Slow Grey Hair Before it Starts with Proactive Haircare

Whether you’re in your 20s seeing your first grey hair, or your 30s with a few silver strands, it’s never too soon to start future-proofing your locks against going grey. Because proactive haircare is the best way to slow grey hair before it starts, and promote thicker, shinier, and healthy hair.

 

 

Grey hair can be gorgeous. But if you’re not ready to embrace your greys, there’s a lot you can do to slow, delay, and even repigment existing grey hair.  Read on for everything you need to know.

How to Prevent Grey Hair 

Your hair turns grey, and eventually white, when the cells in your hair roots (melanocytes) stop producing melanin – the pigment that gives your hair its natural color.

 

 

The good news is that only 30% of why you go grey is down to your genetics.¹ If your grandparents went grey early, the chances are that you will too. But that doesn’t mean you have to reach for the dye bottle, there are many ways to get control over your greying journey. That’s because 70% of the reason you grow grey hair is down to natural aging processes plus lifestyle and environmental factors that cause oxidative stress.

 

 

Your best defense against hair aging and greying from oxidative stress are antioxidants. Antioxidants act like an off-switch to free radicals, and reduce cellular damage from oxidative stress. That’s why Arey’s antioxidant-rich grey hair solution The System is so effective. 

 

 

Clinical tests show that the active ingredients in The System address grey hair from the inside-out and the outside-in:

• Not Today, Grey nutritional supplement supplies the body from the inside-out with the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that support hair pigment production and deliver thicker, fuller hair.

• To The Root™ topical solution supports your hair roots from the outside-in with a clinically effective peptide and powerful antioxidants that preserve your hair’s natural color and help repigment grey hairs.

With consistent use, our Gold Standard clinical study showed visible results in as little as 24 weeks.

 

How Proactive Haircare Can Slow Grey Hair

When it comes to preventing grey hair, the earlier you start the better your results will be. We have found that The System is most effective on people with less than 30% grey hair. If your hair is greyer than that, you will still see results that may not be as dramatic. 

 

 

The System works to counter oxidative stress and boost pigment (melanin) production in hairs that are turning grey. If you have totally white hairs you won’t see any change as they are no longer actively producing any pigment.

Related: hair aging and oxidative stress – how to have your best hair at any age.

In addition to boosting your nutrition, there are other ways to effectively prevent grey hair from happening in the first place. Here’s what the experts recommend:

 

✅ Manage Your Stress 

According to the American Academy of Dermatologists,² stress causes a surge in norepinephrine – a hormone linked with your body’s fight-or-flight stress response. Norepinephrine is believed to act directly on the cells in your hair roots (melanocytes) to reduce their ability to produce pigment. This helps cause grey hair.

 

 

Legend has it that Marie-Antoinette’s hair went white overnight before she was beheaded but that is most likely a myth. Don’t worry, psychological stress won’t instantly affect your hair color, but studies show³ stress can influence the greying process over time.

Related: can less stresses mean healthier tresses?

 

❌ Don't Smoke 

Premature grey hair is defined as going grey before age 30. Extensive research⁴ shows that smoking is related to premature greying in men and women. Like psychological stress, smoking can trigger cellular damage from oxidative stress – not just in your hair roots, but in your body as a whole.

Here’s how smoking can damage your hair:

• • Smoking can cause hair loss by restricting blood flow to your roots

  • Toxins found in cigarettes can damage hair roots, causing grey hair

  • Smoke from cigarettes can make your hair dull and even turn it yellow 

Overall, one study⁴ found that smokers are two and a half times more likely than non-smokers to go grey prematurely. Yet another reason to do your future self a favor and quit smoking.

✅ Use Sun Protection 

Exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays is another trigger for oxidative stress. UV-A and UV-B rays can damage the proteins that make up your hair strands.⁵ UV-A in particular can cause hair color fading. Whether your hair is colored or natural, it makes sense to protect your tresses from the sun with a product like Live In Mist®. 

 

 

Reducing your exposure to the sun is key for your hair and skin health. Sun protection like Live In Mist® and a wide-brimmed hat, can help prevent sun damage to your hair that may also trigger your greying process. Related: how to protect your hair from oxidative stress caused by sun damage.

 

✅ Take Care of Your Overall Health

There are some health conditions, including metabolic, thyroid or autoimmune issues, that can cause your hair to go grey earlier than normal. Your hair health is a reflection of your overall health so it’s important to see a medical professional if you are seeing sudden or significant hair loss, thinning, or greying.

 

✅ Use Proactive Haircare to Slow, and Prevent Grey Hair

A consistent haircare routine that includes active ingredients is key to delaying, and even repigmenting your greys. 

At Arey, we believe that science + consistency = results. That's why we offer up to 25% off on all subscription orders to help keep you on track with your hair health goals. 

We are Arey.

Have questions? Check out our FAQ page or email us at hey@areygrey.com.

 

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REFERENCES:

1. Thompson KG, Marchitto MC, Ly BCK, Chien AL. Evaluation of physiological, psychological, and lifestyle factors associated with premature hair graying. Int J Trichology. 2019;11(4):153–158. doi:10.4103/ijt.ijt_43_19
2. https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/hair-scalp-care/hair/gray-hair-causes
3. https://elifesciences.org/articles/67437
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