When I was kid, every Saturday night or right before she would wash my hair, my grandma would get the comb, part my hair and get to scratching. Absolutely heavenly! Even though I now know it's not good for you scalp, I still kinda miss those days and wish my hairdresser would do that, but she doesn't want to scar my scalp.

I'd rather have it massaged along with some gentle hair pulling

My grandma used to do a scalp scratching/massage that was awesome. She was a lovely woman.

Damn, you guys got all the good grandmas. Mine was a total bitch.

johnart said:

Damn, you guys got all the good grandmas. Mine was a total bitch.

What? Really? I had an awesome grandma (on my mom's side; the one on my dad's side was okay, but not as totally awesome as on my mom's side). If you ignored the fact that she was occasionally TOTALLY prejudiced toward black people, she was the best grandma in the world.

Efan said:

johnart said:

Damn, you guys got all the good grandmas. Mine was a total bitch.

What? Really? I had an awesome grandma (on my mom's side; the one on my dad's side was okay, but not as totally awesome as on my mom's side). If you ignored the fact that she was occasionally TOTALLY prejudiced toward black people, she was the best grandma in the world.

Honey, my grandma (on mom's side) was not just prejudiced against black people but any non-whites. This sucked for her since my mom was all about Latino menz (but not only, one of her last bf's was from Trinidad). I was the first grandchild and when my aunt called her with the news that she had a grand-baby-boy she said "Why'd you wake me up?" and click hung the fuck up.

She was also like "Mommy Dearest" and did some cruel and unusual shit to my mom (clean the basement floor with a toothbrush/go out to the car when your date brings you home and spit into the car...lovely shit like that).

She became really sweet when the alzhimer's set in tho.

When I went to cosmetology school they trained us on "scalp massage". They make special brushes to massage the scalp.

In certain salons you are made to "clear" the scalp with a comb or scalp brush. Shamppoing is involved in some salons. In the one I worked in it was all inclusive along with a neck and shoulder massage unless the client refused it. It is also great for promoting hair growth and good for dry/tight scalps.

the brush pictured is great for scalp clearing .... part the scalp in fours and section by 1/4" sections then brush from the scalp up then you oil.... its heaven and nicer that scraping with a comb.

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My hair stylist used to dig into my scalp when she washed my hair and I HATED it. I'm very tenderheaded.

johnart said:

Damn, you guys got all the good grandmas. Mine was a total bitch.

mine always lived too far away

but when my mum comes to stay, she always gets me to bring a brush to the living room so she can brush my hair while we watch a movie.

I often go to the hairdresser less to get a cut than just to have my head touched

ZombieKitten said:

johnart said:

Damn, you guys got all the good grandmas. Mine was a total bitch.

mine always lived too far away

but when my mum comes to stay, she always gets me to bring a brush to the living room so she can brush my hair while we watch a movie.

I often go to the hairdresser less to get a cut than just to have my head touched

I don't know my grandma on father's side, but I did have a great substitute, Mami Luisa, who took care of me while my mom worked when we were in P.R.

To this day (she's in her 80's) she thinks of me as one of her own grand children.

paintedlady said:

When I went to cosmetology school they trained us on "scalp massage". They make special brushes to massage the scalp.

In certain salons you are made to "clear" the scalp with a comb or scalp brush. Shamppoing is involved in some salons. In the one I worked in it was all inclusive along with a neck and shoulder massage unless the client refused it. It is also great for promoting hair growth and good for dry/tight scalps.

the brush pictured is great for scalp clearing .... part the scalp in fours and section by 1/4" sections then brush from the scalp up then you oil.... its heaven and nicer that scraping with a comb.

[img:$uid]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc99/gataloca_bucket/HeaderImageExpo_billboard.jpg[/img:$uid]

I swear to gawd I was gonna post about this then deleted.

I remember learning about the scalp "massage" in beauty school.I practiced on Ron. I remember doing it with the comb and then following with the cholesterol treatment (which migh have been heated )

I dropped out tho.

johnart said:

paintedlady said:

When I went to cosmetology school they trained us on "scalp massage". They make special brushes to massage the scalp.

