Who among us has never heard the phrase “so-and-so makes me grey”? Gray hair has always been synonymous with stress, as well as representing visible and natural aging. According to medicine, this relationship is real, and the main reason is cortisol, known as the “stress hormone.”
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“The problem is the constant release of cortisol, the stress hormone, into the bloodstream. A person who experiences frequent stress is more at risk of being affected by these physical symptoms, which can include aging of the skin as well as a sudden change in hair color, causing more strands to turn grey,” explains Liliane Brasileiro, a member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology.
The phenomenon that causes hair bleaching is called bleaching and has two causes:
- Stopping the production of melanin (the pigment that gives hair its color) by the cells responsible for its production (melanocytes);
- Failure to transport the pigment produced to the hair shaft, which occurs due to cell damage due to oxidative stress.
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Hair follicles contain melanocytes, which are cells that produce pigment. As we age, the number of melanocytes decreases and our hair begins to turn grey, and eventually white, explains the dermatologist.
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