Natural remedies to control premature greying of hair – Dr. Sanjay Panicker

Premature greying is a common problem nowadays and correcting it or treating it would involve identifying the cause of Premature greying.it is a very well-known fact that Premature greying happens due to some deficiency, in lot of people. There are certain diseases like vitiligo that can also present with grey hair. The commonest deficiency which can lead to grey hair is folic acid deficiency, B12 deficiency, Vitamin C deficiency , zinc deficiency, vitamin E deficiency. So correction of these factors can also improve grey hair. If you feel that correction of these also does not improve grey hair, then there are other factors that contribute to grey hair.it has been proved that excessive use of nicotine can cause oxidative damage to the pigment cells of the hair causing grey hair. Also certain junk foods cause certain chemicals to be released that can cause the grey hair to be released. There was a study done that hydrogen peroxide was found to be in excess in people with grey hair, hydrogen peroxide is secreted from the skin. How they found this is arm pit hair never grows grey, hydrogen peroxide is never secreted, whereas the rest of the body the hydrogen peroxide is being produced. So that is how the body hair can turn grey, the scalp hair can turn grey, the hydrogen peroxide is not being produced, so the grey hair can be controlled. Research is still going on where they can do better control of greying where hydrogen peroxide production can be controlled. Keeping this in mind, application of oils externally can sort out the deficiencies or cannot control the disease which is there internally. There are certain instances which can control the greying as it is clinically proven. For example curry leaves can control greying. We have also seen fenugreek seeds, sesame oil, carrot juice is supposed to control grey hair. A combination of fenugreek seeds, sesame oil, carrot juice, which is used in Ayurveda as an application to control the grey hair. Curry leaves is also ingested and applied on paste form to control the grey. Hibiscus leaves is all set to control the greying. Curry leaves is ingested and externally applied. Hibiscus leaves is also said to control greying and is applied externally in the lotion form to control greying.