The scalp is the living support system of the hair. And a healthy scalp is the prerequisite to strong, shiny, healthy hair. Although your hair needs mainly to be stripped of dirt and oil and then protected--treated more like the finish on a fine piece of furniture--your scalp needs to be nourished and stimulated, to be cleaned and toned and moisturized...just as your face does.
So your hair and scalp have significantly differing requirements for optimal care: what is good for the hair strand in terms of cleaning and protection (think of the detergent in shampoos, which may irritate the scalp--and the waxes in conditioners, which may coat it) is not necessarily what is going to be kindest to your scalp.
I have tried to get around this problem with my natural remedies. They are for scalp and hair--although not always in equal proportions--and unlike many preparations for the treatment of the hair alone, they and their application are especially beneficial to the scalp. And although I include a few of my special "scalp restoratives" here, you should be aware that--whatever else it may do--nearly every recipe in this book nourishes the scalp.
In some ways, the herbal preparations presented in this chapter and elsewhere are the most important feature of this book. They are certainly closest to my heart, as I have worked on the concept of natural remedies and developed the actual recipes from the time I started in this business. I am also fortunate enough to be able to bring what I know to people in the form of an actual line of products--the Fleuremedy line for hair--which is sold in my salon as well as carried by some of the more exclusive department stores in the country.
It was long a dream of mine to take what I knew and--literally--package it. I have done that, and now that the Fleuremedy line is available, my clients and other people who are interested in natural hair care have no excuse to pass up healthy, organic maintenance and treatment products when they don't want to fool around with herbs and a blender.
By Richard Stein.
So your hair and scalp have significantly differing requirements for optimal care: what is good for the hair strand in terms of cleaning and protection (think of the detergent in shampoos, which may irritate the scalp--and the waxes in conditioners, which may coat it) is not necessarily what is going to be kindest to your scalp.
I have tried to get around this problem with my natural remedies. They are for scalp and hair--although not always in equal proportions--and unlike many preparations for the treatment of the hair alone, they and their application are especially beneficial to the scalp. And although I include a few of my special "scalp restoratives" here, you should be aware that--whatever else it may do--nearly every recipe in this book nourishes the scalp.
In some ways, the herbal preparations presented in this chapter and elsewhere are the most important feature of this book. They are certainly closest to my heart, as I have worked on the concept of natural remedies and developed the actual recipes from the time I started in this business. I am also fortunate enough to be able to bring what I know to people in the form of an actual line of products--the Fleuremedy line for hair--which is sold in my salon as well as carried by some of the more exclusive department stores in the country.
It was long a dream of mine to take what I knew and--literally--package it. I have done that, and now that the Fleuremedy line is available, my clients and other people who are interested in natural hair care have no excuse to pass up healthy, organic maintenance and treatment products when they don't want to fool around with herbs and a blender.
By Richard Stein.
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