What causes gray hair?

Hello dear, the main reasons for gray hair are as follows: 1. Genetic factors: less whitehead is juvenile gray hair, most of them have a family history, and the patient's father or mother has a history of less whitehead; 2. Age factor:

Most people age after the age of 40, the hair follicles age, the production of melanin decreases, and the hair becomes gray. 3. Mental factors: Some people are less than 40 years old and may have gray hair for a short time, mainly due to lack of sleep, such as staying up late, poor sleep quality, mental tension, and special pressure, and may appear whitehead overnight; 4. Disease **: anemia and malnutrition can also cause gray hair; 5. Blood fever:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in addition to the above factors, there is another factor, namely blood fever, which can cause gray hair; 6. Liver and kidney deficiency can also cause hair to turn white. Compared with other hair loss diseases, it is more difficult to get white, and it is recommended that patients undergo dietary therapy, and the commonly used Chinese medicine for black hair is Polygonum multiflori, black sesame, yam, raw arborvitae leaves, lotus grass, dodder seeds, etc. It should be emphasized that try to use foods such as yams, black sesame, wolfberries, walnuts, etc., He Shou Wu has been found in clinical practice that some people will cause liver and kidney damage, try not to take He Shou Wu to prevent liver and kidney damage.

The number of melanin-producing cells in the body decreases to some extent, resulting in graying of the hair.

Due to the aging of the body and the decline of physical ability, the time of gray hair will be different for each person, and the occurrence of gray hair in young people is usually directly related to genetic factors or acquired stress. It is difficult to have gray hair caused by congenital inheritance, but gray hair caused by acquired causes can be improved after **. Malnutrition is one of the causes of gray hair, which is an appendage of the first and needs adequate nutrients to grow.

If picky and picky eating habits persist for a long time, nutrient intake may be insufficient, and hair is prone to lack of protein and various vitamins, resulting in a change from black to white. You should pay more attention to rest and strengthen nutrition.

Misconceptions about gray hair:

For gray hair, some people dispose of it by growing one and pulling it out. There is a folk saying: white hair cannot be plucked casually, and if you pluck one, you will grow three. In fact, there is no scientific basis for this claim.

The color of black hair mainly depends on the melanocytes at the root of the hair. As we age, the pigment cells at the root of the hair follicles will gradually stop producing melanin, which is why gray hair is formed. Although forcibly plucking gray hair does not make it grow more and more, it can damage the hair roots, especially if you pull it out too much, it may also cause folliculitis.