Why does hair turns gray the older one gets?

I think the human body is an amazing creation from God. And all the parts of the body and how it functions is just amazing. Like the digestive system and how the body heals its self its just great. But what is puzzling to me is how the hair turns gray as one gets older. Is it a chemical imbalance when we get older or what but I just think Gray hair is so beautiful especially when you have a full head of that silver looking long hair, I love it, I cant wait to get mine.

Why does hair turns gray the older one gets?

I think people with teenagers will know the answer to this question!!...lol...

Hair is an interesting biological structure. What we usually think of as 'hair' is really just the part we see... that's the hair shaft, which contains pigment (a chemical that gives color to things). There is also a hair follicle, which is a multi-cellular structure inside the skin of our scalp that creates the hair strand (making it grow), and also is responsible for the pigmentation. Some of the cells in the follicle make the chemical melanin, which is a skin and hair pigment in many species on our planet.

Hair turns grey when the pigment cells in the hair follicle stop making melanin. When this happens due to aging, it's mostly under the control of the genes we inherit. Long periods of constant stress may also contribute, but a big shock won't turn hair grey overnight

Why does hair turns gray the older one gets?

Getting gray hair is one thing, getting older is another............

Why does hair turns gray the older one gets?

I dont think ill want to have gray hair when i grow up.... gray is just so... old looking :S

but thats only my opinion. Our hair turns gray because the melanocytes our follicles have stopped producing melanins.

It's also genetical..

Why does hair turns gray the older one gets?

I believe the grayness is caused when the hair stops producing melanin, which gives hair its distinctive color. Everything slows down as you age!!

Why does hair turns gray the older one gets?

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