Guest guest Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hi there, First time posting! I'm wondering if anyone here has had success using natural means to restore color to gray hair. I've heard separately about sage tea and dried gooseberries being effective. Thanks! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 > Hi there, > First time posting! I'm wondering if anyone here has had success > using natural means to restore color to gray hair. I've heard > separately about sage tea and dried gooseberries being effective. > Thanks! > Laura Laura, It might help a bit more if we know exactly what color you are looking for. Chamomile tea is suppose to help with blonde highlights....may help add a light blondish look to the gray. Rosemary tea <infusion> is supposed to help with brunettes....not sure if it would add any color or not. It certainly wouldn't hurt to try it. Henna is a natural colorant....you have to be careful that this isn't used with other products...not compatable with many things. If you will let me know what color you are looking for, perhaps I can help you a bit more. HTH a bit anyway! Candey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 sage and black malva are also good for brunettes Quoting " C. Lucas " <cdlucas: > > > > Hi there, > > First time posting! I'm wondering if anyone here has had success > > using natural means to restore color to gray hair. I've heard > > separately about sage tea and dried gooseberries being effective. > > Thanks! > > Laura > > Laura, > > It might help a bit more if we know exactly what color you are looking for. > Chamomile tea is suppose to help with blonde highlights....may help add > a light blondish look to the gray. > > Rosemary tea <infusion> is supposed to help with brunettes....not sure if it > would add any color or not. It certainly wouldn't hurt to try it. > > Henna is a natural colorant....you have to be careful that this isn't used > with other products...not compatable with many things. > > If you will let me know what color you are looking for, perhaps I can help > you a bit more. > > HTH a bit anyway! > Candey > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural > remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from > list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members > free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Curious - You're talking about helping your body to restore the color rather than rinsing your hair, correct? If that is the case the only person I've heard address that is Gary Null. From what he has said, it takes getting your body in optimum shape - cleanse, nutrition, and exercise is part of helping the body to function properly. You are in essence, reversing pre-mature aging. herbal remedies , " C. Lucas " <cdlucas@f...> wrote: > > > Hi there, > > First time posting! I'm wondering if anyone here has had success > > using natural means to restore color to gray hair. I've heard > > separately about sage tea and dried gooseberries being effective. > > Thanks! > > Laura > > Laura, > > It might help a bit more if we know exactly what color you are looking for. > Chamomile tea is suppose to help with blonde highlights....may help add > a light blondish look to the gray. > > Rosemary tea <infusion> is supposed to help with brunettes....not sure if it > would add any color or not. It certainly wouldn't hurt to try it. > > Henna is a natural colorant....you have to be careful that this isn't used > with other products...not compatable with many things. > > If you will let me know what color you are looking for, perhaps I can help > you a bit more. > > HTH a bit anyway! > Candey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Laura, I'd love to find out about this... they say that the cause is too much acid in the system.... are you speaking from the inside out?? or a natural hair color.... I would love from the inside out if possible... as i already color my hair... "C. Lucas" <cdlucas wrote: > Hi there,> First time posting! I'm wondering if anyone here has had success> using natural means to restore color to gray hair. I've heard> separately about sage tea and dried gooseberries being effective.> Thanks!> Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Gypsi, That gray hair is caused by too much acid in the system is fascinating... makes sense!! Hoping someone can add some more on that. I have heard that paba in megadoses will get rid of gray if you take it long enough. I've also heard that it's from adrenal issues... and that herbs for adrenal support will help. I just wish my hubby had more than 5 on his whole head :(Malinda Gypsi herbal remedies Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:25 AM Re: Herbal Remedies - restore color to gray hair Laura, I'd love to find out about this... they say that the cause is too much acid in the system.... are you speaking from the inside out?? or a natural hair color.... I would love from the inside out if possible... as i already color my hair... "C. Lucas" <cdlucas wrote: > Hi there,> First time posting! I'm wondering if anyone here has had success> using natural means to restore color to gray hair. I've heard> separately about sage tea and dried gooseberries being effective.> Thanks!> LauraFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Dr. Joel Wallach ( " Dead Doctors Don't Lie " ) addresses this in his book and tape. He says it's a mineral deficiency. Unfortunately, the book is in my library up north and I can't remember the specific mineral off-hand! Maybe someone else on the list has the book (well worth having, btw) and can look it up. Sharyn > > zengirl04 [zengirl04] > > Curious - You're talking about helping your body to restore > the color rather than rinsing your hair, correct? If that is > the case the only person I've heard address that is Gary > Null. -- Version: 7.0.306 / Virus Database: 265.8.9 - Release 2/17/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 There is a chinese herb called fo ti, which was supposed to have been used by an ancient emporer, and it turned his hair back to black. Never tried it, so I don't know if or how well it works. I ordered a plant from Richters several years ago, and grew it when I lived in Florida. Looks a bit like morning glories, without the flower. jan I'm wondering if anyone here has had success> > using natural means to restore color to gray hair. > > Thanks!