Hair Color

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Hair Color is the normal color of Hair that is determined genetically.

 

These Substances are Biochemically Involved in Hair Color

Minerals

 Copper is involved in the production of Melanin (the pigment responsible for Hair Color).

 

Pigments

 The color of the Hair is determined by the endogenous pigment - Melanin - produced by Melanocytes and delivered to the Hair Cortex via Melanosomes (oval Melanin-containing granules).

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