does stress cause gray hair?
114953
From what I've heard, yes, too much stress can lead to your hair turning gray.
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The root of every strand of hair is surrounded by a tube of tissue under the skin that is called the hair follicle (say: fah-lih-kul). Each hair follicle contains a certain number of pigment cells. These pigment cells continuously produce a chemical called melanin (say: meh-luh-nin) that gives the growing shaft of hair its color of brown, blonde, red, and anything in between. \n\nMelanin is the same stuff that makes our skin's color fair or darker. It also helps determine whether a person will burn or tan in the sun. The dark or light color of someone's hair depends on how much melanin each hair contains.\n\nAs we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color - like gray, silver, or white - as it grows. As people continue to get older, fewer pigment cells will be around to produce melanin. Eventually, the hair will look completely gray. \n\nPeople can get gray hair at any age. Some people go gray at a young age - as early as when they are in high school or college - whereas others may be in their 30s or 40s before they see that first gray hair. How early we get gray hair is determined by our genes. This means that most of us will start having gray hairs around the same age that our parents or grandparents first did. \n\nGray hair is more noticeable in people with darker hair because it stands out, but people with naturally lighter hair are just as likely to go gray. From the time a person notices a few gray hairs, it may take more than 10 years for all of that person's hair to turn gray. \n\nSome people think that a big shock or trauma can turn a person's hair white or gray overnight, but scientists don't really believe that this happens. Just in case, try not to freak out your parents too much. You don't want to be blamed for any of their gray hairs!
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From your avatar I'm guessing that you are a woman.\nSee a doctor to be sure no medical or nutritional problems are the cause of the thinning. This can also be caused by overprocessing the hair with colors, perms etc... as far as the greying you can always color your hair. If you are truly losing your hair (some women do) get a wig.\n\nIf you asking for a man, it is a normal thing after a certain age. Just cut it short and live with it.
978906
I started to get the gray/silver hair at 14 I am now 43 and my hair is totally gray /silver, so yes they exist
1002126
Yes definitely.  Stress can cause your body to behave in abnormal ways.  It can delay getting your period, it can make the flow increase or decrease.  I know you mentioned that you are going through some stressful things but try to relax a bit.
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No a concussion will not cause your hair to become grey. A concussion is mild to moderate brain injury that can cause disorientation and headaches due to the swollen the brain which leads to compression of the blood vessels there. This has nothing to do with the hair turning grey. \n\nYou see grey hair is dead hair. So probably due to certain medications or possibly if the hair follicles was damaged in the hit to the head which cause the concussion then probably after awhile it may become grey as it may loss its life. Another reasoncan be due to medication that is placed on the head. This can damage the hair and cause it to become grey. \n\nFor example some people put alcohol on their head when they have a headache and indeed it may help, but it also damages the hair and causes it to becomes grey.
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The only remedy is to colour it and disguise the grey! Suggest highlights n lowlights to keep it looking natural and to avoid very obvious re-growth at the roots...I got my first grey hair at 18..its all down to genetics but can look fantastic too!
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yes, i used to have it. I had long beatiful hair at one time. But i pulled it all out and yeah i was completly bald. It was caused by stress. I was about 13 at the time. and had just told my parents about a very traumatic thing that had happened to me. So much was going on at the time, i guess that is the only way i felt i could deal with it. I didn't have control of the situation at all. and it was very hard on me, and hard to accept. But i hope things will get better for your daughter. They did for me. It took about 3 yrs. until it completely stopped for me. Now i have a full head of hair. and things are starting to look up for me. I wish the best for you and your daughter. Take care and God bless. If you want to know anything more about my experience, you can email me if you want.
184359
Chinese herbalism offers a few options for graying hair.  You might start looking there.
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are u under n e more stress than usual, because that could be a factor
616599
buy some hair dye early greying happens to some people
80750
Stress could cause hair loss. If you're not eating right, you could be losing hair due to malnutrition also.
1007237
I think this is a hoax, my friend.  I know of no honest medical treatment that has the ability to change hair colour.  Or else, it'd be all over the place and no one would have grey hair that didn't want it.\n\nGrey looks distiguished.  Revel in it.
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Your hair is coloured by melanin (pigment cells) and as you get older the melanin in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells, your hair becomes more transparent and looks grey/white.
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I am the same.  I was always very pale until recently.  In the summer I would go from red, back to white.  Now I tan.  Is your hair color the same?  probably not?  Everything changes!
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stress and old age. \n\nHair typically turns gray as a result of aging. Pigment in the hair shaft comes from special cells at the root (base) of the hair. These cells are genetically programmed to make a certain amount of pigment (melanin) at specific ages. At some point in the aging process, these cells make less and less pigment until the hair has very little pigment. White hair has no pigment, and gray hair has some but not as much as a red, black or brown hair.\n\nNot all hairs respond in the same way or at the same time. So the graying process usually is gradual. You can't prevent graying. Some people start graying in their 30s, and some not until their 60s. Genetics likely play a strong role in graying.\n\nPeople rarely go gray overnight. If they do, it's typically due to alopecia areata. This condition causes the thicker, darker hairs to stop growing before it affects the growth of gray hairs — giving the impression of graying overnight. Alopecia areata eventually causes roundish patches of hair loss or complete loss of hair on the head or body. Its cause isn't known.
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hey bro, let me do you a favor off the course. sure things can be passed on to one another i.e. viruses, disease, behavioral patterns, peer pressure etc., please do not buy into this line of thinking. my buddy received his full head of grey at age 19, right after his car ran off the road and down in a ditch only to be rescued later by luck. take a step back, don't overthink it and then move on without making this an issue.