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PRINCIPLE More than ever, clients are realising that glossy, healthy-looking hair starts with a healthy scalp regime. Here’s why.
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experienced sun damage to their scalp while others might often experience redness and irritation. However the vast majority are likely to experience little to no scalp issues, but could still benefit greatly by just paying a little more attention to their scalps.
Healthy scalp = healthy hair! From an early age your clients have most likely been told how to take care of their hair; from brushing it 100 strokes a day for shiny hair as a child, to maintaining it as an adult, but the health of their scalp is often overlooked. Unless, that is, they happen to be a client who struggles with scalp issues. Common scalp woes include dandruff – something that can be embarrassing as well as uncomfortable – acne, bumps and even cysts. Some clients will have
keeping its environment, the scalp, in the best possible condition is crucial for hair health, which encourages it to grow stronger and thicker,” says the awardwinning hairdresser.
Robert also advises regular at-home scalp massages; they’re great for relieving Much like how quality soil will reward you tension but also help to nourish the with healthy, plentiful plants, taking care scalp and encourage hair growth. “Scalp of your clients’ scalp and encouraging exfoliating brushes can be used in them to pay more attention, will reward circular movements so that the bristles them with hair that looks and feels gently exfoliate,” says Robert, and you stronger and is shining with health. should also advise clients to try a scalp scrub. The options are endless as more EASY DOES IT and more brands offer a scalp scrub as First steps to helping a client achieve part of their routine. optimum scalp health could include avoiding products that contain sulphates, For Dominic Roach of Butchers, the alcohol or fragrance, all of which are right regime is key for the ultimate known to strip healthy moisture from scalp health. the scalp, leaving it dry and irritated. When they’re at home, encourage them “I advise my clients to invest in, at the to look at what they’re eating; gut very least, a purifying scalp cleanser and health is strongly linked to skin health, a protective scalp concentrate. The scalp and of course, the scalp is skin! They cleanser is like a shampoo for the scalp; should consider a diet rich in fruits and it deeply, yet gently cleanses and purifies vegetables, known for their antioxidant the scalp and also exfoliates – creating a properties and also try a probiotic clean scalp foundation for beautiful hair. supplement, believed to help thicken hair and improve the skin over time. “Following this with a lightweight, leavein treatment means the surface layers of Robert Eaton of Russell Eaton the scalp are nourished and protected,” Salons agrees: says Dominic. “Feeding the hair from within and
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Advise clients of products that can make an at-home scalp massage even more enjoyable, such as this Avlon AffirmCare ScalpTherapy Scalp Relief Oil.
This Biolage ScalpSync Cooling Mint Shampoo cleanses excess oil while also leaving the scalp feeling cool and calm.
Containing activated charcoal and caffeine, this Wise Up Scalp Shampoo from TIGI Bedhead for Men is the ultimate wake-up call for a tired, flaky scalp!
Shop the full range of our scalp care at capitalhairandbeauty.co.uk and capitalhairandbeauty.ie today!
