As the age passes by, we tend to have white hair, but about the teenagers and the young people, who tend to have premature gray hair. We spend hundreds of bucks to turn our hair into black, but did you ever concentrate on your lifestyle, the natural remedies, which can turn white hair in to black. (Read: How To Grow Hair Fast)
What causes Gray hair or White hair?
- Hair follicles contains melanin pigment cells, which is responsible for hair color. when the melanocytes slows down the melanin production, the hair turns into white.
- Due to aging
- Stress
- Smoking
- Unbalanced diet
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- harsh chemical products and hair dyes
Effective remedies to avoid premature gray hair
Curry leaves:
It is the grand ma’s tip, which is being used since from ages. Curry leaves contains vitamin A,C and E, minerals, phosphorous, iron, which helps from white hair
How to use?
- Add curry leaves to your diet
- This could be taken as raw. Daily intake of 5 curry leaves will help improve the hair to turn into black
Curry leaves hair tonic:
- Take coconut oil and add curry leaves in the oil and boil in it
- Let it get lukewarm and apply on the scalp and hair
Curry leaves hair mask:
- Just take few curry leaves and make the paste of it
- Add the paste to the ½ tbsp of yogurt
- Apply to the hair and leave for 30 min
- Wash off with lukewarm water
- Do this twice a week
Black sesame seeds:
Indians and Chinese use black sesame seeds for beautiful, shiny and black hair. Sesame seeds generate melanocytes to produce melanin. The more amount of melanin production, lesser the white hair.
How to use?
- Take 2 tbsp of roasted black sesame seeds daily
- Sprinkle on salads, recipes, juices, etc.,
Sesame seeds mask:
- Just take 4 tbsp of black sesame seeds and make the paste of it
- Now add almond oil or carrot juice to the paste
- Apply the paste to the hair for ½ an hour
- Do this twice a week
Black strap molasses:
It is the by-product which comes while preparing sugar. It contains antioxidants which fights free radicals and stops gray hair and also contains iron, manganese, iron, and many
How to use?
- Take 1 tbsp of black strap molasses daily in the morning for few months for desired results
Hibiscus flowers:
Hibiscus flowers and leaves are great for strong and healthy hair. It enhances the blood circulation, increases the melanin production and gives silky hair
How to use?
- Take 15 hibiscus flowers boil them in 5 cups of water
- Let it get cool down
- Strain the water and remove the flowers
- Now make the paste of the flowers and apply on the hair
- Leave it for 30 min
- Wash hair with strained water
- Again wash with normal water
Or
- Take few flowers, make the paste
- Mix it with yogurt and apply to hair
- Leave it for 30 min and wash off with shampoo
Amla or Indian gooseberries:
This one is particularly used in many hair products for hair color, as it is the natural ingredient, which turns hair color into black. It contains vitamin C and antioxidants, which turns white hair into black
How to use?
- Drink daily ½ glass of amla juice in the morning
- Boil pieces of amla in water and apply the water to the hair
- Add 2 tsp of amla powder in coconut oil and apply it to hair
Amla mask:
- Take pieces of amla, soak them in water and boil them
- Strain the water and add eucalyptus oil to it
- Take the entire mixture in an iron vessel and keep it over night
- Next day add Egg white, yogurt to it
- Mix them well and apply to the hair
- Leave it for 1 hour and wash off with shampoo
Onion:
Onion contains an enzyme catalese, which restores hair color. It contains folic acid and antioxidants which gives thick and stronger hair.
How to use?
- Take an onion and make the paste of it
- Apply it on the scalp and hair
- Leave for 30 min and wash off
And
- For effective results
- Mix some coconut oil to onion juice and apply
- Read: Uses Of Onion Skin (Read: Health and Beauty Benefits of Onion Skin)
Bhringraj:
Bhringraj or Eclipta Alba is a herb, which is mainly used to stop hair fall and for gray hair.
How to use?
- Take 1 tbsp of bringraj powder boil it in 2 tbsp of coconut oil
- Apply to the hair and leave it overnight and wash off with shampoo
Or
Bhringraj hair mask:
- Take 2 tbsp of amla, bhringraj powder
- Mix it with yogurt or raw milk to make the paste
- Apply the mask to the hair for 30 min and wash off
- Do this thrice a week
Henna:
Henna provides natural conditioning and color to hair. Apply henna twice a week for strong hair and natural color.
How to use?
- Take ½ cup of henna
- Add to it yogurt, black tea or coffee, fenugreek powder soak it overnight
- Next day apply the paste to the hair and leave it for 2 hours
- Wash off hair with lukewarm water
Sage leaves:
Sage leaves stop the growth of gray hair. It stops whitening hair and gets back the black hair. (Read: Benefits of Tulsi Leaves)
How to use?
- Take handful of sage leaves and chamomile flowers in 2 cups of water
- Boil it until the color changes
- It becomes the tonic, apply it to the hair
- Leave it for 30 min and wash off
Black tea:
Black tea contains natural antioxidants which retains back the natural hair color to hair. (Read : Benefits of Drinking Green Tea)
How to use?
Take 2 tbsp of black tea and boil it in a cup of water
- Let it cool down
- Strain the tea and apply the tea to the hair
- Leave it for 30 min and wash off
Fenugreek seeds:
Fenugreek seed contains iron, vitamin C, potassium, lysine which retains the natural color to the hair.
How to apply?
- Take ½ cup fenugreek seeds and soak overnight
- Next day make the paste of it, apply it to the scalp and hair, leave it for 1 hour
- Wash your hair with mild shampoo
