Plucking a white hair would result in more white hairs

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Plucking a white hair does not cause more white hairs to grow. This common belief is unfounded, as removing a single hair does not affect the pigmentation of surrounding hair follicles. The appearance of more white hairs is typically due to natural aging or genetic factors, not the act of plucking.
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I have heard people saying that if you pluck a white hair then it would only result into more white hairs coming out. Is there any truth in it? Please let me know. Thanks.
 
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jackson6612 said:
I have heard people saying that if you pluck a white hair then it would only result into more white hairs coming out. Is there any truth in it? Please let me know. Thanks.

No. No truth.
 
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