5 Tips For A Healthy Scalp

As much as you do your face – because it is all skin too, even if it’s covered by your hair. So it needs to be kept clean, hydrated and treated with care.

We tend to fixate on our hair. Taming frizz, colouring, perming, cutting… the list goes on. But here’s why you shouldn’t neglect the scalp: It’s where the hair roots are embedded. And the scalp, says Dr Chuah Sai Yee, consultant at the National Skin Centre, needs sufficient nutrients for new hair shaft to grow. A healthy scalp, then, equals healthy hair.

The scalp actually needs more TLC than your face. The dirt and pollution that clog the pores on your face also clog the ones on your scalp, leading to flaking and itching. If ignored, this can result in dermatitis, an inflammatory condition, says Leonica Kei, founder and principal trichologist at Leonica K Trichology.

In fact, Kate Lim, senior educator at L’Oreal Kerastase, says that even without congestion, the scalp already has a tendency to age six times faster than your face. And that’s when you’ll see hair thinning and hair loss. Here’s what you need to do for a healthy scalp.

1. Keep it scrupulously clean