Jay Small is a certified Trichologist, hairstylist, and co-founder of Arey — the first functional beauty brand clinically proven to slow the progression of grey hair and support re-pigmentation. Based in Los Angeles, Jay brings over 24 years of hands-on experience working with an elite clientele of celebrities and global business leaders, giving him a rare front-row view into how high-performance hair health is actually practiced, not just theorized.
Jay began his career as an apprentice to the owner of Paul Mitchell, before moving into international education and product development. These roles sharpened his understanding of how ingredients perform across diverse hair types, climates, and routines. That firsthand experience in the field is what ultimately drove him toward a deeper clinical path: he went on to study under the World Trichology Society, formalizing his expertise in hair biology at the root level.
It was that combination, decades behind the chair, rigorous trichological training, and direct collaboration with a clinical research team, that led to the creation of Arey's proprietary Mela-9™ Complex, the science-backed formulation at the core of every Arey product. Jay didn't develop Arey's formulations from a distance; the brand was built on the specific gaps he observed across thousands of client consultations.
Today, Jay serves as a subject matter expert and editorial voice for all content published on Arey.com. Every article, guide, and product claim in the hair health category is informed by his clinical background and reviewed against Arey's internal standards for scientific accuracy.
