Gray hair is the bane of beauty conscious people. They make visits to beauty salon. But that is set to become history.
Catalase, long known for its main role in the body’s general health, has been associated with our hair’s natural graying process. The role of Catalase, is to destroy hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. This demolition is necessary to stop injury to the body, thus boosting the body’s natural defenses.
As we grow old, the body’s manufacture of Catalase starts reducing. While this reduction impacts the whole body, studies show this breakdown is linked with our hair losing its color and becoming gray. Our hair cells manufacture small quantities of hydrogen peroxide. A sufficient quantity of Catalase within the hair follicle demolished it to water and oxygen, thus letting the hair follicle to remain healthy and keep its color. As we age, Catalase levels start falling; but hydrogen peroxide continues to deposit within the hair follicle. This increase, along with the reduction of Catalase, starts a chain reaction. Research shows the enzymes MSR A and B also help in the demolition of hydrogen peroxide inside the hair follicle. As Catalase falls, the enzymes MSR A and B alone cannot mend the damage. Without adequate amounts of Catalase, hydrogen peroxide keeps on increasing within the hair follicle. As hydrogen peroxide starts to “bleach” the hair color, the hair follicle cannot manufacture adequate melanin (hair color dye) to beat this rise. As our “natural defense” against hydrogen peroxide falls with age, our hair is actually bleached from within.
Research has shown a Catalase enzyme supplement can assist in restoring and increasing the amounts of Catalase decreased by the aging process. Though hair color also relies on the enzymes MSR A and B, it is clear the main role Catalase plays in the “balance” of the hair follicle’s capacity to retain its color. With higher Catalase levels, the body’s natural capacity to restore and retain hair color can be enhanced and possibly kept for years.