Why do some people go grey on their head but not on their eyebrows and do eyelashes go grey?
Hair that grows on the head takes on average ½ inch per month to form and appear from within the hair follicle and lasts for around 7 years during its growth life cycle.
During this period the colour pigment (melanin) is lost ( the shaft becomes translucent) and this is normally irreversible.
These colourless hairs mix with coloured hair, which gives the appearance of grey hair. Eye brows and eyelashes are also affected by the loss of the colour pigment but this hair is being replenished on a shorter cycle, every 6 weeks and therefore tend to retain the colour longer to complement the facial skin tone.
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