How to Massage the Scalp Without Breakage

Done once a day, scalp massages will help you promote hair growth and prevent hair breakage.

To prevent hair breakage, you can purchase special shampoos and conditioner, expensive styling products and serums, fancy brushes with boar hair bristles, or spend your money on pricy salon treatments. Or you can give yourself a simple -- and free -- scalp massage. Scalp massages increase the circulation in your scalp, which help to prevent breakage and encourage hair growth. Increased circulation increases the amounts of nutrients that reach your follicles. The more nutrients that your follicles receive, the stronger your roots will become and the less hair breakage you'll see.

Instructions

1. Press down on the top of your scalp using your fingertips. Move your fingers in a circular motion over the top of your head for 30 seconds.

2. Move your fingers to the crown of your head, and continue to massage your crown in a circular motion for 30 seconds.

3. Move either hand to sides of your head -- just above your ears -- and massage this area for 30 seconds, as well.

4. Place both hands in the very back of your head, just above your nape. Again, massage this area in a circular motion for 30 seconds.

5. Move your hands back to the top of your head. Rub your fingers throughout your entire head -- like you're towel drying your hair -- for 10 seconds.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have very dry hair, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to your scalp before you massage it. Massaging the oil into your scalp will help to rehydrate and further nourish it.

References

• Hairfinity: General Hair Growth Information
• Hair Boutique; Benefits Of Scalp Massage - Advice, Tips & Guide; Karen Marie Shelton; 2008