The aesthetic problem of white hair It is not only caused by old age and melanin deficiency. But there are also other factors that affect the appearance of hair white or gray. According to experts, the absence of vitamin (or vitamins) adds to the extensive list of the origin of gray hair, especially in young women.
As we analyzed on previous occasions, offspring are vital in the appearance of white hair at premature ages (generally European women), as well as late grayness (case of Afro-descendant women). On the other hand, stress has its impact on the hair white, especially before the age of 30, added to another factor that generally goes hand in hand, such as constant smoking (smokers are 2.5 times more likely to have gray hair prematurely than non-smokers).
Added to this is also contact with the pollution of large cities or working in factories that do not follow air purification standards. According to scientists, all this will accelerate the oxidation of melanocytes, which are the cells that make melanin. Therefore, the white hair in young women they will be a constant under these circumstances.
And if we talk about vitaminsexperts explain that a nutrient deficiency can generate the presence of white hair. To be more specific, dermocosmetics professional María Teresa Alcalde highlighted that the earliest appearance of gray hair is due to low levels of vitamin B12.
However, that vitamin is not the only one that will generate white hair premature, since there are other nutrients that, if they are lacking in the body, will cause the presence of a hair white or gray: vitamin D, Vitamin B9 and vitamin B6. In line, the professional highlights that reduced levels of copper are also related to gray hair.