Hair growth happens when old cells are pushed out by the hair follicles due to the production of new cells. It occurs in three stages – growth (anagen), cessation (catagen), and rest (telogen). During the rest period, your hair reaches its lifespan and falls out, and a new strand grows in its place. When your hair grows, it is injected with pigments that give it color. With age, the amount of pigment that is injected into each strand of hair gets reduced, which is why it turns gray, and eventually white.
There are several factors governing the reasons why your hair loses its pigment. Contrary to popular belief, white hair is not a result of stress. At least, it is not in any way directly responsible.
The occurrence of white hair is determined by the following factors.
1. Genetics
It is the predominant factor in determining at what age your hair loses pigment. For some people, it can happen even before they turn 20. For others, the first strands of white appear rather late.
2. Deficiency Of Melanin
In most of the cases, a deficiency of melanin is the major cause behind hair whitening. The production of melanin depends upon appropriate nutrition and protein supplements. Lack of these nutrients causes melanin to fall below the acceptable levels.
3. Hormones
Your hormones have a huge impact on the pigmentation of your hair. An imbalance can cause your hair to turn white.
4. Medical Conditions
Certain underlying medical conditions can trigger a loss of pigment in your hair. They include a deficiency of vitamin B12 or problems with the thyroid and pituitary glands.
5. Stress
Stress caused by hectic schedules is a major cause of premature graying, along with excessive intake of alcohol and junk food.
6. Chemical Hair Products
Sometimes, usage of chemical-based shampoos, soaps, hair dyes, etc. may directly cause this problem. However, it can result from some allergic infections as well.
7. Extrinsic Factors
Changes to your hair color can occur due to external factors such as the climate, pollution, and exposure to certain chemicals. These factors speed up the process of aging.
There has been a recent breakthrough regarding the loss of pigment in hair. It was discovered that hair follicles release a small amount of hydrogen peroxide, which gets accumulated over time. It bleaches the hair and causes it to turn gray, and eventually white. By removing this accumulation, it is possible for your hair to regain its natural color.
Gray hair represents a big aesthetic problem, both for men and women. It’s actually one of the biggest health problems that a person can have. It affects the self-confidence in people and they try numerous different things to get rid of it.
Nowadays, an increasing number of men and women have white hair in their 30-ies. There are numerous factors for this. One of them is aging, and the most common also include genetics, excessive stress, absence of sleep and slightly healthy diet.
There are numerous hair dyes on the market, but they can be pretty harmful for the hair as well as the scalp. But, you should be aware that also numerous natural remedies can be quite effective.
A popular ancient remedy that can darken the hair slowly is rinsing your hair with sweet potato rinds’ water. They have the ability to dye the white hair naturally in only weeks or months.
Instructions and way of use:
- Peel 5 to 6 medium and big sweet potatoes.
- Store the rinds in a pan where you’ll cook them in 2 cups of water. After the water warms up on high fire, reduce the fire and leave them boil for 15-20 minutes.
- When the mixture has cooled down, put it in a big bowl. Filtrate the water and remove the potato rinds. Keep this water in a glass bottle that you’ll shut hermetically. You can add several drops of rosemary or lavender oil for a better smell.
- Washes and condition your hair like usually. Leave the conditioner on your hair for one or two minutes before washing it. Gray hair is normally drier so it must be hydrated properly.
- Massages the water from the potato rinds into your hair well. Make sure you do not rinse it!
- Dry and brush your hair like usually.
- Never keep the potato rinds’ water in the fridge! Prepare more when you’ve run out of it.
- Do the treatment every day or 2-3 times a week for several weeks or months. Be patient, because it takes time to notice the positive results!
I have red hair naturally, this worked great to restore my color.amazeing!