Scalp Massage For Hair Growth | Dermatologist Reviews
Summary
TLDRThis video explores the potential of scalp massage for hair growth, addressing the distress of hair loss and discussing androgenetic alopecia. It reviews minoxidil as a treatment, highlighting its mechanism and limitations. The video then delves into scalp massage, suggesting it may increase hair thickness and density by improving blood flow and delivering nutrients to hair follicles. Small studies support these claims, though more research is needed. The video also touches on the possible initial increase in hair shedding with scalp massage and suggests it as a cost-effective, relaxing alternative or complement to other treatments.
Takeaways
- đ Hair loss is a common concern with age, leading to a decrease in hair count and thickness.
- đšââïž Androgenetic alopecia is a common hair loss disorder affecting both men and women, with different manifestations.
- đ Minoxidil is an evidence-based treatment for hair loss, but its mechanism is not fully understood and it requires ongoing use to maintain results.
- đ« Not everyone responds to minoxidil due to varying enzyme activity or personal preference against long-term medication use.
- đż There's a market for hair growth supplements and oils, but many lack substantial research to support their claims.
- đŹ Low-level laser therapy can aid hair growth but requires an investment in devices.
- đ€Č Scalp massage is an appealing, cost-free alternative for hair growth, potentially increasing blood flow and delivering mechanical forces to the scalp.
- đ§Ș Small studies suggest scalp massage can reduce hair loss and increase hair thickness, but more research is needed.
- đ Scalp massage might initially cause increased hair shedding, but this is temporary as the massage dislodges telogen hairs.
- đ„ A study showed that daily scalp massage helped 70% of patients with androgenetic alopecia either stabilize hair loss or regrow hair.
- đ« People with hives or similar conditions should avoid scalp massage as it may exacerbate skin reactions.
Q & A
What is the primary concern addressed in the transcript?
-The transcript primarily addresses the concern of hair loss and explores the potential benefits of scalp massage for hair growth.
What is androgenetic alopecia?
-Androgenetic alopecia is a common hair loss disorder that affects both men and women, leading to progressive miniaturization of hair follicles and a change in hair thickness and pattern.
How does minoxidil work as a treatment for hair loss?
-Minoxidil is thought to work by stimulating ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the hair follicle, which may ultimately stimulate regrowth pathways, although the exact mechanism is not fully understood.
Why might some people be hesitant to use minoxidil?
-Some people might be hesitant to use minoxidil because it doesn't work for everyone, some may lack the necessary enzyme activity to convert minoxidil to its active form, and others may not want to commit to long-term use.
What are the potential non-direct benefits of scalp massage according to the transcript?
-Scalp massage has potential non-direct benefits such as reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and decreasing heart rate, which can contribute to overall health and potentially support hair growth.
How might scalp massage physically contribute to hair growth?
-Scalp massage might contribute to hair growth by increasing blood flow to the scalp, delivering growth factors and nutrients, and by applying mechanical forces that could stimulate hair follicles to grow hair.
What does the research suggest about the initial effects of scalp massage on hair?
-The research suggests that initially, scalp massage might cause an increase in hair shedding and a slight decrease in hair count, but this is not permanent hair loss; it's believed to dislodge telogen hairs.
What was the outcome of the study where men massaged their scalp daily for 24 weeks?
-The study showed that after 24 weeks of daily scalp massage, the men experienced an increase in hair thickness.
What is the recommendation for the duration and frequency of scalp massage for potential hair growth benefits?
-The recommendation from the transcript suggests that daily scalp massage, potentially for 20 minutes, could offer benefits such as hair thickness and density increase.
Who might find scalp massage problematic, and why?
-People dealing with urticaria, or hives, might find scalp massage problematic as friction and mechanical pressure can trigger more hives.
What is the potential connection between scalp oils and hair growth mentioned in the transcript?
-The transcript suggests that the benefits of scalp oils for hair growth might be attributed to the massage action required to apply them, rather than the oils themselves.
