Premature greying is also known as canities . It has become a great cause of concern in young students which effects their self esteem , confidence. It is seen due to the lack of melanocytes production by cells. These cells need Vitamin B12 to produce color producing pigments.
Nutritional and hormonal factors can affect hair colour as well as stress but, by and large, the predisposition to go grey earlier or later in life is genetic.It may be generally inherited from parents. Deficiency of iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin D, B12 an dB6 may result in premature greying of hair.A well balance diet which contains proteins, vitamins and minerals reduce this premature greying.
We can reduce the premature greying by using a simple ingredient available in everyone’s kitchen, that is onion. Take an onion and rub it on the scalp or make a paste in a mixer and rub the paste on the scalp. Rub it evenly on entire scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash it off with mild shampoo and dry the hair with a dry towel. Repeat this procedure 3 times a week for quick results.
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