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While a “salt and pepper” look is part of graceful aging for many adults, it is with absolute horror that parents encounter the same in their kids. Notwithstanding the numerous questions you get from near and dear and not-so-dear ones, you are also individually worried about how your child will look, especially if graying does not stop on its own. The good news is that once you know the cause of your child’s premature graying, then in most cases, you can treat and cure it. So let us first examine the different causes of premature graying.
Before answering that question, let us look at another one. What gives hair the black color? Hair follicles contain tiny cells called melanocytes, which are responsible for hair color. Over the course of years, melanocytes start to work lesser and lesser, leading to gray hairs. The rate at which the working of melanocytes declines is different for different individuals – this is why some people get grays earlier than others. Now, why does your child have gray hairs? It could be any of the following reasons:
In cases when an underlying medical problem (including a deficiency) is the cause for the premature graying, the graying stops progressing once the underlying problem is treated. In other cases, there are few home remedies you can try to activate those melanocytes:
While the hair color does not define who your child is, you should still treat premature graying seriously as it might point to other ailments.
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