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0:00Well, hey guys. Welcome back. If you're
0:02new here, I'm Dr. Dre. I'm a
0:03board-certified dermatologist. Today,
0:05I'm sharing with you the top hair care
0:08products I discovered and fell in love
0:10with in 2025. These are products I use,
0:13I've repurchased, I recommend, and I
0:15think are worth your time. Whether
0:17you're interested in healthy hair
0:18growth, frizz control, repairing damaged
0:21hair bonds, or in just overall healthier
0:24hair, I found some gems this year.
0:26Before we get into it, I want to take a
0:28moment to thank today's video sponsor, I
0:30Restore. If you've been dealing with
0:32thinning hair, shedding, or just overall
0:34loss of density, it's something that a
0:36lot of us notice as we get up there in
0:37years, like starting around your 40s.
0:39Honestly, it's very common, but it's
0:41super distressing and it can take a toll
0:43on your emotional health. Not to
0:44mention, there are so many different
0:46types of hair loss out there. Can just
0:48be such a burden to figure out, to
0:51navigate, and it really can take a toll
0:54on your mental health. I know that
0:55firsthand. I'm a board-certified
0:57dermatologist. I know all about hair
0:59loss, hair loss disorders, diagnosis,
1:01treatment, management plan. But several
1:03years ago, I actually experienced
1:05something called tilogen ofluvam myself.
1:08This is excessive hair shedding. It
1:10happened to me about 3 months after I
1:12ran a marathon. And even though
1:14intellectually I knew that was actually
1:16to be expected, it's quite common after
1:18a stressful event. and I knew most
1:20likely it would grow back. It didn't
1:21change the fact that it was really
1:23stressful to see hair coming out in
1:25clumps in the shower drain all over the
1:28floor. It was a nightmare. I just wanted
1:30it be over. And around that time is when
1:32I really started to look into red light
1:34therapy for improvement in thickness,
1:37density, and to cut down on the
1:39shedding. That's when I stumbled upon I
1:42restore. I started using their
1:43professional device and then when they
1:45came out with their improved elite
1:47device, I began using that and let me
1:49tell you, it has been amazing. Red and
1:51near infrared wavelengths of light or
1:53low-level laser therapy, you hear a lot
1:56about it. It kind of gets hyped up and
1:58you may wonder, is this a scam? It's
2:00actually legit. There's legitimate
2:01science to support the use of this
2:03technology for improving hair counts,
2:06thickness, density, overall fullness. It
2:08works through a process known as
2:10photobiomodulation where these
2:12wavelengths of light they can penetrate
2:13into the scalp and they can re-energize
2:16dormant hair follicle cells. They also
2:19improve circulation to the scalp
2:21allowing essentially for better delivery
2:22of growth factors and nutrients to the
2:24hair follicle and they also calm down
2:26inflammation. The results less shedding
2:29improvement in overall scalp health and
2:32improvement in hair count density,
2:33thickness, fullness and a reduction in
2:36shedding. And for me personally, I
2:37wanted a solution that was non-invasive.
2:40I didn't want to use any topical
2:42medication or oral medication. I didn't
2:44need to first and foremost, but I really
2:47just wanted something non-invasive that
2:49would help me out, but also I could use
2:51long-term to really support thicker,
2:53fuller, healthier hair. The I Restore
2:56Elite is currently the most powerful LED
2:59hair growth device on the market with
3:012500 m of total power output, comparable
3:05levels of incl clinic treatment
3:06protocols. Inside the helmet, there are
3:08500 total dodes, 300 lasers, and 200
3:11LEDs. This allows for both broad scalp
3:14coverage as well as targeted intensity
3:17to the level of the follicle. Their
3:18device is clinically proven and FDA
3:20cleared. It just takes 12 minutes a day.
3:23It's really easy to do. completely
3:25hands-free. I'm always multitasking when
3:27I do it, and that makes it really easy
3:29to stay consistent. Devices like this,
3:31they only work if you stay consistent
3:33with them. I've personally seen visible
3:35improvements in hair thickness, density,
3:38and a reduction in overall shedding. My
3:41central part is somewhat narrower. I
3:43have more fullness around the temples,
3:45and I am always getting these little
3:48baby hairs of new growth. How long does
3:50it take to see results? Many users begin
3:53to see results in as early as 3 months.
