Discover the fascinating science behind gray hair, how stress affects pigmentation, and effective strategies to maintain your ...

A face full of freckles, or “angel kisses,” as Grandma may have called them. The spots are like snowflakes—no two are the ...

As we get older, things change in our body. This even includes our crown. “Melanocytes become less efficient at producing that pigment, which is delivered to the hair shaft,” Dr. Heather ...

The role of melanocytes in hair color Hair color depends on melanocytes, cells located in hair follicles. With age, these cells become depleted, leading to a gradual loss of pigmentation.

Under normal circumstances, the hair receives its color from pigment-producing cells called melanocytes, but when the body experiences prolonged stress, the sympathetic nervous system releases ...