Melanin is the pigment which gives your hair the color and is present in hair follicles. If you find some strands graying, it is because of the absence of this Melanin, the production of which might have been stopped by the pigment cells. Because of aging process, Melanocytes, which are responsible for production of Melanin, and thus the color of your hair as well as body, might have lost their capability to produce pigments, leading to graying of hair.

Causes of premature appearance of gray hair can be stress, constant worry and malnutrition, apart from the genetic reasons. When you wash your hair with hot water, use electric hairdryers or don’t have a clean scalp, it can result in hair becoming prematurely gray.

The common method to treat graying hair is to dye the hair. There are a number of dyes available in the market to color the hair. Though this method is resorted to by large number of people, the chemicals can cause some allergies on your scalp and hair.

Apart from this, you can color the hair with traditional Henna color, which in fact can cool down the body, apart from softening the hair and giving it the color. The latest innovations have introduced hair colors which are now very popular and such hair colors are more often used as style statements. There are a number of natural remedies to treat gray hair, some of which are given below:

• Rub Amla paste on your scalp to treat graying and loss of hair.

• Coconut Oil mixed with Lemon Juice should be massaged to treat and prevent hair graying.

• Amaranth Leaves should be massaged on scalp, so that you can get back the hair color and prevent graying of hair prematurely.

• If you can consume leaves of curry plant liberally, it can effectively prevent premature graying of hair.  These Leaves should be grounded and made into a chutney or powder, and taken with your food. If you boil these leaves in Coconut Oil and use it for massaging hair, the original pigment is restored.

• Above all, a nutritious diet is very important to prevent hair graying.