What is why is my hair turning brown?

Your hair turning brown can be due to a variety of factors:

• Genetics: Your genes determine the amount of melanin in your hair. As you age, your genes may reduce melanin production, leading to a lightening of your hair color. What was once black or dark brown hair might appear lighter brown or even grey.

• Sun Exposure: Prolonged exposure to the sun's UV rays can bleach your hair, breaking down the melanin pigments. This is more noticeable in darker hair, making it appear reddish-brown or lighter brown.

• Chemical Treatments: Frequent use of hair dyes, perms, relaxers, or even some shampoos and conditioners can damage the hair shaft and affect melanin levels, leading to color changes.

• Chlorine: Swimming in chlorinated pools can also lighten hair color over time. Chlorine reacts with the melanin in your hair, causing it to become lighter or even have a greenish tint (more common in lighter hair).

• Age: As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. This causes the hair to turn grey, silver, or white. However, the process might start with brown hair appearing lighter and duller before completely losing its color.