In certain salons you are made to "clear" the scalp with a comb or scalp brush. Shamppoing is involved in some salons. In the one I worked in it was all inclusive along with a neck and shoulder massage unless the client refused it. It is also great for promoting hair growth and good for dry/tight scalps.

the brush pictured is great for scalp clearing .... part the scalp in fours and section by 1/4" sections then brush from the scalp up then you oil.... its heaven and nicer that scraping with a comb.

[img:$uid]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc99/gataloca_bucket/HeaderImageExpo_billboard.jpg[/img:$uid]

I swear to gawd I was gonna post about this then deleted.

I remember learning about the scalp "massage" in beauty school.I practiced on Ron. I remember doing it with the comb and then following with the cholesterol treatment (which migh have been heated )

I dropped out tho.

CHOLESTEROL!!! I remeber that mess in a jar!

We never used that cholesterol crap in the salon but I think every ethnic household had a jar of the Queen Helena crap at some point.

long fingernails. ohhh yeah this inspired me to go at my scalp

buy WEN. no need to shampoo. a alternative all natural conditioner. it's got menthol in it. tingles and makes your scalp all cool!

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

I swear to gawd I was gonna post about this then deleted.

I remember learning about the scalp "massage" in beauty school.I practiced on Ron. I remember doing it with the comb and then following with the cholesterol treatment (which migh have been heated )

I dropped out tho.

CHOLESTEROL!!! I remeber that mess in a jar!

We never used that cholesterol crap in the salon but I think every ethnic household had a jar of the Queen Helena crap at some point.

my sister told me our earwax is 100% cholesterol

but I doubt the reliability of her sources, since mostly everything else she tells me seems to be complete BS

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

I swear to gawd I was gonna post about this then deleted.

I remember learning about the scalp "massage" in beauty school.I practiced on Ron. I remember doing it with the comb and then following with the cholesterol treatment (which migh have been heated )

I dropped out tho.

CHOLESTEROL!!! I remeber that mess in a jar!

We never used that cholesterol crap in the salon but I think every ethnic household had a jar of the Queen Helena crap at some point.

BIG ASS jar. That's how I was taught.

ZombieKitten said:

paintedlady said:

CHOLESTEROL!!! I remeber that mess in a jar!

We never used that cholesterol crap in the salon but I think every ethnic household had a jar of the Queen Helena crap at some point.

my sister told me our earwax is 100% cholesterol

but I doubt the reliability of her sources, since mostly everything else she tells me seems to be complete BS

johnart said:

paintedlady said:

CHOLESTEROL!!! I remeber that mess in a jar!

We never used that cholesterol crap in the salon but I think every ethnic household had a jar of the Queen Helena crap at some point.

BIG ASS jar. That's how I was taught.

And why was it always "pastel" colored?

It came in lemon and pink and orange... wtf? why wasn't it just white?

No we have to take it a step further....here's why they scratched your scalp with that big ass comb, or the reason they gave us. To loosen up the dandruff before they washed your hair. Then it was an allday event for no good goddamn reason AT ALL, because after you got your hair washed, they greased it with that Hair Rep mess in the black & white can with the red writing.

Then as they called it plaited (Braided) your hair in six to eight big ass braids; and let it air dry over night. Ok so now you look pitiful playing outside with these six to eight mammy maid braids up in your head with hopes that your hair air drys before morning when you get your hair straightened for Sunday School.

It's still not all the way air dried because she done plaited your hair in the biggest (braids) she could so she could go onto your sister, and so on.....now you see that damn hot comb on the fire (stove) getting hotter and hotter and hotter, she drapes it across that old timey rag to absorb some of the heat and the process begins...

Its fine until she gets to one or two places..the kitchen (sistahs) you know what I'm talking about right above the neck or over your ear....then all of a sudden you hear that sizzle....

