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The colour in our hair comes from a pigment called melanin. In a very basic run down of how it works, as hair is being formed melanin is injected into cells containing kerotin, a protein in our hair. As we age this process slows and eventually stops, causing our hair to gray and eventually whiten.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agodue to the loss of ability to produce enough hormone to produce I believe melenoma to produce pigmentation for color.
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Is there any such thing as gray hair or does the hair simply look gray because of the mixture of colored and white hairs?
There is something called gray hair as there is both black , white and that hair in between black and white is seen as gray hair.
Is grey hair and white hair the same thing?
Gray and white hair are not the same thing. Gray hair is caused by getting older ir stress and white hair is a color.
Is it possible to add white to your gray and silver hair?
White can be added to gray and silver hair by stripping the color and using platinum.
Do the elderly require Kerastase for dry hair?
Kerastase has not been proven to be beneficial for gray hair. Since most older people have gray hair, Kerastase wouldn't be a product that would benefit them.
Does your hair always have change to gray or white?
Yes it will change to white or gray unless you dye it!
Does hair turn gray or white?
well I have known for gray first then as you get older it turns white
Is there actually gray hair or is it an illusion due to the mixture of colored and white hairs?
There is actually gray hair.
What does it mean when you have white stuff on your hair?
It's not white stuff! I am sorry to tell you but you have gray hair
What is George W. Bush hair color?
his hair color is gray and black but mostly gray
Does Sasori come back with white gray hair?
no people used 2 draw him with white/gray hair before he appeared in the show because they didnt know what colour his hair was
What happens to hair cells in the elderly?
They die and that's why their hair usually turns white or grey
Who is a famous elderly actress with longish grey hair?
betty white?
