What To Do With Your Grey Strands?

Grey hair is often appreciated on men but women with grey hair are looked down upon. While it is considered a sign of intelligence among men, it is a sign of ageing for women. The society bias will always be there, but it is upto you to carry your grey hair with grace.

Grey hair too can look fabulous if it is cared for. However, when the grey strands become dry and dehydrated it can look very unsightly. Grey hair needs more care as compared to normal hair, so try to keep it nourished at all time. It is important to oil your hair. Also go for intensive conditioning treatments to moisturise grey strands. The reason why grey hair becomes dry is because it looses its colour pigments.

If you are still not comfortable wearing your hair grey then colour them with some natural methods of colouring. Here, we tell you one of the most effective way of colouring hair naturally. It is the use of henna, this herb will give a reddish or burgundy tinge to your grey hair.

However, the method of application and rinsing can be cumbersome. In fact, the procedure of soaking and preparing the henna pack is also time consuming. But it is worth the effort. Firstly you would need a pack of dry henna powder, ensure that it is green in colour. Next, you have to soak it overnight in an iron container.

Add a lot of goodies while soaking henna for maximum effect and nourishment. For instance, you can add the juice of lemon, beetroot pulp, the pulp of amla (Indian Gooseberry), curd and egg.

These ingredients will strengthen your hair and nourish the scalp. Having soaked it overnight, apply the pack on the entire hair and scalp and leave it for 2 hours. Rinse it off with plain water and you are done, your silver tresses will now coloured and that too naturally.