Your Hair WON’T GROW cuz Your Scalp is HORRIBLE
Scalp Health Secrets REVEALED (Part 1) | EfikZara
Zara is back on CurlyNikki! She’s a fabulous naturalista who shares her natural hair journey with her followers. That includes more than 171K subscribers (aka ZeeStarz) on her EfikZara YouTube channel!
Zara’s latest video is the first in a Scalp Health series that the ZeeStarz have been craving for. It focuses on scalp secrets plus how to maintain and bolster your scalp health. In it, Zara shares a wealth of information and advice about what a healthy scalp looks like. JUMP RIGHT INTO THE VIDEO to hear it all straight from her!
Or, keep scrolling and reading as we give you a few snippets from the video and share links to awesome related content here on CurlyNikki. Enjoy
More scalp care videos from EfikZara:
- I Was Going Bald via Scalp Fungus + How I Grew Back My Hair | EfikZara
- Scalp Care: Detox/Unclog Your Scalp for Extreme Growth and Volume | EfikZara
Zara’s scalp health checklist
To find out if your scalp is at the root of why your hair won’t grow, Zara starts us off with a checklist of healthy scalp criteria. Each of these must be filled in order for you to consider your scalp to be in good health.
√ No itching
√ No redness
√No bumps
√ The tone (color) of your scalp is consistent (free of discoloration)
√ Your scalp is not tender or sore to the touch
√ The sebum production is balanced – relative to your type of scalp (oily, medium, or dry)
√ No scales and no flakes
√ No fungal activity or infection
√ No sores, no lesions, no abrasions
√ No swelling and no pus
Lastly, Zara adds that there should be no hair loss due to a scalp ailment.
Related natural haircare routine articles from EfikZara:
- Ultimate Growth Weekly Routine for Low Porosity Hair (4A/4B/4C) | EfikZara
- Natural Hair Care Routine: The No. 1 Wash Day SUPERFOOD for Hair Growth | EfikZara
Steps in scalp hygiene
Zara shares that she has a naturally dry and sensitive scalp that is prone to soreness at the crown (the uppermost part). Plus, her hair is “very, very dense” so it’s very easy for her hair (and scalp) to remain damp for long periods of time.
Having hair that’s so dense also makes it a challenge to get her scalp as clean as it needs to be. Knowing all of this about her scalp, helps Zara build a scalp health and hygiene routine that works to keep it in tip-top condition.
She suggests the following five steps:
- Chemically exfoliate your scalp.
- Shampoo your scalp.
- Tone, balance, and treat your scalp.
- Eat a balanced diet.
- Listen to your scalp.
Zara fully explains each one including letting us know what products (store-bought and DIY) she uses. She even lets her cute twist down to show us exactly how she applies a particular treatment to her hair.
Want to see what products she uses and how she massages that treatment into her scalp? Let’s get to the video!
Your Hair WON’T GROW cuz Your Scalp is HORRIBLE
Scalp Health Secrets REVEALED (Part 1) | EfikZara
A young woman of many talents, Zara (popularly known as EfikZara) is a professional violinist and composer. Aside from her primary career, Zara is a cinematographer with more than 17 years of experience. She is also a passionate healthy hair advocate with over 12 years of experience caring for her natural hair and the natural hair of her loved ones.
Get more hair and beauty tips from Zara on CurlyNikki, HERE!
What’s your scalp care routine like? We’d like to know!
