Scalp concerns

Your scalp should have a natural fatty acid mantle that protects it. When we wash with conventional haircare, this fatty acid mantle is also washed away, as these shampoos contain cleansing surfactants that are drying. Unfortunately, the result is often that the scalp starts to itch because of dryness, but also because the microflora may have been disrupted. This can then lead to build-up, dandruff and dry flakes, for example. It's also worth mentioning that the skin is deprioritised in a stressed body and therefore only gets building blocks if there is “something left over”. Our experience is that when you supply blackcurrant oil from the inside and outside, your body is supplied with building blocks so that it can prioritise your scalp.

For common scalp concerns, it may be enough to wash your hair with our special shampoo, Quick Relief Shampoo, which helps restore the microflora of the scalp. But if you have problems with dryness and/or dry flakes, we recommend also giving your scalp essential nourishment with blackcurrant seed oil. Blackcurrant Oil (unperfumed) or Intensive Nourishing Serum (with a mild natural scent) helps remedy the problems caused by dryness.

If you've had problems for a long time and want a more lasting result, we also recommend Q Omega Supreme from the inside.

It depends on how long you have had the problems and how extensive they are. If you have had problems for many years, it takes longer to get your scalp back in balance. Initially, we recommend massaging the oil into your scalp every evening and washing your hair with Quick Relief Shampoo in the morning for the first two weeks. After that, how often you need to keep it up varies from person to person.

We have chosen not to use SLS (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) but SCS (Sodium Coco Sulfate), which is derived from coconut oil. This sulphate (a cleansing surfactant) is much milder on the skin and a far more environmentally friendly alternative. The shampoo cleanses and lathers, but it doesn't produce nearly as much lather as a traditional shampoo.

If you're used to traditional shampoos, it can take a few washes for your hair to get used to the milder surfactants.

Don't spray the oil directly onto your scalp. Instead, spray a little oil into your palm, “dab” your fingertips in the oil and then massage it into your scalp. Do this in the evening before you go to bed. In the morning, brush your scalp and hair with a soft natural-bristle brush to remove any build-up and dry flakes. After the brush massage, wash your hair with Quick Relief Shampoo and, if needed, apply Q Conditioner to the ends and then rinse it out.

The skin on your scalp becomes stressed when it lacks natural oils and starts trying to compensate, which leads to an overproduction of sebum. It is also common for the microflora balance of the scalp to be disrupted when it is too dry. We recommend using Intensive Nourishing Serum, an oil serum that moisturises and counteracts problems caused by dryness. Massage the serum into your scalp in the evening and leave it on overnight.

In the morning, wash your hair with Quick Relief Shampoo, a treatment shampoo that restores the microflora balance of the scalp. Use it like an ordinary shampoo, and ideally wash your hair twice. If you use conditioner, our Q Conditioner is a good choice. It is unscented, nourishing and doesn't trigger a dry, and therefore more sensitive, scalp.