Natural shades of hair are all created by 2 typesof melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin.The relativeamount of each of these 2 types, the total amount ofmelanin, and the size of the granules in each hair togetherdetermine hair color.Where as eumelanin is the predom-inant pigment in dark or black hair, pheomelanin prevails inblond or red hair, and overall melanin content is lower