Thanks to the beauty-obsessed users of Reddit, we’ve discovered unusual makeup tips and some try-at-your-own-risk skin-care hacks. But when we came across a thread discussing one user’s experience with their hair color changing from dark brown to blonde naturally, we were somewhat perplexed. Sure, hair gets a tad lighter when exposed to the sun, but this is completely different.

One Reddit user writes, “My hair and my beard are both black, my beard started changing to blonde some years ago, and it’s still in the process, and 2 months ago my hair too started changing to blonde. Why is this happening? So many questions.” We have so many questions, too.

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While we’re unfamiliar with the specifics of the Reddit user’s case, New York City-based facial plastic surgeon Yael Halaas breaks down the basics: Our natural hair color is determined by the production of cells called melanocytes.”[Melanocytes] travel into the hair bulb as hair follicles develop in utero. They generate the pigment that is incorporated into growing hair fibers in order to produce hair in an array of natural shades,” she says. “Accordingly, the darker a person’s natural hair color is, the more individual hair follicles they have on their scalp.”

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Going a bit further, Halaas explains that two types of melanin play a significant role in hair color. “Eumelanins are brown and black pigments, and pheomelanin are red and yellow pigments. Variations in the ratio of these pigments can produce a large number of hair colors and tones. Additionally, levels of melanin can vary over time causing a person’s hair color to change.”

Lars Skjoth, scientist and founder of hair-loss treatment company Harklinikken, treats patients for hair loss and has seen this particular hair-color shift with one of his clients. “It is rare for hair to change color from black or brown to blonde, however, it happens,” he says. “Changes in hair color can be attributed to a loss of integrity to the hair, likely due to an imbalance at the root or follicle — essentially, as the quality of your hair declines, melanin production can reduce, causing hair to lighten and become more transparent.” So what causes the quality of our hair and melanin production to deteriorate? According to Halaas and Skjoth, there are a variety of reasons.

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