New Year Hair Resolutions: Your Guide to Healthier Hair in 2026
Is "better hair" in your New Year's resolutions list? If so, this is the guide for you! Winter dryness, busy schedules, heat styling, and everyday stress can leave your hair feeling less than its best. But here's the good news: gorgeous, healthy hair can be your reality if you stick to these 3 tips. It isn’t about doing everything all at once, it’s about doing the right things consistently.
We gathered the three non-negotiables for stronger, shinier, happier hair in 2026:
- Regular trims
- Invest in scalp care
- Block time in the week for hair treatments
These small shifts make a massive difference when stacked over the year, and they’re the foundation of every great hair routine.
Get Regular Trims (Yes, They Do Help Your Hair Grow)
Let’s clear up the biggest myth in hair care: trimming your hair does not make it grow faster.
What it DOES do is prevent split ends from traveling up the hair shaft, which makes your hair appear thinner, rougher, and harder to grow past a certain point.
Regular trims (every 8–12 weeks) keep the ends strong, blunt, and healthy so your length can actually retain itself. This is why people who get consistent trims often feel like their hair suddenly grows faster, because it’s not breaking off at the ends anymore.
If you're looking to grow your hair out in 2026, practice hitting that "Book Appointment" button regularly! Book here for our Toronto studio, and here for our Consecon studio.
Focus on Scalp Health (The Root of Great Hair)
Your scalp is where every strand begins. You can't have strong hair if your scalp microbiome is all over the place. If you want fuller hair this year, you have to nourish what’s underneath. Winter is notoriously unkind to scalps: dryness, flaking, itchiness, irritation, and buildup can all stunt growth and alter your hair’s texture.
A consistent scalp ritual (we recommend the Daily Hydro Hydration System from Act+Acre) improves circulation, balances oil production, reduces dandruff, and creates the ideal environment for healthy hair growth.
Healthy roots = healthier hair. Every.single.time.
Add a Weekly Treatment
Between dry cold weather, hot showers, strong winds, indoor heating, and urban pollution—winter is a recipe for brittle, damaged hair. And even if you don’t heat style often, the wear and tear of everyday life (brushing, sleeping, washing) causes micro-damage over time.
This is where you introduce weekly treatments (masks, oils, bond-repair formulas) to rebuild the internal structure of the hair, restore moisture, improve elasticity, and help prevent future breakage.
We like to think of it as therapy for your strands: one session a week makes a world of difference!
These Three Simple Rituals Will Change Your Hair in 2026
It's not about perfection. It’s about consistency.
Getting regular trims, creating a scalp care ritual and a weekly treatment is the foundation for shinier, stronger hair all year long.
We know how it feels to have bad hair days every day, so consider this your sign to start with the habits that care for you from root to tip.
Still not sure where to begin or which products are right for you?
Book a 1:1 consultation here and we’ll create a personalized 2026 hair routine just for you.
