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Here, dermatologists explain why hair turns gray or white, the illnesses that could cause gray hair, and reasons for premature graying.
A dermatologist explains the scientific reason hair turns gray and why it happens to some people early. Genetics and stress could be part of it.
Albinism is a genetic abnormality in which little or no pigment is found in human hair, eyes, and skin. The hair is often white or pale blond. However, it can be red, darker blond, light brown, or rarely, even dark brown. Vitiligo is a patchy loss of hair and skin color that may occur as the result of an auto-immune disease.
Your hair color is produced by cells called melanocytes, which produce melanin. Melanin is what gives your hair and skin its color. As you age, you produce less melanin, resulting in gradual graying.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. "Skin pigmentation" redirects here. For animal skin pigmentation, see Biological pigment. Extended Coloured family from South Africa showing some spectrum of human skin coloration Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among ...
A woman with dyed pink hair. Hair coloring, or hair dyeing, is the practice of changing the color of the hair on humans' heads.The main reasons for this are cosmetic: to cover gray or white hair, to alter hair to create a specific look, to change a color to suit preference or to restore the original hair color after it has been discolored by hairdressing processes or sun bleaching.
Here, experts if gray hair could be reversible. The reason for hair turning gray may have to do with stem cells and hair follicles, a new study finds. Here, experts if gray hair could be reversible.
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).