I'm only 17, but I'm starting to have brown/white hair, help!?

Question

Hi, i'm only 17 years old. I'm asian so my hair is natural black. But these days i'm starting to find like 20 or so brown hairs and a couple white ones. Do you know what could be the cause of this and what can i do about it? in diet or lifestyle or ....?

Answer 1

Genetics. Sorry, these things happen. The good news, is that girls find grey hair on a young guy REALLY attractive.

Answer 2

Stress, poor diet, or bad genes.

So why does our hair turn gray or white?

Dr. Desmond Tobin, professor of cell biology from the University of Bradford in England, suggests that the hair follicle has a “melanogentic clock” which slows down or stops melanocyte activity, thus decreasing the pigment our hair receives. This occurs just before the hair is preparing to fall out or shed, so the roots always look pale.

Moreover, Dr. Tobin suggests that hair turns gray because of age and genetics, in that genes regulate the exhaustion of the pigmentary potential of each individual hair follicle. This occurs at different rates in different hair follicles. For some people it occurs rapidly, while in others it occurs slowly over several decades.

In a February 2005 Science article (Nishimura, et al.) Harvard scientists proposed that a failure of melanocyte stem cells (MSC) to maintain the production of melanocytes could cause the graying of hair. This failure of MSC maintenance may result in the breakdown of signals that produce hair color.

There are other factors that can change the pigmentation of hair, making it lighter or darker. Scientists have divided them by intrinsic (internal) and extrinsic (external) factors:

Intrinsic factors:

Genetic defects
Hormones
Body distribution
Age
Extrinsic factors:

Climate
Pollutants
Toxins
Chemical exposure


Hair-raising facts:

An average scalp has 100,000-150,000 hairs.


Hair is so strong that each hair can withstand the strain of 100 grams (3.5 ounces). An average head of hair could hold 10-15 tons if only the scalp was strong enough!


Human hair grows autonomously, that is each hair is on its own individual cycle. If all our hair were on the same cycle, we would molt!


Hair has the highest rate of mitosis (cell division). An average hair grows 0.3 mm a day and 1 cm per month.

Answer 3

I have read, that it happens when there is not enough of Calciim present is a diet...If you drink industrial soft drinks, stop that, since they are dangerous and rob the body of essential minerals...
Consider increasing minerals and vitamins intake, especially Calcium, magnesium and vitamin D...and not for your hair, becaise the hair is just a visible sign, but invisible damage to your bones and tissue is much more important.
And, let me tell you, the white streaks in dark hair look extremely sexy and sohisticated.
So, your hair is not a problem, but you overall health could be , if you do not improve your diet.
Best luck! Take care of yourself, because no one else will!

Answer 4

That´s completely normal, baby!
It is something hormonal and totally not bad!
Those are dead cells and it means that where you have a white hair, there´s a dead cell, that´s all.
You have more hair than you can imagine, don´t worry in vane.

Answer 5

The white hairs, I don't no, but the brown one deffenetly came from one of your ansesters from the past.
You can always dye your hair black...

Answer 6

Don't get yourself all worked up about it. Why not telling other people that your new colors are the latest hair streak colors in Hollywood? It will give you confidence about your hair!

Answer 7

Did any of your relatives go prematurely gray? If so it's genetic and there is nothing you can do short of dyeing your hair to cover it up.

Answer 8

asians hair changes colors very early on occasions. not everyone gets it. does your mom have it? if so, when did she get it. if not, your eating habits or excercising might be off. if you eat too much, ask your doctor what to do. good luck!!

-♥Drama Queen♥

Answer 9

well i dont really know if you can change it, your hair stylist might be able to tell you, but you could put a semi-permanet dye in it

Answer 10

i am a hair stylist and this happens a lot it means you have worms! you need help and quick!