Head Oil Massage

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Head Oil Massage
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Scalp massage for Healthy Hair

To save your skin from harmful UV rays you use SPF, but what about your hair? Your hair bears the brunt of the hot sun, but it is often unprotected. The sun is not the only culprit - unavoidable tensions at work, dust, dirt and stress all take their toll on your tresses.

Cleaning and conditioning alone are not enough to protect the health of your hair. It needs nourishment,, which it can get from healthy diet and a proper head massage with an oil that is suitable for your hair.

Benefits of a head oil massage

• A head massage with warm oil improves circulation in your scalp.

• It relieves stress and strain especially from the neck and back area. This in turn encourages blood circulation to the head. Release of stress and strain not only calms you, but also prevents hair from greying and thinning prematurely.

• Head oil massages strengthen the hair roots making your hair more voluminous.

• Regular head oil massages condition your hair, making it look lustrous and silky after shampooing.

• Head massages also encourage sound sleep.

Selecting the right oil

To maximize the benefits of your head oil massage, you should choose an oil that works with your hair type. Check the following list to find the right oil for your specific hair type:

• Dry Hair – Safflower oil

• Brittle hair and flaky scalp – Vitamin E oil

• Premature greying – Olive oil

• Damaged hair – Neem oil

• Dandruff – Tea Tree oil

• Normal hair – Neem oil

• To promote hair growth – Rosemary oil

• Reduce split ends – Coconut oil

Duration of a head massage

Ideally, a head massage should last for around 20 minutes.

Steam after a head massage

To further the benefits of a head massage, finish by steaming your hair. Steam acts as a catalyst promoting blood circulation and also helps remove the massage oil from your hair. Simply soak a towel in hot water, squeeze out the excess and gently wrap it around your head after a head massage. Repeat this procedure two to three times for better results. When you wrap the hot towel over your head, you feel the heat prickling down into your scalp. That’s the sign that the steam is working its way through to the roots.

To see good long-term results, treat yourself to a head massage and steam 2 –3 times a week, and get ready to flaunt your hair!