Instead, these are hair dyes uniquely formulated for graying and meant to return you to your previously natural color. According to celebrity barber Chaz Hazlitt, these hair dyes are specifically ...
Melanocytes become less efficient at producing that pigment, which is delivered to the hair shaft,” Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist in Miami, tells ESSENCE.
The medical term for hair graying is canities. Hair turns gray (or white) when your hair follicles stop creating melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives your skin and hair color.