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How to take care of grey hair

How to take care of grey hair [Voice of Hair]

How To Style And Take Care Of Your Grey Hair

What you need to know about maintaining grey hair

Gloria Mari by Gloria Mari
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People with grey hair are now embracing their hair rather than trying to colour it. Apart from age, grey hair can happen to you for different reasons. Studies show that premature grey hair happens from medication, stress, reduced melanin, nutritional deficiency, genetics, and smoking. You may decide to dye your grey hair but care for such hair is more demanding and can be more expensive.

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Points to remember when taking care of grey hair

Grey hair is weaker and less elastic compared to fully coloured hair. It’s highly breakable and needs monthly protein treatments for it to maintain its integrity. Grey hair doesn’t need over-styling or exposure to too much heat. Whenever you’re styling it, choose a hairdo that doesn’t require heat.

Grey hair is also dryer. It needs more moisturizer and conditioner. You also need to use oils to seal moisture and leave-in conditioner daily. Deep conditioning may also be needed more than once a week.

Avoid using mineral oils to weigh down the hair strands. They also prevent moisture from penetrating the hair. Clarifying shampoo removes mineral build-up which prevents the yellowing of grey hairs. In addition, grey hair can receive extra damage from UV radiation. Protect your hair by covering it with a scarf or hat.

If your grey hair looks dull, try using vitamin E oil to boost the sheen. This helps seal moisture in your hair and maintains a healthy volume and shine. Remember that grey hair has a different texture than your original strands. The same styles that you did before may not work again. The lack of pigment causes a different feel to the hair. It’s important to remember that your lifestyle can also affect your hair. Ensure you have a balanced diet, rich in minerals and vitamins to maintain the health of your hair.

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Best routines for grey hair

1. When you have mixed hair

The early stages of greying hair start by having some strands go grey from the roots. You can start with a specialized grey hair shampoo to enhance the silver. You can also add a custom oil, curl cream if you have curly hair and deep conditioner. Wash hair two to three times a week. To avoid heat, try using wigs, extensions, and ponytails to avoid harsh styling routines.

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2. When your hair has gone full grey

When washing your hair, use a filtered shower head. Start with a deep conditioning mask when you want to clean it. This should be done weekly to repair any moisture loss. Leave-in conditioner can help maintain bounce in the hair. Trim the hair every two to three months.

When styling the curls, spritz with water multiple times a day. Bonding oil and purple shampoo can help maintain the integrity of the curls and bring out the greyness of the hair. Purple shampoo also helps prevent the yellowing of gray hair, use this as your daily shampoo. Avoid shampoos with sulphates. Use clarifying shampoos with chelating agents, hydrolyzed keratin, and apple cider vinegar.

When doing treatments for gray hair, look for options infused with shea butter, flax seed, quinoa, coconut, or tamanu oil. This helps maintain moisture without weighing down the strands. Repair masks are also a great investment. They help restore the hair to how it looked before any damage. Moisturisers with vitamin E, and aloe vera can help maintain volume and lock moisture.

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It’s also important to take care of your scalp. Add hair serums to your routine to maintain moisture and provide extra protection to the hair fibre. Using serums with ceramides, conditioner, and green tea extract can minimize oiliness, and dryness and reduce breakage in grey hair. Plant-based oils such as tea tree, biotin, rosemary, or peppermint can also boost hair growth. Hyaluronic acid can also protect the strands from sun damage.

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Gloria Mari is a culture writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. She writes on art, film, literature, health, and the environment. She has previously written for Kenya Buzz, People Daily, The Elephant, and Kalahari Review.

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