I was recently told by a stylist that the purpose of shampooing your hair is to clean and stimulate your scalp.  Well, duh — you might be thinking.  But the stimulating the scalp part actually was a reminder for me because I don’t actually do it! She said that by stimulating your scalp by scrubbing with your fingers, you will actually help promote healthy hair growth.  Hair GROWTH!? Ohh I need that!

Here are some pictures to help you understand how far you have to dig into your scalp to massage and scrub:

Make sure you dig deep into the roots all around and scrub!