Hair color changes to grey, then white as we age...Why? and is there a way to prevent this from happening?
2007-02-20 01:19:53 · 7 answers · asked by bliss22 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
The keratin (color producing protein) in your body stops producing. You can't prevent it, it's just something that happens. It could be age or genetics. Some women have been completely grey at 19. The only thing you can do when it happens is start coloring your hair.
2007-02-20 01:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The older we get the more we mature. To prevent it, dye your hair color. I'm 29 and starting to get white hair...so when my hair start turning white or grey, I'm gonna dye my head! :P
2007-02-20 01:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by howardlee1977 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the root of the hair follicle pigment is produced by cells called melanocytes. When we get older these cells die off and quit producing pigment in the hair and it turns white
2007-02-20 02:59:06 · answer #3 · answered by idoc4u2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
comes with wisdom, like Moses coming down the mountain.
U could just dye it til u are 90 and then let it go blue.
2007-02-20 01:22:37 · answer #4 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the production of pigment. Over the years, the cells make less and less pigment until hair has very little. You can read about it here
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gray-hair/AN00310
2007-02-20 01:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by Nurse Annie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
besides dying it i dont think so i guess its the stress with getting old
2007-02-20 01:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
loss of caratine
2007-02-20 01:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