Try a homemade sugar scrub for a shaved head that’s wonderfully soft and clean.

If your proudly bald dome is prone to flaking, oiliness, blemishes, or just in need of a good uplifting scrub, you can always consider making a sugar scrub. Exfoliating, moisturizing and stimulating for the skin, you can use it in the shower on the head, face and body. For a bald head, it provides a deep clean before shaving and a good polish afterwards. You can’t imagine how soft, smooth and shiny it can leave your bald head.

A sugar scrub is mostly regular white table sugar. Put some in an airtight container and add some glycerin and oil. The oil can be sweet almond, apricot kernel, jojoba or just the grapeseed or olive oil in your kitchen. Don’t worry too much about the amounts. Just use slightly more oil than glycerin, and use just enough to make a thick paste that crumbles slightly. It’s a sugar scrub and you can use it as is, but it’s better if you add a few other ingredients to it.

You can add some vitamin E oil, which is easily available in a bottle or by squeezing it out of a few vitamin E gelcaps. Vitamin C crystals are another option.

A few drops of essential oil will give your sugar scrub a pleasant aroma, among other properties. You may want to combine aromatherapy with your scrub, improve the cleansing or moisturizing ability of your scrub, and even make it slightly antiseptic. There really is no limit to the essential oil combinations you can try. Do some reading and ask for advice at your local health food store or wherever you get essential oils. Essential oils are quite powerful, and when using them, either alone or in combination, care must be taken to avoid unexpected skin reactions.

You can also add powdered spices, such as cinnamon or ginger, cocoa or whatever you like. These things can potentially make a mess when used, so it’s best to use them exclusively in the shower.

Store your sugar scrub in an airtight container and keep it dry. The oil will settle over time, but that’s easily fixed with a quick shake.

For a fantastic head wash, use your sugar scrub in the shower. After a quick rinse, turn off the water or come out from under, take a spoonful of the sugar scrub on your fingers and spread it on your head. Gently massage it into your scalp. Small circular motions work best and feel great. Be sure to fit around the ears, the back of the neck, and the base of the skull. Anywhere dirt tends to get trapped. The sugar will start to dissolve on its own after a couple of minutes. You will feel the oil covering your scalp. Just lather on top and enjoy one of the smoothest shaves you’ll ever have. After shaving, you can even rub your head a second time. Circular rubbing will not only feel good and stimulate your scalp, it will also help you find any rough spots that need a touch up shave.

Wash your scalp with soap and water, towel dry and finally run your hands over your deliciously silky smooth head.

You will most likely want to take your time and be more thorough on that last step.