How to make hair glow in the dark

Believe it or not, ‘glow in the dark hair’ is now a thing…

While hair colouring in 2015 was all about sunset hair and gold leaf roots, sand art locks and tetris tresses, 2016 wants you to have fun in the dark by turning your hair luminescent. It’s the newest hair trend on Instagram, and so far we’ve seen everything from gleaming green and phosphorescent pink to manes decked out in radiant rainbow styles:

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A photo posted by Megan McKay (@rainbowmegz) on

Dec 14, 2015 at 8:03pm PST

Glow-in-the-dark hair illuminates your beauty routine BY LINDSEY LANQUIST January 16 2016 Also known as blacklight hair, the style feeds the desire to have fun-colored hair during the day, but takes it a step further. #hair #dyed #dyedhair #pastelhair #bright #beautiful #cool #amazing #colour #colourful #emo #scenehair #blue #purple #pink #rainbow #green #blond #brown #red #ginger #orange #emo #cute #piercings #tattoos #tumblrgirl #neonhair #glowinthedark #glowinthedarkhair http://mashable.com/2016/01/15/glow-in-the-dark-hair/#ipWCNiW5BEqf

A photo posted by I’m Thein Swe, from Myanmar. (@thein_instagrm_swe) on

Jan 15, 2016 at 8:16pm PST

Wow! This glow in the dark hair is way out there! I love it! I found this look on @manicpanicnyc They are having a sale on this stuff until noon tomorrow- that’s Monday. I’m not a sponsor or anything, I just really love this idea- so I’m including their whole post in my repost! #hairfashion#glowinthedark #glowinthedarkhair #hairart #hairstyles #letyourhairflow #haircolor #hairartistry @Regrann from @manicpanicnyc – It’s becoming a GLOW-BAL phenomenon!!! #ManicPanic has been selling hair color that #glows under black light since 1977, like this #ElectricLizard the lovely @hairbykaseyoh is rocking. But with the sudden surge in popularity, we decided to give you all a little treat for the #weekend ! Starting today, until Monday at noon, all of our #haircolor and #cosmetics that glow are 20% off! Enter the code GLOWME at check out and share your photos with us using #GLOWME ! Now get glowing! https://www.manicpanic.com/glow-me #Regrann

A photo posted by @letyourhairflow on

Jan 17, 2016 at 5:02pm PST

#glowinthedarkhair could this be the new hair trend in 2016. What do you guys think? Yay or Nay? #hairinspo #2016hair #glowinthedark

A photo posted by Glamorhair London (@glamorhairlondon) on

Jan 15, 2016 at 2:51pm PST

What do u think about this latest hair trend #glowinthedarkhair #hairtrends #regram @lovelydotasia

A photo posted by Official Instagram of scunci (@scunci_hair) on

Jan 16, 2016 at 12:39am PST

Pretty cool, right?!

Want to know how you can get your glow on? While there are semi-permanent gels available in chemists, if you’re really serious about lighting up your locks like these ladies, we recommend you get some professional advice before getting glowed.

What do you think of the glow in the dark hair trend? Would you ever try it?