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FACT Gray Hair

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Gregor TuemmlerApril 12, 2012

No one wants it, but nearly everyone gets it eventually: gray hair! It doesn't happen suddenly, but is a slow, gradual process. The reason is that as the body ages, it no longer produces enough tyrosine, a chemical necessary for the production of melanin. The missing melanin in the hair shaft is replaced by stored air bubbles. And those hairs look gray or white to the human eye.

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