4. Is it true redheads don’t go grey? People with red hair also lose melanin as they age, but differently to those with black or brown hair. This is because the red-yellow and black-brown ...
There are two main types of melanin that determine hair color. Eumelanin is a black-brown pigment and pheomelanin is a red-yellow pigment. The amount of the different pigments determines hair color.
“Gray hair can become brittle more quickly because it loses natural oils and pigment, so it will be drier and more vulnerable to damage,” says Rogério Cavalcante, hairstylist, colorist and ...