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Aging is a privilege, but not everyone feels blessed to receive thegray hairthat comes with it.
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For decades, scientistshave been studyingways to slow hairs aging process.
Do any of them actually live up to their promises, though?
Here, we got answers from independent experts.
Why does hair go gray?
But its a little more complicated than a simple deficiency.
So sunlight, which carries both UVA and UVB, is a double-whammy for hair damage.
One contributing factor that might be a bit more in our control is stress.
Scientists found that the bodys fight or flight response can contribute to turning hair gray.
Remember those pigment-producing cells, the melanocytes?
Is reversing gray hair possible?
Maybe, especially if youve just discovered your first strands of silver.
We know that during periods of stress, individual hairs on your head can go gray.
When it comes to reversing gray hair not related to stress, research is limited.
Is there a product available todayother than dyethat can reduce grays?
Were giving you another big maybe here.
The idea here is preserving pigment, says Jay Small, co-founder of Arey.
To back up its claims, Arey cites two studies that were done on palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20 amide.
The trial is promising but was smalland there was no comparison to a placebo or other product.
Dr. Marcus was cautiously optimistic about palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20 amide.
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