Scalp care: a real asset in your hair salon?

The scalp, often neglected in hair care routines, is an essential part of the appearance and health of hair. As a hairstylist, it’s crucial to understand the importance of a healthy scalp in order to provide relevant advice and tailored care to your clients. Moreover, scalp care will help you offer an exceptional additional service in your salon, allowing you to stand out. So, why and how should you offer this type of service? The answers are in this article!

First Step: Understanding the Scalp and Its Specificities

To care for the scalp in the best way possible, it is essential to understand what it is composed of:

Hair Follicles: These are the small structures, tiny shafts on which hair grows.
Sebaceous Glands: They produce sebum, a natural protective oil. The amount of sebum produced varies from person to person, thus influencing the type of scalp.
Sweat Glands: They secrete sweat and enable the sweating mechanism.

What are the different types of scalp?

We would like to remind you of the different types of scalp to start on solid ground:

Oily Scalp: Resulting from an overproduction of sebum, this type of scalp can lead to itching and a buildup of dandruff. It is often associated with inappropriate care or imbalances.
Sensitive Scalp: This type reacts easily to chemical products or external factors. Symptoms include itching, redness, and burning sensations.
Dry Scalp: Characterized by a feeling of tightness and can lead to flakes. Causes include environmental factors or the use of inappropriate products. Scalp care will be necessary to maintain it.
Normal Scalp: It strikes a good balance between sebum and hydration, without irritation or excessive removal of impurities.

Scalp care in hair salons: how to easily integrate it?

Offering targeted scalp care in your hair salon seems to be the key to standing out with a deep treatment.

To implement this, you can first offer a thorough diagnosis of the scalp. By asking questions about your client’s hair care habits and analyzing their scalp, you can provide them with a suitable treatment and give the best advice.

Once this diagnosis is completed, several options are available to offer a soothing scalp treatment based on their hair type. Whether it’s an exfoliation, an oil bath, or a massage, everything is possible to care for, maintain, and soothe the scalp. The key is to choose the right range of products to accompany you in delivering this treatment.

Hairborist oil treatment: an exceptional personalized haircare in hairsalon

Our specialty at Hairborist is scalp care before shampooing. We offer a targeted pre-shampoo oil bath based on the hair needs of your clients. A healthy scalp is essential not only for maintaining hair health but also for promoting hair growth and preventing various issues.
We customize the oil bath with our wide range of essential oils. The concept is simple: we have two bases of vegetable oils that we combine with elixirs of essential oils.

The Renovator base for thick and very dry hair and Repair for fine to greasy hair.

Different aromactifs each targeting the majority of hair needs:

Dermoactif: For clients with a sensitive, irritated scalp or prone to itching.
Squamactif: It combats dandruff and cleanses the driest scalps.
Sebumactif: This elixir helps regulate excess sebum, rebalances the scalp, and rehydrates the skin.
Genetic: It fights hair loss and helps strengthen hair follicles.
Keractif: It provides care for dry scalps, hydrating and healing damaged hair.
Aromalice: If some of your clients unfortunately have unwanted visitors like lice, Aromalice is the natural and effective solution.
Nacre: Nacre is specially designed for white or blonde hair that tends to yellow.
Cuivre: This elixir is perfect for restoring shine to copper-toned hair.
Écarlate: This elixir helps illuminate and revive the vibrancy of red hair.
Ébène: This elixir is ideal for dark hair, thanks to the active ingredients of sage and juniper.
Jouvence: Essential oils also have therapeutic virtues. Youth helps restore balance and feminine comfort during particularly stressful or uncomfortable times.
Zen: For your stressed and anxious clients who deserve a break. The Zen aromactif allows for relaxation and release of tension.

Simply mix 20 ml of Renovator or Repair base with 10 drops of the chosen aromactif. And there you have it! You obtain a deep, targeted natural scalp treatment that truly cares for all hair types. You probably know this, but it’s before shampooing that the treatment takes effect and the active ingredients work deeply. To be applied on dry hair, in addition to being a deep treatment, natural scalp care opens the door to a hair salon that focuses on well-being.

To be applied on dry hair, in addition to being a deep treatment, natural scalp care opens the door to a hair salon that focuses on well-being.

Becoming a hair wellness center through scalp care

When you apply your natural scalp care as an oil bath before shampoo, it’s the perfect opportunity to perform a scalp massage, giving you the chance to expand your services.
By combining deep care and massage, you create an exceptional offering that blends well-being, relaxation, and comfort. How do you do it? When you apply the oil bath, which always starts with the scalp, you can take the time to massage it. With professional, precise, and gentle movements, you will help your client relax.

This is how you can combine treatment and additional service without having to exert much more effort. And while the oil treatment is taking effect, which takes about ten minutes, you can attend to another client. Great, isn’t it?

Well-being has been at the forefront of concerns for several years now. A scalp treatment combined with a massage transforms a simple hairstyling appointment into a unique customer experience, a true moment of relaxation. Moreover, scalp massage is known for its exceptional benefits. Its greatest asset is that it stimulates blood circulation, thereby improving the health of the hair.

In short, by offering this service, you can stand out from the competition. This is crucial in the hairstyling industry. There are many salons, but how many of them offer innovative concepts that allow them to differentiate themselves? This is how you can attract a new clientele that enjoys taking time for themselves.