Thanks to the exfoliating effect of the scrub for the scalp, keratinized particles of the epidermis are removed, excess secretion, dandruff, as well as the remnants of foam, varnish and gel, which can not always be completely washed off with shampoo. The pores are opened, the blood flow to the hair bulbs increases, which improves their nutrition and directly affects the strength of the hair.
Preparing for the procedure
Before using a scrub for the head, you need to make sure that there are no damages on the skin - wounds, abrasions. Do not peel immediately after dyeing hair or highlighting.
In the finished form, scrubs are sold in pharmacies and cosmetics stores, but we will consider recipes for their preparation at home from natural and inexpensive products.
Salt scrub for scalp
As a soft "abrasive" material for peeling use salt - cooked or sea.
The recipe for oily hair:
- Dilute 50 g of blue clay with water to make a creamy mass.
- Add half a cup of salt, stir.
- The composition is applied to the skin, dividing the hair into separations, and carefully rubbed, massaging the head for 10 minutes.
- Wash off the mass with warm water.
Such a scrub of salt for oily scalp helps to eliminate sebaceous shine and restore the curls to a living appearance.
Recipe for dry hair:
- Fleshy leaves of aloe (1 - 2 pieces) to grind into a gruel, squeeze out the juice.
- Add half a cup of salt to it.
- Saline scrub for scalp, as described above.
Use a young aloe is not worth it - the plant should be at least 3 years old.
For normal hair, peeling with salt, diluted in water, will work: the consistency of the mass should be like that of sour cream. The massage time is an average of 7 minutes.
It is best to use sea salt . It is desirable to chop the salt in a coffee grinder, otherwise there is a risk of scratching the skin. Such peeling is carried out once a week no longer than 1 to 2 months.
Scrub for scalp from coffee
Sleeping coffee enjoys the glory of an excellent means for peeling. Curiously, the exfoliating effect of this product is due not so much to the mechanical action of fine particles as to the reaction of caffeine with skin secretion. Caffeine excels fat very well, because the scrubs from coffee are advised for cellulite and for weight loss.
To prepare a scrub for the scalp, you need to mix 2 spoons of coffee grounds, chicken yolk, liquid honey and lemon juice (1 spoonful). The composition is applied to the skin, like a mask, for 30 minutes. Before washing, massage is done. The procedure is carried out no more than 1 time per week.
Coffee tints the hair, so blondes this mask-scrub is not suitable.
Sugar scrub for scalp
Very useful is the peeling sugar. To prepare the scrubbing composition you will need:
- 3 - 4 tablespoons of sugar (preferably brown);
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil;
- 2 spoons of shampoo (with a minimum of "chemistry", child, for example);
- 5 drops of essential oil.
For oily head skin, scrub is prepared with lemon or grapefruit oil, patchouli and eucalyptus also have a positive effect on secretion. With dandruff, tea tree oil, lavender, and geranium are useful. Accelerating hair growth contributes to oil fir, cloves, juniper, lemon balm.
The resulting mass is rubbed into the damp scalp 5 - 10 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Scrub of clay
Beauty salons offer exfoliation of clay gassul (Ghassoul), which is mined in the mountains of Morocco. It contains a wide range of micro and macro elements, perfectly cleanses and moisturizes the skin. If you can get hold of such clay, you can make a home scrub for sensitive scalp. Clay powder diluted to a consistency of very thick sour cream, rubbed into well-moisturized hair, massage the skin, rinse with warm water.