Products like shampoos, conditioners, and serums only make up half of your haircare routine – the other component, one that’s often overlooked, is your hair tools.
Without good haircare accessories in your beauty toolbox, you’re missing an opportunity to really level up the health of your hair and scalp. Thankfully, we’ve got the goods right here at skelp! Our range of haircare tools has been designed to perfectly complement our scalp-loving formulas and take some of the hard work off your hands when trying to improve your hair health.
These three haircare accessories are convenient, easy to use, and will give your hair maintenance routine a much-needed shake-up. Let’s dive into the three skelp! haircare tools everyone should have in their beauty cabinet.
1. skelp! All-Rounder Scalp Brush
The best scalp massager to assist with hair growth is one with firm yet pliable silicone bristles, just like the skelp! All-Rounder Scalp Brush! This miracle worker is made from premium-grade silicone that bends without breaking, giving you full control over how deeply you massage your scalp.
All-Rounder Scalp Brush benefits
If you’ve seen scalp brushes splashed across your TikTok feed, you might be wondering – what do they actually do? The skelp! All-Rounder Scalp Brush is essentially a hairbrush for scalp stimulation, designed to benefit any hair and scalp type.
Here’s a quick rundown of what you’ll get out of scalp brushing with a ‘hair growth brush’ like All-Rounder:
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Increase blood flow to the scalp: Poor scalp circulation is one of the biggest culprits of hair loss, so if you’re experiencing this yourself, it’s time to invest in a scalp brush! By gently massaging the scalp when you wash your hair (and whenever else you’d like!), you’ll increase blood flow to the area and promote longer, stronger strands.
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Exfoliate dead skin cells: Regardless of whether you never experience flakes or have a persistently scaly scalp, a scalp brush will work wonders for your scalp health by exfoliating away dead skin cells and encouraging faster cell turnover. You exfoliate the skin on your face, so why should your scalp be any different? Regular scalp exfoliation can help relieve flakiness and support conditions like dandruff, which in turn, can lead to healthier hair growth.
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Remove product buildup: If you use a lot of product in your hair, it’s likely you experience buildup on your scalp from time to time. Offset all those slicked-back buns by adding a scalp brush into your routine to alleviate buildup and keep the scalp feeling healthy and squeaky clean. Product buildup can make the hair feel heavy and need washing more often, so a scalp brush is a great tool to have on-hand to avoid this.
2. skelp! Tangle Tamer Knot-Free Wide Tooth Comb (NEW!)
You’ll see wide tooth combs on every beauty blogger and celeb’s vanity this year, and for good reason – these handy hair styling accessories are super versatile. Meet the skelp! Tangle Tamer Knot-Free Wide Tooth Comb, the latest addition to our hair and scalp care roundup.
The Tangle Tamer makes a great detangling comb for curly hair or those prone to knots, but it’s also an awesome addition regardless of your hair type, as you can use it to style the hair or distribute your go-to hair products.
Benefits of a wide tooth comb
If you’ve never used a wide tooth comb in your haircare routine, it’s about time you gave one a go! But, what should you expect from this trending product?
Let’s explore a few key benefits:
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Smooth out tangles and knots: If your hair knots up faster than you can say ‘bird’s nest’, using a wide tooth comb for detangling could be the best decision you ever make! Because of the width of its teeth, this style of comb won’t snag knots and cause the hair to snap, even if you have pretty fine strands.
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Minimise breakage and split ends: Wide tooth combs are the gentlest of hair tools, which makes them ideal for reducing the breakage and damage that manual brushing can often inflict on the hair. This is especially important if you have curly or thick hair – as you’ll well know, snags and tears are practically inevitable for these hair types, but wide tooth combs will drastically minimise this and help keep the hair healthy.
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Evenly distribute product: We also like to use the Tangle Tamer to distribute leave-in products like hair masks and serums throughout the hair. With a wide tooth comb in your beauty arsenal, you’ll find this is much easier and the spread is more even than if you just used your fingers. This means more bang for your buck, and hopefully, better results for your hair!
3. skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel (NEW!)
Our hair is at its most fragile when it’s wet, but ironically, this is when we tend to be the roughest with it – using heat without heat protection, overbrushing, or manually drying with harsh towels. One way to alleviate some of this strain on your strands while they’re wet is using a soft microfibre towel like the skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel.
Benefits of a microfibre towel for hair
This new frizz-free hair towel has a bunch of beautiful benefits for the hair and scalp. Add it to your haircare toolkit to:
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Absorb moisture faster: If you’re a dedicated air-dryer but hate the wet-to-dry waiting period, a microfibre towel like ours will be your new bestie. Simply wrap your hair up in this plush towel to accelerate the remove water without overdrying the hair or scalp.
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Reduce breakage or damage from drying: Manual drying is a little-known culprit when it comes to hair damage. Roughly towelling the hair can cause stress to your strands, encouraging split ends and breakage throughout, depending on your hair type. Instead, grab the skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel to downsize the potential for damage and retain your hair health.
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Minimise frizz: Dealing with frizzy, frazzled locks? You need microfibre in your routine. Reducing frizz with a microfibre towel will ensure your hair stays smooth and soft for longer post-wash, and you’ll be less reliant on product or hot tools, too – which saves the hair from unnecessary damage.
Microfibre hair towel vs cotton hair towels
While microfibre and cotton are both great materials for hair towels, microfibre always comes out on top in our book! Cotton can be harsh on the hair because of the rough nature of its fibres, whereas microfibre is soft and doesn’t create manual damage when drying.
Cotton is significantly more absorbent than microfibre, however microfibre can still absorb up to 7 times its weight in water – not too shabby! A benefit of this is that microfibre will retain the hair’s natural oils, whereas with cotton, you may run the risk of stripping them away.
How to add skelp! haircare accessories into your scalp care routine
How to use a scalp brush
To add the skelp! All-Rounder Scalp Brush into your routine, follow these easy steps:
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Bring your scalp brush into the shower the next time you wash your hair.
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Apply shampoo to the hair and scalp as normal.
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Use your scalp brush to massage it in with a medium-firm amount of pressure (or whatever feels comfortable to you).
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Rinse and repeat as usual, massaging with the All-Rounder Scalp Brush on your second wash.
How to use a wide tooth comb for detangling
Got knots? Give our skelp! Tangle Tamer Knot-Free Wide Tooth Comb a shot the next time you’re detangling your hair. Here’s how:
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Wash and condition your hair as normal.
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Towel dry the hair half-way using the skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel.
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Detangle your damp hair in sections, starting from the ends, then working your way up to the lengths and eventually the roots once the hair is less tangled.
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If you’d like, you can apply a leave-in product like a leave-in conditioner or serum to the lengths and ends of your hair, distributing the product using your Tangle Tamer.
How to use a microfibre towel to dry your hair
Toss out those old cotton towels and add the skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel into your routine! For softer, smoother locks, dry your hair as follows:
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Wash and condition your hair as normal.
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Once you’ve exited the shower, wrap your wet hair in the skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel. You can gently wring out some of the excess water from your hair using the towel if needed.
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Leave your hair in the towel to dry for at least 30 minutes. Depending on your hair type and thickness, it may take longer to absorb the bulk of the water from your hair.
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Once half-dry or damp, remove the skelp! Microfibre Hair Towel and either leave your hair to air dry all the way, or use a hairdryer to completely dry your hair.
Want the best hair and scalp you’ve ever had in your life? You know what to do! Shop skelp! haircare tools now, as well as fan faves like the skelp! The Healer Serum, Clean Sweep Shampoo, and Protector Conditioner.
