Causes of Premature Hair Whitening and Natural Remedies against it

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Hi my reader, welcome back to Beauty section of my blog.
Today I am going to write about very actual problem of this decade: premature greying of hair.
It was about one year that I was living in India and one day I looked at mirror and I realized I have so many white hairs. Frankly said, that all day I have spent with thoughts, that I am getting old, and most probably that thought made 1000 more hairs to get white.

It's not really pleasant situation and specially when you are not even 30. Later on, I got to know that in India, premature hair greying or whitening is prevailing due to some circumstances.
This phenomenon affects all age groups and genders.

This process appears when the pigment, which cause hair color, is not being produced. For example,  we have a melanin  pigment which is responsible for color of hair. When the cells do not synthesize normal amount of melanin,  hair lose the color. Generally it happens by age, when capability of melanin producing declines, but because of many other reasons, it started to happen also with young people, even sometimes with children.
The study says, that the most common cause of premature hair greying is genetic.
Some other study showed that your ethnicity makes a difference, Caucasians are the most famous with premature hair greying, and they are followed by Asians.

Vitamins and minerals have a significant effect on skin and hair. Especially vitamin B12, zinc, iron, iodine and copper are responsible for nourishment  of  hair scalp, which assist metabolic process of giving hair a natural color.

Stress is another reason for hair whitening, though some scientists believe that stress does not effect to the pigments directly but it can cause a hair lose, after which your hair can grow without pigment.

Lifestyle is  one of the important cause of early hair whitening, for example smoking can stress your hair and skin (here it comes also air pollution, with it's huge effect on skin and hair).

Hair whitening also can be due to some medical conditions, such as anemia, hypothyroidism, tuberous sclerosis and neurofibromatosis.

Any improvements we do for our wellbeing will be bonus for our hair.Well balanced diet which contains proteins and carbohydrates are great for hair growth.
Remember that cells, which are responsible for hair growth and hair color are not the same, those are only working together.

And in the end I want to share one home remedy for premature hair greying. Here we need:

1.  Coconut oil -1 cup
2. Curry Leaves- Handful

Curry leaves are most common herbs used for hair treatment. It's the most effective white hair solution. Vitamin B present in curry leaves restores the function of natural pigment of the hair follicles that provides a color. It also supplies essential nutrients to the hair and heals damaged hair roots. Being a rich source of beta-carotene it stimulates hair growth and prevents hair fall.

 About benefits of coconut oil, I have already wrote down in my previous posts in Beauty section, just would like to add that it's also natural conditioner for dry, rough hair. it makes hair lustrous, bouncy and manageable.This one I really love.

                                            

So here we need to boil curry leaves in coconut oil for 6  to 8 minutes till leaves turn black. 

Let it cool, then strain the oil in a container and massage  your scalp with this oil 3 to 4 times a week before going to bed. Wash off in the morning. 

Stay healthy and beautiful