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Hair Color
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Hair color. It’s something most of us
take for granted. It’s the old
story of not knowing what you have until it’s gone and hair color is
no exception. With all the other problems and complexities in
life, the color of ones hair is not usually an issue; until that is,
it begins to turn gray. To understand why hair turns gray, and in
many cases followed by
The color of a person’s hair is determined within this hair follicle through the wonder of nature. The human body produces a chemical called, melanin within the follicle. This melanin acts as a color darkening agent. The melanin combines inside the hair follicle with other chemicals and enzymes unique to you which your body also produces. It is this mixture which will determine what color your hair actually is. Simply put, the amount of melanin in your hair determines your hair color. People with dark hair have more melanin than people with light hair. If your hair is black, your body produces more melanin than someone with brown hair. If your hair color is blond, you have less melanin than a person with brown hair. It is this individual combination within the hair follicle which will determine the color of ones hair. Conversely, it is within this follicle that the inevitable lack of this precious combination will cause graying hair and eventually grey hair.
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we first need to understand why our hair has color to begin with.
The actual hair shaft is translucent. This means the hair
shaft has no color and is see through although somewhat cloudy in
appearance. At the end of the hair shaft, inside the scalp, is a
pocket attached to the base of the hair shaft itself. This pocket
is referred to as the hair follicle.
