How To Cover Grey Hair-11 Ways to Prevent Premature Greying & Stop Early Gray Hairs without Hair Dye
Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
by Kacycarr
http://www.spotthepimple.com
What could be worse than being old and wrinkly? Well, going off the number of hair dyes sold over the chemist counter on a daily basis to cover grey hair, then, “young and grey” is likely the answer.
For most people who haven’t reached pension age and whose hair has gone grey usually panic, and abhor their new salt and pepper look, but why? Give yourself time to get used to the change, and hey who knows you may like what you see in the mirror. And, not only that, think of the money you’ll save on not having to buy hair colorant to cover you’re grey hair.
You don’t go grey without reason.
A common cause for premature graying is lack of oil production by the oil glands in the hair follicles on the scalp. Not enough oil will result in a loss of nutrition to the hair, thus causing greying. To help prevent this happening you should be looking to change a few things that you either do, or don’t do. Making a bad diet into a healthy one is a good way to start to see improvement. Other that can affect healthy hair includes stress, lack of vitamin B and other minerals like iodine, copper and iron. Prevent un-favored hair color, dryness and dullness etc, by checking out these pointers should one or the other be the cause of your problem hair.
You might mean well when caring for your hair, but improper upkeep can be more damaging than good. Going grey early can be a heredity thing. It can also be the outcome of a medical condition. Shortage of B12 or thyroid imbalance can also cause hair to change colour.
Stop early grey hair remedies.
1. Black tea and a tablespoon of salt strain and apply to hair roots for 45 minutes and rinse out with water. No need to use shampoo with this remedy.
2. Mix 2 egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of rum. Apply to the hair and scalp. Leave for sixty minutes. Rinse off.
3. Massage two tablespoons of mayonnaise onto the scalp, and rinse.
4. Add 3 flakes of garlic and 3 peppercorns to warm coconut or olive oil allow mixture to cool down and apply to scalp. Rinse well.
5. Mix lemon juice in olive oil and whisk till foamy. Apply on scalp and wash off after 60 minutes.
6. Massage hair with coconut oil and lemon daily for at approx 15 minutes.
7. Massage scalp with almond oil.
8. Use the herb Sage as a rinse. It will help restore color to gray hair.
9. Consuming yogurt daily and a table spoonful of yeast before each meal is a fabulous remedy for the prevention and treatment of premature greying of hair.
I have not used the remedies above, so cannot give a guarantee they work, but hey what have you to lose. Consult with your doctor or hair specialist before trying hair products and solutions you’re not familiar with.
10. Covering grey hair is proving successful for many people that are using the Indian Gooseberry treatment. Indian gooseberry acts as an excellent hair tonic for enriching hair pigmentation and hair growth. Preparing the fruit includes cutting it into pieces and drying them. Once bone dry, you boil fruit in coconut oil until the solids look similar to charred brown dust. Following this you’ll get dark brown oil. Massage oil onto scalp. Leave on the head for 24 hours and rinse off.
11. Curry leaves another favored option to prevent grey hair. These particular leaves supposedly have properties which vitalize hair and make the hair roots healthier, so add to your diet. Oil gotten from leaves after boiling in coconut oil - use as a hair tonic.
For those wanting to cover their grey hair then below is a helpful Q/A snippet found online to guide you.
Q. My mum currently dyes her hair every 3 weeks to cover grey roots, but has recently become aware of the ammonia and damaging chemicals contained in them. She's not ready to go 'au natural' yet so I've been enlisted to help! I've tried googling, but it seems most natural hair dyes aren’t strong enough to cover grey hairs- does anyone here have any suggestions on a product?
A. Henna. It naturally gives hair a Red through Auburn to Deep Brown colour but you can mix it with other herbs to give other colors (indigo is quite popular/common - gives hair a black/blue tint). You can also buy it already made up some with additives (natural or not depending on brand) that can give hair a deep brown or black/blue tint and a few other colors. It's one of the few things that cover grey hair successfully. Unlike chemical hair dyes the colour builds up and deepens over time too - if you dye it a few times a year it will get deeper and richer each time.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Thanks, Kacy, very helpful remedies there, though you admit never having used them. From your article I know to stay away from those chemical dyes. BTW, I call my grey hair my wisdom hair...my wife doesn't think it's funny. ~mogama~Hi Mogama and thanks for your comment. You say your wife doesn't think it's funny. Well I too have many of those wisdom hairs you speak about...and I dont think it's funny.
Keep well
Kacy
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