JOIN USIf you think your haircare routine is enough to give you quality hair, think again. Regular shampooing and conditioning are just basic steps to cleanse your hair. But what about your scalp? A hair scrub is the answer to a healthy scalp.
Enriched with natural exfoliators and follicle stimulating oils, scrubs can fight scalp irritation, itchiness, inflammation, greasiness or hair loss. Compared to your face, your scalp has more hair follicles and glands that quickly build-up layers of dead skin and sebum, making it flakier, oilier and itchier. A good hair scrub allows appropriate penetration of natural ingredients on the scalp surface.
These days haircare treatments are all about cleansing and exfoliating the scalp, leaving it refreshed. Some of the popular ingredients used in scrubs are honey, mint and green tea. These ingredients stimulate blood circulation and help you get rid of dust, smoke and sweat impurities.
Scrubs are a quick-fix hair solution, as our locks suffer from hasty washes, excessive use of shampoo and no hair spa treatments. These scrubs come with a detoxifying formula that prevents your hair from getting too oily.
Overall nourishment
The problem of hair thinning is common in both men and women and it often leads to hair loss. There are many reasons for this - irregular shampooing, excessive oiling, greasy hair, damaging hair treatments, zero nourishment to the scalp and much more. A healthy scalp is a sign of strong and shiny hair. Scrubs also help in getting rid of impurities and remains of hair treatments along with dead cells.
For most of us who are pressed for time and can't indulge in intensive hair spa sessions, hair scrubs are wonderful time-saving resources.
Available in clay, gel or cream textures, these are suitable for any kind of hair dry, normal or oily. With a hydrated natural formula, these gently detox and disentangle your hair. Rich in antioxidants, scrubs also help in protecting hair from free-radical damage. Scrubs purify the scalp with micro-particles without causing any dryness.
Now that we know their benefits, let's take a look at how you can use scrubs:
* Untangle your hair with a comb and use the exfoliating formula to do the same. Start from the mid-lengths of your hair to the ends.
* Gently massage your hair and polish your hair with the scrub.
* After a massage for around 10 minutes, complete cleansing your hair with a dual shampoo and conditioner.
* Use it when your hair needs a good detox hair therapy.
* Regular oil usage, specially leaving oil in your hair overnight, causes pore clogging and attracts grime. Instead of using an exfoliating shampoo that will make your hair dry, it is better to opt for oil balancing and deep cleansing action treatment with a scrub.
* A hair scrub softens your hair cuticles making it super shiny. This genuinely works on every hair type be it thick, thin, curly or straight. Apart from moisturising your hair, these scrubs contain sugar, salt or beads that gently remove pollution from the upper layers of the hair while restoring its health.
(The author is head of training, The Body Shop)