2010

I'm just imagining what will be the reaction if Obama dyes his hair Blond?

That will be so cool...

[TankGirlz]

05:31 PM on 07/07/2010

Srsly?

[bgood0822]

03:08 PM on 06/23/2010

Na, he had just gotten a haircut in Jan.

[Cailleach Echo]

11:19 AM on 06/23/2010

The office of US president ages its occupant and Obama has had a new disaster thrown at him every time he turns around. Don't know or care if he has dyed his hair but he doesn't strike me as being that vain.

[Beth Boyle]

02:42 AM on 06/22/2010

Who cares if he did, Reagan put shoe polish on his hair everyday or at least that is what it looked like.

[UhOh1]

08:19 PM on 06/21/2010

trash. huffpo is trash.

[oniya]

10:28 PM on 06/20/2010

The sun makes gray hair really stand out, so I think it's just that he's not been getting as much sun lately. Consider how frequently he must get his hair cut, and it's plausible to think he's two or three haircuts away from darker looking hair if he stays out of the sun.

[Smaiyna]

09:02 PM on 06/20/2010

If he does so WHAT!

[ZDuck]

10:56 AM on 06/20/2010

So? Now if Bush had a brain, now that would have been amazing.

[ruffmama]

04:40 AM on 06/20/2010

it's the lighting....

[irishgramm]

02:34 AM on 06/20/2010

Are you kidding, no really are you kidding.......#1 when you dye hair it's impossible to scatter dye it , there's plenty of gray scattered all over his head.#2 Pres. Obama by rights should have white hair all over his head with the horrible problems he's had to deal with for 18 months, #3 at least he still has hair!!!!

[buggedabouttheus]

02:37 AM on 06/20/2010

Fanned and faved.

[Clarabell]

09:33 PM on 06/20/2010

one correction -- just for the facts: It is not impossible to "scatter dye it." You can do "low lights" (where dark is added) vs. "high lights," (where light color is added). It is not a difficult procedure, but maybe with really short hair like his. Anyway, who cares? It's his hair, he can do with it what he wants, and lights do have a tremendous effect on "white" hair, making it look much whiter than it really is. How do I know all this: experience of course :-))

[irishgramm]

12:04 AM on 06/21/2010

LOL, I am sure you are right, I know I wonder who that old lady is when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. My point was that Pres. Obama simply does not strike me as a man who is in the least bit interested or has the time to worry about the gray in his hair and wonder WHO is interested.in this trivia..............and you are right, who cares......if the only reason to respect this man was the grace, respect and calmness with which he handles this job at this time in history, that would be enough for me, but there are many other reasons I respect and admire him with the many challanges he has!!!

[suec03]

11:57 PM on 06/19/2010

Good grief! Ronald Reagan dyed his hair. I don't care if Pres. Obama does. He he wants to cover the grey, that's fine!

[Gmoney1]

08:49 PM on 06/19/2010

various types of lighting makes all the difference -

[shakennotstirred]

07:49 PM on 06/19/2010

It's the lighting.