Stop Premature Graying of Hair - 10 Best Natural Home Remedies for Gray hair
Premature graying of hair at the age of
20s or 30s is often a great concern for teenagers and younger adults, because
premature graying of hair make them look much older than they are. But you
don’t have to worry as there are many effective natural home remedies exist to
prevent such early graying of hair.
Why hair turns gray?
Actually hair turns white or gray due to
low amount of melanin, (melanin is the pigment that gives our hair its natural
color). The melanocyte activity in our body slows down with age and our body
gradually discontinues producing melanin.
Causes
This hair problem can be caused by
factors like poor nutrition, hormonal fluctuations, pollution, stress, genetic
predisposition, smoking, too much use of chemical based hair products, and
thyroid disorders.
Get rid of premature
gray hair - 10 Best natural home remedies
1. Onion juice
Squeeze 2 tablespoon juice of raw onion
and gently massage your scalp and hair roots for 5 minutes. Wash off with
lukewarm water after 45-60 minutes. Do not apply this juice on your hair; apply
only on your scalp and hair roots. Do this twice a week.
2. Chamomile
Boil handful of chamomile (chamomile is
mostly used ingredient in herbal tea) in 1 liter water for 10-15 minutes.
Strain this water and let it cool down. Apply this water on the scalp, hair
roots and hair and leave this for 1-2 hours. Rinse off with normal or
lukewarm water. Repeat this 2-3 times a week.
3. Soap nut seeds with shikakai
Soak 10-15 soap nut seeds in 2 cup of
water for 3 hours, after 3 hours add 3-4 shikakai (acacia concinna) pods in
this water. Boil this water with both ingredients. Dilute the water and make
fine paste of the mixture by crushing it. Use this mixture as shampoo. This
home remedy is advantageous for your hair whether you experience graying of
hair, hair loss, dull hair or thinning of hair. This home remedy cures all
problems associated with hair.
4. Curry leaves with coconut oil
Boil 20-25 green curry leaves in 5
tablespoon of pure coconut oil till the leaves become brown. Apply this warm
oil on your hair roots and scalp and start massaging scalp for 5 minutes. Do
this at night before you go to bed, rinse off in next morning. Or apply this 1
hour before bath.
Combination of curry leaves and coconut
oil is trusted hair tonic for hair loss and it also brings back the hair
pigmentation. Curry leaves contains a natural dye to maintain the natural color
of our hair.
5. Buttermilk with curry leaves
Crush and make smooth paste of 20-30
curry leaves and add this paste in 2 tablespoon of buttermilk. Apply this
mixture on hair roots and scalp and massage your scalp for 5 minutes. Do this 1
hour before hair wash.
