NO one wants his black hair turns white or gray hair. Moreover, if the gray hairs that grow on the teen or young. Especially in young women. Dream to get healthy hair, shiny black and will soon disappear when one after another of black hair turns white or gray hair. In fact, when viewed from age, not time to have gray hair.
Growth of gray hair at a young age influenced by several factors such as prolonged stress, lack of vitamin B12 and heredity. Not only women, men also often experience disturbances unwanted gray hair.
According to specialists of the skin and genital Hospital Family Partners dr. Winarto, Sp.KK., the appearance of gray hair at a young age mostly due to prolonged stress. Stress can lead to the breakdown of the production of hair coloring pigments called melanin. '' This pigment is produced cells known as melanocytes. Hair was white as the melanocytes no longer produce melanin,'' said Winarto.
Breakdown of pigment production, said Winarto, only temporary. If the stress is gone, automatic pigment production will return to normal. Gray hair will fall out by itself so the hair will go back to black.
That is, if the causes of gray hair at an early age due to stress. Will vary with gray hair caused by lack of vitamins or hereditary factors.
Consumption of foods containing vitamin B12 will inhibit the growth of gray hair. Excessive stress can deplete reserves of vitamin B12. Vitamin depletion is accelerating the growth of gray hair. The state of malnutrition because food intake is less balanced also affect hair health.
Malnutrition also affects the health of hair in general. That is why children who experience severe nutritional disorders, hair was reddish and unhealthy. Indigestion is not necessarily going to make your metabolism so that nutritious food is wasted.
Additionally, heredity is the most common cause. Information about growing gray hair early is stored in genes. If parents and close relatives to gray at a young age, it is likely to be more rapid graying. '' Disruption due to metabolic disorders, immune disorders, hormonal abnormalities, X-rays, heavy metal poisoning and kidney disorders contribute to increase the amount of gray hair,'' he said.
Metabolic disorders caused phenyl analin contained the amino acid is not metabolized properly resulting in gray hair. In the interference immunity abnormalities occurred gray similar to the appearance of vitiligo or white patches on the skin. Unhealthy lifestyles as well as the cause. Winarto also assessed smoking inhibits the flow of nutrients the body needs are carried in the blood circulation.
In addition to lifestyle, use of oil and hair dye is not just about the hair, but seep into the pores of the scalp. Chemical substances contained in oil and hair dye affect hair health so as to accelerate the growth of gray hair. Winarto not suggest to pluck gray hair because the scalp is full of nervous system. He suggested several natural ways to overcome the growing gray prematurely, ie exercise, if the breath, meditation and acupressure.
From the food, he recommends eating a nutritious source of food strengthens the kidneys and lungs. To use the natural hair oil made from sesame oil, hazelnut or jealous ceman mangkokan leaves and the leaves and flowers are also very good shoes to slow down gray hair. (KMB)