Outlines
đââïž Scalp Massage for Hair Growth: The Science and Benefits
This paragraph delves into the potential benefits of scalp massage for hair growth. It discusses the distress of hair loss, particularly androgenetic alopecia, and mentions minoxidil as an evidence-based treatment. The paragraph also touches on the limited research supporting various hair growth supplements and oils. Scalp massage is introduced as an attractive, cost-free alternative that may increase blood flow and deliver growth factors to the hair follicles. The speaker highlights the need for more research but suggests that scalp massage could be a viable option for those looking for natural hair growth remedies.
đŹ Research Insights on Scalp Massage and Hair Health
The second paragraph presents research findings on scalp massage, indicating that it may lead to increased hair thickness and could help stabilize or even reverse androgenetic alopecia. It acknowledges the initial increase in hair shedding that can occur with scalp massage, similar to the experience with minoxidil use. The speaker suggests that the mechanical forces from scalp massage might stimulate hair follicles, potentially explaining the observed benefits. The paragraph also addresses the safety of scalp massage, noting that those with hives or other skin conditions may want to avoid it. Practical advice on how to perform scalp massage is provided, including the duration and frequency, and the potential for combining it with other treatments.
đż The Role of Essential Oils in Scalp Massage
The final paragraph of the script ponders the role of essential oils in scalp massage, suggesting that the act of massaging the oils into the scalp might be more beneficial for hair growth than the oils themselves. The speaker encourages viewers to consider trying scalp massage for its potential relaxing and cardiovascular benefits, in addition to any direct effects on hair growth. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to share their experiences with scalp massage and to subscribe for more content.
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Keywords
đĄScalp Massage
đĄHair Growth
đĄAndrogenetic Alopecia
đĄMinoxidil
đĄHair Loss
đĄStress Reduction
đĄMechanical Forces
đĄBlood Flow
đĄLow-Level Laser Therapy
Highlights
Scalp massage has shown potential in reducing hair loss and increasing hair thickness according to a few small studies.
Androgenetic alopecia is a common hair loss disorder where hair follicles progressively miniaturize, leading to hair thinning.
Minoxidil is a well-known evidence-based treatment for androgenetic alopecia, but it requires continuous use to maintain hair growth.
Scalp massage may increase blood flow to the scalp, delivering growth factors and nutrients that could aid hair growth.
Mechanical forces from scalp massage might stimulate hair follicles, promoting hair growth and increasing hair density.
Research suggests that men without a history of hair loss experienced increased hair thickness after 24 weeks of daily scalp massage.
Daily scalp massage for 20 minutes showed stabilization or regrowth of hair in 70% of people with androgenetic alopecia.
Initial scalp massage may cause an increase in hair shedding during the first three months, but this is not true hair loss.
Scalp massage can be combined with other hair loss treatments like minoxidil or low-level laser therapy for potentially better results.
People with hives (urticaria) should avoid scalp massage as mechanical pressure could trigger more hives.
Scalp massage may have additional benefits, such as reducing stress, blood pressure, and heart rate.
There is flexibility in how to perform scalp massage; it doesn't need to be 20 minutes all at once and can be broken up throughout the day.
The benefits attributed to scalp oils may actually be due to the massage process itself, rather than the oils.
Scalp massage is a cost-effective, non-invasive option that could be worth trying for those looking to improve hair health.
Scalp massage can also serve as a relaxing practice, with potential cardiovascular benefits, making it an appealing daily routine.
