Aunt Jackie's Scratch Free Zone Itch & Tension Treatment Serum 4oz
Braids and tight styles create two problems at once and they arrive together. The scalp feels itchy because it is dry and covered up, and it feels tight because the hair is under tension. Neither is easy to reach once the style is in.
That is what this 4oz serum is for. The formula is concentrated and the texture is light, so it absorbs quickly and gets to the scalp rather than sitting on the braid. Apply it along the partings, a few drops at a time, and massage it in.
When to reach for it:
- The first few days after a fresh install, when tension is at its worst
- Midweek, when a covered scalp starts to feel dry
- Under wigs and weaves, where air does not reach the skin
- Any style you are keeping in longer than a fortnight
It soothes how a dry, tight scalp feels rather than changing the style that caused it. If the tightness will not settle, the braids are too tight and no serum fixes that.
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Two or three drops per parting, worked along the row before you move on to the next one. Keep your fingertips flat on the scalp and use small circles, without dragging at the braids themselves.
Nightly for the first few days after an install, then whenever the skin starts feeling dry. It sinks in fast enough that a bonnet can go straight over the top.
Results
The tight, dry feeling settles and the scalp is comfortable enough to stop noticing, which is the whole ask in week two of a set of braids.
Skin feels conditioned rather than coated, and the style is unaffected: no slick patches, no loosened edges. The lightness is the useful part, since anything heavier would slide down the braid and never reach the skin at all.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum
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