Any advice for treating/preventing white hairs?
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free skin care · Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:44 am

any natural or other methods other than hair dyes for treating white hairs. Or reversing them back to pigment colors again
Im only 23 Sad

and i have noticed 7-8 white hairs, and i keep finding new random ones. Its really anoying but more so stressing me more.
Dyes i prefer not to use cause
first how can u dye just 1 hair among bunch of black lol and
second i have heard hair dyes make the situation worse.
Anyway i only started noticing the increase of it since 1-2 years. I think they probably related to study stress and sleeping late.
But pleasee anyone any tips on fixing the problem? And is it possible to make them grow black again? If so what do i do?
Its really worse cause my hair is naturally very very black in color and i have long hair past my waist. So these random white hairs stand out alot Exclamation

I would appreciate all the help on this

free skin care · Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:39 am

simran,

I don't know if any of these home remedies work but thought you might like to read them:

http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Premature-Greying-of-Hair.html

free skin care · Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:41 pm

I am interested in this topic too.

But I think if it's due to genetics- early grey hair growth run in the family, then I am afraid there might not be anything you can really do about it.

I found the following advises for preventing premature grey hair:

Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, and fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour, and acidic foods can reduce the moisture and nutrients reaching the hair follicles and may lead to premature greying.

A drop in melanin production may be caused by a lack of the mineral copper. Eat foods such as crab, oysters, sunflower seeds, cashews and almonds, which have significant amounts of copper.

To obtain better results, iron & iodine should be taken in form of sea food. Besides fish, which is the main source of iodine, the requirement of this mineral can be met by adequate intake of carrots, bananas & similar other vegetables & fruits. Carrots are especially useful in furnishing fresh blood & maintaining the health of the hair.

All three of these vitamins, belonging to B group, should be supplied at one time preferably in a form which gives all B vitamins, such as yeast, wheat germ & liver. The three anti-grey hair vitamins can be produced in the intestinal track by bacteria. Thus drinking a litre of yoghurt daily with a tablespoon of yeast before each meal will be an excellent remedy for the prevention & the treatment of premature greying of hair. If one wishes to take tablets of calcium pantothenate & paba, they should be taken in addition to the yeast & yoghurt & not as a substitute for them.

Avoid foods loaded with artificial colours and preservatives, as these put a strain on your digestive system and can lead to dry, brittle hair and a dehydrated scalp. Too many carbohydrates, such a pasta and bread, can diminish levels of antioxidants in your body that are needed to neutralize free radicals.

Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:13 pm

i wonder if amla would help at all. i've read it can treat or prevent gray hair if used on the scalp, but i would think it may at least help darken the hairs. it supposedly darkens the hair, and since i started using it my hair does seem extra rich in color. i suspect it makes me lose hairs if i get it on my scalp, but i could be wrong and my hair falls out very easily.

i would check into other ayurvedic plants/powders/oils, too, like shikakai and brahmi. you can find them in indian grocery stores or in online stores. i have come across recipes on the internet involving soaking some of the herbs in an iron pot before use. also, off the top of my head i remember PABA is supposed to be good for gray hair. i found a children's vitamin with a lot in it. check into side effects and precautions if you incorporate this into your supplements or eating. i've also read about raw foods helping gray hair, and about thyroid problems being related to premature graying.

i have read about, but have no experience with herbs for internal use: the Ayurvedic one Bringaraja ("king of hair"), and the Chinese herb Ho-shou-wu.

i actually had a few gray hairs a year or two ago. a dear friend yanked them out for me, and i haven't had any since. i suspect it was from months of really intensive stress.

i hope you find something that works!

free skin care · Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:05 pm

thanks for your quick feedback on this everyone. I will look into each of the things you have mentioned.
By the way Rubicon, i have heard that pulling out white/grey hairs causes more in return to grow dont no if there is any truth to this Confused

free skin care · Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:32 am

my hair stylist told me never pull a white hair out... coz you will end up with more!!!

free skin care · Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:23 am

Im interested in this topic too, as I've found at least 10 white hairs. Didnt seem to notice them until the last couple of years.

I was wondering if its genetics, but then my immediate family doesnt seem to have that many white hairs. My gran's 80+ but she still has some black hair. So I have come to the conclusion that it may be due to our diet and lifestyle as iaimei has pointed out.

daydreamingda wrote:

my hair stylist told me never pull a white hair out... coz you will end up with more!!!

I'm not sure about this but I've asked my mum to pull out all the white hairs she can find on my head and the other day, my dad told me that I had yet another white hair...but cos my hair is so black, I feel that I should pull them out cos they look so obvious, but I do think that I should stop and maybe when I find another white hair, to just cut it.

free skin care · Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:00 pm

I no what u mean yeahyeah, same is my problem, my hair is also very black and the random white hairs stand out considerably ALOT. But well i will surpass the urge to pull them out. In the time being sometimes i use a black highlighter and color em or use black mascara lolll Laughing

I tried to practice using henna last weekend but it was a mess just trying to color just one to see if it will work. I left it 10 mins but dint see it colored then i could not be bothered.
I am pretty sure its my diet and lifestyle too that caused the sudden increase in it

Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:04 pm

daydreamingda wrote:

my hair stylist told me never pull a white hair out... coz you will end up with more!!!

weird. thanks for the warning, but that didn't happen to me. maybe my white hairs were not part of my natural genetics, but from stress, so they weren't welcome on my head anyway? Smile

who knows. i'm grateful i don't notice any now.

free skin care · Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:37 pm

simran wrote:

In the time being sometimes i use a black highlighter and color em or use black mascara lolll Laughing

LOL, a black mascara!

Maybe if you just cut it off relatively close to the scalp, no-one would notice it. But you have to be consistent cos with it cos when it grows out, it could just poke out so amking it stand out even more Rolling Eyes

! And also be careful cos I remember one time, I accidently poked my scalp with the scissors Embarassed

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