Students worry that stress causes early onset of gray hairsDavid Barnes
Certain conditions may cause gray hair or make gray hair appear noticeable. People withalopecia areata(hair loss) may have gray hairs that appear in patches.5Vitiligo, which causes patches of skin to lose pigment, can result in gray or white hair.6 Vitamin or Mineral Deficiencies Low levels o...
Like certain forms of ringworm of the scalp, tinea barbae infects the hair itself on a man’s face. Beards and moustaches make fertile feeding grounds for the fungi responsible for barber’s itch. In the days when men frequently stopped by the barber shop for a shave, this disease was o...
In the event of having a permanent tooth knocked out, care should be taken to handle the tooth only by its crown (chewing surface) and not by its root, gently rinsed in clean water or milk and placed back (reimplanted) into the socket from where it came. This can be done by the pa...
that in many cases the implanted hairs will go grey well in advance of natural hairs. This results in a noticeable discrepancy between the implanted hair and the natural hair, sometimes years after the procedure. Many patients have to color treat their hair as early as a year post-...
Pollution, extreme stress, and the use of certain chemicals can stop the production of melanin as well. Hereditary may also play a role in causing gray pubic hair. When people have family members whose hair grayed early, the possibility of getting early gray pubic hair increases. When combined...
The skin of the eyebrows is thick, coarse, and hairy; that on the eyelids is thin, smooth, and covered with almost invisible hairs. The face is seldom visibly haired on the forehead and cheekbones. It is completely hairless in the vermilion border of the lips, yet coarsely hairy over the...
Consultant trichologist Anabel Kingsley explains the causes behind your graying hair, what solutions she recommends for covering them up — should you choose — and how to best care for gray hair.
I understand that aging is probably going to make all your hair go gray eventually. I may not like the idea very much but I accept it as a fact. The thing that I hate is how random it seems to be. My sister is in her fifties and has a full head of natural dark hair. Whereas ...
Scientifically, genes may play a main role in controlling how quickly your natural aging process unfolds. For instance, some people notice their gray or white hairs in their 20s; some others don’t have graying until they are 40. Particularly, people with the Werner’s syndrome – an inherite...