Is acupoint massage effective in treating gray hair?

The appearance of white hair is very troublesome for many friends. White hair may be related to one's own genetic conditions and lifestyle habits. Acupoint massage can effectively treat gray hair. Friends who are interested can learn about it.

Massage your scalp:

In order to prevent and treat gray hair, you can insist on drawing small circles on the scalp with your index finger and middle finger and rubbing your scalp after getting up in the morning and before going to bed: first from the forehead to the top of the head to the back of the head, and then from the forehead to the temples on both sides to the back of the head. Massage for 1 to 2 minutes each time, rubbing back and forth 30 to 40 times per minute, and then gradually increase to 5 to 10 minutes. This kind of massage can speed up the local blood circulation of hair follicles and make the hair papilla get sufficient blood supply. In this way, the nutrition of pigment cells in the hair bulb is improved, cell activity is enhanced, and division is accelerated, which will be beneficial to the secretion of melanin and darkening of hair.

Enhance nutrition:

Hair loses the nutrients it needs to maintain normal pigmentation and its supply will turn gray. Many scientific studies have shown that niacin, para-aminobenzoic acid, carotene, citric acid, etc. in vitamins all have an important influence on the formation of pigments and their metabolism.

Using acupuncture points and acupressure to treat gray hair:

It can make hair shiny and is the acupuncture point for treating gray hair, which is located at the "Yongquan" on the sole of the foot. Yongquan represents the kidney meridian, which is located on the sole of the foot, in the central depression. One course of treatment is 15 times of massage for both feet, and 2 courses of treatment are done each day. This acupressure method for treating gray hair does not take effect immediately and requires persistent practice.

Comb your hair frequently:

Combing your hair frequently is also a form of physical massage, which originated from Chao Yuanfang, a medical scientist in the Sui Dynasty. In his "Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases" and "Symptoms of White Hair", he believed that the root cause of gray hair is physical weakness and malnutrition, so he came up with the idea that "combing your hair a thousand times will prevent it from turning gray", meaning that combing your hair frequently can prevent it from turning gray. This is very scientific: combing your hair frequently can not only keep your scalp and hair clean, but also speed up blood circulation and increase nutrition to the pores, thus preventing your hair from turning gray.