“Review on premature white and grey hair in children.”

Skin and hair colour contribute significantly to our overall visual appearance of person. The description of kesha and palitya is scattered in all the treatises of ayurveda. In ayurveda premature greying of hair is called as akalapalitya. The incidence of premature ageing along with akala palitya is on increase. These days the quality of hair products has degraded over the years. This review has been undertaken to the various causes of greying hair in children.