If you’re feeling frustrated with the changes in your hair that are coming with age, you’re not alone. From as early as age 25, your hair can start to show the first signs of aging, like greying, loss of shine, and even thinning. But with the right care, you can maintain your tresses' vibrancy, strength, and health well into your later years. Gone are the days when haircare was just about cleansing and styling. Today’s haircare works more like skincare, with multi-layered, science-backed solutions like Arey’s Mela-9® Complex, that nourishes your hair from root to tip.
As a haircare expert and one of the creators behind Arey's Mela-9® Complex, I wanted to share how this revolutionary formula works on aging hair, and how you can incorporate it into your haircare routine for longer, healthier, more resilient hair:
What Is Aging Hair? Understanding the Changes
Just as your skin shows signs of aging, your hair does too. So, your haircare routine, like your skincare routine, needs to be in step with the needs of your hair and scalp at all your life stages.
Here are some age-related changes you may see in your hair:
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Greying Hair: Your hair follicles produce less melanin (pigment) over time, leading to fading, greying, and ultimately turning white.
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Thinning Hair and Hair Loss: Hormonal changes (such as perimenopause and menopause), stress, diet, environment, and certain styling habits can cause thinning or hair loss.
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Drier, Coarser Hair: As you age, your skin and scalp produce less natural moisturizing oil (sebum), leading to drier, coarser hair.
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Damaged Hair: Environmental factors, heat styling, and chemical treatments can lead to damaged, weakened hair.
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Brittleness and Breakage: Aging can mean slower cellular regeneration and lower production of hair-essential proteins like keratin and collagen, making your hair more brittle and prone to breakage.
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The good news is that recognizing these changes helps you tailor your haircare routine to target hair-aging issues with a skincare-like precision. That means adding haircare actives like the Mela-9® Complex to your routine the same way you boost your skincare with actives like retinol, hyaluronic acid, and barrier-repair moisturizers.
How to Build a Skincare-Inspired Haircare Routine
The good news is that haircare and skincare work in similar ways. Just as skincare focuses on repairing, protecting, and nourishing your skin, your haircare routine for aging hair should do the same.
Here’s how Arey’s Mela-9® haircare works like skincare:
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Step 1 – Cleanse – Wash shampoo gently cleanses your scalp and hair, and delivers nourishing Mela-9® Complex to your roots.
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Step 2 - Moisturize – pick the right level of hydration for your hair – Smooth lightweight daily conditioner, or Masque deep conditioner.
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Step 3 – Protect – antioxidant-rich Mela-9® Complex in To The Root® shields your hair from environmental damage, while Live In Mist® protects it from sun damage.
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Step 4 – Repair and Strengthen – Mend leave-in conditioner protects your hair from heat damage and reinforces your hair shaft.
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Step 5 – Exfoliate – gently cleanse and hydrate your scalp skin with Scrub scalp exfoliant, while also delivering the active ingredients in our Mela-9® Complex to your scalp and hair roots.
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Step 6 – Target the Signs of Aging – the active ingredients in Mela-9® Complex target signs of hair aging, including thinning and greying.
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Step 7 – Soothe and Calm – Mela-9® Complex in Calm It Down® soothes and calms irritated scalp skin after chemical treatments or color.
Like fine lines and wrinkles, those first grey hairs and changes in texture are clues that your hair is starting to show signs of aging. The answer – haircare designed to support aging hair. That’s why all Arey products bring skincare-quality targeted care to aging hair.
Just like your skincare routine, your haircare routine needs to be tailored to your hair’s unique needs. It can be tough to figure out how to layer your skincare ingredients or your haircare products, but it gets easier when you see that a successful skincare and haircare routine has a lot in common.
What Is Arey’s Mela-9® Complex?
Arey’s Mela-9® Complex is a cutting-edge formula designed to address melanin loss (greying) and promote hair vitality. In fact, the name "Mela-"9®" came from the formula’s role in slowing grey hair growth and restoring pigment (melanin) to your hair. Its powerful anti-aging qualities are why we like to call our brand The Wrinkle Cream of Haircare®.
Mela-9® Complex is a unique combination of powerful ingredients that are designed to combat oxidative stress, support hair growth, and boost your cells’ ability to produce more of the pigment that gives your hair its natural color.
Meet the Skincare-Quality Hero Ingredients in Arey’s Mela-9® Complex:
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PT20 – A Proven Grey Hair Reversing Peptide
PT-20 or Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-20 is an innovative amino acid sequence formulated to slow the process of hair greying by boosting pigment production, even potentially reversing existing grey hairs.1
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Antioxidants – Preventing Hair Damage from Oxidative Stress
The antioxidants in our Mela-9® Complex combat cell damage from free radicals. Free radicals are naturally produced by your body, but sunlight, pollution, and aging can cause them to multiply and overwhelm your body’s natural defenses.
Mela-9® Complex acts like a multi-tasking skincare active for your hair and scalp, tackling multiple signs of hair aging. Whatever your age, your hair will benefit from the clean, effective ingredients in Arey’s Mela-9® Complex. No greys yet? Think of Mela-9® as your insurance policy against future greys.
Elevate Your Aging Haircare Routine With Arey’s Mela9® Complex
Aging is something that happens to all of us – it’s a privilege and not something to be afraid of. Whether you choose to delay, cover, or embrace your greys, your hair deserves the best care as it faces the challenges of aging. And remember, the sooner you get proactive about hair aging, the fewer issues will come your way. Because it’s never too late to get ahead of the hair aging process.
Your scalp and hair health are important to us. That's why we offer up to 25% off on all subscription orders to help keep you on track with your hair health goals. Because we believe that science + consistency = results.
We are Arey.
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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.
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What Is a Trichologist and Why it Matters for Your Hair Health
