Does Stress Really Make Hair Turn Gray? Find Out the Facts

"Is it true that stress causes hair to turn gray quickly? Find out the facts."

Does Stress Really Make Hair Turn Gray? Find Out the Facts

"Dream - Hair that turns white or gray is a natural cycle that will be experienced by everyone. Usually, the change of hair color to white is in accordance with the increase in age. "

Although so, there is a belief that stress is one of the triggers for premature gray hair. Many believe it, but there are also those who don't.

"\u201cThe medical term for gray hair is canities. Gray hair is the loss of melanin in the hair shaft. Melanin is a natural pigment found in most organisms,\u201d said Bridgette Hill, a hair care expert. The appearance of gray hair is actually caused by a person's age. Besides age, Dream Friends may have heard that stress is also often considered one of the triggers for premature gray hair. Is that true?"

Relationship between Stress and the Appearance of Gray Hair

"\u201cHair that has grown from the follicle (hair root) will not change color due to stress or other external factors,\u201d said Helen Reavey, a hair care expert."

Although, oxidative stress (imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body) does indeed trigger hair color change to gray.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "This type of stress will trigger the production of free radicals or unstable molecules that can damage cells in the body. Including the body cells responsible for melanin. The change to gray color in hair fibers is the result of a decrease in melanocyte activity (cells that produce melanin). Meanwhile, if the hair produced is white, then melanocytes are not active at all, resulting in no production of melanin in the hair."

As a person ages, hair follicles will produce less melanin. This is what causes hair to become transparent, without any pigments, and then appear white in our eyes.

Meanwhile, StatPearls, one of the educational companies, revealed that stress can be one of the triggers for the appearance of gray hair. When the body is under stress, cortisol hormone is released, which affects the hair follicles. When this hormone is present in the hair follicles, the melanocytes in the dermal papilla (tissue that contains all the cells that determine hair characteristics) die.

"\u201cCortisol causes melanocytes to replicate faster into pigment cells. Permanently killing all melanin-producing cells from the dermal papilla and creating the formation of white or gray hair fibers,\u201d said Hill. However, Dream Friends need to remember that gray hair is a part of natural aging that will inevitably be experienced by the human body. If you don't want to gray quickly, then you need to change your lifestyle to a healthier one and manage stress well. Report by Salma Rihhadatul Aisy / Source: Pop Sugar"

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