How to Take Care of Your Scalp in Summer?

We all reserve beach vacations, mountain treks, pool parties, etc., for summers. While these bright and fun-filled sunny days relax our souls, these activities and the weather may not be good for our scalp. Heat, humidity, and environmental stressors bring along prominent scalp woes like greasiness, oiliness, sweat, and irritation in summer. Hence, just like we take care of our skin, we need to give our scalp special attention and TLC during summer. 

This expert guide on scalp care talks about how you can make your scalp feel refreshed and rejuvenated using purifying shampoo, scalp scrub, indulging in detox treatment, and more! 

Tips For Healthy Scalp in Summer

Upgrade your scalp care routine for summer with purifying shampoo, scalp scrub, and other advanced hair care products. Additionally, follow these tips mentioned below to pave the way for healthy scalp.

1. Deep Cleanse with a Purifying Shampoo

Kick-start your summer scalp care routine with purifying shampoo. Sweat, chlorine, saltwater, and dead skin cells, residue form styling products can build up on the scalp, leading to clogged hair follicles, a breeding ground of bacteria, and an unpleasant smell. Selecting a purifying shampoo formula can help remove buildup without stripping essential oils. 

We recommend you use L’Oréal Professionnel Scalp Advanced Anti-oiliness dermo-purifier shampoo. With 3% concentrated AHA, this shampoo purifies your hair daily, ensures 78% less scalp sebum in 1 use*, and delivers up to 67% more nutrition*.

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You can also apply L’Oréal Professionnel anti-oiliness 2-In-1 deep purifier clay. This clay mask cum scalp shampoo ensures 78% less scalp sebum in 1 use* and offers 24% instant volume**.

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2. Exfoliate With Scalp Scrub

Exfoliating your scalp is equally important as your skin. Enter Scalp scrub – a summer must-have for a healthy scalp. Scalp scrubs are formulated with mild exfoliating particles to deliver the following benefits:

• Remove Product Buildup

Styling products, dry shampoo, and even natural oils may deposit on the scalp, clogging hair follicles. Using scalp eliminates this buildup, leaving you with a balanced and healthy scalp environment.

• Banish Dead Skin Cells

Scalp scrubs thoroughly remove dead skin cells, dandruff, regulate sebum production for healthy, clean, and rejuvenated scalp.

• May Promote Blood Circulation

The soothing massaging motion of applying a scalp scrub can stimulate blood flow to the scalp, which may promote healthy hair growth.

How Often To Use Scalp Scrub?

You can use scalp scrub twice a month.

We recommend you use L’Oréal Professionnel scalp rebalancing scrub. Formulated with tea tree oil, apricot seed powder, and purified water, this professional in-salon scalp scrub treatment offers quick exfoliating and purifying action and clears away dead skin cells, excess oil, dandruff, pollutants, and other impurities for soothed, and clean scalp.

3. Treat Yourself to an In-Salon Detox Treatment

Enjoy ‘me-time’ by indulging in a professional in-salon scalp detox treatment. Utilise this pampering session to deep cleanse, balance, and rejuvenate your scalp and hair. The professional hair spa treatment typically involves methods like scalp steaming (deeper cleansing and improved product penetration), specialized masks and serums (targeted formulas to nourish and rebalance the scalp), and most importantly, scalp massage (stimulates circulation for relaxed scalp). A detoxifying hair spa is much-needed to keep your scalp and hair summer-proof.

We recommend you use L’Oréal Professionnel Hair Spa DX creambath. Its tea tree oil and purified water formula detoxifies the scalp by removing scalp flakes and sweat. This salon-based treatment, formulated with tea tree oil and purified water helps you detoxify by removing scalp flakes and sweat. Pay a visit to the nearest L’Oréal Professionnel partner salon and allow the hair pros to take care of your hair.

4. Give Your Styling Tools a Break

Excessive use of heat styling tools especially during summer can exacerbate scalp dryness and irritation. Embrace your natural texture whenever possible, opting for heat-free hairstyles like braids, buns, and natural hair drying techniques.

5. Tweak Your Hair Washing Routine

Excessive humidity, sweat, and greasiness can tempt you to wash your hair more often in summer. However, over-washing can strip away natural oils from the scalp, causing dryness and irritation. Alternatively, not washing your hair regularly enough can cause buildup and scalp problems. The solution lies in determining what works best for your hair type and scalp requirements.

• Oily Scalp

Washing on alternate days or every two days may be required to maintain the oil production.

• Dry Scalp

Wash your hair twice a week. Use conditioner for dry scalp

• Sensitive Scalp

Wash 2- 3 times a week in summer. Those with sensitive scalp can use soothing treatment post-wash. We recommend you use L’Oréal Professionnel Anti-discomfort intense soother treatment. Its Niacinamide-infused formula offers 83% soothing* sensation and 96% hydrated hair**.

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6. Protect Your Scalp from the Sun and Sweat

Just as we shield our skin against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, protecting the scalp is also essential for healthy hair. Excessive sun exposure can cause dry scalp, fade away hair color, and more! That’s why, try wearing a wide-brimmed hat or scarf when you are outdoors.

Prevent potential scalp irregularities like – oiliness, sweat, discomfort, impurities, and odor with L’Oréal Professionnel Scalp Advanced 5-in-1 serum. This anti-oiliness scalp serum defeats 5 scalp deregulations from week 1*.

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See, taking care of your scalp isn’t that tough! Keep your scalp healthy and balanced this summer with these tips and products like scalp scrubs, serums, purifying shampoos, etc. 

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