> > Laura Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I wonder if fo ti is related to the following partial ad for a product that advertises ... Does anyone know if fo ti and polygoni multiflori are the same family? ....Radix polygoni multiflori, a Chinese herbal complex that ancient Chinese masters believed balanced the forces of yin and yang for a sense of internal harmony... supports overall health and can be beneficial for early gray hair problems. Malinda windflower song [windflowersong]Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:17 PMherbal remedies Subject: Re: Herbal Remedies - restore color to gray hair There is a chinese herb called fo ti, which was supposed to have been used by an ancient emporer, and it turned his hair back to black. Never tried it, so I don't know if or how well it works. I ordered a plant from Richters several years ago, and grew it when I lived in Florida. Looks a bit like morning glories, without the flower. jan I'm wondering if anyone here has had success> > using natural means to restore color to gray hair. > > Thanks!> > Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 <g> There's probably other herbs for that problem. I wonder if there is an herbal Rogaine? >I just wish my hubby had more than 5 on his whole head > Malinda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 At 11:38 AM 2/17/2005, you wrote: Dr. Joel Wallach ( " Dead Doctors Don't Lie " ) addresses this in his book and tape. He says it's a mineral deficiency. Unfortunately, the book is in my library up north and I can't remember the specific mineral off-hand! Maybe someone else on the list has the book (well worth having, btw) and can look it up. Sharyn Dr. G.N. Schrauzer, Ph.D., F.A.C.M., C.N.S. Dr. Joel D. Wallach is a veterinarian, naturopathic physician, author and lecturer who played a major role in the development of the market of liquid vitamin - mineral supplements. He became nationally known through his widely distributed audiotape, " Dead Doctors Don't Lie " . Wallach is a popular speaker who often uses humor to bring his message across. Periodically, critics question his background and some of his views and try to prove him wrong. The present account specifically analyzes 19 objections raised in the Third Edition of the Medical Resource Manual (First Image, Inc.), 1997 pp. 74-75. 13. Wrinkles, gray hair and copper deficiency. That copper influences the pigmentation of hair is well supported by observations with copper-deficient animals. Experiments conducted in the early 1930's showed that the fur of black-coated rats turned gray when they were place on a copper deficient diet[19,20]. Depigmentation of hair has been described in other species deficient in copper: rabbits, dogs and sheep. Copper is known to be required for the transformation of tyrosine to melanin. In copper deficiency, the physical nature of hair is also affected, it becomes brittle and crinkled because oxidative processes which give hair its normal elasticity require copper[20]. Other factors contribute to the graying of hair, a deficiency of pantothenic acid, for example, clinical studies of the effects of cooper supplementation on hair color in humans appear to be lacking. However, in Rare Earths and Forbidden Cures, Wallach does report the case of a woman whose gray hair regained pigmentation after supplementing with copper. Since copper is required for elastin and collagen biosynthesis, change of elastic connective tissues are expected occur in copper deficiency. Studies have shown that 75% of the typical diets in the United States furnish less than the current daily requirement of 2 mg of copper per day[21]. Accordingly, chronic copper deficiency could indeed contribute to hair depigmentation and skin wrinkling, especially in women. In a recent study with 20 pregnant women on self-selected diets, positive balance was observed only if a copper supplement was consumed[22]. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release 2/14/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 More from Wallach,,, 12. Male pattern baldness and tin deficiency. Wallach claims that significant hair regrowth can be stimulated following tin supplementation. The stimulation of hair growth by tin at high dilutions is not an unfounded idea. The basis for this claim was originally reported by Schwarz et al.[17] who observed hair loss resembling male-pattern baldness in tin deficient rats. These findings were subsequently confirmed in a 1990 study by Yokoi et al.[18] of Kyoto University. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release 2/14/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 herbal remedies , " Sharyn E. Cerniglia " <sharyn.cerniglia@v...> wrote: > > Dr. Joel Wallach ( " Dead Doctors Don't Lie " ) addresses this in his book and > tape. He says it's a mineral deficiency. Unfortunately, the book is in my > library up north and I can't remember the specific mineral off- hand! Maybe > someone else on the list has the book (well worth having, btw) and can look > it up. > > Sharyn > I've read it is zinc. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 > Auto-immune thyroid disease will also cause premature gray hair as can certain deficiencies such as copper of some B vitamins. The copper and Bs will only help the gray if that is the cause. If it is not the cause, it will not help. Monica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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