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    Glossary White Hairs

    White hairs are strands of hair that lack pigment due to a decrease in melanin production, often associated with aging or genetic factors. In the context of hair loss, the appearance of white hairs can indicate a transition in hair follicle health and function, as well as changes in the body's overall biological processes. Key distinguishing characteristics include their texture, which may differ from pigmented hair, and their tendency to be more brittle or coarse. The presence of white hairs can also serve as a visual marker for the onset of conditions like alopecia areata or other forms of hair loss.

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    1. Lipid loses and barrier function modifications of the brown‐to‐white hair transition Skin research and technology · 2019 · 12 citations
    2. White Hair–Induced Increased Scalp Visibility: Clinical Implications for Hair Loss Evaluation and Hair Transplantation Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2026
    3. White Hair Follicles in Alopecia Areata. Minia Journal of Medical Research · 2024
    4. Trichoscopy of dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: Exclamation mark hairs and white dots as markers of disease chronicity Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016 · 15 citations
    5. Neurological Mechanisms Exploration and Therapeutic Targets in Segmental Vitiligo Accompanied by White Hair Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · 2025 · 1 citations
    6. White Lupin Cluster Root Acclimation to Phosphorus Deficiency and Root Hair Development Involve Unique Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterases Plant physiology · 2011 · 80 citations
    7. ISIDLB1647 - Precise diagnosis and therapeutic effect evaluation by dermoscopy and calcium fluorescent white staining for tinea capitis and other hair fungal infection 2023
    8. Reversible cutaneous hyperpigmentation and nails with white hair due to vitamin B12 deficiency. PubMed · 2008 · 16 citations
    9. Alopecia areata with white hair regrowth: case report and review of poliosis Dermatology online journal · 2014 · 12 citations
    10. Preservation of melanoblasts of white hair follicles of segmental vitiligo lesions: A preliminary study 2010 · 7 citations
    11. Two case studies of persistent white hair regrowth after alopecia areata turning pigmented following treatment Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2024 · 2 citations
    12. Trichosporon inkin and Trichosporon mucoides as unusual causes of white piedra of scalp hair Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology · 2014 · 11 citations
    13. A simple method to visualize the regrowth of white vellus hairs using superficial cryotherapy European Journal of Dermatology · 2014
    14. Hair growth promoting effect of white wax and policosanol from white wax on the mouse model of testosterone-induced hair loss Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · 2017 · 27 citations
    15. Successful White Hair Removal with Combined Coloring and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL): A Randomized Clinical Trial Photomedicine and laser surgery · 2011 · 13 citations
    16. Hair Growth Activity Test of White Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Extract and Red Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rubra) Extract Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches · 2018 · 2 citations
    17. Emerging Role of Dermal White Adipose Tissue in Modulating Hair Follicle Development During Aging Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2021 · 5 citations
    18. Genome-wide detection of RNA editing events during the hair follicles cycle of Tianzhu white yak BMC genomics · 2022
    19. Striking White Hair JAMA dermatology · 2018 · 1 citations
    20. An unusual case of increased hair pigmentation in previously grey-white hair Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2007
    21. Eccrine sweat glands associate with the human hair follicle within a defined compartment of dermal white adipose tissue British Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 36 citations
    22. Dermal white adipose tissue: Development and impact on hair follicles, skin defense, and fibrosis The FASEB Journal · 2024 · 3 citations
    23. The Experimental Study Effects of Coconut Milk and Egg White as A Pack to Enhance the Hair Health Among Adult Male and Female Volunteers Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2022 · 1 citations
    24. 1376 Dermal white adipose tissue enhances proliferation, pigmentation and hair shaft elongation in human hair follicles ex vivo Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2018
    25. Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia in Black and White Saluki Dogs: Differentiation from Color Mutant Alopecia in the Doberman Pinscher by Microscopic Examination of Hairs Veterinary Dermatology · 1991 · 28 citations
    26. Construction of transcriptome atlas of white yak hair follicle during anagen and catagen using single-cell RNA sequencing BMC Genomics · 2022 · 8 citations
    27. “Review on premature white and grey hair in children.” Ayurline: international journal of research in indian medicine · 2020
    28. White Piedra: An Uncommon Superficial Fungal Infection of Hair Skin appendage disorders · 2021 · 2 citations
    29. Follicular dysplasia and hair loss in white-tailed deer (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i>) Veterinary pathology · 2023
    30. Assessment of hair density and caliber in white and Asian females with female pattern hair loss using folliscope Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2012