Joanna Vargas, Celebrity Facialist and Founder of Joanna Vargas Salons and Skincare Collection
"I want people to spend a little more time caring for themselves. Most people put a lot of effort into caring for others and put themselves on the backburner. I think you're a better caretaker when you take care of yourself as well. Since the holiday season is so hectic, our bodies are getting less sleep and we're running around more, so we're depleting ourselves now more than ever.
Develop a five-minute ritual you can do every morning or evening before you go to bed that will make you feel just a little bit more cared for, even if it's five minutes of dry brushing before you get in the shower. Dry brushing before your shower in the morning is a quick ritual that will really enhance your health and well-being all over. Using a nice beauty bar on your body like Ritual Bar, $22, will also help your skin stay healthy all over."
Dr. Iris Rubin, Dermatologist and Co-Founder of Seen Hair Care
"In the new year, I'd love for people to stop compromising: we can have both beautiful hair and skin! So many hair products have ingredients that you just wouldn't want to put on your face or skin. But what's on your hair is on your skin — and hair care products can cause breakouts!
People who are prone to breakouts want and need products that won't clog their pores. The American Academy of Dermatology specifically recommends that people who are breakout-prone use products, including hair products, that are non-comedogenic.
My hair care products were a big source of breakouts and, surprisingly, as a Harvard-trained dermatologist, I had not learned much about the connection between hair products and acne. It's why I developed Seen Hair Care, products specifically designed with the health of the skin in mind that are clinically tested to be non-comedogenic and non-irritating."
Jen Atkin, Celebrity Hairstylist and Founder of Ouai Haircare
"I hope people will begin to nourish their hair health from within. I strongly believe skin and hair health starts internally. I sent clients to the health food store to buy supplements and vitamins for years before I came out with Ouai supplements. The Thinning Hair Supplement, $28, includes ashwagandha extract, which is great at reducing stress levels (a major contributor to hair loss), and niacin to help prevent blockage of cholesterol at the pores. Healthy hair starts at the scalp and if your scalp isn't healthy, then your hair doesn't stand a chance. But a healthy scalp starts from within, which is why hair growth supplements, a healthy diet and exercise are essential for growing out your strands."
"First, I feel everyone should try to get healthy, to work on their diet and their well-being so their skin and hair will reflect their lifestyle. I also recommend my clients resolve to get regular services so they're getting the best results. It's about sticking with their hairdressers and looking to doctors to fix their deeper hair needs. You can tell when everything isn't working together and hair gets stressed out. Clients need to focus on the health of their hair because it's really their crowning glory.
At home, please concentrate on what's going wrong with your hair. Use products in the right order and in the proper way to get the look you want. Also, STOP using metal brushes — they are destroying the texture of your strands and will fray and frazzle your hair. Please introduce yourself to natural wooden boar brushes like the R+Co Round Brush 5, $95. It may take longer, but it will save your hair and the gloriousness of it all."
"I'd like to see people embrace their natural hair texture more with air drying, pre-drying, and not always feeling like they have to straighten or curl their hair. Don't try to fit someone else's definition of 'good hair.' Play with your style but also feel comfortable embracing what you have naturally. Most of the time, we don't realize the complaints we have about our hair are caused by using too much heat, brushing while hair is wet, using the wrong products for our hair type, etc. You can solve a lot of these by leaning into what your hair does naturally and giving your hair a break. Your can do things to enhance your natural hair to make it work even better. Embracing your natural hair — whether it's straight, wavy, curly, etc. — will save you time, energy and helps improve the health of your hair by using fewer heat tools. Lean into products that are best for your hair type.
It's also important to repair damaged hair. We're pretty passionate about nutrition and repair for this hair condition, so in addition to a repairing shampoo and conditioner, we recommend smoothing with our IGK Crybaby Anti-Frizz Smoothing Serum, $25, from mid-lengths to ends and around the hair line to reduce flyaways."
