The colour of my eyebrows is light brown, which I often wish to darken. You must have seen some of your friends whose eyebrows are very light and half-white hair is also visible in some of the eyebrows. It is caused by the deficiency of many nutrients. However, after age, the eyebrows also start to look white due to the signs of ageing.
Now whatever may be the reason, during makeup, you too must have tried ways to shape it with pencil and to darken it. Now for other friends like me, who do not know how to do this work properly, it can be difficult for them to shape and colour the eyebrows with a pencil.
That's why we have come up with some quick remedies that you can try and darken your white or light-coloured eyebrows. Before knowing about these measures, let us know their reason.
Reasons for white eyebrows
There can be many reasons for the premature greying of eyebrow hairs. Some of them are as follows-
- Smoking
- Hormonal imbalance
- Pigment imbalance
- Unhealthy lifestyle
- Tension
Home remedies to darken eyebrows
Use onion powder
You must have heard that onion peel, oil and juice are very useful in making white hair black. It contains the enzyme catalase which can help in deepening the colour of the eyebrows.
Ingredients-
- Onion peels
- coconut oil
- 1 tsp henna powder
Method to prepare and apply-
- First of all, put onion peels in a pan and dry roast them. Roast till they turn black.
- Now cool them and grind them finely in a blender. Transfer it to a bowl and add henna powder and coconut oil and leave it for 1 hour.
- Now just take it with an eyebrow pulley or brush and apply it to your eyebrows and leave it for 15 minutes.
- After the specified time, clean it thoroughly with a wet paper towel.
- Apply it 2 times a week for better results.
Use Amla
Amla is used to prevent premature greying of hair. Using this can help in darkening the brows naturally.
Ingredients required-
- 5-6 amla
- a glass of water
Method to prepare and apply-
- Cut the gooseberries into small pieces. Boil them with a glass of water.
- After this, turn off the gas and then let this water cool down.
- Now with the help of an eyebrow brush, apply its water to your eyebrows and leave it.
- Repeat this remedy 1-2 times a week for best results.
Use coffee
Coffee powder is believed to have hair colouring properties. It is often used with henna powder to colour greying hair. It helps to make grey eyebrows black.
Ingredients required-
- 1 cup water
- coffee powder
Method to prepare and apply-
- Dissolve two teaspoons of coffee powder in two teaspoons of cold water.
- Now put it in a pan and heat it and cook till it comes to a boil.
- After this, turn off the flame and let the water cool down.
- Leave it on your eyebrows with an eyebrow brush and wait for 20 minutes.
- Then wipe with a paper towel.
- If you want to enhance the colour of the eyebrows by giving them a slightly different colour, then you can add 1 teaspoon of henna powder to it.
- Apply it daily for 1 week for the best results.
Now you too can try any of these remedies to darken grey eyebrows without any hesitation. If the eyebrows are turning white due to ageing, then hiding them is a good option. However, we suggest that you do a patch test before trying anything new and if you feel any discomfort, immediately cross that recipe out of your list.
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