How does young people get gray hair?

Answer 1

stress or genetics

Answer 2

Birthmarks in the hair will cause gray hair in young people

Answer 3

Gray hair is caused by the absence of pigment within the hair folicules. There are so many reasons why the pigment can 'die'. Such as stress, depression, drug abuse or it can just be genetic and natural, etc.

Good one hamihum, for not answering what the question asked at all. :-P

Answer 4

stress or trauma. A girl i went to high school with had gray hair. her hair was red to begin with, then slowly went completely gray. she was 15

Answer 5

ive got white hair, i think its because of stress - i realised that when i started getting the white hair, i was so very stressed. i think its maybe stress, i did do some research into melanin and phjeomelanin as another answer said.
Im not saying that there is a lack of melanin etc but i think through stress you perhaps lose them chemials that keep your hair coloured?

Anhyways good question.

Answer 6

Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin and phaeomelanin.

Human beings have many variations in hair color and hair texture. In general, the more melanin, the darker the hair color; the more phaeomelanin, the lighter it is. Usually the color of children's and adults' hair varies from pale yellow (blonde) to deep black. Hair may also come in more than one shade of color on one's head. As an example, the shade of one's hair color may change from a light shade to a darker one as time elapses.

The ethnic distribution of colors has historically varied by geographic area. For example, black hair prevails in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe. Dark shades also occur in East Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. All possible shades from brown to blonde to red to black occur in Europeans and their descendants.

Considerable differences in hair color and texture exist between individuals of similar ethnicity, and immigration and global travel have greatly increased the diversity of hair characteristics in many countries. People also dye their hair to colors that do not occur naturally.

Answer 7

I have no clue , but im 23 with one child and I already have a few grey hair's....

Answer 8

genetics, i'm only 23, and i got a ton of greys

Answer 9

Usually because of stress

Answer 10

genetics