Can you really slow or even reverse greying hair?

[SaltnPepperHead]

Hi,

So I probably know the answer to the latter part of my question, but I do often read how certain vitamins, such as zinc, can help to at least slow the process down.

I started sprouting the odd grey in my early 20's and for the next 10 years it stayed the same. I maybe had 10 to 20 dotted around, so really not that bothered. However, since hitting the end of my 30's, I would say I'm now about 20% grey and most are at my parting, so along with my very dark brown hair, it's really starting to stand out and I HATE having my hair dyed. Currently using Colour Wow powder in between, which us very meh, for me anyway.

Anyway, back to the original question, has anyone actually had any success in slowing down the process with diet and/or supplementation? Feeling a bit down on myself recently, as along side the grey, I've also had a fair amount of thinning and just generally feel like I'm losing my spark a bit.

TIA

Nope though following with interest.

I pull mine out whenever I see one. DH is sceptical about this as a medium term strategy!

I’m pretty sure it’s largely genetic. I had my first white hair at 22! Now 43 and I have maybe 20.

Apparently the cells that put melanin into the hair die off as we age. You can slow down the process by being as healthy as possible, good nutrition/ low stress but ultimately you can’t defy genetics.

I'd say no but in the last couple of weeks I did read an article saying scientists had figured out how to reverse greying so maybe someday!

I doubt it. I will say, though, that when I was young I thought the big deal about ageing was grey hair and wrinkles. Now I am nearing 60, have no greys and not many wrinkles, and I realise these are absolutely not the big deal! I would swap them in a heartbeat for the aches and pains, arthritis, heartburn and wheezy lungs I have been blessed with!

I think it depends what if anything is broken. When I started b12 I lost the few greys. I was diagnosed with pernicious anaemia at 36 Didn’t get more grey until 58

I remember reading about a medical trial for Parkinson's and bald men got themselves a head full of hair when they had been bald for decades. I also think the hair that grew back was dark even though they were all over 60, so I'm confident a cure will come (it'll just be super expensive).

There is a product available, I tried it but it didn't work. But maybe I was beyond help, it's meant to be for early stages of greying.

https://www.lojashampoo.pt/phyto-re30-tratamento-anti-cabelos-brancos-50ml

UK link

https://www.escentual.com/phyto/phyto020/

A friend has been on Ozempic for a few months and she said one of the side effects is that her greys have almost vanished. Not sure what the actual chemical process is but she said it's a known side effect amongst long term users. She's in her 40s.

Lifestyle and genetics. I know a friend who is going grey, while his older brother who is more chill still has a full head of brown hair.

https://renuebyscience.com/pets-home/ Fed it to my dog. It is working. Can see the effect on his fur in 3 month. They produce a human version.

I've been on HRT for 9 months and my hair (very grey but coloured blonde) must have previously thinned but now it is growing back and most of the new hairs are dark and curlier. It's quite obvious.

Copper supplements.