Salt scrubs for your hair have been around for a little bit, and they’re a great way to get a really deep clean if that’s what you’re looking for. Unlike traditional body scrubs, these are foaming so they’re breaking down oils and product residue while they exfoliate your scalp.
Alterna’s new Renewing Scalp Care collection has a scalp scrub and a moisturizing leave-on treatment. The Leave-On Treatment immediately wins points for having the best applicator I’ve seen of any scalp treatment. You can part your hair and use the nozzle to put a few drops of the serum in. Unlike other scalp serums, this one is moisturizing and slightly thicker. You massage it in with your fingers and then go about your day. It doesn’t seem to mess up my blow-dry and it’s not oily or greasy either, but it’s a step more moisturizing than the ordinary scalp treatment. It also smells like coconut, which I kind of enjoy.
At the end of the day, is it my massage that’s helping my scalp or this treatment? I’ll never know, but I do like that the treatment gives me a reason to do the massage and I’m keeping it around for that.
