Head spa guides
Short, factual answers to the questions people ask before their first head spa, written from what the listed studios offer and from published evidence.
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What is a head spa?
A head spa is a scalp treatment from Japan: analysis, cleanse, warm-water massage, mask and neck massage in 45 to 150 minutes. What happens, what it does and what it is not.
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How much does a head spa cost?
Head spa prices by country and city, taken from the studios' own price lists: what a 60-minute session costs, what drives the price, and how to pay less.
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Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese head spa: what is the difference?
The main head spa styles compared: Japanese scalp care, Korean scalp scaling, Vietnamese herbal hair washing and dry head spa. What each one focuses on and how to choose.
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Your first head spa: what to expect and how to prepare
Booking, arrival, what happens on the bed, wet hair afterwards, how often to go and who should ask a doctor first. A practical guide to a first head spa visit.
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Giving a head spa as a gift
How to give a head spa voucher that gets used: choosing the studio, value voucher or fixed treatment, validity rules in Germany, the UK and the US, and how to present it.
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Head spa for men: what to expect
Head spas are not a women's thing. What a session does for a short-haired, oily or thinning scalp, which studios treat men, and how to pick one.
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Head spa and hair loss: what it can and cannot do
An honest look at head spas and thinning hair: what scalp cleansing and massage do, what the evidence says, when to see a dermatologist, and how to use a head spa sensibly.
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Head spa at home: what works and what only a studio can do
A realistic home version of the head spa in five steps with a scalp brush, a scrub and ten minutes of massage, and the honest list of what you cannot replicate without a studio.