SCALP SCRUB: 4 DIY RECIPES TO TRY AT HOME

The do-it-yourself scalp scrub has nothing to envy to the products already on the market, indeed, the use of simple, natural and affordable ingredients makes this treatment economical, easy to make and effective. Before you discover the recipes we have designed for all types of scalp, we want to leave you with a video to prepare a bio mask useful for dry and brittle hair.

The benefits of a homemade scalp scrub

Baking soda, sugar, conditioner ... are just a few examples of the ingredients to use to recreate the scalp scrub that best suits your needs at home. Before moving on to recipes for dry, normal or oily hair, here is an overview of the benefits of this treatment.
The scalp area needs to be exfoliated from time to time to regenerate the skin and stimulate blood circulation, just like we would with a normal body scrub. The benefits of the scrub for the scalp are many: the skin is purified, the production of sebum (in the case of oily skin) balanced and normalized, finally, even if you do not have problems of this type, eliminating dead cells helps to make hair grow healthier and stronger.

Scalp scrub: instructions for use

One of the main rules when deciding to do a homemade scalp scrub is not to overdo it. The most common risk is to stress the area too much, worsening the situation rather than solving it.

The selection of ingredients according to your needs is also an important step in creating your own personalized scrub. In general, a grainy ingredient is always needed: sugar or coffee are excellent for sensitive skin, while salt and bicarbonate are more abrasive and therefore perfect for a normal scalp. To these you will have to add a moisturizing ingredient, such as coconut milk or aloe vera gel, but a very common conditioner is also fine. To finish, you will need a nourishing ingredient, such as a vegetable oil.

Once ready, the DIY scalp scrub should be applied to wet hair, massaging with circular movements to reactivate the microcirculation. To enhance the effects, you can keep it on for about 15 minutes, then rinse well and proceed with the normal shampoo.

4 recipes to try for a personalized scalp scrub!

1 - Purifying scalp scrub

The first recipe we suggest is a great DIY scrub for oily scalp. The main ingredients are bicarbonate and lemon juice, very purifying at the base and with a powerful degreasing action, so much so that they can also be useful for a scalp peeling, thanks to the intense exfoliating python.

Ingrediants:

mild shampoo
1 teaspoon of baking soda
juice of 1/2 lemon

Method
Put some mild shampoo in a bowl, squeeze the juice of half a lemon and finally add the teaspoon of baking soda. Mix the ingredients together and apply all the mixture on the scalp.
Focus especially on the roots and massage for a few minutes. This is the ideal hair scrub for those who suffer from excess sebum and dandruff.

2 - DIY scrub with brown sugar and tea tree oil

If you have dry or oily hair and consequently also this type of scalp, here is an alternative to a homemade scrub with sugar and tea tree oil. This recipe will be divided into two variants: the first for oily skin, the second for those with dry skin or dry hair, but also for those suffering from dermatitis.

Ingredients for those suffering from oily skin:

4 tablespoons of conditioner
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
4 or 5 drops of tea tree oil

If you have dry skin or dry hair, you can use a vegetable oil instead of conditioner, such as sweet almond oil or Argan oil.

Method
Mix the ingredients together and then apply the whole pack on the roots. Massage well and leave on. Rinse with not too hot water and proceed with your normal shampoo. From the first applications you will see the results!

3 - Coconut oil scalp scrub

Another idea to make a scalp scrub at home is to take advantage of the moisturizing power of coconut oil. Combined with purifying sea salt, the result will be a nourishing and strengthening treatment for both hair and scalp.

Ingrediants:

1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar

Method
Get a bowl and start by pouring a little coconut oil. Then combine honey and apple cider vinegar, and finally the sea salt. Mix the ingredients well together and apply above all to the root of the hair. Massage for a few minutes, leave on and if you want to roll the lengths on the top of the head to make the ingredients work better. Coconut oil will deeply nourish the scalp and the salt will exfoliate. Honey is softening and soothing, while apple cider vinegar is great against dandruff and hair loss, in short, a truly complete treatment for all hair types!

4 - Energizing scalp scrub

Do you have a lazy scalp that needs a good wake up call? Here is the perfect scrub for you! The secret ingredient is coffee, who better than him for a charge of pure energy? Coffee powder is a light exfoliant, great for those with sensitive skin, but at the same time it is super effective.

Ingrediants:

2 tablespoons of ground coffee
2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon of castor oil

Method
In addition to the coffee powder, you will need to use some aloe vera gel to act as a glue and hydrate at the same time. Once created, the mixture will be massaged especially at the roots of the hair and then normally rinsed.
The coffee powder with its exfoliating but delicate power, the moisturizing and rebalancing aloe vera gel, and the nourishing castor oil, will allow for immediately shinier hair.

How often should the scalp scrub be done?

After this overview, it is also good to specify how often to do the scalp scrub. The advice is to undergo the exfoliating and regenerating treatment at least a couple of times a month if you have normal or dry hair. In the case of oily hair, however, it will be good to scrub even once a week, especially if it is a product that we have created at home with natural ingredients.