We all know what a face scrub is but have you heard of a scalp scrub? WHAT? I know!
As reported via Viva Woman, a hair scrub that supposedly helps to loosen buildup on the scalp. By now, some of you are probably asking the necessity of scrubbing our scalp. Well, I would have asked the same had I not learned a thing or two about scalp health prior to this.
Like the skin on your face, your hair follicles can suffer from clogging due to sebum buildup. Perhaps some of you have felt some tiny pimples when you touch your scalp? Well, that’s one of the signs that your hair follicles are clogged and infected by bacteria.
When your hair follicles are clogged, they become unhealthy. Your hair will fall off easily and new hair growth will be impeded. You can try to apply hair growth tonic but the clogged follicles also mean that very little of the tonic is penetrating through the heavy sebum buildup to get to the roots of your hair. You’ll end up with wasted hair tonic…and wasted money.
An easy DIY scalp scrub recipe
Kiehl’s offers a Deep Micro-Exfoliating Scalp Treatment but it’s probably pricey. So Sesame figured out it should be easy to make a DIY scalp scrub considering we already have lots of recipes for the face.
Sea salt is detoxifying and is great for purifying. Plus its drying properties suit an oily scalp.
How to prepare and use sea salt scalp scrub
This DIY scalp scrub recipe is easy to prepare. Just scoop about 3 to 4 tablespoons of sea salt (not table salt and certainly not rock salt) into a container and pour coconut oil into the container. Mix the oil with the sea salt and it’s ready.
To use, make sure you first wet your hair. If you don’t, your hair might break after using the scrub. Also, it’s hard to scrub when your scalp is dry.
Once you have wet your hair, just rub the sea salt scrub directly onto your scalp by section. Massage your scalp and add more water along if the scrub gets too dry. (The massaging helps to promote better blood circulation that’ll encourage hair growth.)
Leave the scrub on for a few minutes before you rinse it off and shampoo. After shampoo, consider using a hair growth tonic as your hair follicle is now clean and more ready to receive the nutrients. Otherwise, blow dry and style your hair as usual. You should find your scalp clean and your hair looking fluffier after the wash.
Be careful - Drying and Hair Colour
Although this DIY sea salt scalp scrub is easy to use and fairly effective in cleansing the scalp, it has its drawbacks.
First, sea salt is drying. This means that you can’t use sea salt too frequently as it’ll leach water from the hair and cause hair to become parched and brittle.
The coconut oil counters the dryness somewhat but a sea salt scrub isn’t great for hair colour either. Using it regularly can cause hair colour to fade quickly. Not so great when you've spent money to get your hair professionally coloured.
Finally, if you have a scalp wound, please do not use a scrub. You have heard of the idiom “do not rub salt into the wound”? Well, take it literally here.
"But this DIY recipe is quite effective in removing buildup on the scalp. I know because I just had my hair follicle scanned a few days ago. I haven’t done a scalp treatment for three months so the cleaner follicles must be the work of the sea salt scrub".
"I might try a commercial scalp scrub in time to curb my curiosity. But for now, I’ll make do with this DIY recipe. At the least, it cost much less than a salon treatment. I just need to remind myself not to use it more than once a week".
Sesame, Viva Woman
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