OH LAWD JESUS.....she hit a spot in your hair that wasn't all the way dry...u jump and the hot comb slips...now you are off to Sunday School, or better yet for your first grade pictures with a burnt up ear or neck...you have that one little dark spot on the tip of your ear, or the back of your neck, where she burned you by mistake cause you jumped and the straighting comb slipped...Now here's what she says to you after kissing the ouchie away and your crying your eyes out, Imma put some coco butter on it, so it will heal with no scar.....this is the old time shit I remember...I can't remember the last time I Greased my scalp...lmmfao

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

BIG ASS jar. That's how I was taught.

And why was it always "pastel" colored?

It came in lemon and pink and orange... wtf? why wasn't it just white?

because then it's obvious it's just a jar of lard!!!

I never really had my hair pressed like that. And that scratching was worth everything that came after.

johnart said:

Damn, you guys got all the good grandmas. Mine was a total bitch.

That's the one thing I love when my hairdresser washes my hair: a good scalp massage. She has nice long nails, so it feels really good. Sometimes I think I like getting my hair washed more than I do actually having it cut for that very reason.

johnart said:

Efan said:

What? Really? I had an awesome grandma (on my mom's side; the one on my dad's side was okay, but not as totally awesome as on my mom's side). If you ignored the fact that she was occasionally TOTALLY prejudiced toward black people, she was the best grandma in the world.

Honey, my grandma (on mom's side) was not just prejudiced against black people but any non-whites. This sucked for her since my mom was all about Latino menz (but not only, one of her last bf's was from Trinidad). I was the first grandchild and when my aunt called her with the news that she had a grand-baby-boy she said "Why'd you wake me up?" and click hung the fuck up.

She was also like "Mommy Dearest" and did some cruel and unusual shit to my mom (clean the basement floor with a toothbrush/go out to the car when your date brings you home and spit into the car...lovely shit like that).

She became really sweet when the alzhimer's set in tho.

Sorry to hear that!

Scratched ~ no ... massaged YES !

My brothers used to pay me to massage their scalps while we watched Star Trek

My Mom used to massage mine ~ and brush my hair

Eh, massaging does nothing for me.

johnart said:

paintedlady said:

CHOLESTEROL!!! I remeber that mess in a jar!

We never used that cholesterol crap in the salon but I think every ethnic household had a jar of the Queen Helena crap at some point.

BIG ASS jar. That's how I was taught.

there he go talkin' 'bout jars again...

It's automatic here. 120 baht ($4) gets me my hair cut, wash, a bit of a head scratch and massage to get the circulation going, and dry.

Fauxie, where do you live?

scriptgirl said:

Fauxie, where do you live?

Bangkok.

QueenBad said:

No we have to take it a step further....here's why they scratched your scalp with that big ass comb, or the reason they gave us. To loosen up the dandruff before they washed your hair. Then it was an allday event for no good goddamn reason AT ALL, because after you got your hair washed, they greased it with that Hair Rep mess in the black & white can with the red writing.

Then as they called it plaited (Braided) your hair in six to eight big ass braids; and let it air dry over night. Ok so now you look pitiful playing outside with these six to eight mammy maid braids up in your head with hopes that your hair air drys before morning when you get your hair straightened for Sunday School.

It's still not all the way air dried because she done plaited your hair in the biggest (braids) she could so she could go onto your sister, and so on.....now you see that damn hot comb on the fire (stove) getting hotter and hotter and hotter, she drapes it across that old timey rag to absorb some of the heat and the process begins...

Its fine until she gets to one or two places..the kitchen (sistahs) you know what I'm talking about right above the neck or over your ear....then all of a sudden you hear that sizzle....

OH LAWD JESUS.....she hit a spot in your hair that wasn't all the way dry...u jump and the hot comb slips...now you are off to Sunday School, or better yet for your first grade pictures with a burnt up ear or neck...you have that one little dark spot on the tip of your ear, or the back of your neck, where she burned you by mistake cause you jumped and the straighting comb slipped...Now here's what she says to you after kissing the ouchie away and your crying your eyes out, Imma put some coco butter on it, so it will heal with no scar.....this is the old time shit I remember...I can't remember the last time I Greased my scalp...lmmfao

Noooo not the cocoa butter so it won't "scar"....lol @ "plaited".