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Why does your hair turn white when you get old

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As we age, the pigment cells in our hair follicles die off, resulting in hair with less color, leaving it gray or white. ChaCha!

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Source: Why Does Hair Turn Gray? | kidshealth.org

Description: As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color - like gray, silver, or whit

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As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. Fewer pigment cells mean white or silver hair. ChaCha!

Mar 27 2009, 10:22am | Source: Why Does Hair Turn Gray? | kidshealth.org

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