Cosmetic Company L'Oreal Developing Pill to Prevent Gray Hair

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Cosmetic Company L'Oreal Developing Pill to Prevent Gray Hair




Friday, Oct 7, 2011 | Updated 2:42 PM EDT


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L'Oreal hopes to have the pill available by 2015.

With products available to smooth wrinkles, stave off hair loss, and to delay senility, it was only a matter of time before someone tackled another aging-related phenomenon: gray hair.
For some, gray hair is a signal of distinction. But for many, it's something to get covered up. Using dyes is an old practice, but now cosmetic company L'Oreal is working on an internal method to keep the silver at bay.
The company hopes to have a pill on the market by 2015 that will prevent oxidation stress, the process that causes hair to fade from jet black or deep red to silver or gray. The pill uses a fruit extract that does something similar to the body's own enzymes that control hair pigmentation.
But here's the catch - the pill probably won't be able to reverse the process once hair has started going gray. The company's scientists say you'd need to start taking the anti-gray pill far ahead of time.
Bruno Bernard, a L’Oreal researcher, told the Christian Science Monitor:

“Ideally you would take it for your whole life, but realistically we’d encourage people to start using it before their hair goes grey because we don’t think it can reverse the process once it has started. We have a watertight proof of concept, and we think it will have a market among men as well as women.”
Bernard added you'd probably have to take the anti-graying pill everyday like a vitamin, perhaps as much as ten years before you started turning gray.
Some dermatologists urge caution, saying the pill's possible side effects are still uncertain.
But for those afraid of growing old, the risk and the effort might be worth it.








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Find this article at:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/h...ping-Pill-to-Prevent-Gray-Hair-131343023.html
 
fruit extract that does something similar to the tbody's own enzymes that control hair pigmentation.


Do we know which fruit extract?

Which enzyme?

Do we have a natural alternative LHCF uses?

 
Why did Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later and Resident Evil just pop in my head? LOL.

Seriously, if it aint broke don't fix it. I have dozens of grays and I just pluck or dye.
 
Why did Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later and Resident Evil just pop in my head? LOL.

Seriously, if it aint broke don't fix it. I have dozens of grays and I just pluck or dye.

:lachen::lachen::lol::lol: That is what I was thinking,this is some movie stuff right here. I don't want to have a lhcf survivor thread looking to see if I'm the only one out there lol
 
I read this online and wondered if it works... I don't have greys so I can't try it, but I would love to hear the results of anyone who does. Oh, but if you have High Blood Pressure- sage is not good for you.

1/4 cup dried sage
1/4 cup dried rosemary
2 cups water
Directions:

Simmer the sage and rosemary in the water for 30 minutes, then steep for several hours.

Apply to hair and leave on until dried.

Then rinse and dry.

Repeat weekly, until desired shade, then monthly to maintain color.
 
EXACTLY! As soon as I saw the title I had the same sentiment. Reminds be of a hair dye add that implied that gray hair was ugly and therefore aging is undesirable. SMH!

It's crazy. Not judging someone that would use it but it isn't for me. I don't even like to take prescription meds which i avoid at all costs (within reason).

Side Effects: Nausea, Vomiting, Dizziness, DEATH....
:lol::lol::perplexed:perplexed

No grays though!! Cuz i'm worth it :rolleyes:
 
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