Hair care

Does Your Shampoo Have the New "It" Ingredients?

Discover the new crop of hair care products with cutting-edge ingredients

by Dawn Davis | 3 COMMENTS

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Antioxidants, copper peptides, stem cells … you're familiar with them, right? Wrinkle creams and serums are packed with these active ingredients to plump fine lines, erase dark spots, and keep your skin looking forever young (that's the hope, at least).

So why -- you might ask -- are these skin care ingredients suddenly appearing in hair care products like shampoo and pomade? At first, we assumed it was a sly marketing trick, but it turns out these ingredients are actually doing something for your hair.

"You want a hair care line with anti-aging benefits," says New York City dermatologist Dennis Gross, MD. "You have to treat the scalp -- it's where the root and hair follicle are in the skin. By reverting this skin back to a younger state, you produce better hair." With this in mind, Dr. Gross created an anti-aging complex for the scalp, and put it into his Root Resilience hair care line.

A handful of hair care brands are following Gross' lead, infusing products with high-tech ingredients formerly reserved for our faces. We took a closer look at the skin care ingredients making a name for themselves in the hair care world -- and the products that contain them. (Because we don't recommend dabbing La Mer on your head.)

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