Going gray is caused by a massive build up of hydrogen peroxide due to wear and tear of our hair follicles. The peroxide winds up blocking the normal synthesis of melanin, our hair's natural pigment.

"Not only blondes change their hair color with hydrogen peroxide," said Gerald Weissmann, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "All of our hair cells make a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide, but as we get older, this little bit becomes a lot. We bleach our hair pigment from within, and our hair turns gray and then white. This research, however, is an important first step to get at the root of the problem, so to speak."

Read more: Why Hair Turns Gray Is No Longer A Gray Area: Our Hair Bleaches Itself As We Grow Older

HOUSTON - A revealing Boston University shows hair relaxers can cause fibroids in the uterus, giving “having unhealthy hair” a whole new meaning.

If relaxers can be so damaging, why would women still use them? For starters, many women wonder if there is another hair-straightening alternative.

Some women say choosing not to wear a relaxer could be the same as choosing not to work or not to advance in a certain industry.

Hey guys and gals!  The other day, I began to think about how my hair has changed over the years.  I noticed most of the differences after the birth of each of my 3 children.  I cut off my waist-length dreadlocks in 2003.  My hair texture was much softer, darker, and all 4A.  I relaxed my hair later on that year and continued with the relaxers until 2006.  I relaxed and went natural again in 2007.  My texture was still 4A.  I relaxed again in 2009 for the final time.  I started the natural journey again and boy was my hair different.  I now have 3C in the nape, 4A throughout the crown, and 4B in the front.  It could be hormones or it could have been the last relaxer that changed my hair follicles for good.  My mother had 3C hair until she started relaxing it and now she is 4A.  Have any of you noticed changes in your hair texture throughout your lifetime?  

I recently ordered some products for my newly installed Sisterlocks.  It is called Healthy Locks-Dry Conditioning System.  The products came just in time for my first re-tightening. My kit came with the Healthy Locks Dry Conditioning Mist, Lock Luv Healthy Locks Conditioning Hair and Body Oil, and a sample of the Healthy Locks "OOH!" Therapeutic Scalp Serum.  The smell of these products are just heavenly.  I watched the video and applied them sparingly.  A little goes a long way.   I only wish that I had discovered them 6 weeks prior.  I'll keep you posted on the results.  You can find out more about these products and how to use them at www.videolocktician.com