What to do if your scalp hurts after tying a high ponytail

Many girls have experienced this: their hair hurts when they tie it too tightly. Is it just the scalp pain caused by tying it too tightly? Are there other reasons? We should attach great importance to this matter because it is indeed closely related to our physical and mental health. Let’s take a look with the editor.

What causes scalp pain when tying a ponytail?

The main reason for scalp pain caused by tying hair is that our hair is covered with nerves and blood vessels, which are very sensitive. Once improperly compressed or pulled, it is easy to cause blood vessel constriction and nerve reflex, resulting in scalp pain. If you tie it too tightly, your hair will be in a state of tension and tension for a long time, and the blood circulation in the head will also be affected.

Generally speaking, this is caused by heavy burden on the hair. Don't tie your hair too tightly or too high to avoid such symptoms.

How to relieve scalp pain from ponytail

1. Don’t tie your hair for too long

First of all, ponytail is not suitable for a long time. Once you have a chance to relax, you should take off the ponytail as soon as possible to give your hair a rest. Secondly, women with long and thick hair are not suitable for frequent ponytails, because the braids are very heavy and cause particular damage to the hair.

2. It is not suitable to tie the ponytail too tight

Women should not tie their ponytails too tightly, as this will pull on the nerves and blood vessels of the hair, which will cause headaches over time. Therefore, it is recommended that women relieve some pressure when tying a high ponytail. When a headache occurs, they can let their hair down to quickly relieve the headache.

3. Push your hair vigorously every day. The key is to use the pads of your fingers, not your fingernails. Push for 5 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day;

4. During the hair-massaging process, pay attention to any problems on the top of your head and massage them accordingly. Massage is relatively painful, so don't use too much force at the beginning, and pay attention to starting from shallow to deep.

5. Massage your hair

Press and rub the temple. The temple is located between the eyebrow and the outer corner of the eye, in the depression one inch back. Use the thumb or ring finger to rub it, lightly at first and then heavily, and move from the temple to Fengchi point (1.5-inch indentation behind the mastoid process), then press Fengchi point several times and Jianjing point (middle of the line connecting the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the acromion) 18 times. Massaging the temples can quickly relieve headaches and brain swelling.

Push the Yintang point on the forehead

Use your thumb to move from top to bottom, to the forehead, from light to medium level, until the part turns red.

Massage both sides of the ear

Use both hands to massage the auricles on both sides 18 times each, then cover the ear holes with the thenar eminence of both hands, put your fingers on the back of the head, press the middle thumb with the ring finger and slide down to tap the back of the head 24 times, you can hear a "dong dong dong" sound.

Forehead massage

Curl your ring finger and touch your forehead with the inner side 30 times, from the middle of the forehead to the temple; rub your temple 30 times with your middle thumb; use your hands to do dry cleansing gestures 10 times.