Scalp Massage made easy!

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Scalp Massage is both an art and a science, since it has a technical part, and therefore, live in constant change and adaptation. Its benefits evolved from simpler techniques to provide relaxation and promote sleep, to the specific development of some more complex to alleviate or eliminate disease. Many scalp problems are caused because the hair follicles, especially those in the back of the scalp get an irregular oxygenation and low in nutrients. By stimulating circulation through massage, it promotes the nutrition of the tissues and cellular exchange producing a vasodilatation that helps the penetration of products.

This type of massage is very beneficial to the calp, it helps to dilate blood vessels and also provides a great relaxation. It is highly recommended to remove the stress, strain of work, even for couples to have a maximum time of relaxation, enjoy moments of tranquility and even for headaches that bother us. It is also benefit to relieve mental and muscular stress. Other benefit is that it improves blood circulation and lymphatic drainage of the head and neck. It also improves mobility and muscle tone of the area of the head, neck and shoulders and relieves eyestrain, migraines, sinusitis, congestion and insomnia. If you do the massage with the use of vegetable oil, it will greatly influence the health of our hair because the scalp massage stimulates blood flow to the follicles. If it is made with special oils, it will remove dandruff and prevent hair loss promoting their growth and beauty.

To do a good hair massage, the atmosphere should be relaxed and quiet with soft music (if you want). We should be sitting comfortably and relaxed. Avoid talking, and if it is done, should be in soft tone. The person who will perform the massage may be relaxed with skillful and sensitive hands. The Scalp Massage must work three deep levels: superficial (skin), medium (subcutaneous tissue) and deep (muscle). We must go from surface to depth.

For best results, you need to do a massage technique using circular motions with your fingertips in the neck, putting slight pressure up and down. Then repeat the same procedure in the central area of the head to the front. With hands on the sides of the head, place the thumbs below the ears and give a massage with the other fingers in a circular way, down to the side and removing the fingertips occasionally. Continue until you feel how the blood circulates, thus feeling a temperature change. Finally, massage gently through the whole head down to the neck and shoulders. This massage should be performed two or three times a week for best results.

A scalp massage is a more direct attack on these physical effects of stress. If we treat our hair generously with this natural and de-stressing massage, we can get optimal ingredient absorbency. The best way to nourish your hair is to massage it with warm oil mainly infused with beneficial herbs. If you want to enjoy a rich unique moment of relaxation, take a few minutes of your time and do a hair massage. You will not regret it.