The importance of massaging the scalp

As we age, our skin, the body’s largest organ, loses elasticity, some of its natural oils and becomes thinner.  You might see small lines developing, while your skin no longer looks as moist and dewy.  So, you compensate for that by treating the skin with what it needs: creams, lotions and a better nutritional intake for feeding from within through the blood stream.  The little blood vessels under the scalp, just below the skin’s surface, are responsible for feeding your hair follicles (The Papilla).  When we’re young, there’s not much problem, the follicles have a rich, fast flowing blood supply, bringing oxygen, nutrients and natural oils to the hair – and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes.  The result:  A healthy, shiny, thick head of hair.

In addition to thinning skin, aging also causes thinning hair.  There are several reasons for hair loss in women.  Sometimes it is due to hormonal imbalances, but also a tightening of the passageways that feed the hair follicles, preventing a full, rich, fast flowing blood stream and depriving them of their full complement of oxygen and nutrients.  Let this continue and you have a death sentence for the thick, shiny, healthy hair of your youth.

One of the hormonal problems has to do with Testosterone.  Yes, that male hormone, which women have some of too, that produces a by-product, called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) that causes hair loss.  But, women also have the female hormones, Estrogen and Progestin, both of which act to block the effect of DHT on hair – unless there’s a deficiency in them, which can happen often after pregnancy and during menopause.  The answer to this could be hormone replacement therapy under the proper guidance of a competent doctor.

But female hormone reduction isn’t the only problem that causes hair loss.  Frequently, it can be lack of stimulation of the scalp and hair roots and insufficient feeding the hair follicles a rich source of nutrients.  There are two major actions we can take to improve hair loss and hair thinning, firstly taking your daily Hair Helper Vitamins and secondly:

Massage … Massage … Massage

The goal is to bring a greater flow of blood to the hair follicles, faster and to make your scalp more flexible.  You can do this by becoming serious about massage treatments that you can do yourself at home.  Massage will also help carry away carbon dioxide and waste and speed the removal of oil and dead cells that combine to form debris on your scalp’s surface.  Such debris hardens and sticks to the scalp, reducing circulation and eventually destroying hair roots.  Often the debris can’t be seen by the naked eye because it can form in the skin’s pores and be invisible.

 With the fingertips of both hands placed firmly on your head, push the skin under your hair in a circular motion for about ten seconds, moving from place to place on your head until the entire scalp is covered.  Do this until your head tingles and feels warm (from increased circulation).  Pay special attention to any thinning areas or bald spots.  You can’t massage too much and don’t be afraid to rub vigorously.

Next, after the blood is coursing through your scalp, take a clump of hair in each hand and pull on it gently with a smooth, firm motion and hold it for a count or three, then release and repeat until you have “pulled” the hair all over your scalp.

You won’t lose any more hair than has already been programmed to come out.  In fact, in the first week or two of this treatment, you may notice a bit more hair loss, but those will be hairs that were coming out anyway.

In eight weeks, or less (maybe even three or four weeks) you should notice many new hairs growing.  Separate your hair flat at the part and look at it when you begin this treatment and again two months into the program to see the difference.  You should notice what will appear to be little singed hair beginning to grow that will eventually become strong, full single strands.

Keep massaging your scalp every day, twice a day at least, more, if possible.  Fingertips work OK to stimulate circulation.

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