Do gray hair need special care?

• Our hair will eventually turn grey; it is unavoidable.
• Gray hair is an early sign of impaired cell metabolism at the hair root with increasing age.
• As grey hair increases, hair quality may decrease.
• Now it is important to strengthen the hair roots against growth-disrupting influences.

One gray hair – and we reach for the tweezers. When more and more hair turns gray, we prefer toning or dyeing. Trendsetters, however, advocate doing nothing: Isn't gray hair completely natural and a hair color we can wear with pride? For most men, gray hair isn't really a big problem, but for women, it is. What actually happens when our hair turns gray? Quite simply: The color pigments diminish.

Gray hair? White hair?

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as gray hair. The visual appearance of "gray" arises from the mixture of colorless and (still) pigmented hair, or rather, from the fact that not all hairs turn white at the same time, but rather colorless and pigmented hairs appear together. Therefore, gray hair is actually white hair.

Importance of color pigments

Individual hair color is created by the interaction of two pigments produced in specialized cells of the human skin, the melanocytes: eumelanin and pheomelanin. Their ratio determines each person's skin and hair color.

Eumelanin supplies the hair roots with the pigment for brown and black hair, while Pheomelanin is responsible for light blonde, blond, and red hair. Both melanins are deposited in the horny layers of the hair and thus become visible.

An important prerequisite for a strong hair color is a sufficient amount of eumelanin in the hair roots. Gray hair occurs when increasing age Melanin production slows down. Instead of melanin, air bubbles are deposited in the hair shaft. The hair completely reflects light and appears colorless or white.

Stress factor in grey hair

The appearance of the first "gray" hairs is genetically determined. Europeans develop their first white hairs in their mid-30s, while Africans and Asians develop them later. Oxidative stress Smoking, alcohol, or physical and psychological stress are considered another factor that exacerbates graying. As we age, the body becomes increasingly less able to compensate for such disruptive influences. Free radicals damage the pigment cells, and eventually, the hair turns white.

Color back?

For women in particular, coloring gray hair is an important part of their styling and beauty routine. Experimentation and many shades are allowed. Men primarily want to match their natural hair color when coloring gray hair, but also appreciate the optical effect of lightening. Some users of Thiocyn Hair Serum report that the hair with Beginning of a new hair cycle darker or has grown back in the original hair color.

Gray hair and hair care

As gray hair gradually becomes predominant, hair quality often declines. How can this be explained? Graying indicates the beginning of the hair aging process. Gradually, the hair follicles, our hair organs, find it more difficult to maintain their cellular metabolism. Hair grows more slowly; perhaps no longer grows 10 to 12 centimeters per year, but only 5 or 6 centimeters.

The slightest disturbance of the cell metabolism at the hair roots, whether caused by oxygen radicals or Hormonal imbalances, can also lead to improper bonding during hair keratinization. Hair is prone to brittleness and split ends. Hair care This means giving the hair moisture to intensively support the hair follicles in their regeneration.

Two good tips

Very helpful for the regeneration of scalp and hair follicles proves ThiocyanateThiocyanate is a bioactive molecule and an important component of cell metabolism throughout the human organism. Thiocyanate compensates for growth-disrupting influences on hair cell metabolism through the detoxification of oxygen radicals. The patented thiocyanate active formula in Thiocyn Hair Serum and the thiocyanate active complex in noreiz Skin Soothing Care Shampoo – also from Thiocyn – make a valuable contribution to strengthening weakened hair roots.