Scrub for scalp from hair loss. Recipes with butter, clay, sea salt. How to prepare and use at home

Homemade scrubs and professional cosmetics are widely used in modern cosmetology. Formulas for the body and face have become very popular, while the scalp also needs periodic scrubbing, and special formulations prepared with salt are considered effective for this.

The benefits of scrubs for the scalp

Due to the presence of abrasive and additional components in the composition, the scrub brings the following benefits:

1. Absorbs sebum and normalizes the secretion of the sebaceous glands.
2. Removes dead skin particles.
3. Reduces hair loss.
4. Opens access to oxygen to hair follicles.
5. Promotes hair growth.
6. Removes residues of hair tonics, masks and other products from the scalp.
7. Increases blood flow to the scalp, due to which the hair receives more nutrients and gains shine, strength, and strengthens.
8. Enhances the effectiveness of hair masks if performed before application.

What salt to use

Both table salt and sea salt can be used as a scrub for the scalp, but sea salt is best suited, due to the fact that it has a rich mineral composition.

If common salt contains only sodium chloride, then sea salt contains:

• iodine;
• magnesium;
• iron;
• phosphorus;
• manganese;
• selenium;
• calcium;
• zinc;
• potassium and others.

Oil and salt scrub

You need to take 2 tbsp. salt and any base cosmetic oil, such as avocado, almond, olive. After mixing the ingredients so that they turn into a thick mixture of pasty consistency, apply them to the root zone of the hair. Start applying from the back of the head, then move on to the parietal.

After application, massage the scalp with your fingers for a few minutes and then rinse your hair with shampoo.

The scrub is applied to dry or damp hair. Moreover, in the latter case, the scrub will have a more gentle effect on the scalp.

Clay recipe

Clay has an absorbent capacity, so when combined with salt, the mixture has an even greater cleansing effect. With the help of such a scrub, you can not only cleanse your hair from excess fat, but also normalize the secretion of skin secretions. For cooking you will need: water, clay, salt. Proportions: 3: 1: 3.

First you need to mix the dry ingredients, and then add water to them. It is better to do this gradually, achieving the desired consistency. The composition should be thick enough so that it does not drip from the hair. Hair must be moistened before applying the composition.

After applying the mixture, lightly massage the root zone for 5 minutes and leave the scrub for about 10 minutes. Then the hair is washed with warm water shampoo.

With honey and cream

This scrub is suitable for dry scalp care. Honey, cream and salt are taken in a 1: 2: 3 ratio.

You can take any honey for this scrub, including sugared.

Mixing salt and honey, dilute the ingredients with cream. After massaging the scalp with a scrub, leave for 10 minutes so that nutrients penetrate into the hair and skin. Then the composition is washed off with water without the use of cosmetics.

With aloe

Aloe juice moisturizes not only the scalp, but also the hair, making it silky and manageable. Salt must be combined with aloe juice. The juice is squeezed from the fresh leaves of the plant.

It is best to harvest the leaves of an old plant that is at least three years old. The older plant has more nutrients. There is no specific proportion, you need to make sure that the composition is convenient to apply to the head.

Distribute the composition with massage movements over the scalp, and then wash off after a while.

With cognac

Experts advise to make a scrub with cognac for those with dry hair. This recipe is perfect for the winter season.

You need to mix in 3 tbsp. salt, almond oil (you can take another one) and brandy. The yolk and 1 tbsp are added to the mass. honey. Mix thoroughly.

You should get a fairly thick mass. Apply it to the hair and scalp, massage in circular motions and leave for 10 minutes. Then the composition is washed off with shampoo.

With apple cider vinegar

Mix salt and apple cider vinegar in equal proportions. You can take, for example, 2 tbsp. of both ingredients. A test should be performed prior to application, as the sensitive skin may show signs of irritation.

With shampoo and balm

In terms of composition, this scrub is the simplest. You need to add fine salt to the usual shampoo, distribute it over the scalp, rub in and rinse with warm water. You can mix salt and hair balm in the same way. This mixture will have a greater moisturizing effect.

With infusion of birch buds

To prepare a scrub, you need an infusion of birch buds, prepared from 2 tbsp. kidneys and 1 tbsp. boiling water. The kidneys should be infused for at least an hour. Then combine 1 yolk, 1 tsp into one mass. liquid honey, 2-3 tbsp. salt and broth to an easy-to-apply consistency. This scrub activates hair growth.

