How Getting a Head Massage works Wonders for the Body

Now hugely popular in the West, the head massage is a traditional practice that leaves not only the head and scalp refreshed but provides your entire body with a host of benefits. Did you know it originated in the ancient land of the Indian subcontinent, and for this reason some refer to it as Indian head massage even today?  Hugely simple, it may be provided to someone anywhere and everywhere, making holistic wellness and relaxation accessible to individuals of all age groups and genders.

What’s a Head Massage?

A head massage is an ancient traditional practice of massaging the scalp of the head, temples, shoulders, neck, including face and eyes for full spa treatment that has gained much popularity in modern times. The treatment, known as Champi in Hindi (Urdu) focuses on providing gentle pressure with the fingertips along the acupressure points in the heads, temples, forehead, neck, and shoulders along with specific circular movements on the scalp to stimulate the hair roots and nerve endings.

The Indian head massage has been around for an incredibly long time – more than 2000 years – and originates from an alternative form of medicine called Ayuveda, that is the bedrock of all Phool Patti products.  Ayurveda translated as Knowledge of Life is based on the fundamental idea that an illness or disease in the body is due to an imbalance or stress in the person’s consciousness. Other than special internal purification processes, diet, herbal remedies – internal and external – as the case may be, yoga, and meditation, massage plays an important role in Ayurvedic treatments.

When we believe that the mind and body are intricately connected and the wellness of one deeply influences the other, the importance to head massage assumes more importance. A head massage not only reduces headaches and improves physical being, it has definite effects on a person’s mental well-being and emotional state as well. Anyone who has “enjoyed” a lovely head pampering (massage) will vouch how it instantly cools the head and calms you down entirely.

The utter simplicity of the process ensures that you can even give your own self a head massage anytime you wish to unwind though we would strongly recommend you get it done by a specialist who will do the best to bring on relaxation and promote hair growth.

By the way, in the Indian subcontinent, mothers are pros when it comes to giving their kids a head massage! Almost every mother has done it at some point as it is a customary and integral part of her household.

Ayurveda and Head Massage Benefits

An Ayurvedic Head Massage is commonly known as ‘Shiro Abhyanga’ in Sanskrit. It involves deep head massage involving the head, shoulders, and neck using special herbal oils that calm and balance your mind and entire nervous system. The herbal oils are selected as per your specific health condition and ‘Prakriti’ (body type). By a rough count, there are more than 300 herbs that may be infused with base oils as per requirement. These herbs have been proven to cure, rejuvenate, and prevent health issues.

The numerous benefits of a head massage are:

• Improves and rejuvenates the central nervous system health.
• Provides better vision by reducing eye strain, stress and refraction errors.
• Relieves nagging head pain, headaches, migraines, stress, and insomnia.
• Provides muscle relaxation and reduces stiffness.
• Stimulates and promotes hair growth, prevents premature graying, hair fall, and dandruff.
• It protects hair follicles from a harsh and polluted environment by acting as a conditioner.
• Wonderfully calms the mind and rejuvenates the body.
• It balances some endocrine glands like the pineal and pituitary glands and promotes their proper functioning.
• Tones the lungs, heart, colon, and stomach.
• It cools down the ‘Vata’ (dry condition of the body) to prevent degenerative diseases.
• It calms the ‘Pitta’ (literally bile or gall, an ultra-sensitive condition of the body) to prevent inflammatory diseases
• Enhances the senses of sight, sound, and smell.
• Helpful in treating tinnitus, jaw aches, and sinusitis.
• It stimulates lymphatic drainage, enabling smooth flow of Prana (life energy) and aids sound sleep.
• It cleanses your ‘Chakras’ (spinning energy centers in the body) enabling you to feel your best physically, mentally, and spiritually.
• Improves brain functioning by increasing blood and oxygen circulation in the brain.
• It relieves fatigue and gives clarity of thought.
• Helps in anti-aging by naturally relaxing the facial and eye muscles.
  
  
  

Simple Guide to a Head Massage with Warm Oil

An utterly basic therapy, the head massage is a way of life in Indian households with the tradition being handed down over generations by mothers and grandmothers. It remains the simplest and easiest method of keeping our hair nourished naturally. Ruby Walia, Founder – Phool Patti says,” I recommend a hair massage at least once a week. When using Phool Patti Hair Oil, I always suggest that it should be left overnight for it to penetrate the hair follicles totally and nourish the scalp.  The oil also covers the hair shafts to impart nourishment to them. Your head is stimulated after a good massage and perfectly receptive to take in all the goodness of the herbs in the oil.” She adds apart from providing necessary hydration to your hair, Phool Patti Hair Oil infused with the goodness of herbs has all the necessary vitamins and minerals to keep your hair strong, healthy, and beautiful.

Perhaps your hair is color-treated? Or dry and brittle after plenty of styling and treatments over the years? It may be prone to split ends or naturally frizzy. In all these cases, opt for a hot oil treatment that works wonderfully.  Traditionally one of the best ways to keep your hair and scalp healthy and nourished, massaging with a hot oil that carries hair-friendly herbs is easy and relaxing, and we can’t stress this enough.

• Open your hair loose if it is long and use a wide-toothed comb to clean out tangles. Untangling will help the oil spread better and prevent unwanted breakage during the massage.
• Warm the hair oil. Ensure it is not hot.
• Use fingertips of both hands or a cotton pad to dip into the warm oil and apply all over the scalp at points. There is no need of applying all over like a film. Just ensure the entire scalp is covered at points.
• Now, use fingertips to massage in a circular motion, applying just enough pressure to ease out any tension. Periodically, keep adding more oil when the scalp feels too dry.
• Be gentle but firm on the scalp. Run your fingers through the tresses.
• Remember, no aggressiveness! You don’t want a headache to worsen with all the tugging.
• Continue for at least 15 minutes.
• Leave in overnight and wash off in the morning.

Phool Patti Hair Oil

Phool Patti Hair Oil is crafted from a unique blend of 20+ natural herbs and flowers. The wondrous blend of pure, natural herbs, flowers, and fruits like amla (Indian gooseberry) and olive is infused in natural, unrefined, cold-pressed natural oils that work wonderfully as base.  This enriching formula strengthens and revitalizes hair promoting a healthy, lustrous shine with every use. With Phool Patti Hair Oil, protect your head from scalp infection, soothe dryness, and add natural and healthy shine to your tresses. Phool Patti Hair Oil works to reduce hair fall and graying while protecting from environmental and styling damage. 

What Customers say about Phool Patti Hair Oil

I have been using this hair oil for the last two years or so. It is truly amazing. I bought it on impulse when I went for a facial and have been hooked to it ever since. It gives my hair a nice sheen and texture and reduces hair fall. I feel it definitely has helped my hair growth and thickness as well. I hardly have any grays and do not color my hair and I feel the hair oil contributes to this too. Overall, my hair is healthier after I started using it. One bottle lasts a long time even though it feels pricey so it definitely is worth it – Uma Venkatesh

I have been using Phool Patti herbal hair oil for a very long time now. It gives my hair an overall shine and makes it look a lot healthier. It has helped stopped my hair fall and I can see new growth with continuous use – Raji D

I use this once or twice a week to condition my scalp and let the residue nicely coat my hair after a scalp massage. It feels like a dry oil so my hair does not get too greasy. Since I have finer hair, I tend to leave it on just overnight but those with thicker or coarser hair can use it as a leave-in conditioner during the day. The smell is pleasant and I notice a healthier scalp (it is not as itchy or dried-out). I'm 35 years old, but my 60-years old mother-in-law also uses it and she notices less hair fall. She enjoys using it as a spot-treatment – Olivia