What's the cause of white hair? Worry & stress, or just diet & genetics?!
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Mostly, genetics.
My older sister is about 95% white and has been for about 10 years. Her natural color was reddish brown.
My younger sister is about 75% white. Her natural color is/was a golden brown.
I am about 40%, my natural color is/was ash brown. I have a quarter-size patch of white on the left side of the bangs area, where I had a small benign tumor removed when I was in my 20's; and I'm 61 years old.
We have the same parents, so sometimes even genetics can play tricks on people. My paternal family has grey hair and my maternal family has white hair.
My aunt was 99% white by the time she was 25 years old (lived to be 93), yet my maternal grandmother (her mom) was only about 65%, when she died at age 62.
My paternal grandmother died at age 94, and had about 80% grey hair, from the time she was in her 60's.
Health issues, prolonged illness such as cancer, diabetes, lung disease, and poor diet can contribute to changes in hair color, as can trauma to the body, such as surgery.
Basically, it's a "crap shoot". We just have to deal with whatever numbers come up.
As for myself, I have a bottle of magic potion, which helps to make life easier; Redken 6 RV, witih a splash of 6 CB .
Genetics
stress and worry
Worry and stress can be a factor, but mainly its genetics. I have a friend who has to dye her hair as she has been completely grey since she was 17, he mother and older sister are exactly the same, wheras my own grandfather died in his early eighties with pretty much a full head of black hair - it really varies from person to person.