Graying hair is one of the signs of the ageing process. Nearly half of the hair on the scalp become grey by the age of 50. But when the hair starts graying at a premature stage, many people are haunted by a great deal of anxiety and hopelessness. 

The process of graying hair usually starts in the middle age of, when the pigment cells die and the hairs loose their color. The process of graying hair takes place when the person grows older and reaches middle age. As a result, these pigment cells die and color is lost from the hairs.

According to the scientific reports, the pigment cells called as melanocytes are linket to the process of graying hair. When the melanocytes die off, the hair loses its color and turns grey. The hair is black when black chromatophore is present in sufficient amounts and when it gets reduced over time, the hair becomes grey. Another cause of graying hair is the lack of a balanced diet and stress. Sebum, an oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of the scalp is the source of nutrition for our hair. The luster and blackness is retained by this oily substance. When hair is given the required nutrition, the result is graying of hair.

The hair care market is now flooded with new hair coloring products that are proving to be effective in restoring the natural color of hair. These coloring products contain a common ingredient called as lead acetate, which sticks to the natural color of the hair and gradually returns the hair to its natural color.

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