New treatments seem to pop up daily in the wellness world, but the latest Japanese Head Spa trend has got people talking for all the right reasons.
Hailing from Japan, this luxurious head spa treatment combines the best of relaxation and scalp care to leave your head and hair feeling more nourished and healthy than ever before. We’ve rounded up everything you need to know about the Japanese Head Spa treatment (and how to recreate it at home).
What is a Japanese Head Spa?
A Japanese Head Spa is more than just a massage — it’s a comprehensive scalp and hair treatment designed to cleanse, nourish and hydrate the head and hair.
Often used as a hair loss treatment, the Japanese Head Spa combines deep cleansing, exfoliation and massage to stimulate blood flow, remove impurities and keep your scalp and hair as healthy as possible.
What to Expect During Your Japanese Head Spa Experience
The treatment typically begins with an analysis of your scalp. This allows the therapist to tailor the hair health treatment to your personal needs and identify if you’re struggling with dryness, sensitivity or hair loss.
During the Japanese Head Spa experience, specialist hair health products are used to purify the scalp, removing excess oil and dandruff. This is followed by a relaxing massage that stimulates blood flow and improves circulation. Finally, a nourishing hair treatment will be applied, to give your luscious locks a little bit of love too.
The Unique Benefits of a Japanese Head Spa
A Japanese Head Spa feels amazing, but the treatment has a lot of hair and scalp health benefits too.
Stress Relief and Relaxation
People often hold tension in their head, neck and shoulders, especially if they spend a lot of time sitting at a desk. A Japanese Head Spa treatment can release this tension through massage, leaving you and your healthy scalp feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Improved Blood Circulation
Did you know that good blood circulation is essential for healthy hair growth? By stimulating the scalp, Head Spa treatments enhance blood flow, helping your hair follicles receive the oxygen and nutrients to thrive. This is why Japanese Head Spa treatments are often recommended for those suffering from hair loss.
Enhanced Scalp and Hair Health
Sometimes shampoo doesn’t cut it. Japanese Head Spas are all about the deep cleanse, removing impurities and build-up that might be clogging your hair follicles. This creates a healthy scalp environment, encouraging your hair to grow thick and strong and helping avoid split ends and frizziness.
Treatments Tailored to Your Concerns
If your scalp is crying out for a Japanese Head Spa but you need an affordable and instant solution to your hair health troubles, we’ve got all the products you need to keep your scalp and hair healthy from home.
Hydration for Dry Scalp
One of the best parts of a Japanese Head Spa is the nourishing hydration it delivers to your scalp. If you’re looking for a daily at-home dry scalp treatment, Philip Kingsley Flaky/Itchy Scalp Anti-Dandruff shampoo and conditioner relieves scalp irritation and clears flakiness and build-up, whilst being gentle enough for daily use.
For scalp-to-root hydration, milk_shake’s Integrity Repairing Hair Treatment is a potent treatment formulated to keep hair soft and conditioned using sunflower seed oil, jojoba oil and milk proteins. Massage into your scalp (and ends) to recreate the Head Spa treatment at home.
Detoxifying Oily Scalp Treatments
ESPA Pink Hair and Scalp Mud is another must-have healthy scalp beauty essential. This purifying product uses vitamin C-rich watercress combined with cleansing red clay and emollient apricot kernel oil to create a detoxifying at-home Japanese Head Spa treatment that will result in both hair and scalp feeling healthy and refreshed.
Another great option is the L'Oréal Professionnel SERIE EXPERT Scalp Advanced Anti-Oiliness Dermo-Purifier Shampoo. Concentrated with 3% AHA, a water-soluble acid, this shampoo purifies the surface of the scalp so that new cells can be generated, leaving you with that fresh, post-treatment feel with every wash.
Soothing Sensitive Scalp Care
For sensitive scalps in need of some TLC, look no further than the Sukin Sensitive Scalp Mask. Massage thus product into your scalp before shampooing to gently soothe and reduce dry dandruff.
To strengthen the scalp barrier and improve hair health between Japanese Head Spa treatments, add the Philip Kingsley Overnight Scalp Barrier Serum to your weekly hair health routine. This serum combines plant-based extracts, proteins, vitamins and minerals into a powerful formula that soothes the scalp and increases hair vitality.
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