With kefir

A scalp scrub made of salt with kefir is recommended if the hair is dry. Kefir-salt scrub cleanses hair and scalp gently, while kefir provides a moisturizing and nourishing effect.

For cooking, you need to take high-fat kefir, mix with some salt - look at the consistency. After a course of applications, the hair becomes silky, manageable and strong.

With pepper

Salt Pepper Scrub is an aggressive mixture and is not recommended for sensitive scalp. Mix 2 tbsp. salt with 1 tsp. red pepper and 1 tsp. cinnamon. After mixing the dry ingredients, add any cosmetic oil to the composition, for example, avocado, almond, olive, sea buckthorn.

After application, the mixture will burn, but the sensations should be bearable, if they become too painful, the composition must be washed off.

With onion

This firming scrub is made with sea salt and onions. Onions have irritating properties, so they are optimal for promoting hair growth. You need to take ½ tbsp. salt, preferably sea, and 1 onion.

Onions should be thoroughly chopped in a blender to a gruel state. The resulting mass is mixed with salt. Warm a little until warm, and then rub into the scalp. The composition is kept on the hair for 20 minutes and then washed off with water.

With soda

After using the soda-salt scrub, the hair becomes softer, fresher, the scalp is cleansed, and the hair stays clean longer.

For cooking, you need sea salt and soda in equal proportions. The quantity is taken at its own discretion. You can dilute dry ingredients with plain water or herbal decoction, for example, nettle or chamomile. After application, keep the composition on the head for 10 minutes, then wash off.

With rye bread

Rye bread (2 pieces) is soaked in a little water. Excess water after softening the crumb is drained. 2 yolks and 1 tsp are added to the bread mass. sea ​​salt.

After application, this scrub mask is kept on the head for 30 minutes under a warm compress, and then washed off with shampoo.

Essential oils in a salt scrub

By adding essential oils to the salt scrub, you can eliminate dandruff, prevent hair loss, moisturize and nourish strands.

Tips for using a salt scrub

1. Scrub for the head made of salt dries the skin very much, therefore, if you have dry skin, it is recommended to use it no more than 1 time in 2 weeks. If the scalp is oily, then you can do it 2 times a week.
2. Experts recommend the course use of the scrub, i.e. about 7-10 procedures. Then you need to take a break.
3. If the hair is oily at the roots and dry at the ends, so as not to dry the hair and make the ends even drier, it is recommended to apply olive oil to the lower third of the hair length before using the scrub.
4. Massage the scalp from the back of the head to the parietal zone. This technique is the most correct from the point of view of massage lines and stimulation of blood circulation: the hair becomes stronger, their growth is stimulated, and the headache calms down.
5. If your hair is dry, or has any hair or scalp problems such as dandruff or split ends, add essential oils to the scrub. They will enhance the effectiveness of the mixture, nourish the hair with useful substances, and give the hair a pleasant aroma.
6. Salt scrub is more intense at high temperatures, therefore it is especially recommended for use in a bath. Salt masks are allowed. To do this, the composition must be left after scrubbing the skin for some time on the hair (usually 10 minutes), wrapping the head with plastic and a towel.
7. In addition to using a salt scrub, it is recommended to use moisturizers so as not to dry your hair. It is desirable that these are also homemade products.
8. It is necessary to wash off the scrub first with water, and then with shampoo. If you do not use shampoo, salt crystals will remain on your hair.

Disadvantages and contraindications

The salt scrub has contraindications:

• It should not be done if there are scratches or wounds on the scalp. Salt causes a burning sensation when it enters the injury. If you still need to make a scrub, the salt should be replaced with another abrasive.
• If severe baldness is observed, hair may begin to fall out even more intensively, because the weakened follicles are not able to withstand the severe mechanical stress that the salt scrub has.
• With the systematic use of the scrub, the pigment is washed out faster from colored hair.
• Skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis are contraindications.
• Salt can cause an allergic reaction.
• Dry hair with split ends should not be scrubbed more than once every two weeks, but in this case, you need to protect the hair with oils.

Salt scrub is a convenient and affordable product that is used to nourish hair, remove dead skin particles, stimulate blood circulation and hair growth.

It can dry the skin, however, if you follow the recommendations and use moisturizers and nourishing agents after the scrub, this deficiency is eliminated. Especially salt scrubs are suitable for oily scalp.

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