Remedies for Premature White Hair: Getting white hair is a normal, when you become older. It is a natural phenomena. The hair colour changes when the melanin production gets low. But when it is in the earlier stage, people get worried especially ladies and go for dying or hair coloring which spoils the hair, since those dying products contains chemicals in them which results in hair fall, itching etc. Instead follow these Natural Remedies for Premature white hair and see the difference.
Remedies for Premature White Hair
Causes of Premature White Hair
Before going to the remedies, let’s see what are the causes for Premature White Hair in Youngsters. You may get white hair due to various reasons like
- stress
- tension
- consumption of more alcohol
- smoking
- drinking coffee in excess
- vitamin deficiency etc.,
Remedies for Premature White Hair
1. Curry Leaves
Curry leaves are good for hair growth as well as to avoid premature white hair.
i). Dry the curry leaves and powder it. Add 1 tbsp of curry leaves powder to 4 tbsp of butter milk. Apply this mixture on your scalp and let it rest for 30 minutes. Wash your hair.
ii). Mix your curry leaves powder with pure coconut oil and heat them in low flame for 10 minutes. Allow them to cool a while. Store this in a bottle. Apply on your scalp and massage gently for a while 2 hours before taking hair bath. Do this regularly and you can find the difference in your hair colour as well as hair growth.
iii). Alternatively, include more curry leaves in your food.
2. Fenugreek Seeds
Fenugreek seeds acts as a coolant to your body and is good for premature white hair.
- Add 4 tbsp of fenugreek seeds in a cup of buttermilk.
- Soak it overnight.
- Grind it to a paste in the morning and apply on your scalp.
- Let it rest for 30 minutes and wash it off.
3. Indian Goose berry
Indian Gooseberry or Amla (Nellikkai in tamil) is a well known natural remedy for the white hair.
- Chop the gooseberry in to small pieces or crush them nicely and sun dry them. Powder them.
- Take 1 tsp of this powder and heat it in 5 tsp of coconut oil in low heat for 10 min. Let it become warm.
- To this add 1 tsp of lemon juice.
- Now apply on your scalp at night and wash in the morning.
4. Coconut Oil
Pure Coconut oil is a great moisturizer to your hair. It works as an antioxidant and even reverses the gray color to black.
- Mix coconut oil with equal amount of lemon juice and massage your scalp slowly covering whole head.
- Relax for an hour and shampoo it.
- Follow this weekly to get good result.
In my childhood days, I remember my maid used to collect all the dried hisbiscous flower once every 2 weeks from our garden. I wonder why she needs dried flowers. When enquired with her, she used to say it is good for hair. She is in her late 50’s now and still her hair is thick and black.
- Take around 10 to 15 hisbiscus flowers. Dry them in sun.
- Grind and make in powder form.
- In 250 ml castor oil, mix this powder and heat it for 15 minutes.
- You can etiher filter and store or just Store in a bottle as the sediments will go down.
- Apply on your scalp and massage it before wahsing hair.
- Do it once a week regularly.
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