My Favorite Non-Toxic Hair Products for Gorgeous Hair

I get a lot of questions about my hair and what I do to take care of it. Plus, with recent heightened stress and anxiety levels (and common hormonal imbalances), more people are experiencing hair loss. For these reasons, I’m sharing some of my best tips to take care of your hair health and my favorite nontoxic hair products.

First, remember beauty comes from the inside out. I recommend to start by improving your nutrition and lifestyle to heal your gut, manage your stress and balance your hormones. This will have a huge positive impact on your beauty, including your hair.

While everyone is different, for beautiful hair in general I suggest loading up on whole-unprocessed foods, primarily plant-based with plenty plant-based proteins and unprocessed healthy fats. That’s my number one recommendation. To be more specific: eat more plants, less animal. Eat more vegetables. Eat more unprocessed healthy fats (avocados, coconut, nuts and seeds). Small amounts of animal products loaded with b-vitamins and healthy fats, such as fatty fish and grass-fed meats, is also beneficial (as long as you’re eating a whole foods diet that is more than 50% plant-based). Taking a good quality b-complex is also hugely beneficial, as is a collagen supplement. Lastly, constant HYDRATION is essential.

Read more for my hair health nutrition tips HERE.

On top of that, we want to give LOVE to our hair, and for that, it’s essential to make the switch to non-toxic products. We need to get rid of the parabens and sulfates and cut back on the fragrances. Why? These harmful chemicals in our products create hormonal imbalances that are a leading cause of weak, dull hair and hair loss. Plus, most chemical-ladden beauty products are just bad for your health, period!

Start by making gradual switches. When you’re done with your current shampoo/conditioner, switch to a non-toxic one. Additionally, I highly suggest using a clean, non-toxic hair scrub and a hair mask once a week. My favorite place to shop for “clean” haircare is the detox market.

Here are some of the best nontoxic hair products that I recommend:

Shampoos:

• For colored hair: Rahua Color Full Shampoo (they also have great ones for normal hair)

• For dry/damaged hair: SheaMoisture Strengthen and Restore Shampoo

• For fine/normal hair: Innersense Pure Harmony Hairbath 

Plastic free options:

• Odacite Soap-Free Shampoo Bar

• Ethique (dry/itchy scalp) or Ethique (for normaly/oily hair) or Ethique (for normal to dry)

Conditioners:

• Innersense: Pure Daily Conditioner or Innersense Color Radiance Conditioner (for color treated hair; my favorite!)

• Sheamoisture Leave-in conditioner

Deep conditioning masks:

• Innersense Hydrating Hair Masque (note: a little goes a long way; I LOVE this mask and its worth every penny)

• SheaMoisture Intensive Hair Masque (I love this one can be applied on your scalp and won’t leave it greasy)

Scrubs:

• Innersense Scalp Scrub (my favorite)

• Briogeo Scalp Revival

Others (for occasional use):

• Leave in spray conditioning mask: Briogeo Strength+Moisture Leave-in Mask

• Hair serum for shine: Rahua amazon oil *i love the smell and a tiny bit goes a long way

• Hair “perfector” for repair, moisture and silky hair: Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector *according to the brand, they sell 1 every 5 seconds! use just 1/week

• Rinse for dry-scalp and/or dandruff relief: Girl+Hair Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse (removes buildup and prevents dry itchy scalp) and dpHUE Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse (I’ve tried and liked both)

Try to schedule one day of the week where you treat yourself to a hair scrub and/or a hair mask. You can leave it on while you work from home 😊. It’s doable if you make it a priority, and your gorgeous hair will thank you!