Greying of hair is common with increasing age but it can occur at a young age and with more intensity due to a bad diet and lifestyle. Generally, if a white hair is seen among the dark thick hair at an early age, people start breaking or plucking it - but is it right to do so? In this article, we will discuss what happens when you uproot a white hair.

Why premature greying of hair occurs

Before getting to the effects of uprooting white hair, it is important to understand why there are premature grey hairs. When there are fewer pigment cells, less melanin starts going to the hair roots and the hair starts turning white or grey. Also, premature greying can occur due to genetic reasons, pollution, use of chemicals, stress, autoimmune disease, smoking, vitamin B12 deficiency, other nutritional deficiencies, thyroid disorders, alopecia areata, hormonal imbalance and some other health problems.

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  2. Hair thinning
  3. Hair texture deteriorates
  4. Damaging to the scalp
  5. Takeaway
Doctors for What happens if you pluck grey hair?

If a single hair appears white in the midst of black hair, then do not make the mistake of uprooting it. It can be very harmful to your hair. According to Hair Restoration Surgeon Robert Dorin, plucking out white hair slows down hair growth and makes it harder for new hair to grow. Also, the new hair will either be dry or by plucking the white hair you will only get a new white hair in its place because only white hair is capable of growing from that particular follicle. Plucking can damage the hair follicles and repeated blows to any follicle can lead to infection.

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Plucking the white hair has a bad effect on the roots of your hair and the growth of new hair in place of the grey hair can be reduced or stopped permanently. This reduces your hair density and makes your hair thin. Plucking is not the right way to deal with grey hair as it can lead to bald patches and eventually baldness.

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While pulling out a white hair, there is always a risk of damage to the natural texture of the hair strand, due to which the new hair coming in place of the plucked hair becomes stiff and its texture deteriorates.

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If you keep plucking out your grey hair frequently, the pigmented cells in the hair follicle can get damaged permanently. Additionally, the skin of your scalp can be damaged as well.

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There are many myths about pulling out white hair. But by plucking grey hair, you are harming your hair and scalp. Evidence suggests that cutting the grey or white hair strands is a better way to get rid of them than plucking.

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