3:55Some studies demonstrate upwards of 43%
3:59increase in hair count after about 4
4:01months, which for a non-invasive athome
4:03option is pretty impressive. And for me,
4:06what has made this device really worth
4:08the investment and has motivated me to
4:11continue using it is the fact that it's
4:14something that supports healthy hair
4:15growth. It's easy to do, non-invasive.
4:18It doesn't require any in-office
4:19procedures, although it can be used
4:21alongside other hair loss treatments
4:23like topical minoxidil or along with
4:26PRP, for example. These are hair loss
4:28treatments, as a side note, which I do
4:29have dedicated videos on as well. It
4:31pairs really well with good scalp care
4:33and hair care practices as well. But I
4:36Restore was nice enough to go ahead and
4:37extend the discount that they activated
4:40for me back at Black Friday time. If you
4:43are interested, definitely check the
4:44description box for the link and the
4:46code to save. But this device for me has
4:49made a huge difference and I continue to
4:51recommend it strongly. It's the most
4:53powerful device out there. It gets
4:55results and it's almost like a
4:58no-brainer. All right, let's move into
5:00my hair care favorites of 2025. One of
5:02the biggest things I want to emphasize
5:04before we get into the products is that
5:05honestly there are many types of hair
5:07loss out there. If you are struggling
5:09with hair loss, see a board-certified
5:11dermatologist to know what type of hair
5:13loss you actually have. Hair loss is
5:15best treated early and it can only be
5:17treated early if you know what you're
5:19treating. By delaying a diagnosis, you
5:21might miss out on the opportunity to
5:23preserve the hair that you have and to
5:24get regrowth. Cosmetic products, which
5:27we're talking about in today's video,
5:28they don't replace medical treatments.
5:30But that being said, the right products
5:32can support scalp health, cut down on
5:34breakage, and just improve the overall
5:36appearance of your hair. So, a standout
5:39hair care line this year comes from
5:41Move, a small brand whose skincare
5:44products I've been recommending for a
5:45while now. Their full follicle shampoo,
5:48conditioner, and scalp serum. This line
5:50has an interesting ingredient profile.
5:53It's got several components that come up
5:54several times in hair care products. If
5:57you're on any kind of hair loss forum,
5:59someone's bound to mention some of these
6:01ingredients. First is something called
6:03Capixel. This is actually a combination
6:05of acetal tetropeptide 3 and red clover
6:08extract. Red clover contains something
6:10called biochan which is
6:12anti-inflammatory, acts as an
6:14antioxidant, but with regards to hair
6:16loss specifically, it might actually act
6:18as an inhibitor of something called five
6:20alpha reductase. That's the enzyme
6:22involved in hair follicle
6:23miniaturization and pattern hair loss.
6:26There is a small human study that shows
6:28that the combination of these two
6:29ingredients yielded comparable results
6:32as 3% minoxidil. The study looked at 24
6:35weeks specifically. However, that's not
6:37like super robust supporting evidence.
6:40So, I wouldn't put all of my stock in
6:42this particular ingredient, but the
6:44shampoo and the scalp serum also contain
6:47caffeine. Caffeine is an antioxidant.
6:50It's actually able to localize in the
6:51hair follicle. It has anti-inflammatory
6:53properties and shows a lot of promise
6:55for supporting healthy hair growth.
