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Caring for yourself and your aging hair.

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A woman reaches a certain age, and more often than not she is very likely to cut her hair short. But the question is: Is it because she wants to, or is it because it is what is expected of her? As we age our hair ages too, we can't escape that.. But what are the signs of aging hair? Firstly, It loses pigment! Those annoying grays! the reason for your first mild heart attack - the realization that your body is actually physically telling you:  you are getting older! Technically all that is really happening is that we are losing Melanin pigment , which is what gives our skin and hair its colour. Melanin is also what we get from the sun while sun-bathing - but sadly that does not effect our hair. As we loose that pigment the hair also tends to become finer and the regrowth slows down, which is why it feels like we go from a full head of hair to half the amount - which is also the reason why we can never seem to be able to go longer than a certain point. These a