Do gray hair need special care?

• Our hair becomes gray at some point, that cannot be avoided.
• Gray hair is a first sign of the disturbed cell metabolism on the hair root with increasing age.
• In parallel with the increase in gray hair, hair quality can take off.
• Now it is important to strengthen the hair roots against growth -interfering influences.

A gray hair - and we use tweezers. If more and more hair are gray, we prefer tones or dye. Trendsetter propagieren allerdings, nichts zu unternehmen: Sind graue Haare nicht ganz natürlich und eine Haarfarbe, die wir mit Stolz tragen dürfen? For most men, gray hair is actually not a big problem for women. What actually happens when our hair gray? Quite simply: the color pigments are less.

Gray hair? White hair?

Strictly speaking, there is no gray hair. The optical impression "gray" creates the mixture of colorless and (still) pigmented hair or by the fact that not all hair becomes white at the same time, but colorless and pigmented hair occurs together. So: gray hair is actually white hair.

Meaning of color pigments

The individual hair color is created by the interplay of two pigments that are produced in specialized cells of human skin, the melanocytes: Eumelanin and pheomelanin. Their ratio determines the skin, but also the hair color of every person.

Eumelanin Provides the pigment for brown and black hair to the hair roots, while Phäomelanin is responsible for light blonde, blonde and red hair. Both melanins store themselves in the horny layers of the hair and are thus visible.

Important prerequisite for a strong color of the hair is a sufficient amount of eumelanin in the hair roots. Gray hair arises when the production of the melanine subsides with increasing age. Instead of melanins, air bubbles are then stored in the hair shaft. The hair reflects the light completely and appear colorless or white.

Factor stress for gray hair

The appearance of the first "gray" hair is genetically determined. Europeans train the first white hair from mid -30s, Africans and Asians later. Oxidative stress as a result of smoking, alcohol or physical and psychological stress is another reinforcing factor for graying. In old age, the organism can compensate for such disturbing influences. Free radicals damage the pigment cells and finally the hair knows.

Color back?

Coloring gray hair is an important part of their styling and beauty activities, especially for women. Experiments and many shades of color are allowed. Men want to hit their natural hair color when coloring the gray hair, but also like it when lightning gives themselves more abundance. Some users of Thiocyn hair serum Report that the hair has grew darker at the beginning of a new hair cycle or in the original hair color.

Gray hair and hair care

Slowly gains gray hair overweight, often makes hair quality afterwards. How can this be explained? The gray shows the beginning of the hair's aging process. Gradually, the hair follicles, our hair organs, are more difficult to keep their cell metabolism going. The hair grows slower; Maybe not 10 to 12 cm a year, but only 5 or 6 cm.

The slightest disturbance of the cell metabolism on the hair roots, be it through oxygen radicals or Hormonal weight weightscan also lead to misconceptions in hair ceratization. The hair tends to fragility and split. Hair care Then, give the hair moisture to support the hair follicle intensively in regeneration.

Two good tips

Very helpful for the regeneration of Scalp and hair follicles turns out Thiocyanate. Thiocyanate is a bioactive molecule and an important part of the cell metabolism in the entire human organism. Thiocyanate compensates for growth-contrary influences on the cell metabolism of the hair about the detoxification of oxygen radicals. The patented Thiocyanate activity formula in Thiocyn Hairerum and the Thiocyanate complex in noreiz skin-calming care shampoo - also from Thiocyn - make a valuable contribution to strengthening weakened hair roots.