The Best Head Spas To Refresh Your Scalp

If you’ve found yourself transfixed by viral videos of lathery scalp massages, it’s highly likely you’ve come across this Notting Hill wellness club. Developed by trichologist Tiffany Hall, the experts behind cult Italian haircare brand Davines and naturopath Jenya Di Pierro (the club’s founder), the comprehensive 17-step treatment is deeply satisfying. Following a close-up camera analysis to help shape your treatment, you’ll experience a combination of restorative massage, LED light therapy, herbal steam, purifying masks and – the hallmark step – the ‘halo’ waterfall to rinse away product. Afterwards you can even have your scalp re-analysed with the dermascope so you can see the difference. 

Bespoke Head Spa Treatment, £190 for 70 minutes 

2-5 Colville Mews, Notting Hill, W11 2DA

Book via CLOUDTWELVE.CO.UK

Transportive and elegant, Kama Ayurveda is worth a visit for the interiors alone. Designed to alleviate tension and restore balance, all its treatments are rooted in ritual. Harnessing the ancient Indian practice of hair oiling, the idea is to blend tradition with advanced diagnostics to improve your overall scalp health. The first half of the ‘Detox & Release Face & Head Massage’ session involves massaging the marma points (Ayurvedic acupressure points) on the head and neck to relieve tightness and stimulate the lymphatic system. Then, to give you a lit-from-within glow, the latter half focuses on the face, leaving you visibly fresher and brighter.

Detox & Release Face & Head Massage, £120 for 60 minutes 

207 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, W11 2SE

Book via KAMAAYURVEDA.COM 

The concept of a head spa hails from East Asia, so if you’re after a treatment that champions heritage, try Hiro Miyoshi. Taking place inside the award-winning stylist’s Curzon Street salon, this 90-minute session will revive your scalp and nourish your strands. Combining a soothing head, neck and shoulder massage with omega-rich tsubaki oil to tackle dryness, it also involves a high-tech mist machine to open up the cuticle and allow deeper ingredient absorption. The main treatment is followed by a blow dry, so you’re guaranteed to leave the salon looking and feeling your best. 

Japanese Head Spa, £230 for 90 minutes 

63 Curzon Street, Mayfair, W1J 8PD

Book via HIROMIYOSHI.COM 

Masterminded by Kuldeep Knox, British haircare brand Chāmpo was inspired by her family’s Ayurvedic hair rituals. Having spent the last six years developing formulas that blend cutting-edge trichology with hardworking botanicals, it has carved itself out as a go-to for fine or thinning hair types. If you’re yet to try the products, you can experience them first-hand at Harrods’ fifth floor salon, where you’ll have a deep, invigorating scalp cleanse using the brand’s much-loved silicone brush, and a waterfall rinse, followed by a blow dry to add shine and bounce. 

Chāmpo Japanese Head Spa, from £50, depending on add-ons

87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7XL

Book via HARRODS.COM 

Mayfair’s Maison Sisley is the underground haven to know if you’re looking to escape the city for a few hours. Alongside blissful, skin-sculpting facials, the treatment menu includes an extensive hair offering. Le Grand Soin is the ideal choice for maximum relaxation. For 90 minutes, you can expect an in-depth scalp facial: think circulation-boosting strokes across the head and shoulders, an acupressure point massage using Japanese Shiatsu, scalp steaming and deeply nourishing formulas, followed by an intentionally pared-back blow dry so as not to cause any strain. 

Le Grand Soin, £330 for 90 minutes 

61 South Audley Street, Mayfair, W1K 2QP

Book via SISLEY-PARIS.COM