Nobody wants gray hair. Nowadays, they stand for the attainment of an age that is no longer associated with positive values such as serenity, wisdom and calm, but much more with the state of physical or mental decline and little benefit to society. But this does not necessarily have to be the case, because on average, people age between the ages of 40 and 60, sometimes as little as 20 to 30 years old. In phases of life in which the mind and body are still very agile. No wonder then that the process of graetting because of the image in the professional life or because of the feeling when looking in the mirror is undesirable and solutions are sought to stop this actually normal, slow onset process or conceal.
In this post, you will learn what the causes can be, how to counteract them early and get tips on how the graying hair naturally grows longer in more color.
Causes of Gray Hair
As we grow older, our hair loses the coloring pigment melanin. This deficit is caused by a series of processes, starting with the decrease of the enzyme catalase in the cells. The reduced number of enzymes is then responsible for the degraded degradation of hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water in the normal metabolic process. Too much hydrogen peroxide hinders the function of the enzyme tyrosine’s, which is important for melanin formation.
An age- or disease-related deficiency of the amino acid tyrosine also leads to a disruption of melanin production and finally to graying of the hair. Instead of the color pigments, air bubbles can slide between the color strands. As a result, the hair increasingly receives colorless pigments and makes the natural color appear paler and grayer until it is completely absent and the hair becomes white or colorless.
Following influences favor this process and are therefore also blamed for gray hair:
· Smoke
· stress
· hormonal imbalances
· chemotherapy
· Nutrient and vitamin deficiencies
· aggressive hair care products
· Thyroid disorders (vitiligo) and anemia
With the following tips, you may be able to delay the graying of your hair or help the paint with natural remedies.
1. Healthy Diet
A lot can be done preventively against gray hair. These include, for example, reduced coffee and alcohol consumption and a healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals. An acid-reduced or basic diet is just as helpful and delays the loss of color and the process of becoming light.
More information about the optimal nutrition for healthy hair and tips for prevention can be found in this article.
2. No Nicotine
Non-smokers have a clear advantage because smokers have a two and a half times higher probability of gray or white hair than non-smokers (English study). Nicotine consumption makes the hair dull, makes it look brittle and visually enhances the gray tone.
These tips may help you stop smoking.
3. Less Stress
Stress in itself is not a direct cause of gray hair. However, it can be the reason for an early, relapsing hair loss and so suddenly change the visual impression. Graying, but also regrowing, white hair, previously masked by longer, darker hair, are more noticeable.
Treat yourself in stressful times often times a breakthrough stress-reducing activities such as meditation, exercise, and sports in the fresh air, or listening to soothing music. Also, various soothing herbal teas or relaxing full baths help to find peace faster. A range of suitable ingredients for relaxation baths can be found here.
4. Dry Scalp
Shampoos, styling products, care and coloring agents also have a negative impact on the color of our hair. Dehydrating ingredients such as ammonia, chlorine, phosphates, and sulfates damage the hair and scalp due to a worsened nutrient supply. Brittle, dull hair can also be the result and intensifies the gray effect.
With a switch to natural remedies such as homemade
· Hair shampoos with rye flour, chestnut or birch
· Styling products (hair gel and hair fixer)
· natural hair conditioners
· nourishing hair treatments
As well as a massage of the scalp with almond or coconut oil you can delay the appearance of gray hair.
5. Ripping Out
The first gray hair is quickly removed, but it will not be the only one. Although it is considered a myth that every outraged, gray hair regrow like the severed head of the Hydra two more. However, one rarely comes alone so only a few days or weeks later more are due. In the long run, that certainly cannot be the solution.
6. Shaving
Maybe a bald-shaven head is acceptable to you, after all, he has become socially acceptable in recent years, even among women. However, before you plan such a radical intervention in your appearance, check if there are not other tips for you.
7. Artificial Renaturation
Renaturation products promise to activate their own, brown or black hair color and the term suggests that it is a natural process. In this type of staining, however, an artificial melamine substitute, which reacts not immediately as hydrogen peroxide but slowly after several applications with oxygen acts. If you set the product off, the hair turns white again.
However, these renaturation products are controversial and are alleged to include lead acetates, which are considered problematic. For red and blond hair, no artificial substitute was found. For these reasons, we prefer the natural methods!
8. Natural Restoration
Instead of filling the interstices of lack of melanin production with artificial substances, you can also use herbal substances. An old home remedy is suitable to reduce the white tone in the hair and thus to match the natural color.
A cure with the juice of an onion helps against gray hair, which stimulates the production of melanin in the hair follicles and gives colorless air bubbles no chance to intervene. For regular onion treatment, you need one or two onions, which are minced in a blender. Drain the juice and massage on the scalp. Leave on and wash after an hour.
9. Natural Tones and Coloring
Natural, commercially available dyes often contain a proportion of Henna's red hue, making the results particularly successful. Dyeing with henna also has risks:
· In blond, white or bleached hair, the colors may be different and give a very intense, orange hair color.
· Natural pigments last longer and are more intense than the artificial ones, which is why they cannot be so easily removed or repainted if conventional dyes do not like a color. When buying natural dyes, you should pay attention to the natural cosmetics seal, because some products contain pesticide residues and heavy metals such as lead.
To dye without henna, you can make your own color from natural materials. Suitable ingredients include rosemary, sage, black tea and coffee powder. A particularly intense color you get from green shells of walnut. Here you will find even more options for hair coloring with herbal ingredients.
10. Hairstyles and Headgear
With heavily graying hair or also with the growth out of coloring means it can quite do also a head covering a hat or cap. Sure, it is not always appropriate or appropriate to show up with a sporty cap and a suit, costume or fancy dress and never put it down, but there are also combinations or occasions that make that possible.
Women have more alternatives available. How about a nice cloth that covers the neck, a ponytail or a raised hairstyle? Perhaps this only requires some of the re-coloration, or it distracts skillfully.
11. Stand by the Gray Hair
Certainly, it is not easy to stand by his head becoming gray, when the isolated, white strands have proliferated over time and a decision to dye with suspension method or even the full-surface coloring is pending. Actually, you do not want to permanently damage the hair and spending money on cures and dyes does not suit you as well.
Then just tolerate this change that sooner or later takes its natural course anyway. The hair grows gray and with it, the optical change takes place slowly over years. Time enough to befriend the visible, new self in the mirror. The following positive thoughts can help you:
· The earlier you set yourself to this slow process, the easier it is to change. Switching from a full-dyed hair at the age of 70 is much harder.
· Use the time saved and the money not spent on more experiences.
· Physical and mental fitness is not linked to a hair color, but to a healthy diet and sufficient exercise into old age.
· A youthful haircut and healthy, well-groomed hair are also beautiful in gray shades, just as individual as the previous color and not a single color from the tube.
· The gray hair color has even become a fashion trend in recent years, which has led to deliberate, voluntary gray dyeing. Gray can look really classy!
· That's me, I'm more than just a youthful, transient look and family and friends like me for my own kind.
· Every gray hair is part of me. It is sometimes stubborn, but also stronger than the colorful version.
Every Hair Color is Beautiful
At some point, your color will match your age, or rather your head has accepted your slow aging and feels comfortable with it. Until that's the time, the tips and natural methods are shown may help you get your favorite hair color naturally and without unnecessary chemicals.
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