Hair becomes white may be related to physiological factors, but also may be related to vitiligo, albinism and other disease factors.
1. Physiological factors: as the patient’s age increases, it will lead to the decline of the melanocyte function of the hair, thus affecting the formation of melanin and the emergence of white hair, if there are no other symptoms, it is usually a physiological response.
2. Vitiligo: the emergence of the disease may be related to autoimmunity, oxidative stress, melanocyte self-destruction, often manifested in one or more white spots on the body, accompanied by hair whitening.
3. Albinism: it is a kind of gene mutation disease, often manifested as hypopigmentation or loss of pigmentation in skin, hair, eyes and other parts, which can also cause hair whitening.
Patients may have other reasons for the whitening of hair, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for relevant examinations, clear cause of the disease after active symptomatic treatment.