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[[File:Head Massaging in India.jpg|thumb|Woman in India receiving a head massage from a public seller of massages]]

[[File:Head Massaging in India.jpg|thumb|Woman in India receiving a head massage from a public seller of massages]]

Indian head massage refer to various types of head massages. One form of this is the [[Shampoo (massage)|shampoo]] (from ”champi”, the [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] term for the practice, and massage). In shampoo, the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face are massaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=caturvedi&query=champi&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 |title=Hindi dictionary search for ”chāmpi” |website=Digital Dictionaries of South Asia |publisher=[[University of Chicago]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711-033141/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=caturvedi&query=champi&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 |archive-date=2012-07-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-02-08}}</ref>

Indian head massage to various types of head massages. One form of this is the [[Shampoo (massage)|shampoo]] (from ”champi”, the [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] term for the practice and massage). In shampoo, the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face are massaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=caturvedi&query=champi&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 |title=Hindi dictionary search for ”chāmpi” |website=Digital Dictionaries of South Asia |publisher=[[University of Chicago]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711-033141/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=caturvedi&query=champi&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 |archive-date=2012-07-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-02-08}}</ref>

==See also==

==See also==


Latest revision as of 06:39, 30 January 2026

Massage of the scalp or head

Woman receiving a head massage focused on the temples

Head massage or scalp massage is a form of massage directed towards the scalp or head of the recipient.

Head massage devices

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“Orgasmatron” head massage device

One such massage device is the “Orgasmatron”, made of partially flexible copper wires attached to a handle and operated manually. It is made by an Australian company of the same name. The device is sold in the United States under the name “Happy’s Head Trip”. The Orgasmatron was designed by Dwayne Lacey, who registered the design in 1998.[1] Since it was first brought to market, several similar devices appeared, resulting in legal action from Lacey.[1] According to The Guardian, the device induces “a heavenly, tingling sensation”.[2]

The head massager is used so that the rods encompass the skull of the person massaged, the movements maneuvering it can be either circular or back and forth.

Indian head massage

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Woman in India receiving a head massage from a public seller of massages

Indian head massage refers to various types of head massages. One form of this is the shampoo (from champi, the Hindi and Urdu term for the practice and massage). In shampoo, the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face are massaged.[3]

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