What We Don't See: The Root

Hair starts at the hair root, a place beneath the skin where cells band together to form keratin (the protein that hair is made of). The root is inside a follicle, which is like a small tube in the skin.

What We Don’t See: The Root

"The roots are growing again", "The roots are turning grey". everyday language is slightly misinformed, since the real hair roots can't be seen! Hair roots are protected in the depths of the Dermis , within the hair follicle , where the hair is generated and coloured.