I Found My Mum's Hair Cream

The hair is the richest ornament of women
- by Martin Luther.
To me, this is only true when your hair is colored, not decolorized or grey, at least for a Chinese lady!

Some people are very lucky, blessed with a head of black or brown hair(for Asians) even till the age of 70, belief it or not. In this case, need to exclude the blonds. Aren't blonds lucky, the strands of greying hairs can turn out to become pretty strands of silvery highlights!

My friend, Anthony C proudly claims that his dad has a head of natural black hair, without having to resort to dyeing. Oh my god, I just wish that I am that lucky! However, I should not complain too much if I were to make a comparison with those who have premature greying due to many reasons: genetic, vitamin deficiency, stress, anxiety, tension, excessive intake of tea, coffee, spices or deep-fries.

Put A Dead Stop To Gray (Grey) Hair Now

Premature Greying (Gray) Hair Remedy

Many of us begin to spot grey hairs at early 40's. On a head of black hair, these few strands of grey, though insignificant in numbers, may appear to be so significant to reveal the secret that you are not young anymore.

For some people, greying occurs beneath the top layer of hair, and as such, is not so obvious. As for me, alas, this happens at the center parting, right at the top of my head!

Aiyo, I don't think there is a natural way to hide my grey hair/my age! For many years, I have been dyeing my hair dark brown every month. Things would have been alright after each dyeing, as I used to look into the mirror and enjoyed a new look that was younger by probably10 years. But every time, there was this increasing fear of the cumulative carcinogenic effect of chemical dyes. Just wandered when they are going to bring miseries and regrets into your life!


Suddenly one day, I remembered how my mum managed to delay this greying. She was one of those lucky ladies who only started to see grey hairs in her 60's. As a vain woman, she was upset, of course!
One day, I saw she rubbing some cream onto two spots of gray hair, one on each side of her face, near to the ears. She was told by one of her friends that it would darken her hair once again. I was very skeptical about what that bottle of cream could do (no idea how the bottle looked like now)?

After about 10 days, (probably after I had forgotten about the whole incidence), my mum showed me the results of her effort: Wow, my mum's hair had turned brown! It was really wonderful! You got to see to believe. It's brown, not grey anymore!

How nice if I could remember the name of the cream, or least, the look of the bottle. Frustratingly I could not! As a last resort, I went to the pharmacy, seeking the shop attendant's help.

" Excuse me, is there a cream that helps to prevent the greying of hair?"
Without me having to further elaborate, she showed me a product:


Restoria Discreet Hair Colouring Cream.

So I bought a bottle for Rm 25, bearing a luxurious hope that it was the same cream my mum used, and still in the market, not turn obsolete.

I followed the instructions carefully and started applying the cream. Suddenly I could smell that familiar unpleasant and 'sulphury' smell. That's it. Can't be wrong. Of course, what I most wanted to know is:
Is Restoria Discreet safe?

So I visited the Q&A of Restoria at the following website:
http://www.restoria.com.au/discreet-natural-looking-color/hair-cream-faq.html
And here goes the answer:

Yes - perfectly safe when it is used as directed. Restoria Discreet meets all the requirements of the Australian NH & MRC and the USA Food and Drug Administration. It has also been tested by several independent laboratories and pharmacological authorities


Faithfully thus, I followed the instructions closely and applied 3 times a day. After about 10 days, the same wonder that worked on my mum happened again to my hair. It's starting to brown again! By two and a half months, I am 75% satisfied with the restored brown hair. It would of course be impossible to turn to original dark brown(or black). But I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been almost 3 months since I last dyed my hair. I intend to continue using it till I find a better or safer product later. For the moment, I am more than satisfied.

I have to clarify that I have no vested interests in this products. I only want to share my mum's 'secret' (and mine) with all my friends and readers. Good things and happiness are meant to be shared. Ain't I generous?!