Everything You Wanted to Know About Graying

Graying is an inevitable part of our lives and while graying is a natural process, it can be disturbing when your hair grays early. Graying is genetically determined, so how early you grey would depend a great deal on your genes. It is said that you get these genes from your mothers side. So, if your maternal uncles have had grey hair early, chances are you too are susceptible to it. Aging, also causes greying. As we age, our hair strands loses its pigments and the follicles shrink.

Shrinkage in follicles, leads to restricted hair growth and loss of pigments causes the changes in hair colour. Hair around the temples are the first to go grey and then it slowly spreads across the scalp. Greying doesn’t happen overnight, it is a slow process and though it cannot be eliminated completely, it can be delayed.

There are some age old remedies which are known to prevent or delay greying. Some of them even boast of restoring the colour back in grey hair. We don’t know how true it is, but it doesn’t hurt to give it a try. Moreover, these home remedies are not heavy on the pocket and have no side effects.

Instead of wasting your time and money on expensive Over The Counter products, resort to these simple home care remedies and get a luscious mane, if not greying, it will certainly cure other hair problems like hair fall, dandruff and so on.

Amla (Indian Gooseberry) - Amla is a wonder fruit for hair care. It has many benefits, you can use the raw fruit pulp or its juice or in dry powdered form. Amla is rich in Vitamin C and it is good to include it in your diet. Amla juice when applied to the hair and scalp can make grey strands darker. It is known to be very effective in treating dandruff (both dry and oily) and also prevents hair fall. It is also good for eyesight, when consumed internally. Make this small wonder your best friend.

Curd – Like amla, curd too has some many beneficial properties. It is an excellent conditioner for hair. When mixed with black pepper powder, curd is known to darken grey hair. It also prevents further greying apart from curing dandruff and hair fall.