Learn what scalp treatment is, its benefits, and solutions for dry, oily, itchy, and dandruff-prone scalp with expert Biolage product recommendations.
Types of Scalp Treatments: Itchy, Oily, Dry & Dandruff
- Scalp treatment offers a wide range of benefits, including balancing oil production, removing product buildup, and stimulating circulation to strengthen hair roots and prevent thinning
- The frequency of care should be customized to your specific scalp type, ranging from once or twice weekly for those managing active concerns like oiliness, dryness, or dandruff, to a monthly preventative treatment for maintaining an already healthy scalp environment
- To combat specific imbalances, moisture rich ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and Cupuaçu butter can be used to replenish dry scalps
- Specialized formulas featuring Zinc Pyrithioneand calming fermented tea blends can help eliminate dandruff, reduce redness and provide weightless hydration to restore a comfortable, itch-free balance
Types of Scalp Treatments: Itchy, Oily, Dry & Dandruff
Different Types of Scalp Treatments for Dandruff, Oily, Itchy and Dry Scalps
Your scalp health is the foundation of beautiful hair, yet it is often overlooked. Understanding what scalp treatment is and how it benefits your hair can transform your haircare routine. This article explains what scalp treatment means, its benefits, different types of common scalp concerns, and the best Biolage products to effectively address each one. Whether you have dry, oily, itchy, or dandruff-prone scalp, there is a treatment designed for you.
What is Scalp Treatment and Its Benefits?
Scalp treatment refers to specialized care focused on maintaining or restoring the health of your scalp, which is the soil from which your hair grows. Treatments can involve cleansing, exfoliating, hydrating, soothing, or stimulating the scalp to create an optimal environment for healthy hair growth.
Benefits of Scalp Treatment:
- Balanced oil production to prevent greasy or dry scalp
- Relieves itchiness and scalp irritation
- Removes buildup of dirt, sweat, and styling products
- Reduces dandruff and flakiness
- Stimulates circulation to invigorate hair follicles
- Strengthens hair roots, helping prevent thinning and hair loss
- Provides a relaxing, rejuvenating self-care experience
Regular scalp treatments improve not only scalp health but also enhance hair vitality, shine, and manageability.
How Often Should You Do Scalp Treatment?
The frequency of scalp treatments depends on your scalp type and condition:
- Normal to Dry Scalp: Once or twice a week to hydrate and maintain balance.
- Oily or Dandruff-Prone Scalp: Up to two times a week or as needed to control oil and flakes.
- Itchy or Sensitive Scalp: Twice a week with soothing products or as directed for calming relief.
- Preventative Care: Even healthy scalps benefit from a monthly treatment to maintain optimum scalp health.
Consistency is key—regular scalp treatments provide long-term benefits and protect your hair’s vitality.
Treatments for Common Scalp Concerns
- Treatments for Dry Scalp: Dry scalp can cause discomfort, flakiness, and dull hair. It results from lack of moisture and sometimes scalp sensitivity.
- Hydra Source Daily Leave-In Tonic: Infused with micro-filtered aloe vera & fermented hyaluronic acid to condition, detangle, renew shine, instantly hydrating and reducing frizz.
- Ultra Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask: For very dry hair, Ultra Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask intensely conditions and delivers deep hydration leaving hair extremely soft and luscious. Infused with micro-dosed Cupuaçu butter and filtered salicylic acid, this product brings a dose of deep nourishment to thick or coarse hair, leaving strands feeling supremely soft and touchable.
- Ultra Hydra Source Leave-In Cream: A luxurious combination of cupuaçu butter and powerful salicylic acid reduces buildup, prepping hair so it can receive the deepest levels of moisture. Hydrates & add manageability to very dry hair.
These products nourish and replenish the scalp’s moisture barrier, leaving it calm and balanced.
- Treatment for OilyScalp: An oily scalp produces excess sebum, leading to greasy hair and potential buildup that clogs hair follicles.
Best Oily Scalp Treatments Recommended by Biolage
- Scalp Sync Purifying Concentrate: Micro-dosed with fermented tea and filtered glycolic acid to effectively exfoliates and clarifies the scalp and removes buildup, excess oil, impurities and dead skin.
- Scalp Sync Oil Balancing Serum: Exfoliates to remove buildup and excess sebum. This product absorbs scalp oil, keeps hair strand oil-free between washes, and leaves scalp feeling fresh for up to 48 hours. With micro-dosed fermented tea blend, it reduces scalp irritation and itchiness.
This detoxifying treatment helps regulate oil production and keeps your scalp feeling clean and balanced.
- Treatment for Itchy Scalp: An itchy scalp can be caused by irritation, dryness, or buildup, often leading to discomfort and scratching that worsens the condition.
- Scalp Sync Oil Balancing Serum: Exfoliates to remove buildup and excess sebum. This product absorbs scalp oil, keeps hair strand oil-free between washes, and leaves scalp feeling fresh for up to 48 hours. With micro-dosed fermented tea blend, it reduces scalp irritation and itchiness.
- Scalp Sync Calming Shampoo: Gently cleanses and calms sensitive scalps with weightless hydration and prevents dryness and tightness from lack of moisture. Infused and micro-dosed with a fermented tea blend and filtered glycolic acid, it reduces scalp irritation and itchiness.
These products create a soothing, itch-free environment conducive to scalp health.
- Treatment for Dandruff Prone Scalp: Dandruff is characterized by flaky, itchy scalp caused by excess dead skin or fungal overgrowth.
- Scalp Sync Anti-Dandruff Shampoo: Infused & micro-dosed with zinc pyrithione to eliminate flakes, relieve irritation, and restore scalp & hair health. This shampoo deeply cleanses without stripping natural oils and helps eliminate scalp itching, irritation, redness, scaling and flaking associated with dandruff.
- We also recommends exploring Scalp Sync Purifying Concentrate and Scalp Sync Oil Balancing Serum to removes buildup, excess oil, impurities and dead skin that’s usually associated with dandruff.
Scalp treatment is an essential part of a healthy haircare routine. Understanding your scalp’s needs and selecting the right treatment can transform your hair’s look and feel. Biolage’s professional, science-backed formulas target dryness, oiliness, itchiness, and dandruff with expert care. Prioritizing your scalp with the right Biolage products balances, nourishes, and strengthens your scalp and hair from root to tip.