Watching hair turn grey

Will dye damage my hair and turn it prematurely gray?

There's little study-based evidence of anyone getting gray hair from dyeing his or her hair over and over again. However, some studies have suggested that heavy use of hair dye might cause cancer [2] in some people (both in people who are dyeing their hair, and in colorists whose livelihood depends upon providing the coloring process). The connection to cancer needs more research, but it's enou...

Permanent hair removal of white, grey and light blond hair after laser treatment combined with melanin encapsulated liposomes. (Lipoxôme®)

Until now, people suffering from unwanted, non-pigmented hair grow (white, grey and light blond) could not effectively been treated by photothermolysis. Melanin encapsulated liposomes are able to target melanin into the hair follicle. Melanin is the primary chromophore for laser hair removal. The external application of these liposomes prior to laser treatment ables to achieve permanent hair re...

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Membrane Watching

Several things, that were not all of my own choosing, have conspired to keep me out of active participation in membrane events for a while. But the spectator sport that I call "membrane watching" is far from dull. It may be as rewarding as such things as birds, Congress, girls, bali games, or the Berkeley campus-particularly when you feel yourself somewhat qualified. Of course you lose the trem...

Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight

Although a rare event, sudden whitening of hair (canities subita) has reportedly affected a number of well-known historical figures, usually in relation to dramatic events in their lives. Although early accounts are substantiated by more recent case reports in scientific literature, we suspect that the phenomenon is not only used as a literary means in fiction, with the aim of dramatizing, but ...