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Can You Restore Your Hair’s Original Color? 2 Key Factors in Reversing White Hair

Can You Restore Your Hair’s Original Color? 2 Key Factors in Reversing White Hair
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Amber Yang
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Having white hair can make people feel old. Many dye their hair to conceal the white, but frequent dyeing can be potentially harmful. Why do some have more white hair than others? Is it possible to return white hair to its original color? In an interview with The Epoch Times, Ms. Chen Junru, director of Taiwan Wonderful TCM Clinic, stated that adequate nutrition and removing free radicals and waste are crucial for reversing white hair.

Hair Structure

Hair has the following three layers:
  1. Cuticle: The outermost layer’s primary function is to protect the hair’s inner structure.
  2. Cortex: The middle layer controls the hair’s strength and elasticity and contains melanin, which determines hair color.
  3. Medulla: The medulla is the innermost core, but not all hair contains this layer.
The hair follicles contain melanocytes responsible for producing melanin, the pigment that gives hair its color. As one ages, melanocyte activity decreases, resulting in reduced melanin production, leading to white hair.

Is it possible to turn white hair back to its original color?

Amber Yang
Amber Yang
Amber Yang is a certified personal trainer. She met all the requirements of the American Council on Exercise to develop and implement personalized exercise programs. She worked as a marketing manager for natural skin care products for years and as a health and beauty reporter and editor for ten years. She is also the host and producer of the YouTube programs "Amber Running Green" and "Amber Health Interview."
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