You may not be familiar with the concept, but in Tokyo the number of HeadSpa is equivalent to the average number of bars per capita in Spain: one per inhabitant. I may be exaggerating, but within two kilometers I could find more than twenty. And as the beauty freak that I am, I couldn't resist. I spent sixty minutes in glory and came out refreshed and with a few lessons that have changed the way I wash my hair and will change yours. Word from María, beauty freak and co-founder of Laconicum.
What is a HeadSpa?
It is not a hair salon, it is not a massage center; is a hair spa. Let's go in parts. Of the twenty places around me, I chose Rubbicour because of the images of the treatment rooms that I saw on the Internet and because it was on the fifth floor of a building that had no appearance of housing such a place . While we're at it, let's make the eccentric even more eccentric.
The concept of the place was "the forest" and the decoration wanted to immerse you in one. I sat in a chair, where a woman using translator asked me about my scalp and hair concerns while she poured me some tea. she massaged my shoulders and after a scrutiny of the scalp, she instructed me to lie down in the most comfortable washing chair I have ever experienced . I would change my sofa for that armchair.
There he spent almost an hour washing my hair with a slow and deep massage that reached places in my head that perhaps I had not paid attention to for years. Shampoo, conditioner and rinse with that arc of streams that move from the forehead to the tips like a floating waterfall. When he finished, he put a towel on me and blew-dried my hair so I wouldn't leave with it wet. I have never had my hair so clean and I have never been able to space out the washes like after that day.
How do I wash my head after this experience?
Of course, the bottom line is not to spend sixty minutes shampooing every day, but there are three things I do differently:
- Work the shampoo well. Maybe you, like me, apply the shampoo while the shower water is falling, spread it well and that's it. Surprise, it's not done that way. Wet your hair a little, turn off the tap, apply and massage the scalp well, everything, including that nape of the neck that we glancing over. Let it sit for a minute or two.
- Apply the conditioner thoroughly. Do not put it on the surface, apply from the middle to the ends and work in sections or with a comb.
- Lighten your hair very, very much. This is essential. Sometimes, your hair is not dirty after 24 hours, what happens is that product sediment accumulates. A good rinse saves you another wash.
And with this I, who have fine and ungrateful hair because it gets dirty frequently, can now space out the washes and my hair is soft and weightless.
With what products you can make a HeadSpa at home
- With a specific scalp product. You can apply Hair Care Sérum de Gallinée right before your shower or the night before to leave it on for hours. Soothes the scalp so that hair grows strong and healthy.
- With a purifying shampoo. Scalp Shampoo from Sachajuan balances the scalp and, therefore, oil, and purifies so that it lasts clean longer.
- With a conditioner that hydrates without weight.Larry King Liquid Hairbrush Conditioner hydrates and strengthens hair, leaving it soft and manageable. And if you want more nutrition, use Bigger Love Treatment Mask by Sam McKnight weekly.
- With a heat protector. Save the Do Blow Dry Style Starte by Sam McKnight will prevent hair from weakening, drying out and breaking in the heat.
