Glow Into the New Year: Winter Hair Rituals to Keep You Radiant
As the new year approaches and that familiar wintery chill settles in, our beauty routines require a seasonal shift, especially when it comes to hair care. Cold air, indoor heating and fluctuating temperatures can strip moisture from both your scalp and strands, leaving hair brittle, dull and prone to breakage. But with the right winter rituals, your hair can stay strong, shiny and full of life all season long.
Here are some essential winter hair care strategies to keep your hair radiant as you ring in the New Year.
1. Winter Hair Rituals: The Foundations of Healthy Hair
Think of your winter hair care routine as a warm coat for your strands: it needs to shield, hydrate and protect.
Start by limiting heat styling. Dry winter air already stresses your hair, and adding high-heat tools can lead to further damage. When you do blow-dry or curl, always use a heat protectant and try to air-dry whenever possible.
Next, adjust your wash routine. If it works for your hair type, consider washing your hair less frequently to preserve natural oils. When you do wash, opt for a moisturizing shampoo and a deep conditioner to combat dryness.
Add weekly hair masks to your wintertime arsenal. They provide intensive hydration that helps seal the cuticle and prevent split ends.
Speaking of which, don’t forget your ends! They’re the oldest part of your hair and often the driest. Apply a light oil or leave-in conditioner to keep them nourished and protected from winter friction caused by scarves, hats and hoods.
2. Start At The Base: Exfoliate and Refresh Your Scalp
Healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp. In winter, the scalp often becomes dry, itchy and flaky due to cold weather and dry indoor environments. That’s where the Aveda Scalp Solutions Exfoliating Scalp Treatment comes in.
This gentle, liquid gel exfoliant removes product build-up, excess sebum and pollutants without stripping the scalp’s natural barrier. Formulated with wintergreen-derived salicylic acid, it gently lifts impurities to give you a clean, refreshed scalp environment.
Add it to your weekly ritual once or twice a week by massaging it directly onto your scalp before shampooing. Not only does this stimulate circulation, but it also primes your scalp for healthier hair growth.
By keeping your scalp clear and balanced, you’re laying the groundwork for stronger, shinier strands all season long.
3. Fortify and Thicken with A Robust Leave-In Treatment
Winter weather can cause hair to thin and break more easily due to dryness and static. That’s why it’s essential to keep your hair fortified all winter long by incorporating a leave-in treatment into your routine.
Aveda’s Invati Ultra Advanced Fortifying Leave-In Treatment specializes in what your hair needs all winter: resilience. Scented with lavender, clary sage and other pure plant and flower essences, this treatment strengthens hair and reduces breakage while adding fullness and body. The lightweight, silicone-free formula helps seal the cuticle and adds resilience to fragile strands—perfect for hair exposed to winter wear and tear.
The final step in your routine, add the leave-in treatment to damp hair from mid-lengths to ends and comb through before styling. It protects against heat damage and helps keep your hair feeling fuller and more resilient through the harshest months of the year.
4. Strengthen from Within with Botanical Repair Leave-In Treatment
Winter is the best time to consider deep strengthening and long-term repair. As the temperatures drop, reach for Aveda’s Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In Treatment. This plant-powered formula instantly repairs damage inside the hair shaft using bond-building technology while protecting against heat and UV damage.
It detangles instantly, reduces breakage and improves the look and feel of your hair over time. Use it on damp hair before blow-drying or air-drying. It’s especially beneficial if your hair is chemically treated, color-processed, or simply prone to winter breakage.
Glow Into the New Year — and Give the Gift of Radiance
Here’s the best part: all of these winter hair care essentials—Scalp Solutions Exfoliating Treatment, Invati Ultra Advanced Fortifying Leave-In and Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In—are available as part of Aveda’s limited-edition holiday gift sets.
These beautifully packaged sets make it easy to build your own winter hair ritual, or to give a hair-strengthening gift to someone special. Whether you’re shopping for a loved one or treating yourself, these sets offer luxurious self-care at a great value, all wrapped up and ready for the season.
Winter doesn’t have to dull your shine — it’s the perfect time to nourish, restore, and reset your hair from the inside out. Visit us at Tulip Salon & Spa to explore Aveda’s winter rituals in person, or book a treatment with one of our stylists to carry your glow in any season.
