Grey hair is sure an embarrassment to the young, courtesy to our polluted environment. However avoiding the aging factor is definitely unavoidable, but the process could be delayed, by adhering to certain easy tips. Grey hair in youth could be mainly due to stress, illness, nutrients deficiency, heredity or due to pollution. These and more could be the reasons when the body reduces to produce melanin. The result is of course the embarrassing grey hair. The best ten tips are listed below.

1.    Stop worrying: Easy to say than to follow. This is surely one that needs to be avoided for a healthy hair. Exercise and meditation helps to relive from stress. Strict disciplined life also helps in delaying grey hair onset.

2.    Soak ribbed gourd in oil:  Gently massage the hair with a mixture of a ribbed gourd soaked in coconut oil for three to four days. The mixture is then boiled till it turns into a black residue. Works the scalp rich with the residue, leave the treated hair for 2-3 hours and then gently wash the hair with herbal shampoo. This will enrich the hair roots and restores the vital pigment melanin.

3.    Healthy Diet: Healthy diet with vitamins, minerals, iodine, iron and other vital ingredients would also help in maintaining a healthy hair. Fresh green vegetables, fruits in particular Pomegranates Pomegranates, blackberries and pineapples, also help in hair care. Add nuts such as almonds and pumpkin seeds. Include copper rich vegetables like turnip, lima beans, spinach etc. in your diet to stop premature graying of hair.

4.    Consult a Trichologist: To know about the required multivitamin supplement needed for your particular body, do consult your doctor.

5.    Herbal Care: Either consume or apply regularly some herbs like the Amla or Indian Berry and Fo-ti- the Chinese herb.

6.    Soybean helps a lot:  Adding Soybean in your diet also prevents premature graying. Soya is supposed to contain proteins, copper, manganese and plenty of vitamin A and vitamin B. regular intake will nourish you with all these ingredients which have phenomenal effect on arresting graying.

7.    For Manganese enrichment use Blackstrap Molasses:  Molasses is the best source for Manganese and Copper. These two are vital for the production of melanin.

8.    Coconut oil: Coconut oil massages regularly at nights and washing off early next morning is an age old therapy to maintain healthy hair. Experts also say that this could even help in turning your grey hair back to black.

9.     Hair Products: Use products as per the advice of your doctor and do not be carried away by commercials. Scented shampoos must be avoided, as they cause premature hair graying.

10.    Hair Hygiene: A strict adherence to hair hygiene will somewhat help in controlling hair graying. Avoid using others combs or shampoos and towels. Also avoid coloring hair frequently.

The above will help you in maintaining healthy hair, a crowning pride to your persona.  (With Inputs from Internet- Aarkay)