Struggling to achieve the healthy hair you’ve always dreamed of? There’s a range of factors you can focus on within your overall haircare routine to enhance your hair health. But there is one element that is preventing you from experiencing your truly healthiest hair results. And what is this? Well, you’re not spending enough time focusing on natural products and ingredients proven to target, soothe, nourish and enhance your scalp health. As obvious as it may seem, it’s easy to overlook the fact that healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp which means, so often, it is neglected, or we simply don’t give our scalp the TLC it needs to support our very best hair health results. Caring for our scalp is also vital because it is known to age up to six times faster than the skin on our face, which means our scalp needs proper care and attention if we want to maintain healthy hair into the future.
So, what should you be doing for your scalp health? Well, we’re discussing three natural haircare ingredients that are all scientifically proven to target your scalp so you can experience your healthiest scalp and hair now and for many years to come. We’re also talking about the types of hair products and scalp treatments that you need to be using, as well as avoiding, in your haircare routine.
Manuka Honey For Scalp Irritations
Manuka honey is an effective and much-loved natural ingredient here at Sozo Australia. It is made up of a variety of components including sugars, proteins, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes and minerals. Manuka honey is known as an emollient and humectant to soothe and condition both your skin and hair. But its antibacterial and wound healing properties are what really makes this a must-have ingredient in your haircare products. Because of its antibacterial and wound healing properties, it can offer wonderful relief to problematic and irritated scalps.
That’s why we’ve formulated manuka honey into our Sozo Hair Health Mask. Many hair masks and treatments target and repair dry, damaged hair without addressing your scalp health. But with manuka honey and many other natural ingredients, our Sozo Hair Health Mask is an effective and luxurious treatment product for dry, irritated scalps, as well as damaged, brittle or frizzy hair.
To experience all the proven benefits of manuka honey, simply implement our natural hair mask into your routine by applying it to your scalp and hair after shampooing at least once a week. Our mask is to be used in place of conditioner and can be left in to absorb for as little as a couple of minutes while in the shower or for up to 30 minutes for a longer treatment. Then simply rinse thoroughly and feel your scalp and hair transform with consistent use.
Rosemary Leaf Oil for Healthy Hair Growth
If you have an interest in natural haircare ingredients and alternatives, it’s likely you’ve already learned that rosemary oil is an important ingredient to use in your haircare routine. Firstly, rosemary oil is known to strengthen your hair strands to help prevent breakage and damage, which we all understand is important for maintaining long, healthy ends. But rosemary oil is also essential for our scalp health. It is known to act as a vasodilator and opens the scalp’s blood vessels to improve circulation and blood flow to our hair follicles. This is an important part of stimulating and encouraging healthy hair growth long term. Plus, rosemary also enhances the health of your scalp because it has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.
Knowing how important rosemary oil is for our overall scalp and hair health, we’ve formulated this ingredient into our Sozo Scalp & Hair Health Serum, which is an ultra-lightweight, hydrating hair oil formula designed to be used for both styling and prewash oil treatments. Because of its lightweight formula, it can be applied to the ends of your hair before or after styling to smooth, hydrate and increase shine, as well as protect from heat damage. But when we’re talking about our scalp health, our serum is particularly effective when used as a prewash oil treatment. By applying it to both your scalp and hair at least 30 minutes (or a couple of hours) before washing, you can target, treat, nourish, soothe, stimulate, condition, reduce inflammation and allow the proven natural ingredients, including rosemary oil, to do their work for your scalp and hair.
Argan Oil to Soothe Your Scalp & Improve Hair Health
Argan oil is often highlighted for its hair health benefits, but it also provides great relief to the scalp. Argan oil contains vitamin E, carotene and essential fatty acids and it is known to deeply condition our hair, especially dry hair that has been damaged by heat exposure and colouring. With consistent use of haircare formulated with argan oil, you can experience more shine, as well as help to smooth frizz. When looking at scalp health, however, it also contains a unique combination of plant sterols known to help reduce inflammation and soothe your scalp for more enhanced hair health results. Argan oil truly is an all-rounder ingredient that enhances both our scalp and hair health, which is why it is a feature in our shampoo, conditioner, hair mask and serum.
The idea that healthy hair first starts with a healthy scalp may seem simple, but so often our scalp is neglected or just unintentionally forgotten when we are busy focusing on caring for the skin on our face and managing the overall look and feel of our hair every day. Yes, our hair absolutely needs the proper TLC to remain strong, shiny, hydrated and protected, but we must not forget about being as intentional with our scalp care as we are with our haircare. Unless we nourish, cleanse, hydrate, soothe and condition our scalp, we can’t expect to maintain a healthy scalp that then supports healthy hair growth long term.
The good news is that caring for your scalp doesn’t need to be complicated, difficult or time consuming when you invest in natural hair products, like our Sozo Hair Health, that have been formulated to target both your scalp and hair. By using the right products, following a regular and consistent hair washing routine, and by practicing prewash oil treatments every week, you can support your healthiest scalp and experience more enhanced hair health results long term, especially as we age. Our scalp isn’t as visible as our hair or our face, but it must not be forgotten if you want to maintain thick, healthy hair for many years to come.
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