Preventing Graying of hair naturally

In our complex lifestyle, an improper hair care, ageing, and environmental pollution leads to graying of hair. It steals the beauty out of hair and we rush to salons to dye the hair. But you might not know that harmful chemicals in hair dyes and other hair products do the worse to the hair health. With a little care of your hair and following some natural remedies you can prevent premature graying of hair effectively.

Before we look up to some natural ways for hair care, let’s find out the phenomenon behind graying of hair. The hair follicles contain melanin pigment which is responsible for the natural color of your hairs. With improper food or other causes as mentioned above, the melanin pigment decreases which make your hair white or gray.

To avoid the graying hair you should protect them from environmental pollution and other harsh conditions. Instead of using chemical products for hair, use some natural ones. For coloring hair, you can use henna. Find more details about henna in this article – How to use henna for natural hair dye

Amla or Indian Gooseberry

In India, amla has been used since ages for various hair products. Take dried amla powder and mix it with coconut oil and apply it to your scalp. Alternatively you can use amla hair oil to garner the benefits of amla for your hair. 

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is another good thing for your hair health. To prevent the graying of hair or other hair problems, take some boiled coconut oil and massage your scalp. It also helps in reverse gray hair.

Henna

It not only works as a dye but also good for your overall health of hair. Frequently using a good quality henna to dye your hair also prevent from premature graying of hair.

These are some natural ingredients for your hair but do not forget to take a healthy diet with full of green leafy vegetables.

Natural Home Remedies for Dandruff

Since dandruff is very common hair problem we face specially in winters. A plenty of hair products are available which claims to cure dandruff and give a clean and healthy scalp. However normal shampoos as well as anti-dandruff shampoos work well mostly, but over use of such products can lead to hair fall and other hair problems, and so it is great to use natural ingredients. Here we are talking about some natural contents and some home remedies for dandruff.

·         Wash your hairs regularly and thoroughly.

·         Massage your scalp with your fingers gently.

·         Use a mixture of lemon juice and vinegar and massage your scalp with it. Then wash your head with egg.

·         Fenugreek seeds are considered one of the best home remedies for dandruff. Take some fenugreek seeds and soak them overnight and grind it precisely. Make a mixture of it and apply on your scalp for half an hour.

·         Coconut oil is also good for dandruff and hair growth. Use it to massage your hair and scalp.

·         Neem is one of the best nature’s ingredients for infections. Boil some neem leaves into water and wash your head with it. It works against the infections in your scalp skin.

These home remedies works for dandruff and since most of the home contents are natural you can use them without any risk or harmful effects.

What Causes Dandruff?

Among the common hair problems, dandruff is one of the most irritating and embarrassing. It not only makes your hair and scalp dry, it also looks ugly when those white flakes falls on your shoulders. The condition of scalp dryness and dandruff generally faced in winters and basically a type of skin disorder in which white color dead skin flakes scattered over the scalp. In medical term seborrhea is a certain disorder which produces the innumerable dandruff over the scalp. If proper care is not taken this can lead to hair fall and baldness eventually.

If we try to find the causes of dandruff then it may be different for different individuals, and some kind of infections and diseases can also be responsible for dandruff and hair fall. But the most common causes of dandruff are the dry weather, excessive use of harmful hair products, hormonal imbalance, stress, depression, etc.

Thus if you want to save your hair, a proper cure should be done to remove the dandruff. The most important thing for hair health is to ensure proper hygiene and a well maintained clean hair. Next we would discuss about some natural ways and home remedies to get rid of dandruff.