Transcripts
what is the story with scalp massage for
hair growth let's discuss does it even
work hair loss is very distressing to
cope with as we get older the number of
hairs on our head goes down we also
experience a decrease in the diameter
the thickness of our hair strands men
and women often deal with a hair loss
disorder called androgenetic alopecia in
which the hair follicles on our head
progressively miniaturize turning into
little vellous hairs in women this leads
to a widening of the central part and in
men they of often experience a receding
hairline one of the most evidence-based
treatments for androgenetic Alopecia is
a medication called minoxidil it can
either be applied directly to the scalp
or it can be taken by mouth in a pill
form and it certainly can work how does
it work we don't really know the full
story but it's thought to work by
stimulating ATP sensitive potassium
channels in the follicle ultimately
stimulating regrowth Pathways not
everyone is so enthusiastic about using
minoxidil it doesn't work for everyone
some people may not have have sufficient
enzyme activity necessary to convert
minoxidil to its active form other
people are simply not interested in
committing to using minoxidil from here
on out whether it be topical or in oral
form here's the thing about minoxidil it
can work so long as you use it once you
stop using it your hair will go back to
how it would have been had you never
used it in the first place it's not a
cure it just can improve hair growth
while you're on it whether it be topical
or oral so people are looking for
Alternatives no surprise there are are
plenty of quote unquote hair growth
supplements out there majority of them
have very limited at best research to
support their efficacy I have talked
about many of these hair supplements so
check out those videos there are also a
variety of popular oils that people seek
out other topical serums that are sold
many of which again have very limited if
any research to back their efficacy so
it's a huge Market out there of stuff
that who knows right you also have
low-level laser therapy that you can do
at home certainly can help quite a bit
however it's an investment as well um
the devices that you can buy to use at
home you know they're not inexpensive
admittedly so when you hear people
talking about scalp massage and hair
growth yeah I mean that sounds really
appealing because you know fingers are
free right so with that in mind it's no
surprise that when people hear scalp
massage might help with hair growth well
that's an attractive option cuz it's
something that most of us could do if we
were motivated to what is scalp massage
that may sound like a silly question to
ask it's very obvious but it's important
to think about what exactly scalp
massage actually is doing scalp massage
involves applying soothing light
pressure to the scalp using either your
fingers or some sort of scalp massage
device if you want to get fancy you can
even get a professional scalp massage
I've seen those places here and that
sounds wonderful I'd love to try it
sometime scal massage has actually been
shown in a few small stud studies to
lead to a decrease in hair loss as well
as an increase in hair thickness
research on scal massage also
demonstrates some other non-direct hair
growth benefits including namely a
reduction in stress a reduction in one's
blood pressure and a reduction in one's
heart rate all of these things can lead
to benefit again when we think about
what it is that is happening with scalp
massage it involves applying mechanical
pressure so why might that be beneficial
well the most logical thing is that well
through scalp massage you increase blood
flow to the scalp which delivers growth
factors and nutrients that likely is a
big reason why in research studies
people do seem to have benefits in terms
of hair growth with scalp massage the
other working theory is that scalp
massage delivers mechanical forces to
the skin you see all the organs tissues
and cells throughout your body they're
constantly being exposed to different
mechanical forces your blood vessels for
example they have blood coursing through
them banging into the blood vessel walls
so they can respond to that when you
have a cut or a surgical wound as the
skin is healing it is subjected to
tension forces that can influence
healing and Scar development our bones
are exposed to pressure just from
walking around movement exercise when
you massage the skin including the scalp
it's delivering mechanical forces that
are going to be felt by quite a few
players in skin biom ology the epidermis
the dermis the blood vessels that course
through the skin the little nerves that
course through the skin the sweat glands
the oil glands are also going to feel
that pressure and all of these systems
can respond to those mechanical forces
it's thought that the mechanical force
on the hair follicles Spurs them to well
grow hair again that coupled with an
increase in blood flow that delivers
growth factors and nutrients to the
follicle might explain why it is that
one may see an increase in hair
thickness and density with scalp massage
when I say may what do we actually know
about scalp massage in human beings
humans in a steady setting is that does
that even exist it does when men with no
history of hair loss massage their scalp
daily they actually showed after 24
weeks so roughly 6 months an increase in
hair thickness now if you've watched my
videos on minoxidil you know one of the
things that can be very frustrating
about minoxidil is that when you first
started you actually experienced a lot
of hair shedding for the beginning
stages of using it and that is because
there those are hairs that are in the
shedding phase and are supposed to come
out so it just kind of moves things
