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What Age Grey Hairs Starts For Indians ?
Question: Hi Doctor! I have a question regarding my grey hairs…when I was 29years and 10 months in the year 2020 at that time i did not have any grey hairs only one or may be two….
I moved to US when I was 30 and since last 2 years that is from year 2022 when I completed my 31 years of age I start noticing my grey hairs on the sides of my head and little bit in my beard but
Now i am so worried that I will be just 34 in two months and my side hair and hairs in beard are so white that they increasing or increased rapidly… in-fact i also notice few of these grey hairs in middle of my chest also…
My lifestyle is like i eat XXXXXXX food and I eat both veg and non veg.
I do smoke like 8 cigarettes a day and drink whisky 375ml every friday and saturday…
A year ago i had my Vitamin D test where it came severly low that is 17 for which doctor gave me supplement of vitamin D IU 50000 once a week for eight weeks and after that my vitamin D level was 64.
My main worry is that I do not know we indians in what age started to get grey hairs as in the google its mentioned late 30s which mean around 38 years.
So is it normal to have these much grey at my age or not ? I am attaching photos for your reference.
I moved to US when I was 30 and since last 2 years that is from year 2022 when I completed my 31 years of age I start noticing my grey hairs on the sides of my head and little bit in my beard but
Now i am so worried that I will be just 34 in two months and my side hair and hairs in beard are so white that they increasing or increased rapidly… in-fact i also notice few of these grey hairs in middle of my chest also…
My lifestyle is like i eat XXXXXXX food and I eat both veg and non veg.
I do smoke like 8 cigarettes a day and drink whisky 375ml every friday and saturday…
A year ago i had my Vitamin D test where it came severly low that is 17 for which doctor gave me supplement of vitamin D IU 50000 once a week for eight weeks and after that my vitamin D level was 64.
My main worry is that I do not know we indians in what age started to get grey hairs as in the google its mentioned late 30s which mean around 38 years.
So is it normal to have these much grey at my age or not ? I am attaching photos for your reference.
Brief Answer:
Some people do get grey hair earlier
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome here,
Some people do get grey hair at earlier age due to genes, dandruff or unclean water. Use of chemicals in shampoos can make it worse.
Only one photo is uploaded but I didn't see any abnormal pattern. Do you have any skin issues?
You can do the following to slow its progress:
- Regular oiling of scalp and other affected areas. Brahmi, bhringraj and amla in oil can help.
- Use less of chemicals or soaps and more of natural products on scalp
- In men vitamin deficiencies are less common. But dieting or other stressors like infections can make it worse, so keep the nutrition optimal and foods should be easy to digest. Foods like amla and herbs like ashwagandha are also good in hair care. Vitamins like biotin and folate are also helpful
Regards,
Dr Vaishalee
Some people do get grey hair earlier
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome here,
Some people do get grey hair at earlier age due to genes, dandruff or unclean water. Use of chemicals in shampoos can make it worse.
Only one photo is uploaded but I didn't see any abnormal pattern. Do you have any skin issues?
You can do the following to slow its progress:
- Regular oiling of scalp and other affected areas. Brahmi, bhringraj and amla in oil can help.
- Use less of chemicals or soaps and more of natural products on scalp
- In men vitamin deficiencies are less common. But dieting or other stressors like infections can make it worse, so keep the nutrition optimal and foods should be easy to digest. Foods like amla and herbs like ashwagandha are also good in hair care. Vitamins like biotin and folate are also helpful
Regards,
Dr Vaishalee
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