How to Ease Tenderness on Your Scalp

When you twist your shoulder, pain sensors in your joints and tissue relay the message of injury to your brain. The skull's lack of muscles or joints makes your scalp the sole line of defense against discomfort. Not surprisingly, scalp tenderness is a shared symptom among numerous conditions, ranging from itchy dandruff to blood clots. Scalp tenderness combined with neurological symptoms, such as blurred vision, headaches or numbness, indicates a serious condition that warrants immediate medical attention. Scalp sensitivity and tenderness combined with external symptoms, such as itching and oily skin, indicates an external condition. Easing a tender scalp is not difficult, but it does necessitate consistent care and monitoring.

Things You'll Need

• Washcloth
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
• Lavender oil
• Tablespoon
• Blender
• Shower cap
• Tea tree oil shampoo

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Instructions

• 1

  Apply a cold, wet washcloth to your scalp for 4 to 8 minutes, twice a day. Cool moisture eases inflammation resulting from itchy skin, sunburn or dandruff.

• 2

  Massage your scalp with a soothing paste made from lavender, oatmeal and baking soda. Blend 1/4-cup baking soda and 1/4-cup uncooked oatmeal with two tablespoons of water and three drops of lavender oil. Pour the paste directly on your scalp and massage with your fingers. Cover your head with a shower cap and let the paste sit for 20 minutes before rinsing with cool water. Repeat three times a week as needed.

• 3

  Wash your hair with a moisturizing tea tree oil shampoo. Fungal and bacteria-related conditions such as seborrheic dermatitis leave the scalp sore and tender. The antibacterial properties of tea tree oil reduce the fungus and bacteria on your scalp skin, which eases the tender feeling.