However tempting it may be, try to refrain from plucking out any gray hairs you might notice. Plucking, especially repeated plucking, causes trauma to the hair follicle. You can cause an infection, scarring, and, in the worst-case scenario, a bald patch. If you really must get rid of that one gray hair and don't want to dye it, experts suggest that you carefully cut off the offending strand instead [source: Kraleti ]. Sign up for our Newsletter!
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It's the ever-popular beauty myth told to spook you into submission: If you see a gray hair, don't pluck it! If you do, more will grow in its place. If you've heard the warning over the years, perhaps you, too, have some hard-hitting questions.
The fact that a single silver strand can entice a whole sprinkling of grays does seem a bit suspect, no? Is there any weight behind the commonly held claim? We consulted celebrity colorist and Redken brand ambassador Matt Rez to separate fact from fiction.
Lo and behold, "This is a total myth! If you do notice more grays popping up, it's likely due to natural aging—not because you've pulled out a lone strand. Of course, if these are premature grays, you might be able to slow down the silver; see how you can prevent those gray strands here. So, uh, why all the panic about plucking gray hair? Well, says Rez, the reason people think more grays are summoned as soon as you pluck a single strand is because it looks and feels more noticeable on your scalp.
Essentially, gray hair actually has a different texture from the rest of your pigmented strands as it tends to be a bit more coarse when the follicle produces less melanin, it tends to produce less sebum as well and results in a drier, coarser hair.
So when the hair does regrow in the same spot, it'll stand out a bit more than its neighbors. This, of course, doesn't give you permission to pluck every gray you lay eyes on. Even if you remove the hair from the follicle, the new one will grow back gray—it's an internal process that happens when your pigment-producing cells start to deteriorate, so removing the actual strand does next to nothing. Plus, pulling out hairs can cause trauma to the follicle; it may even become damaged and die if you do it over and over again—once that happens, the hair will never be able to grow back.
The bottom line? There might not be more grays peppered throughout your strands, necessarily, but the ones you do have may look and feel more noticeable. You still shouldn't pluck gray hairs—not because more grays will follow in its wake but because plucking hair, in general, is not a good practice.
Are hairless patches really better than a couple of grays? Sources at the Huffington Post suggest instead of plucking, cutting the strand is the best way to get rid of gray hairs. You won't be tugging at the follicle, and can snip away to your heart's content. Really though, why would you? After all Bloggers, celebrities, that tattoo'd chick you envy at the coffee shop day after day If you're going gray naturally, you get to save on the cost of hair dye. By Kristin Collins Jackson.
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