There are many different reasons for what causes gray hair at a young age. There may be a hereditary factor, in that there is a history of premature gray hairs in the family. Even though your parents did not go grey early, their parents or grandparents may have done.
Many health conditions can have an effect on the hair and turn it prematurely grey, although it has been said that if the health condition is treated successfully then the hair may return to its natural color.
Medication might have had an adverse effect on the hair and turned it grey. In some cases when the medication is stopped the hair will turn back to its original color.
There are other genetic conditions that cannot be cured and some of these conditions will cause grey hair among other things. When this is the case it is unlikely that the hair will return to its original color. If this is the cause of gray hair in your case, then you will probably have to find a grey hair treatment.
Some treatments to reverse gray hair are temporary and some are permanent, but as the hair grows the untreated hair will continue to be gray. The best solution is to try something that has no health risks attached. This is even more important when you are getting gray hair at a young age, as you don’t want any side effects or repercussions later in life.
As you will read below, wizdork asks what causes grey hair, and also asks about eating certain foods. Although eating the right foods containing particular vitamins and minerals is said by some to help to prevent grey hair, this is by no means the whole answer.
What’s your opinion on the subject? Feel free to give your comments at the bottom of the page.
I’m 16 years old and over the past few years I have realized the growth of gray hairs in my scalp and each year the numbers have only multiplied.
What is the cause for the growth of grey hair at a young age and what can I do to minimize the growth?
Are there any natural remedies for gray hair?
Is there anything I should eat for example.
Thank you for insight.
Stress is causing it, there is no miracle cure, just try to relax more often and possibly start dying your hair.
I guess I should be asking the same question. I got my first gray hairs at about 20 yrs old, and now (45) I am mostly gray.
Here’s an important thing to remember: it is better for your hair to turn gray than to turn loose!
Stress causing hair to fall out is a common wives’s tale. The truth is that gray hair is hair that has lost its melanin (the cells that provides color to hair strands). This is common in people on certain medications, people who have lost their hair to cancer and people who’s body have gone through a dramatic change. This is also common in people with darker skin and hair due to their ethnicity’s. This may also be genetic. Although there is really no cure using a semi permanant color on your hair that is close to your natural shade every month will cover the grays without you having to worry about grow out
Just wanted to point out that Caitie is correct; grey hairs are caused by genetics not stress.