Your Insider’s Guide to Grey Hair With Experts Jay Small and Sara Hallajian
Grey hair is aging hair so whether you’re loving it, covering it or wanting to delay it, you need the right information to make your best grey hair decisions. That’s why Sara and I decided to give you our Trichologist’s inside scoop on the best proactive care for your grey hair.
Sara and I love to talk haircare because we both started life as salon stylists and we both wanted to deepen our knowledge about haircare. That’s why we became Certified Trichologists.
As haircare experts, Sara and I focus on hair health issues like thinning, shedding and breakage, but my specialty is also how to be proactive about preventing and even reversing grey hair. I wanted to give my clients more control over their greying journey.
Why Trichologists Love Clean Beauty
Sara and I are both fans of clean beauty. We believe that clean beauty needs to be the new normal in a world full of toxic chemicals. Arey’s commitment to clean beauty means that we subscribe to The Credo Clean Standard.1 All Arey products are cruelty-free, vegan, and free from phthalates, parabens, artificial fragrances and formaldehyde.
Wait A Sec® contains Arey’s antioxidant-rich Mela-9™ Complex. We use Mela-9 in all our topical products that have direct contact with your scalp.
Here’s how the Trichology-driven ingredients in Arey’s
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Antioxidants – to reduce oxidative stress (cell damage) that can cause grey hair.
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Fo-Ti – a Chinese herb that can repigment grey hair.
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Black sesame seed extract – to support a healthy scalp.
Sarah remembers when she first met Jay, “I asked him how he knew to put these ingredients into Arey haircare products because they are so amazing. He told me it’s because Arey spent years in research, consulting scientists, doctors and herbalists.”
I recommend my clients use Wait A Sec® on clean hair to extend the time between washes and avoid overcleansing their hair.
Trichologists Know That Healthy Hair Starts From the Inside
When clients come to see Sara or me with hair concerns, the first thing we do is take a holistic overview of their diet. I get it, it can be hard to eat right all the time. Travel and busy work schedules make it hard for all of us to get all the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants we need for healthy hair. In fact most Americans2 don’t get enough vitamins and minerals through diet alone and that can show up in your hair health.
Deficiencies in hair-health boosting vitamins, antioxidants and minerals not only affect your hair growth and scalp health, they can also cause premature grey hair.
Not Today, Grey was the very first product we made at Arey, because we know that good hair needs targeted nutrition. Sara’s experience has shown her that the right balance of nutrients can deliver powerful results. Diet is one of the first things Sara likes to discuss with her clients, because, as she has seen, “Correcting nutritional deficiencies and reducing stress can resolve temporary and minor hair loss and shedding within a few months.”
Why Trichologists Are Obsessed With Your Scalp Health
As Trichologists, Sara and I know that you need a healthy scalp to have healthy hair. When clients come to us for a hair health consultation, we always start with taking a close look at their scalp skin through a magnifying trichoscope. Scalp itching, flaking, redness or irritation all need to be resolved before your hair can be at its best.
Sara explains, “Most hair loss sufferers also have scalp disorders, and both contribute to poor hair quality.” Sara recommends using Scrub once a week to gently rinse away buildup and rebalance your dry or oily scalp.
You can boost your scalp detox benefits by combining Scrub with a scalp massage. Read more here about giving yourself a detox head massage.
Trichologist Tips on the Safest Way to Cover Grey Hair
Whether you decide to cover or embrace your grey hair, it’s a very personal decision. Going full silver fox isn’t for everyone. When my beard began to go grey I wanted it to stop at a slight frosting so I used Arey’s System to slow my greying process. You can read more about my grey hair reversal journey here.
If you decide to cover up your greys, make sure you’re taking care of your scalp health. Permanent hair dye can ca use scalp irritation because it sits on your skin for a long time and can cause redness, irritation, and even inflammation.
Here’s how Calm It Down™ works:
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Soothes: botanical extracts like Australian aniseed relieve redness and irritation.
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Safeguards: antioxidants work to reduce cell damage from chemically-induced oxidative stress.
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Stimulates: our clinically-effective peptide boosts pigmentation to slow new grey hair growth.
Calm It Down™ can be used before and after you color to prevent and soothe irritation from chemical exposure.
Calm It Down™ contains Arey’s Mela-9™ Complex – our Trichologist-designed blend of natural extracts, antioxidants, and a clinically-efficacious peptide that delay grey hair growth, and deliver thicker, fuller hair.
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Jay Small is a sought-after hair stylist and Trichologist in Los Angeles with over 22 years of experience. His clients consist of high-profile business and creative leaders. He trained as an apprentice to the owner of Paul Mitchell and worked in education and product development for Paul Mitchell Systems. Jay is incredibly passionate about the creative process both in terms of styling hair and developing effective products.
REFERENCES:
- https://credobeauty.com/pages/the-credo-clean-standard-1
- https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/micronutrient-inadequacies/overview
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