Nothing is more relaxing than a head massage. Coincidently a nice, gentle head massage is also very therapeutic for your hair. This is because a good massage will stimulate the sebaceous glands and get the blood flowing to the scalp to nourish the papilla. Here are some tips on how to massage right when you are doing it yourself:

Massaging Dos

Start at the hairline and gently knead the front of your scalp.

Let the scalp move under the pressure of your fingertips, but don’t move the fingers themselves.

Always massage from front to back - from the forehead and the sides, over the crown of the head to the base of your neck, since it is the route the blood naturally takes to reach the heart.

Let your fingers fan out to the sides of your head, to massage as much of your scalp as possible.

After a few minutes, go on to massage the next section of your scalp till it feels tingly and looser than before.

Remember, a tight scalp is caused by tension and stress and a proper massage will relax it.

Massaging Don’ts

Don’t ever use your nails or the whole hand to massage your hair; use only the finger tips.

Do not massage your scalp in case there is any inflammation or if the skin is broken.