Thinning Hair with Reddish Scalp Tone
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Q:
hi, why do men with thinning hair seem to have a reddish color to their scalp and men with thick a thick head of hair seem to have a whiteish color to their scalps……i find it a condition that exists in alot of cases several of the men i observed wear caps when they are outside so i’m quite sure the sun had nothing to do with it. one of my sons has a very thick head of hair……..”whiteish” scalp..my other son has thin hair and a reddish skin colored scalp.
again thanks for your help
A:
Thin (Miniaturized) hair is generally seen lighter and in people with dark but thinning hair, hair could be seen as light brown or reddish color, not because it has less concentration of the pigment (melanin), but due to its smaller size and less number of pigments overall. One of the first signs of hair loss could be lightening hair color in the thinning areas. Scalp tone is also a reflection of hair color especially in people with fair skin that you can see through the skin and hair shaft may alter skin tone.
