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Would people with lighter colored hair have melanin in the cuticle and cortex?
cortex
How do you use the word melanin in a sentence?
She has a lot of melanin in her hair. Melanin is the pigment that gives human hair, eyes, and skin their color. Cells called melanocytes produce melanin.
What cells produce pigment in hair?
I am pretty sure you are thinking of melanin. Melanin gives basically everything on our body colour including our hair, skin, iris etc.
Why does hair colour change as you get older?
The body produce a substance called melanin which makes your skin and hair darker. As your body ages, the amount of melanin in the hair decreases and the hair gets lighter.
Why is my hair gray?
Hair turns gray as a natural part of aging when the hair follicles produce less melanin, the pigment that gives hair its color. This decrease in melanin causes the hair to appear gray or white.
What causes silver hair to develop as we age?
As we age, our hair follicles produce less melanin, the pigment that gives hair its color. This decrease in melanin production can cause hair to appear gray or silver.
Why do moles grow black hair?
Moles grow black hair because the cells in moles produce melanin, a pigment that gives hair its color. The melanin in moles is usually darker, resulting in black hair.
Why is my hair silver?
Hair turns silver or gray due to a decrease in melanin production, the pigment responsible for hair color. As we age, our hair follicles produce less melanin, resulting in the silver or gray color.
Why do people have gray hair?
Grey hair usually denotes a lack of the pigment melanin in the hair. As we age, the body often begins to produce less and less melanin. Some grey hair is caused by thyroid problems.
How does black hair naturally transition into grey as a person ages?
As a person ages, the hair follicles produce less melanin, the pigment that gives hair its color. This decrease in melanin causes the hair to gradually turn grey.
What is the source of pigment in hair?
Melanin is the source that determines the pigment in your hair. Usually, melanin is a hereditary trait. For example, if both of your parents have darker hair, then you were also probably born with darker hair as well.
Is there melanin in melanocytes?
Melanocytes produce melanin.
