How to: Scalp Cleansing

I am so itchy! Usually I watch the clock at work count down until I can go home and relax - today, I want to go home and wash my hair. More specifically, my scalp!

First, I gathered my supplies. The bottles that the Carol's Daughter shampoo's come in are perfect for this. So even after the shampoo is used up I will be recycling the bottle for the purpose of scalp cleansing. I take the top from my Roots Only bottle and placed that on the bottle.

Then, I applied the shampoo directly to my scalp in sections to make sure I covered my entire scalp.

I have measure the amount of shampoo that is used for this technique and surprisingly less than 1oz is used.

Hair can be shampoo immediately after application or you can wait awhile. I had a few things to do and I needed to pre-poo so I left the shampoo on my scalp and applied a Jasmine Oil Castor Oil mix to the remaining length of my hair.

When washing I massage my scalp with my finger tips under running water....it feels so great! Let me know if you try it and what you think about it.

Coconut Oil

I used coconut oil for the first ever this past weekend and I must say I LOVED IT! My hair felt so soft, moisturized, and look the way it felt. I picked up the coconut oil from Whole Foods for only $6.99 and I can tell that it is going to go a long way.

I cleansed my scalp with Dudu Osom liquid black soap, deep conditioned LeKair Cholesterol for one hour, and then applied the coconut oil while my hair was still damp. Let it air dry and then styled in a bun for the week. I am trying really hard to protect my ends to see how much growth I can achieve.

The next day after air drying over night.

The bun I plan to wear until the end of the week. I have two braids in the front, inspired by a picture of a model I saw one one the many websites I visit. The pic makes it look frizzy...but it came out really nice and the compliments are stacking up.

Scalp Cleanse

Daily shampooing on African American hair is not recommended, hence the co-wash (although some of us can do a daily wash). However, build up can occur on our scalps and sometimes a shampoo is needed. When washing I hate how the shampoo strips all the natural oil from the shaft of my hair. So to minimize this from happening, I apply shampoo to may scalp in the same manner that you would "grease your scalp. It gets the job done and I don't experience that dryness on the ends of my hair. I also did this for my husband because he was having an awful dandruff problem. It really helped a lot and now we don't have to do it as often. You can use the shampoo of your choice with this technique. The last time did this I used Black Soap shampoo, it felt awesome and the drying was very minimal. Happy Cleansing!

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