Exclusive | Would you pay $500 to have your scalp washed in a car wash for hair? Like a facial for my hair
Now this makes NYC’s infamous $70 blowouts seem affordable.Stressed-out New Yorkers battling increased air pollution and hair loss or those just bored with basic wash and dry are turning to scalp cleanings — paying up to $500 in posh uptown salons for the trendy treatments.Combining ancient massage techniques long popular in Asia with cutting-edge technology, it’s become winter’s hottest must-have for the ‘do.Paul Labrecque Salon and Skincare Spa on the Upper East Side is a top destination for fans of the au courant cure.Here, stylists say they’ve seen “a lot of increased interest” in a pampering package that twins the $235-and-up treatment, using exfoliant toner, mask, shampoo and setting spray, with a blowout.“Think of this like growing grass.
If you nurture the soil daily, new grass will grow in thicker and fuller,” master stylist Paul Labrecque told The Post.Alex Murphy, 52, goes to Labreque’s Palm Beach salon outpost every few weeks for a special $150 “purifying scalp treatment” — using pricey cult luxury product Biologique Recherche Lotion P50.“I see my hair as an accessory,” the philanthropist told The Post.“I consider it like a facial for my hair.”Also, Big Apple women are flocking en masse to budget options in Queens — where you can get a taste of the good life for just $50.Kala Raj, 26, first went to Geifui Spa in Flushing last November, after seeing online videos of women boasting about affordable, cleansing and relaxing scalp sessions.“I do my own hair and nails and everything, but this is something that I would rather have a professional do,” the Queens resident told The Post of adding scalp cleaning into her maintenance routine every few months.“It’s just relaxing for me.
It’s a good therapeutic experience.”Geifui, where services begin at $48, has become so popular that they’ve opened another location in Bethpage on Long Island to accommodate a growing client list.Here, and at most head spas, ...