Prewash scalp and hair oiling can be a hair health game changer when you commit to it consistently within your weekly natural haircare routine. Why? Because it targets both your scalp and hair. And healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp, which means it’s important that we give both our scalp and hair the nourishment, care and attention they need and deserve. Your prewash oiling routine doesn’t need to be complicated or time consuming, and you most definitely do not need to create your own mixture or homemade recipe of oils to see great results. So, here is everything you need to know and remember when it comes to practicing prewash hair oiling effectively.
1. Before you apply your hair oil treatment
Setting yourself up to enjoy your best results from hair oiling starts before you even apply any hair growth oil or scalp serum. To start, you want to stimulate blood flow and circulation on your scalp by brushing your hair first and giving your scalp a gentle massage. Doing regular and consistent scalp massages over a long period of time has been shown to help naturally support hair growth and hair density because massaging stimulates circulation which allows blood to flow to and nourish your hair follicles. So, massage your scalp for at least a couple of minutes, being sure to use your fingers to move the skin of your scalp, as opposed to simply moving your hair around on top of your scalp.
2. How to apply your hair oil for growth & overall scalp health
After your scalp massage, the first step in hair oiling for growth and to improve your scalp health is to start by applying your hair oil or serum generously to both your scalp and hair. If you naturally have oily hair, you may feel reluctant to use an oil treatment in your routine, worrying that your hair will only feel greasy and heavy. But scalp and hair oiling treatments are designed to be applied before washing, so all oil will be shampooed and rinsed out. When washed out effectively, oiling should not make your hair feel greasy, but it will nourish and support your healthiest scalp and hair. So, don’t be afraid to apply the oil generously to ensure that all sections of your scalp and hair are covered and are being treated. Your hair doesn’t need to be drenched or saturated in oil, but we do want to ensure every part of your scalp is receiving the essential nourishment it needs to thrive.
3. Massaging your scalp to increase blood flow & circulation
As we’ve already discussed, massaging your scalp has wonderful benefits for supporting hair growth, so it’s important to not only apply your hair oil treatment but also massage it into your scalp. Once again, this helps to increase circulation on your scalp, improving blood flow to your hair follicles. Although it may not seem to have a significant impact in the short term, regular scalp massages should not be overlooked because it’s a free, simple and easy hair habit anyone can implement for effective results when done consistently.
4. How long to allow your oil treatment to absorb
The longer you allow your scalp and hair oil to absorb, the more enhanced your results will be. It is recommended you leave your prewash oil treatment in for at least 30 minutes or for up to several hours before washing.
5. Washing out your scalp & hair oil
After your oil treatment has absorbed, you can simply wash as you normally would, always ensuring you double shampoo. Shampooing twice will help to rinse out all oil residue so you can enjoy a fresh, clean and nourished scalp and hair. Our Sozo Hair Health Shampoo has an all-natural formula with sulphate free surfactants that provide a rich lather, foam and clean without stripping and irritating your scalp, or causing your hair to feel dry. Simply apply our natural shampoo gel generously across all parts of your scalp, massaging it in, then rinsing and repeating the process for a double shampoo. After this, follow with conditioner as usual.
6. How often should you apply a hair oil treatment?
For effective results, you need to be using a hair oil or serum for hair growth and scalp health at least once a week, if not more often. Application frequency can depend on your hair type, needs and personal preferences. But remember that consistency will always create your very best scalp and hair health results.
7. What to do when you don’t have time for prewash hair oiling
If you feel as though you don’t have the time to wait for hours while your oil treatment does its magic on your scalp and hair before washing, think about your daily routines and when you could actually be enjoying your hair oil while doing other jobs or tasks. If you apply your treatment before going for a walk, exercising, or doing your daily errands around the house, you can still do what needs to get done while also enjoying the benefits of scalp and hair oiling.
So, what scalp & hair oil should you be using?
With such easy access to haircare advice online, there are many videos and resources sharing homemade hair oiling recipes you can make and apply to your scalp and hair. However, there are certainly some negatives to using homemade oil recipes. Firstly, it can be time consuming and costly. With so many natural ingredients being proven to provide unique benefits for your scalp and hair, such as encouraging growth, reducing inflammation and increasing shine, you would have to buy a long list of ingredients and oils to mix together to experience any sort of real benefit.
Not only can this require time, effort and money, every ingredient has its own unique requirements that need to be considered within a formula in order for you to enjoy real results. For example, rosemary oil has been proven to be very effective for encouraging hair growth. However, pure rosemary oil needs to be diluted in a carrier, otherwise applying rosemary oil directing to your scalp can often cause irritations on your skin. Understanding the needs of every natural hair oil ingredient is essential to ensure that each ingredient is formulated correctly, at the appropriate percentages within the overall formula, to create effective results.
For this reason, the best way for you to enjoy your most enhanced results from oiling for hair growth and improved scalp health is to use a hair serum that contains a range of powerful oils. Our silicone free, all natural Scalp & Hair Health Serum, specifically, is filled with every healthy scalp and hair ingredient you could want for oiling, which means your treatments and overall routine can be simple while also being highly effective. Here is a look into just some of the ingredients inside our Sozo Scalp & Hair Health Serum:
Rosemary leaf oil – strengthens hair to prevent breakage, increases blood flow and circulation to support growth and has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties for scalp health.
Baobab seed oil – high in vitamins A, D, E and fatty acids to help nourish and protect hair, also smooths and conditions to support soft, shiny hair.
Argan oil – provides intense conditioning for dry, damaged and coloured hair.
Bisabolol – has anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and skin soothing properties, also promotes scalp health to support hair growth and prevent loss.
Beetroot extract – has a conditioning effect on the hair fibre to improve shine, volume, silkiness and detangling, it also soothes the scalp.
Jojoba esters – softens, smooths and strengthens hair, as well as protects, making it great to use before styling with heat or blow drying.
With all these ingredients and many others scientifically formulated into an easy-to-use oil treatment, you can apply our serum to your scalp and ends to enjoy a long list of hair health benefits. Simply follow all these application tips we’ve already discussed to experience your best hair oiling results.
Because our Scalp & Hair Health Serum has been intentionally formulated with an ultra-lightweight, hydrating hair oil formula, it is not only great for prewash oil treatments, but it can also be applied for styling. So, after washing, before blow-drying or styling with heat, simply apply a few drops at a time to your ends (not your scalp), gradually adding more only as your hair length and thickness requires, to help protect your ends, hydrate, condition, smooth and increase shine without making your hair heavy or greasy.
Regular and consistent oil treatments can provide a long list of scalp and hair health benefits, including encouraging hair growth, soothing your scalp and reducing inflammation, increasing shine and strengthening your ends to reduce breakage. But unless you use the right types of oils, results can be unreliable. This is why there is an undeniable advantage of not applying just any combination of oils, but instead using a scientifically formulated hair serum, just like our Sozo Scalp & Hair Health Serum to create your best hair health results. Prewash oiling doesn’t need to be complicated or time consuming for you to enjoy wonderful results. But you do need to use the right product, apply treatments consistently and follow these easy tips to maximise your results for your healthiest scalp and hair naturally. So, shop our natural, silicone free hair serum now and make prewash oil treatments a part of your weekly haircare routine and relaxing ‘me time’.
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