LifestyleNatural ways to maintain your grey hair: Coffee, masks, and more

Natural ways to maintain your grey hair: Coffee, masks, and more

Patent for grey hair
Patent for grey hair
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5 September 2024 19:02

Graying hair is a natural process that affects everyone at different stages of life. Can you accept it without dyeing? Learn about natural methods for caring for grey hair and find out how to maintain its beautiful appearance, such as using coffee.

Graying hair is a natural process that can affect people at various ages. The main causes are genetic factors, but also stress, lifestyle, diet, and substances. Although grey hair is normal, many people feel uncomfortable with it. However, there are several home remedies that can help darken grey hair without the need for a salon visit.

Home remedies for grey hair

One of the most popular methods is the use of ground coffee. Just pour boiling water over a few teaspoons of coffee, and then wait for the infusion to cool. Then apply it to washed hair and leave it on for 20 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Regular use of this method shows results after just two weeks.

The caffeine in coffee has a stimulating effect, speeds up hair growth, and reduces hair loss. Coffee itself has darkening properties. It is worth repeating coffee rinses regularly, for example, after washing your hair.

Another way to darken hair is to use walnut masks. Simply boil a handful of shells and fresh husks from walnuts, and then apply the rinse to your hair for a few days, which will darken the grey.

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Meanwhile, a cinnamon mask will give hair a reddish-brown hue. Simply mix half a cup of hair conditioner with four tablespoons of olive oil and two tablespoons of cinnamon, then cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for two hours. Then apply the paste to the hair, leave it for half an hour, and then rinse using shampoo. The mask should be used once a week.

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Another mask that will help cover the grey is one made from turmeric and chamomile infusion. Pour chamomile over the spice and apply the resulting paste to your hair for half an hour, then rinse. Thanks to turmeric, the grey will become more yellowish.

Also worth recommending is the oak bark rinse, which you can buy in stores or pharmacies. Boil 50g of oak bark in boiling water for 15 minutes, strain, cool, and use the rinse after washing your hair. Leave it on for 15 minutes, covering your head with a cap, then rinse. It is also a good idea to use colour shampoos and hair toners.

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