around so that you shed those hairs all
at once but for people who are not aware
that this is going to happen it's very
distressing because they have all these
hairs coming out all of the sudden and
they worry oh my goodness is this
actually making my hair loss worse no
well what does that have to do with
scalp massage with scalp massage the
research suggests that when you first
start doing it you might actually
experience an increase in hair shedding
and an overall slight decrease in the
number of hairs on your head in the
beginning the first 3 months this isn't
true hair loss but rather the massage is
helping to dislodge those teen hair so
that is what you will see for the first
3 months roughly of doing regular daily
scalp massage but there's also another
study of people both men and women with
androgenetic alopecia this study showed
that 70% of patients who massage their
scalp every single day for 20 minutes
showed either stabilization of
androgenetic alipa if you know anything
about androgenetic alopecia it is
Progressive meaning over time it gets
worse and worse their androgenetic
alopecia either stabilized or or they
got hair regrowth simply by doing 20
minutes a day of scalp massage so yes
there's evidence that scalp massage can
help with hair growth it can help with
hair thickness hair density but don't be
overly optimistic about what it can
offer remember these studies are pretty
small pretty limited so more research is
needed but it may be sounding very
appealing to you because not only is it
something that you likely could do at
home by yourself without having to spend
any money I mean of course you could buy
a fancy scalp massager if you wanted to
but you could just use your hands if
you're motivated to do it you may be
wanting to give it a try furthermore if
you are someone who's using minoxidil
and happy with the results you are
someone who maybe is on one of the other
medications for androgenetic Alopecia
for example and things are going okay
there's nothing to say that you can't
also do scalp massage there's nothing to
say that you can't pair scalp massage
and low-level laser therapy or minoxidil
so you can do it while doing other more
solid evidence-based hair loss
treatments or if you've tried all those
things you have zero interest but you're
like I think I'm going to try scalp
massage why not why not give it a try is
there anyone who should not try
massaging their scalp well I would say
one group of people who may find that it
causes problems for them are people who
are dealing with ticaria the medical
term for ticaria is hives and there are
a variety of different types of ticaria
and if you have watched any of my videos
on hives I often point out that any sort
of friction mechanical pressure on the
skin can elicit more hives so massage
probably not the best idea you might
start getting hives on your scalp
otherwise this is a pretty safe thing to
do how do you do it how do you do it and
how often do you need to do it how long
do you need to do it for any little bit
probably helps I don't have research to
back that up that it has to be exactly
20 minutes or else you're wasting your
time but I would imagine that every
little bit helps out the best way to do
a scalp massage is to really take your
time to make sure that you get all areas
of the scalp you do gentle circular
motions with your finger pads or maybe
you're using some sort of scalp
massaging device I have used one of
these devices before before it was a
very pleasant thing to use I need to
find it because it's been a while since
I've used it if you have thick hair you
might try parting it to really get at
your scalp here's the other thing I'll
point out there's nothing to say
necessarily although I don't have
research to support this but there's
nothing to say necessarily that you need
to spend exactly 20 minutes all at once
massaging your scalp like you probably
could do 10 minutes in the morning 10
minutes in the evening or you might do I
don't know 5 in the morning 5 in the
afternoon and then another 10 in the
evening so you could break it up
throughout the day possibly that
possibly might be more doable for you
and you could still potentially get the
same results potentially cuz again don't
have a study to back that up you've
heard about the rosemary oil for hair
growth craze right and there's also a
lot of enthusiasm for a variety of other
oils for the scalp for hair growth and
I've talked about this before the
research to support that is simply not
there more research is needed but in my
opinion a lot of the benefits that
people allege in terms of hair growth
with these different scalp oils comes
down to likely the fact that you have to
massage them in so I think a lot of
people are just getting the benefits of
scalp massage and they're attributing it
to the oil that's a possibility all
right guys so that's what I wanted to
talk about for today's video with
regards to scalp massage for hair growth
it's definitely something worth
considering especially if you are highly
motivated to to do it on a daily basis
it's going to not only potentially
benefit your scalp and your hair but it
also may help with relaxing you it may
help research suggests with improving
some cardiovascular parameters blood
pressure heart rate and it just feels
good um let me know in the comments if
you plan to try scalp massage and also
let me know in the comments if you've
ever had a professional scalp massage
I'm seriously considering it because I
just find scalp massage to be very
relaxing and that sounds like a great
way to unwind all right y'all I hope you
guys enjoyed this video if so give it a
thumbs up share it with your friends and
as always don't forget sunscreen And
subscribe I'll talk to you guys tomorrow
bye
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