Just about every woman dreads the day her hair starts going grey. Finding the first white hair can quickly be remedied by simply pulling it out but over time when this one hair is joined by several, removal is no longer an option.
Despite years of study the cause of why the hair greys cannot be determined although it has been uncovered as to why the hair loses its natural colour. Greying hair is a result of the natural aging process. In the case of hair colour, the amount of pigment produced begins to malfunction as we get older. Eventually the cells at the base of the hairs that determine the amount of pigment shut down completely and new hair then grows back completely grey or white. The precise age this happens depends on the individual but the majority of us tend to turn completely grey in our sixties.
Those who turn grey at an early age or literally overnight may have had the misfortune of a medical condition. Although this is quite rare it is indeed a recognised condition called alopecia areata. The lack of regular thicker hair being allowed to grow is the main symptom of this disease. As the thinner grey hairs are then able to grow in quicker they actually speed up the overall grey appearance of the hair.
There is no cure for greying of the hair and nothing can be done to prevent it however there are many a remedy. The most obvious is that of dying the hair and this in turn can give you the opportunity to go a completely different colour from the original. Another solution is to wear a hair piece or wig but this is not usually a popular choice amongst modern women.
Thu, May 28, 2009
Hair Care Tips, Hair Colouring