ACTIVE SCRUBS

The scalp renews itself like facial skin: dead cells, sebum, and product residue accumulate and eventually clog the follicle. Exfoliation removes this layer, allowing subsequent treatments to penetrate instead of remaining on the surface. This is the first step in our protocols, and We explain it in detail here.

Once a week, before shampooing, on a dry scalp. More often doesn't provide any benefit and risks irritation; less often allows the buildup to reappear. This is a routine to maintain over time rather than a one-off treatment.

This is the most persistent misconception on the subject, and it's false. What irritates isn't the scrubs themselves, but the abrasive textures—salt, sugar, crushed kernels—with their irregular particle size. A fresh gel with jojoba microbeads exfoliates without scratching. Other misconceptions about the scalp.

Yes, and many do. But three limitations always come up: the particle size of a sugar or salt is too irregular for a scalp, the pH of a homemade preparation is never controlled, and a preparation without preservatives does not keep. Our tips for a homemade scruband what to pay attention to.

Always do this beforehand, and on dry hair. The goal is to loosen residue so that the shampoo can then remove it. If done afterward, exfoliating would simply redeposit what you've just cleaned.

Clarifying shampoo works chemically: it dissolves buildup, often stripping the protective film. Exfoliating shampoo works mechanically and locally, on the scalp only, without disrupting the hair fiber's natural balance. Therefore, the two target different areas and produce different results.