Facts about Gray Hair

Gray hair represents the loss of pigmentation. It's wiry because it's sheathed in more cuticle than most hair. Tricks to get rid from grey hair:

1. Make paste of 1 cup tea leaves, 1/2 spoon emblic myrobalan powder & mehandi. Make the paste in night. Apply it during morning on hair. You can also apply it below the feet.

2. Before sleeping eat 1 spoon emblic myrobalan powder with 2 spoon water as a last intake.   It will stop the white hair & dullness of face will dissappear.

3. Grind tulsi leaves without water & mix lemon juice into it. Apply this paste into your hair daily & wash off after 1/2 an hour. Your hair will remain black & shiny.

4. Grind mango seed's inner part (10 gm.)& emblic myrobalan juice together. Massage it on your head daily. Hair will grow more & get curly & hair turned white will stop.

5. Grind emblic myrobalan & mango's seed inner part in water & make a paste & apply it on your hair. This will make hair black, silky & long.

6. Take 25 gms apricot cover, paya or outer layer,25 gms acacia bark, 25 gms nutmeg, 25 gms sanai leaves and bhamgra leaves in a metal pan made of iron. At night dip everything in sufficient quantity of water & the next morning boil it. When water remains 1/2 the quantity taken, put a little emblic myrobalan powder & 2 tea spoon of lemon juice and massage it on your head. After 2 hours wash your hair with gram flour. Don't shampoo your hair. Do it at least once in a week.

g .Sage covers the grey when used consistently over a period of time. Simmer 1/2 cup dried sage in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Steep for 2-3 hours. Strain, use as rinse on clean hair. Leave on until hair has dried, then rinse out.

h. Mix 1 tablespoon of apple-cidar vinegar with one gallon of warm water, use as final rinse to brighten grey hair.

i. Use an infusion of hollyhock (blue-purple flowers) to remove the yellow cast from grey hair.

Smoking also accelerates the graying of hair. See your doctor if you need help quitting.

Caring Instructions:

1. Try leave-in conditioners and moisturizers to soften coarseness.

2. Consider having a professional add "lowlights" streaking of your original color to give shading to gray areas.

3. Observe the pattern of graying some heads gray all over, some acquire streaks, some gray grows in to frame the face and have your stylist shape celebrate it.

4. If you choose to color your hair, pick a tone one shade or two lighter than your original color.

5. Going too light or too dark will make you look older.

6. To test the look, try a semi-permanent solution that lasts 6 to 12 shampoos before going for lasting color.