Can white hair return to its original color? If it’s the fault of stress, yes Facebook3 X copy link More

Did the first white hair appear? And you’re pondering whether to tear them up, going against all the urban legends that suggest it’s a bad idea. Yes, because for years we have been told that nothing can be done to stop hair graying, except to treat it cosmetically. Today, however, a new hope is opening up, supported by several studies including   According to experts, gray hair, if it has sprouted after a moment of great stress, could return to its natural color.

You have lost your job, you have suffered a bereavement, you have faced a personal or couple crisis and your body has decided to send you unequivocal signals about the stress you are facing. One of these could be the graying of the hair: this color change is known as achromotrichia, or lack of pigmentation of the hair. Naturally different from canitis, i.e. the physiological and progressive decline in the presence of melanin in the hair follicle due to aging.