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A decline in the quantities of melanin, the chemical which causes hair to be coloured.
Long hour work, skipping meals, stress, nutritional deficiency and no regular eating time can cause grey hair. Age is also responsible for the grey hair because The hair follicles that are located at the base of our hair die with age. These follicles are particularly responsible for the pigment that gives the hair its color. When the follicles die, there is no more of hair color and hair begins to look transparent. This is commonly what we describe as grey hair.
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A faulty diet and mental worries are the two primary causes of premature graying of hair. Another most common reason is heredity. It can also be the result of a medical condition, if you are deficient in B12 or suffer from a thyroid imbalance it can also cause your hair to go gray. Check out http://usefulinfo-grayhair.blogspot.com/ for more info on gray hair.
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Here's a link with more information on it: http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/getting_older/gray_hair.html
by Anonymous on October 27th, 2009
thanks!do you know why some people get grey/white hair wayy too early, like in their teens and early 20's?
by kelleherqueen on October 27th, 2009
Here's a link to answer that one, too http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryfaqs/f/whiteovernight.htm
by Anonymous on October 27th, 2009
thanks!! great help!
by kelleherqueen on October 27th, 2009
Me too, I didn't know that.
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