Is it normal for a toddler to have white hair?

Question

I found 1-2 strands of white hair on my two-year old son. Is this normal? Is he lacking some sort of nutrients?

Answer 1

It is normal, my 2 year old has mostly strawberry blonde hair, but there are black and white/grey strands in there also. Don't worry:)

Answer 2

I was born with a few strands of white hair. I am a brunette. I am now 25 and well lets just say that I have more than a few strands of white hair now and they are more noticeable now then when I was younger.

Answer 3

Vitamin deficiency can cause white hair, but some children have a little splotch of white hair as a "birth mark". If he's got blond or light brown hair it could have just been one of the paler hairs.

I think folicle damage can also cause it, so if he ever had serious cut in his head I think that could do it.

Answer 4

Don't worry. The pigment in your kids hair is just a little off at this age. My dad had "white" hair when he was a kid, but now, his hair is a nice chocolate brown. The white you see is really just a very light blond.

Answer 5

I think that is perfectly normal, is his hair blonde? If so that is probubly why. I once seen a new born baby that had hair snow white and had really white skin. I think it was albino. It was a pretty baby though.

Answer 6

My nephew has brown hair and one thick strip of completely white hair. The doctor said it's just the pigment! There's nothing wrong with him at all!

Answer 7

My son has the same problem. The doctor said to wait awhile to see if he gets more before they do any testing to see if something is wrong.

Answer 8

he should be fine, my 2yr. old has a head full of blonde(white hair) and he is very healthy.

Answer 9

If he is very blonde, he may be becoming "tow-headed."

Answer 10

hes fine!