Gray Hair is Usually Inescapable as We Age
So how do you feel about your grays? Many men and women graciously accept that touch of silver or even a full head of gray hair as a natural result of aging. So why bother to fight it? Others will risk potential harm and use PPD chemical permanent dyes to totally eliminate the issue. Then, there are some who accept the maturity that comes with getting older, but they just want to keep the natural hair color they grew up with without resorting to chemicals.
If you are in the first category and love your gray hair. I applaud you and also encourage you to use natural botanicals to condition your hair and keep it healthy and radiant. If you are desperate and are willing to risk your health with chemical dye because you think there is no other solution, keep reading. For the rest of us who just want our natural hair color back and want to stay far away from dangerous chemical dyes, there is a natural herbal plant-based hair color dye that is proven to do -just that. But first let’s answer the following question:
What Causes Gray Hair?
According to WebMd: “Scientists have put a lot of effort into investigating the cause of gray hair, and they believe they've gotten to the root of the problem. Hair gets its color from a pigment called melanin, which is produced by melanocyte cells in the hair follicles. Researchers have discovered that melanocytes endure cumulative damage over the years, which eventually leaves them unable to produce melanin. Studies have cited DNA damage and a buildup of hydrogen peroxide in the follicles as possible causes of this disruption in melanin production. Without melanin, the new hair that grows in has no pigment, which makes it appear gray, white, or silver.”
The main answer to the above question is: the aging process.
Does Stress Cause Gray Hair?
In the archives of Scientific American, “Fact or Fiction?: Stress Causes Gray Hair”, attempted to answer this question.
“Suspicions—and hypotheses—abound, however. "Graying could be a result of chronic free radical damage," says Ralf Paus, professor of dermatology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. Stress hormones produced either systemically or locally (by cells in the follicle) could produce inflammation that drives the production of free radicals—unstable molecules that damage cells—and "it is possible that these free radicals could influence melanin production or induce bleaching of melanin," Paus says.
"There is evidence that local expression of stress hormones mediate the signals instructing melanocytes to deliver melanin to keratinocytes," notes Jennifer Lin, a dermatologist who conducts molecular biology research at the Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center in Boston. “Conceivably, if that signal is disrupted, melanin will not deliver pigment to your hair.””
The Gray Hair Cover Natural Solution
Lustrous Henna® 100% All Natural Hair Color Dye is nontoxic, contains no chemicals such as para-phenlenediamine (PPD). It is PPD-free!.Lustrous Henna® also does not contain ammonia, peroxide, or other synthetic dyes. It is the natural herbal solution to cover gray hair.
Current customers have shared their delight and surprise that a truly totally herbal hair color can cover gray hair and nourish it at the same time! No more fear of possible allergic reaction! In only one or two˚ applications, natural hair color and highlights return.
There you have it. Whether you love or hate your gray hair:
Take care of it naturally with herbal products that help you maintain healthy, vibrant hair.
˚Note: Most customers get total coverage with only one application, however, if your gray is really resistant, a second application is recommended,
Read other real customer testimonials.
Author: L.J. O'Neal, writer and researcher. (L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.)
©2011. L.J. O’Neal. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Do not copy or reprint this article without the consent of the author or Saba Botanical of USA.
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