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  2. Human hair color - Wikipedia

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    The Fischer–Saller scale, named after Eugen Fischer and Karl Saller is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations: A (very light blond), B to E (light blond), F to L (), M to O (dark blond), P to T (light brown to brown), U to Y (dark brown to black) and Roman numerals I to IV and V to VI (red-blond).

  3. Premature greying of hair - Wikipedia

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    Cause of greying is incompletely understood. It is a complex multi-factorial process mainly considered to be an interplay of nutritional, genetic and environmental factors. Stress causing over-activation of the sympathetic nervous system increases noradrenaline release in hair follicles .

  4. Greying of hair - Wikipedia

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    The order in which greying happens is usually: nose hair, hair on the head, beard, body hair, eyebrows. [ 2 ] [ failed verification ] Greying is a gradual process; according to a study by L'Oreal , overall, of those between 45 and 65 years old, 74% had some grey hair, covering an average of 27% of their head, and approximately 1 in 10 people ...

  5. Melanin - Wikipedia

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    Notably, while an enrichment of DHI-eumelanin occurs in during sun tanning, it is accompanied by a decrease in DHICA-eumelanin and pheomelanin. [12] A small amount of black eumelanin in the absence of other pigments causes grey hair. A small amount of eumelanin in the absence of other pigments causes blond hair. [13]

  6. Black hair - Wikipedia

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    raven black; Naturally, hair reflects light, which is why even black hair does not appear fully dark in the light. However, the darkest shade of black hair, raven-black, does not behave as normal hair would in the light. The name of the color comes from a raven’s wing due to similarities in behavior.

  7. Melanocyte - Wikipedia

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    When a hair is lost and the hair follicle regenerates, the stem cells are activated. These stem cells develop into both keratinocyte precursors and melanoblasts - and these melanoblasts supply both hair and skin (moving into the basal layer of the epidermis). There is additionally evidence that melanocyte stem cells are present in cutaneous ...

  8. Back to black,” she wrote over the clip, adding a black-haired queen emoji. In the video, Kylie flicked and tousled her newly black shoulder-length hair as she walked down a hallway.

  9. Poliosis - Wikipedia

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    Poliosis circumscripta, commonly referred to as a "white forelock", is a condition characterized by localized patches of white hair due to a reduction or absence of melanin in hair follicles. Although traditionally associated with the scalp, poliosis can affect any hairy area on the body, including eyebrows, eyelashes, and beards.