/oss/taxonomy/term/3012/all en /oss/article/you-asked/where-does-colour-go-when-i-bleach-my-hair <p>Hair naturally gets its colour from a pigment molecule called<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin"> melanin</a>. There are 2 types of melanin:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin#Eumelanin"> eumelanin</a>, which gives hair and skin a brown or black hue, and<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin#Pheomelanin"> pheomelanin</a>, which gives the red hue.</p> Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:52:47 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6939 at /oss