The scalp needs regular cleaning. And it’s not about washing her with shampoo at all. The skin here also exfoliates, which does not always look aesthetically pleasing. To prevent this process, a salt cleanser that can be prepared with your own hands will help.
The benefits of salt scrub for hair and scalp
To prepare such a product, sea salt is most often used. This product contains a large number of trace elements, such as iodine, zinc, magnesium, iron. These substances have a beneficial effect on the scalp and hair. It is the rich composition that makes the salt scrub as useful as possible for the epidermis of the head and hair:
- normalizes blood circulation, accelerates cell metabolism;
- prepares hair for further care, including the absorption of vitamins from cosmetics;
- eliminates irritation and redness of the scalp;
- cleanses hair follicles (moreover, cleansing occurs not only superficial, but also deep), which stimulates hair growth;
- reduces fat content;
- normalizes skin balance.
Peeling Precautions
Although sea salt is an absolutely natural product, it cannot be called safe. First of all, unpleasant sensations can occur if there is any damage on the scalp (even a slight scratch will certainly make itself felt). If any unpleasant sensations appear, it is better to wash off the scrub from the head. In the future, it is recommended to first test for an allergic reaction, and only then apply the product to the hair.
Frequent use of a scrub for scalp at home can lead to a violation of the natural protective balance of the skin, so you need to do this as necessary or not more than 1 time per week.
The choice of abrasive basis for the tool
Not every sea salt is suitable for making head scrub at home (by the way, only sea salt can be used for this purpose, table salt is not suitable). You can not take salt, which is a large crystal, since they can injure the scalp, while not bringing any benefit. In specialized stores, a finely ground product is presented. If it was not possible to find such a salt, then it can be crushed at home.
What essential oils can be added to a scrub?
Essential oils have not only a pleasant aroma, but are also able to have various cosmetic effects, depending on the vitamin composition. For salt hair scrub, it is recommended to choose the following essential oils:
- for dry hair - rose, rosemary, orange, juniper, grapefruit;
- for fatty ones - eucalyptus, sage, lemon, lemon balm, bergamot, cypress, pine;
- to accelerate growth - ylang-ylang or thyme;
- for weakened strands - sandalwood, cinnamon, mandarin, chamomile, burdock;
- to eliminate dandruff - calamus, lavender, tea tree.
You do not need to add a lot of selected oil to the scrub. For a positive effect, a few drops are enough. It is preliminary recommended to check the oil for an allergic reaction. To do this, a small amount should be applied to the wrist or bend of the elbow, after five minutes rinse with water, then wait two hours and look at the reaction. Essential oils are considered the strongest allergens.
What additional components can be used for salt peeling?
If you add additional components to the prepared scrub for the scalp at home, then you can strengthen and expand the effect of the product. In addition to cleansing (exfoliating) using a scrub prepared with your own hands, you can moisturize and nourish the skin. The choice of an additional component should be based on the needs of the hair and scalp. It can be:
- kefir;
- natural yogurt;
- chopped fruits (in the form of mashed potatoes);
- honey;
- eggs
- spices (e.g. turmeric);
- base vegetable oils (olive, coconut oil are considered effective in relation to hair);
- decoctions and infusions of herbs.
Contraindications to the procedure
Salt peeling is not recommended if you have:
- weak thin hair;
- dry and sensitive scalp;
- various skin pathologies, for example, with psoriasis;
- microdamage to the skin.
Salt peeling should not cause discomfort. Therefore, when itching, irritation or redness occurs, you should refuse to continue the cosmetic procedure.
Homemade salt hair scrub recipes
Despite the presence of a large number of useful properties, this cosmetic product is not recommended to be used often:
- for oily skin, 2-3 procedures per week are enough;
- for dry and normal care - no more than two sessions per month.
There are many recipes for making a hair scrub from salt. The composition of the product depends on the characteristics of the hair and scalp, as well as the tasks:
- To reduce hair loss, you need to pour a handful of sea salt with a decoction of burdock root or nettle leaves. Apply the resulting mixture to the head with massage movements (you need to do this for at least 10 minutes), and then rinse with warm water.
- In order to reduce oily hair, you need to mix sea salt and blue or black clay (1: 2 ratio). Water is gradually added to this mixture until the desired consistency is obtained. The resulting product should be rubbed into the scalp, and then washed off after 15 minutes.
- Sea salt and aloe leaves will help to cope with dry and brittle strands. The mixture must first be rubbed into the skin, then left for 10-15 minutes and washed off.
- Egg yolk as part of the product will help to shine the hair.
- If you need a nutritious hair salt scrub, the recipe is as follows. You need to mix salt, honey and cognac. This mixture will provide not only effective skin cleansing from dead cells, but also intensive nutrition of all layers of the dermis. Cognac in this case enhances blood circulation in the cells, and honey saturates them with vitamins and minerals.
All of these tools are effective, judging by the reviews. But there will be no beneficial effect if they are used incorrectly, for example, rubbing salt into the skin with excessive efforts or covering the irritated sensitive epidermis with the product.
Sea salt can be used as a head scrub at home and without any additives. In this case, this product will perform not so much a cleansing as a massage function. Pre-salt needs to be wetted, and then applied to the scalp and massage movements for 5-10 minutes (no more).
Rules for salt peeling
If it was decided to use a scrub from hair salt (how to use the product, it does not depend on the composition), then you need to perform the following steps:
- First you need to wash your hair, for which you can use any suitable shampoo. Then it is recommended to apply balm or oil along the entire length of the hair. This is done to protect against excessive drying out.
- Now, on a clean head, you can apply the prepared hair scrub from sea salt. Apply the product in small portions. The movements should be massage, circular. This will allow you to carefully process the entire head step by step.
- The composition must be left for some time (usually from 5 to 15 minutes).
- Now you need to wash your hair again with shampoo (in some cases, running warm water is sufficient).
- Complete the procedure by applying a balm.
During such events, you need to be prepared for the fact that part of the hair will fall out. It's not worth being scared. The hair that fell out was weakened, and new, strong and strong will grow in their place.
When applying salt peeling, women may encounter the problem of inconvenience in the distribution of the composition over the head. You can avoid this if you apply the product in small portions.
Ready Means
Manufacturers of cosmetics for hair care could not ignore salt peeling, so on the shelves of specialized stores you can buy ready-made formulations:
- Salon SPA Collection. The company offers customers several salt-based products at once. Each of them performs its own function, for example, stimulating update processes. Means are suitable for all skin types.
- Mayur. Salt scrub with lavender. The product has cleansing, moisturizing, nourishing and softening properties. Also in the product line are salt scrubs (reviews about them are only positive) with the addition of oils of rose, orange, verbena, ylang-ylang, lemon.
- Shampoo peeling for scalp and hair Indola. Helps to remove excess fat, dandruff, hair care and styling products. Shampoo is prepared on the basis of extract of lemon grass and jojoba. Salt was used as a peeling base. In addition, the composition includes hydrolyzed keratin, panthenol, zinc pyrithione.
- Scrub from the company "Natura Siberica". It is a salt-based sea buckthorn product. It helps to cleanse the scalp and the basal part of fat and dirt, as well as regeneration, accelerate hair growth and their restoration.
Salt hair scrub is a natural affordable product that can solve many problems of the scalp. Thanks to the exfoliation of dead skin cells of the dermis, it is possible to normalize blood circulation in this area, stimulate hair growth, make them stronger and more shiny.