White hair: all the fault of the absence of melanin
White hair is the result of a loss of melanin and sometimes people like it, others don't. They can be dyed or if you like them enhanced in all their whiteness with specific anti-yellow products. Watch the video we have prepared for you and find out how to lighten your hair in a simple and completely natural way. Are you ready to have a dream hair? Follow all our tips and become an expert!
Its absence makes the hair white, but since each follicle has a different life cycle, the pigmentation can stop in some hair and go on in others, giving rise over the years to a mixed color "pepper" and salt with whites and colors. which creates the silver-gray effect. The skin's melanocytes are the ones that pigment it and allow it to tan.
White hair: Causes of gray hair or graying
Although hair mainly becomes white with age, stress and heredity are also decisive. Graying or graying are terms that designate hair whitening, an inevitable process linked to aging. From forty "years onwards, melanocytes decrease by 10-20% every ten years; melanin is lowered and white hair appears: an irreversible event. However, it must be considered that nervousness and illnesses speed up the appearance of white hair. men that women can whiten their hair even prematurely. According to some scholars of the phenomenon, for a genetic question those who get sick easily or suffer from stress frequently get white hair prematurely. If there is a lot or all of white hair, it is almost certainly a hereditary issue, but also the ethnic group to which one belongs is always a determining factor, as the first white hair appears in the Caucasian group at the age of 35, the Asians at 40 and the Africans at the age of 45. Genetics greatly affects on the accelerated loss of melanin and it appears that some genes may cause premature gray hair. In addition to diseases and stress, graying can be accelerated by other causes: an unregulated lifestyle and a diet with few vitamins B and A and proteins such as Cystine and Lysine, and deficient in Iron, Sulfur, Copper and Zinc. Even smoking, alcohol and some drugs apparently favor the early appearance of white hair, along with vitiligo, "anxiety," nervous exhaustion and hormonal problems, including thyroid, which reduce the production of melanin.
Natural or artificial white hair - take care of them
Whether your hair has turned white due to this natural phenomenon, or if you have dyed it so artificially by personal choice, you must take care of your hair so that it does not turn yellow or become bristly. The alterations of melanin or its absence occur at the level of the hair bulb. Some studies believe that an excess of hydrogen peroxide is frequently recorded in the white hair bulb even of young people. The hair becomes less robust due to a lack of melanin both in the natural process and in artificial bleaching. After all, hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen peroxide) is used precisely for bleaching. White hair is also more fragile and dry. Even with artificial bleaching, the keratin of the hair is altered, weakening it, so that hydrogen peroxide can penetrate them.
The sebaceous glands in the absence of melanin produce less sebum: the scalp becomes harder and dehydrated and the hair dull and more ridged. In fact, the cuticles, due to less hydration, in an attempt to take in moisture from the air, give rise to the well-known "frizz effect", which goes away with specific products and with some effective technique: always dab the hair, instead of rubbing it with the towel to dry them; work on the style with damp hair; do not use the hair dryer at a temperature but use the electric brush to make them smooth. Also, remember to sleep with your hair wrapped in a pure silk scarf.
White hair: how to cure it
Dyes weaken dry and brittle white hair even more. We need to take care of gray hair, which needs more hydration. If you have white hair, you will do well to avoid perms or straighteners and to choose all soft, moisturizing and strengthening products, shampoos, conditioners and masks. All this obviously also applies to those who choose to do the dye. To wash them, use a low-foaming and nourishing shampoo, which decreases the dryness of the hair and scalp. Use the best products that fortify your hair, volumizing it and making it shiny and elastic. Also choose specific products to repair the structure of weakened hair and volumize it, such as shampoo oil for dry and dull hair, to restructure, fortify, protect and make it shiny, whether they are natural white or silvery due to chemical bleaching.
With the right products your white hair will not turn yellow over the years, but it will always be sharp and shiny and will add class and charm to your look.
