Why do scalps with relaxed hair often have problems? Several factors can cause an imbalance in their pH. In temperate climates, the epidermis is adapted by nature to humid tropical climates and becomes too dry to the point of dehydration. Then there are the problems caused by the various treatments you apply to your hair in good faith...
Be careful about the products you apply to your scalp
Relaxing products
If they are not controlled with the utmost vigilance, straightening products can reach the skin of the scalp, either directly or by capillary action, which can lead to provoke reactive dermatitis. This can manifest itself as simple redness and itching. More rarely, these products can even generate real burns with formation of scales then scabs, which must be prevented from becoming infected.
Products applied after straightening
They are often poorly adapted: the shea for example, so beneficial to the lengths and ends of the hair is too greasy for the skin. It prevents the skin from breathing and evacuating what little natural sebum there is, and can cause dandruff, irritation and severe itching. Not to mention the use of superfatting balms (very popular in the USA) containing lanolin or vaseline and sometimes even silicones!
Shampoos and their frequency
They don't solve the problems, and often make them worse. If they are too frequent, the limescale in the water only makes the problem worse.irritate the horny layer of the skinThe brief sensation of cleanliness is quickly replaced by discomfort and the return of irritations. If they're not frequent enough, skin problems can get worse. Our advice: shampoo no more than once a fortnight, with natural, detergent-free (no-poo) products that leave the head clean and are gentle on the skin and hair.
Our treatment advice for your scalp
In fact, a scalp weakened by straightening requires special treatment, with substances that complement those applied to the hair. At the Centre Clauderer we offer you a Clauderer Milk expressly formulated for the hair. suitable for dehydrated scalps. A sort of improved "Hair Biafine" (better adapted to hair problems, more penetrating and paraben-free), this lotion contains no less than thirty natural plant ingredients, precisely proportioned in relation to each other.
It has three objectives:
- Moisturise your skin and your hair follicles in depth, without suffocating them: essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6, vitamins B5 and E, light, penetrating vegetable oils (jojoba, sweet almond, organic sesame...), soya proteins.
- Purifying the skin layers this is the role of antibacterial essential oils (rosemary, lavandin, eucalyptus, camphor, thyme, etc.), regenerating and sanitising plant extracts (white nettle, soya and wheat proteins, etc.) and vitamins A and B7.
- Soothing and healing: verbena essential oil, sage extracts, organic sesame oil, allantoin.
Results of clauderer treatment
After one week of treatment, with two applications of Clauderer Milk, 90 % of our customers who straighten their hair confirmed that they had recovered a perfectly healthy, comfortable scalp. Conclusion: nobody has yet invented anything better than what nature itself has invented. The art lies in finding the right formula, in the right dosage.
If you are experiencing significant hair loss and would like us to look into your case, you need to have the following tests carried out a diagnosis of your hair and scalp which will enable us to tailor your treatment to your particular problem.
Jean-François Cabos is the creator of a unique hair care method based on the research he coordinated, which led to the publication of the book Hair, Roots of Life with Hélène Clauderer published by Robert Laffont (Collection "Réponses/ Santé").
