This is the best feeling ever! I would pay my hairdresser double just to add on a few more minutes of scalp massage when she shampoos my hair.
It turns out it feels amazing when you do it on yourself as well. The best time to give yourself a scalp massage is right before you hop in the shower or bath.
Use about a teaspoon oil to lubricate your scalp, we recommend coconut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, or almond oil. Stay away from canola or vegetable oils, these oils are not beneficial for your skin. Feel free to add in a couple drops of your favorite essential oil to really treat yourself. Using oil will help to cleans the scalp for a deep clean since oil attracts oil, this will draw out the sweat and bacterial that is in the scalp and hair follicles.
Starting with your hands at your temples place the pads of your fingers (do not use your nails) at your hairline, massage your scalp in circular motions moving up towards the top of your head and back again. Repeat this motion 3 times.
Moving towards the back of the head where your neck and base of your scull meet. This is a place that can carry plenty of tension, so give it some extra love. With one hand on either side of your head, position your thumbs on the base of your scull and your fingers will rest upwards on the back of your head, as though your hands are cradling your head. Using your thumbs press down on the base of your scull and massage with an upward circular motion.
Keeping your hands and fingers in the same position work your way around the entire scalp in a circular motion going towards the center of your scalp and back out towards your hairline. Make sure you massage every area of your scalp. Do this several times until you feel a release of tension. When your finished hop in the shower and shampoo and condition as usual.
Scalp massage feels so wonderful and also has therapeutic benefits, it’s used to reduce stress, ease headaches and migraines, uplift the mood, and also promote hair growth.