Hairstyle becomes a very important part of the image of women and many men. Beautiful, well-groomed and healthy hair is the key to a great look. Hair color also plays an important role. There are a lot of color types that give each a unique and highlight.
Unfortunately, the early gray hair can spoil the once beautiful hair. Hair color loss is also unpleasant in old age, but this process is doubly annoying to the young. To combat this effect, you need to know about the causes of graying, and then take action. You can seek advice from a trichologist doctor or replenish the stock of your knowledge with the help of special medical literature.
Melanin deficiency
The main cause of graying is a lack of melanin. Naturally, this occurs in the process of aging. In men, on average, the first signs appear in 35-40 years, in women in 40-45.
From the initial amount of melanin in the body will depend on hair color. The more this substance - the darker the hair.Obviously, blond and blond melanin is much less than hot burning brunettes.
On the basis of laboratory studies, it was concluded: with age, the production of a special enzyme, catalase, decreases in the body. It is intended primarily to prevent the destruction of melanin by hydrogen peroxide. Thus, over the years, more and more peroxide accumulates in the body, which methodically destroys melanin. The result is a loss of pigment. The hair becomes transparent, which looks like an ugly gray color sometimes with a yellowish tinge.
Lack of vitamins
Vitamin deficiency is detrimental to all body systems. Often this is manifested externally on the skin, nails and hair. If there is early graying and destruction of the hair structure, then a possible reason was a lack of vitamins A, B, C, as well as iron, zinc and calcium. Their stocks should be replenished both internally and externally.
Thyroid disease
Iodine is actively involved in the metabolic processes of the body. The main burden in this matter takes the thyroid gland. If this part of the body is unhealthy, then the metabolic processes slow down, which immediately affects the appearance and condition of the hair.
Stress
Stress has become a permanent condition for urban dwellers. Too many factors provoke it. The work and its derivatives become a source of stress most of all:
- challenging tasks;
- lack of rest;
- increased responsibility;
- fear of losing the position;
- lack of light and open air when working indoors;
- conflicts;
- uncertainty about the future and instability.
All this provokes the same stress, deterioration of mood and health, nervousness.
Improper nutrition and harmful substances
Abuse of harmful products, tobacco and alcohol - a powerful factor in the destruction of nutrients in the body. The lack of healthy foods, greens, fruits and vegetables, as well as good protein has a destructive effect and provokes the early aging of any, even the strongest, organism. As a result - premature thinning and graying hair.
Genetics
You can often meet a young and seemingly healthy person with a gray head. This is not a pathology, but a variant of the norm. Surely among the closest relatives of such a person there is someone who also turned gray much earlier. Responsible for this only genetics.
How to deal with gray hair: prevention and treatment
If the hair has turned gray due to a genetic factor, then it can only be dealt with cosmetically, that is, it will regularly paint over gray. If genetics is swept away, then it is necessary to determine the true cause
Preventing graying is easy to do. It is important to keep at the right level all the necessary micronutrients. To do this, it is recommended to eat citrus fruits, seafood, sea fish, greens, vegetable and animal proteins, and foods high in iron.
You can also use traditional methods. For example, washing hair and rinsing with decoction of burdock, shells and leaves of walnut, nettle and other herbs is useful. Most often folk remedies are natural. Even if the effectiveness of these methods is not pronounced, then they definitely will not bring harm. For example, it is believed that frequent use of green beans fights gray hair. In addition, it contains a lot of vegetable protein and fiber, which will benefit other organs. The beans contain cobalt, which should contribute to darkening of the hair.
Among the methods of the "national" list of diets based on bananas, avocados, nuts, goat milk, pumpkin seeds, apples, liver and parsley.
Masking gray hair by popular methods also uses natural products. Basma and henna are recognized as the most effective dyes. If you add coffee to henna, dissolved in boiling water, you can enhance the shade. Dilute henna can also be a decoction of chamomile. This, on the contrary, will somewhat lighten the resulting shade. Strong tea is also hair coloring, but do not count on a bright lasting color.
An interesting color gives the hair a decoction of blackberry.It will be reddish brown. If you insist on nut skin alcohol, you can achieve a chestnut tone. In addition, any of these coloring broths will give hair shine and silkiness.
How to hide from the surrounding gray hair with industrial tools
Unfortunately, most often you can not get rid of the already clearly visible gray hair. So it needs to be disguised. On the shelves there are countless colors and tint balms. It is important to choose the right company, the form of funds and color.
Within a month, the hair roots will grow by about 10 mm, which means that every 3-4 weeks you need to refresh staining. For hair with a small amount of gray hair, it is enough to use a tint balsam of natural color. As a result of the procedure, the hair will gain shine, and gray strands will become similar to those that are sun-baked.
Bright shades are unacceptable for graying hair, as on bleached strands they will look unnatural and can change the tone to a very unexpected one. If the gray hair already takes up about 40% of the hair on the head, then you need to turn to resistant dyes with a low content of oxidant. You can also resort to tinting or coloring.
Among the novelties of dyeing agents are drugs that affect only gray hair without changing the color of healthy hair. The application procedure is much easier than when painting with paint, and the effect lasts longer (up to 2 months).
