Why do blonde kids turn dark?

But some children with light hair, including towhead blonds, strawberry blonds, dishwater blonds and redheads, see their hair go dark brown by their 10th birthday. The reason for this change is because the amount of eumelanin in your hair increases as you mature, according to some research.

Why did my natural blonde hair turn brown?

As eumelanin increases, your hair becomes darker. This is what was happening as your hair went from blonde to brown. There are two types of melanin proteins, eumelanin (determines darkness) and pheomelanin (determines level of warm tones.) As these pigments decrease, the hair becomes grey and/or white.

Do blondes turn GREY?

In fact, hair doesn’t actually “turn” gray at all. Once a hair follicle produces hair, the color is set. If a single strand of hair starts out brown (or red or black or blond), it is never going to change its color (unless you color your hair).

Why does blonde hair get darker as we age?

The primary reason is hard core genetics. Children born with some hair colors such as blonde may find it darkens as they age. Many blonde, light brown and/ore red hair infants experience the darkening or fading. Genes in the human body are turned off and on during childhood and into puberty. This is known as Aging or achromotrichia.

Can two blonde parents have a brown child?

If both parents are blonde, they will certainly have a blonde child. Here, we know that both parents’ genotypes contain only blonde traits because that is the only way they could have blonde hair. A brown allele would have dominated, resulting in brown hair.

Will my baby’s hair turn brown as they age?

A baby born with dark hair may change to having light brown on blonde hair during the first six months. Even then, babies and toddlers with blonde or red hair often develop brown hair as they age. It may darken slowly during early childhood, or it may change more abruptly during adolescence due to hormonal changes.

Will my child’s hair turn dark as an adult?

Typically, children with dark hair will keep their dark hair into adulthood. But some children with light hair, including towhead blonds, strawberry blonds, dishwater blonds and redheads, see their hair go dark brown by their 10th birthday.