Hair Aging: Difference between revisions

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=== Changes in Hair Texture===
=== Changes in Hair Texture===
As hair ages, it often undergoes changes in texture. Aging hair may become finer, drier, and more brittle, and may also appear duller. These texture changes are attributed to several factors:
As hair ages, it often undergoes changes in texture. Aging hair may become finer, drier, and more brittle, and may also appear duller. These texture changes are attributed to several factors:
1. **Decreased Oil Production:** The sebaceous glands in the scalp produce less oil as one ages, leading to drier hair.
# '''Decreased Oil Production:''' The sebaceous glands in the scalp produce less oil as one ages, leading to drier hair.
2. **Keratin Changes:** Keratin, the protein that gives hair its structure and strength, undergoes changes in composition and quality with age, affecting the hair's texture and strength.
# '''Keratin Changes:''' Keratin, the protein that gives hair its structure and strength, undergoes changes in composition and quality with age, affecting the hair's texture and strength.
3. **Cumulative Damage:** Over the years, hair experiences cumulative damage from environmental factors like UV radiation, heat styling, and chemical treatments, contributing to changes in texture and appearance.
# '''Cumulative Damage:''' Over the years, hair experiences cumulative damage from environmental factors like UV radiation, heat styling, and chemical treatments, contributing to changes in texture and appearance.


===Hair Follicle Aging===
===Hair Follicle Aging===