According to Robert H. Shmerling, a researcher at Harvard Medical School and what he wrote in a scientific article in Harvard Health Publishing, “after the age of 35 it is completely normal to start noticing a change in hair color. This happens for the following simple reason: as the hair follicles age, the melanin levels they contain also decrease. It is a chemical substance to which hair owes its natural color.
This process causes the stem of each hair but also the new hairs that grow to lose their color, to gradually acquire a gray appearance until finally they become completely white.
How stress makes hair turn gray prematurely
Graying is a normal process due to the aging of the body. However, it can happen prematurely, as the researcher states, "if the body and the immune system are hit by intense and long-term stress, which results in the exhaustion of the nervous system." Along with periods of great sadness they have been blamed not only for hair loss, but for sudden graying. The more stressed you are, the faster your head may become full of gray and white hairs and prematurely.
The decisive role of DNA
Apart from stress and intense sadness, the most basic factor that indicates at what age the appearance of gray hairs will start is the genes that determine heredity.
“Heredity, in most cases, is what determines when gray, white hairs will start to grow. "By taking a look at your family history you can predict the future," emphasizes Shmerling.
There are solutions!
But don't worry because in our salon we have created services that improve the appearance of your gray and white hair, making it look more youthful. You can also find products that treat hair that has already turned gray. Finally, don't forget that a modern haircut can give you a young and very charming look despite your gray hair.
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- ONEMAN
