
The reason why a person's hair turns gray is related to melanocytes or pigment-producing cells concentrated around the hair follicle, which give it color. In humans, the production of pigment ceases, resulting in the hair strand turning gray. Why do hair turn gray? Is it due to stress? Age? Genetics?
In his childhood, the host Aaron Scott used to dress up for Halloween as an older version of himself — with a cane, polyester pants, and artificially grayed hair. These days, this costume is becoming an increasingly everyday reality. At least, gray hair is.
So today, in honor of all of you flirting with gray hair, whether it's a witch costume or just that captivating and frightening thing called aging, we will delve into why hair turns gray. And for answers, we turn to dermatologist Dr. Jenna Lester.