How to treat white hair? What causes white hair?

With the increasing social pressure, many young people have gray hair. Gray hair refers to the complete or partial turning of hair into white hair. Natural gray hair is caused by a decrease in melanin granules or an excess of air in the medulla and cortex of the hair, and can be divided into two types: congenital and acquired. How to treat gray hair? What causes gray hair?

With the increase of social pressure, many young people have gray hair. Gray hair refers to the complete or partial turning of hair into white hair. Natural gray hair is caused by a decrease in melanin granules or an excess of air in the medulla and cortex of the hair, and can be divided into two types: congenital and acquired.

What causes gray hair?

First, the body lacks the nutrients to maintain healthy black hair. Hair is a living organism that is rooted in the human body and thrives with us. People often describe healthy hair as dark hair. The most direct reason why hair turns from black to white is that the human body cannot provide enough protein, vitamins, some trace elements (such as copper) and other nutrients necessary for hair growth.

Second, psychological factors can lead to endocrine disorders. If a person is under too much stress and is in a state of high tension, depression, anxiety, and fear, these mental factors will cause the body's stress response, spasm of blood vessels that supply nutrients to the hair, and disorder of the normal synthesis and secretion of melanin by pigment cells, ultimately causing the hair to turn gray. Frequent hair dyeing damages hair quality and is also one of the causes of gray hair.

Third, from a medical point of view, the following diseases may cause gray hair, such as kidney disease, autonomic dysfunction, tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism and other diseases, which will hinder the growth and development of hair papilla and hair bulb pigment cells, thereby affecting the synthesis and secretion of melanin, leading to gray hair.

How to treat gray hair?

First of all, we need to understand the causes of gray hair. Premature graying of hair in adolescents is very common and is a genetic predisposition to graying of hair. Premature graying is more common in teenagers and children. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is often caused by insufficient congenital endowment, insufficient kidneys, insufficient qi and blood, and inability to nourish hair. Chinese medicine can be used for conditioning, which has certain effects, but the results are not ideal. Another type of gray hair is caused by vitiligo. The primary disease must be treated actively, and it will gradually return to normal after the symptoms of the primary disease improve. The other type is physiological gray hair, commonly known as natural gray hair that occurs with age. This kind of gray hair can be a normal physiological phenomenon and generally does not require treatment. It can be dyed to achieve the purpose of black hair.

1. Diet therapy. Use ginseng, angelica, Polygonum multiflorum, Morinda officinalis, Cistanche deserticola, Gastrodia elata, Cuscuta australis, black sesame, etc. to wash your hair. It has the effect of promoting metabolism, replenishing blood and blackening hair, and can help young people turn white hair into black hair.

2. Massage your scalp. In the morning and before going to bed, use your index and middle fingers to draw a circle on your scalp and massage your scalp. From the forehead to the back of the head, and now from the temples to the neck. Massage for 1-2 minutes, 30-40 times. This massage can accelerate the blood circulation of hair follicles, supply blood to the pores, increase cell activity, and help turn white hair into black hair.

3. Stay optimistic. When you encounter unpleasant things or even misfortune, don't put your mental world in a desperate situation. A gloomy mood can cause black hair to turn white. This will not only not help, but will add to your troubles. So, why not relax, go outside and relax yourself.