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Gray Hair
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Now that we understand why a person has a particular hair color, we can explain why we lose this color and the hair turns gray. This occurrence is very natural and is part of everyone’s ageing process. As we age, the body produces less of a lot of things we had an abundance of when we were younger. Sight may diminish, hearing loss, muscle tone and mass, as well as energy and other complex matters and bodily functions. The melanin within the hair follicle is no exception. The older you get, the less melanin your body produces. Without the normal levels of melanin inside the hair follicle to blend with the other chemicals and enzymes, the less color can be established and the hair begins to turn gray. At first it is just a single hair or two. This graying process usually accelerates as the late twenties arrive and certainly in the thirties. This time estimate for the arrival of grey hair is just that, an estimate. Depending on numerous variables, some people will experience gray hair earlier than some and others will not have greying hair until later in life.
This occurrence, although very
natural, is almost never welcomed. It is a
wake up call to our mortal
makeup. It brings us to the
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realization of ageing and the fact
that we are getting older and there is nothing we can do about it.
Gray hair usually is accompanied by other unpleasant feelings as
well. Some people become self conscious and feel embarrassed.
Some withdraw from social events. Other lose self
confidence. Many people have a number of these feelings or all
of them at the same time. In any event, they are not pleasant,
not welcomed, and not something any of us need at that time in our
lives. It is at this time we are most vulnerable. We
seek out a cure for the gray hair syndrome. Many people become victims to a
plethora of products claiming to provide this cure. 