Lots of people are suffering from white hair before age.
By the way white hair is the sign of old age but now men and women between ages of 20-30 are suffering from white hair.
Your body has hair follicles, which are small sacs that line skin cells. Hair follicles have pigment cells known as melanin. These cells give your hair its color. But over time, hair follicles can lose pigment, resulting in white hair.
It is normal for hair color to change, as people age.
The color of hair depends upon a color pigment called as melanin pigment.
Are you suffering from white hair?
White hair is not a disease. But this is not a good sign. This is not attractive.
Before you know, how to get rid of premature white hair first you have to know the reason behind it.
Why premature white hair occurs?
There are some causes of prematurely white hair.
- Heredity.
May be, behind premature graying hair, your heredity depends a lot. If among your father and mother anyone had suffered from grey hair on their young age then it may be possible that you may have this problem.
2. Vitamins.
Lack of vitamins may be another reason for your grey hair. This vitamin plays an important role in your body. It gives you energy, plus it contributes to healthy hair growth and hair color. Usually lack of Vitamin B-12 may be another reason of premature white hair.
3. Melanin Pigment.
It is an element which has an important role in darkening of your hair. Due to presence of melanin pigment your hairs are grown black. That’s why, lack of this element can cause to grey hair.
4. Stress.
If you are taking more stress than, it may be one reason of premature white hair. But it is not a major problem behind your premature white hair.
5. Chemicals
We are using various hair products like shampoo, hair gel, hair oil on a regular basis and these all are full of chemicals. It may be another reason of premature white hair.
6. Smoking
There is also a link between premature white hair and smoking. It is a well known fact that smoking cigarette increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease but it can cause premature white hair.
How to prevent premature white hair?
If the cause is genetics, there isn’t anything you can do to prevent or permanently reverse the color change.
Here are some tips to stop premature white hair.
- Eat more antioxidant rich food.
A person’s diet plays a part in preventing white hair. A diet rich in anti-oxidants can reduce stress and by reducing this you can prevent premature white hair.
Antioxidant rich food includes - fresh fruits and vegetables, green tea, olive oil, fish etc.
2. Intake Vitamin rich food
Anyone who has white hair resulting from a vitamin deficiency should consume more food rich in vitamins like B-12
3. Quit smoking
If you are a daily smoker, it may be the cause of your premature white hair and you should quit smoking.
4. Natural remedies.
Curry leaves - When curry leaves combined with hair oil and applied to the scalp, can slow down premature white hair.
Indian gooseberry ( Amla) – this is an herbal supplement and rich in anti-oxidants and anti ageing properties. Mix its power to the coconut oil and applied directly to the scalp.
Bhringaraj – it will darken your hair and keep it from becoming white. The juice of the leaves is boiled in coconut oil and directly massage into hair.
