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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Causes of Premature Grey Hair

Premature gray hair might make you panic. Before you find a solution, find out the cause of your gray hair.

Grey hair or hair loss that causes baldness are two different things, but they both can ruin your appearance. There are several factors that cause these two problems:

Here are 5 Causes of premature grey hair and hair loses.
     
Genetic
Most of the gray hair that appears more rapidly is influenced by genetic factors. If your parents have gray hair at an early age, then maybe it will drop on you. When hair loss of pigment (color), it was also the hair will turn colorless (transparent), or what we call the gray hair.
    
Hair loss that occurs at an early age can also influenced by genetic factors. Note the condition of hair all members of your family. If most of them lose their hair faster, it could be that you will experience the same thing.
     
Vitamin deficiency
Gray hair or hair loss can also be a sign that you lack vitamins. If your diet is not true and also not taking multivitamins, most likely you will experience hair loss and changes color faster than normal. Therefore, start living a healthy lifestyle by consuming type of Vitamin B (biotin, B5, B6 and B12), Vitamin E, C and A. Make sure you are not iron deficient and include protein, zinc and magnesium into your diet program.
  
Lifestyle
Lifestyle can affect the condition of hair. Smokers tend to be more quickly changes the color or gray hair than those who do not smoke. Cigarette smoke is believed to endanger the health of hair in general. High pollution levels also give influence and can make losing your hair.
     
Disease
Hair loss also can be caused by other factors, such as lupus, diabetes or alopecia (hair loss). Certain medications, such as taking anti-depressant medication or birth control medications can also trigger hair loss.
     
Melanin
Hair follicle contains cells called melanocytes that produce pigment. The primary pigment shall be turned into melanin. If you have a lot of melanin, your hair will look black. According to the Disabled-world.com, the less melanin is produced, the more white the color of your hair. When the melanocytes no longer produce melanin, usually occur because of age, the hair will become transparent.