Just like the myth that plucking one gray hair will make three sprout, stress making your hair white isn’t actually a thing. Or is it?!
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Sources:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-hair-turn-gray/#
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/hair-turn-gray-2017091812226
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21466661
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11162910/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-stress-causes-gray-hair/
http://www.aocd.org/?page=TelogenEffluviumHA
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christiane_Liezmann/publication/7060213_Towards_a_free_radical_theory_of_graying_melanocyte_apoptosis_in_the_aging_human_hair_follicle_is_an_indicator_of_oxidative_stress_induced_tissue_damage/links/00b49525797be5bdf3000000.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673399/
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