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Sarah Wells

Can gray hair be reversed?

An older woman with gray hair.

Like fine lines on your face or aching joints, gray hair is considered to be one of the many markers of old age. But for those of us not quite ready to embrace the grays, is it possible to reverse this process?

While a small study from 2021 suggests that this may be possible in very specific, short-term scenarios, the resounding answer from experts in dermatology and trichology (specialists who study the hair and scalp) is probably not. At least, not permanently.

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