Hair graying is considered premature when it starts to appear before the age of thirty for the light skin ethnics and before the age of forty for the dark skin ethnics

It starts first on the sides of the head and then extends through the center of the head, while the back of the head is resistant to premature graying

What are the causes?

Genetic factor

Psychological factor: There is a link between the psychological factors and premature hair graying, especially the intense and sudden emotions such as severe fear and severe sadness or affection with worries and calamities.

Hair bleach and highlights: The oxidizing agent can reach the melanin-producing cells at the hair follicle and permanently damage them

Malnutrition:: related to the deficiency of vitamin, iron, folic acid and vitamin B complex, although there is no conclusive evidence of the role of vitamin deficiency in the onset of premature graying, but there are scientific studies indicated the association of graying with compound vitamin B deficiency with the possibility and benefit of regular large doses in delaying graying.

General diseases: especially the digestive system and thyroid gland disorders

What is the treatment?

So far, science has not found a way to activate melanin cells to reproduce melanin after stopping functioning. The only available way is to cover it with dyes.

Is there a future permanent treatment for white hair?

The doctors noticed a strange side effect of a chemotherapeutic medicine used for lung cancer in some patients where their white hair turned black. The first study on the drug was in Spain applied to 41 patients. The result was that only 14 patients recovered dark hair color. Such a study may need years of scientific research and development before we can determine the possibility of a safe drug to re-stimulate the melanin cells in the follicles to function again.