Scalp care

Place a cosmetic scalp product where its directions call for it.

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Choose your starting point

Check whether your product is a leave-on scalp moisturizer. The guide below covers placing that type of product along small parts; it does not cover every scalp treatment or diagnose a scalp concern.

Compare the methods

Explore the methods below. Open a guide for when to use it, what you’ll need and the full steps.

A woman holds her own hair aside while positioning a cosmetic dropper above an exposed scalp part.

2–5 min hands-on

Apply a cosmetic scalp serum along parts

Part-by-part scalp application places a cosmetic moisturizing serum on the skin beneath the hair through small gaps in the hair.

Both hands press a clean soft towel over the rinsed scalp without rubbing.

2–4 min hands-on

Wash and moisturize a shaved head or short regrowth

Shaved-head care gently washes visible scalp and very short regrowth, then adds optional cosmetic moisture and sun cover.