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JAKARTA - Not always gray hair that grows is a bad sign. Gray hair that appears at a young age also does not mean that a person has a disease, as long as it remains active and productive. Interestingly, lifestyle factors and diet also affect the growth of gray hair.

There are many stigmas that gray hair means that a person's markers have grown old. In fact, gray hair is not just an age parameter. There are many other things behind the growth of gray hair. Several interesting facts about gray hair launched WebMD, Friday, December 2, among them;

The average gray hair grows when a person enters his mature age, according to the type of race. For Asian people, gray hair grows in the middle or late 30s. Meanwhile, Africa-American, in the middle of the age of 40s. Called premature gray hair is a condition where gray hair grows 10 to 20 years faster than the person's age. So, if before the age of 25 you start to see gray hair on your head, it's likely called premature gray hair.

Apart from age, health factors can also become grayer. For example, the lack of vitamin B12, a rare tumor condition, thyroid disease, vitiligo, or alopecia areata. This is a disease where the immune system attacks hair follicles, causing hair to turn white and fall out.

When stressed, your hair falls three times faster than normal conditions. And it's likely that when you grow, the hair color that appears is white or gray hair. Not your black hair. This condition occurs if you experience mild stress.

Smoking can have an impact on the body from the legs to the head, including your hair. One study shows that smokers are 2.5 times more likely to turn gray before the age of 30 instead of smokers. It can also make gray gray gray look yellow.

There is a belief that if you revoke one gray hair, four new gray hairs will appear. This is just a myth. Even so, gray hair should not be removed because it can damage hair follicles. If the follicles are damaged, the hair can no longer grow so that your hair is running low.

Gray hair is thinner than hair with natural colors because the cumicula is thinner. When gray hair, hair needs natural protection from water, ultraviolet light, moisture, chemicals, and heat arrangement. Without barriers, your hair loses water. So gray hair will feel dry, brittle, and rough. African-American hair tends to be more susceptible to damage, compared to Asian and Europeans.