6:57These products also have rosemary leaf
6:59extract as well as a variety of
7:00antioxidants which if they do anything
7:03it may be to help cut down on oxidative
7:05stress within the scalp. But in terms of
7:07the performance, the shampoo lathers
7:09really well and it leaves the hair soft,
7:11smooth, manageable, shiny. It doesn't
7:14weigh down the strands. The conditioner
7:15does a really good job imparting
7:17manageability, smoothness, and an
7:19additional amount of shine. The scalp
7:21serum I was really surprised with
7:23because I've tried many scalp serums
7:25over the years. And in contrast to
7:27others I've tried, this one actually did
7:29not leave any kind of greasy residue on
7:31the hair strands. I hate that about a
7:34lot of scalp serums. They're just not
7:36formulated for fine hair, which a lot of
7:39people struggling with hair loss, you
7:41know, they don't want some product that
7:43is so thick and goopy it's going to glom
7:45onto their hair and make it look extra
7:46greasy. I was pretty impressed with how
7:49it basically transformed my hair. My
7:51hair at the time, I had been using this
7:53one shampoo that was not good. Within a
7:55matter of a couple of days of using
7:57their new line, I had a significant
7:59improvement in just the overall cosmetic
8:01appearance of my hair. We'll say it
8:03looked fuller. That fullness was
8:05maintained all throughout the duration
8:07of me using these products.
8:08Specifically, it seemed like they gave
8:10me a little bit more volume at the crown
8:12of my hair. Just kind of lifted the hair
8:14up a bit. Although once I finished the
8:16line and was no longer using those
8:17products, my hair kind of went back to
8:19the way that it was. In other words, my
8:21takeaway as a dermatologist is that
8:23these products, they help to improve the
8:25appearance of the hair. Shampoos or
8:27scalp directed products with caffeine
8:29definitely do show promise for
8:30androgenetic alopecia. So, if that's
8:32something you're dealing with and you're
8:34interested in using caffeine in your
8:36hair care routine, I would definitely
8:37consider these products. They are very
8:39good. Next up though is a drugstore
8:41option, which honestly do not sleep on
8:43drugstore hair care products. They're a
8:45great value and oftent times they come
8:47from companies that have a lot of R&D
8:49behind the formulation. So you're
8:51getting a really good product at an
8:53affordable price. That is the Garnier
8:55Fruit Tease Sleek and Shine Shampoo and
8:57Conditioner. Before you go typing in the
8:59comments, do not fear sulfates. Sulfates
9:02in shampoos, they're excellent cleansing
9:04agents. They help to remove sebum.
9:07Seabbum aka oil left on the scalp
9:09oxidizes and creates an inflammatory
9:11environment which favors overgrowth of
9:13malisthesia, dandruff flare-ups, scalp
9:15itch and also may play a role in pushing
9:18things in favor of more hair loss
9:20specifically for androgenetic alopecia.
9:22Regular shampooing of the scalp is very
9:24important for scalp health and healthy
9:26hair growth. Sulfates can definitely
9:29step in there and do a good job and an
9:31overall shampoo formulation can balance
9:33out any drying effects from the
9:35sulfates. The other ingredients in these
9:37that I don't want you to fear are the
9:39silicones. Silicones are wonderful for
9:41the hair. They lubricate the strands,
9:43cut down on breakage, fragility, impart
9:45shine, manageability. They almost create
9:47a little moisturizing seal that can
9:49actually help you achieve longer hair
9:51just by cutting down on breakage.
9:53Speaking of Garnier Fruit Tease, I
9:55absolutely love love love the frizz
9:58tamer. This thing has become a holy
10:00grail for me. Like I take it with me
10:01everywhere. Basically, it's like a
10:03mascara wand that has a little bit of a
10:05silicone hair serum. Okay. And it's
10:08great for those little uh flyaways that
10:11you get. You know, I have these little
10:12curls that pop up on the sides here um
10:15right in front of my ear, and I just
10:17love taking that thing to smooth it
10:18down. You know, at the end of the day,
10:19you look in your rearview mirror on your
10:21way home and you see like this halo of
10:23little fine baby hairs. Like I said at
10:25the beginning of the video, I'm getting
10:26a lot of little baby hair growth using
10:28the Elite device. And so those little
10:30baby hairs, I find that if I'm able to
10:32sleek them down with this product, just
10:34like a nice little silicone protective
10:36coat over the baby hair, it keeps it
10:38from popping up and it ultimately helps
10:40it to not break cuz they are pretty
10:42fragile when they're first coming in.
10:44And therefore, it really gives it a
10:45chance to actually grow out. Not to
10:47mention, it just makes the hair look a
10:49lot more put together, cleaner, and it's
10:52great for if you're going to take a
10:53photo and you're like, "Oh my gosh, my
10:55hair is a mess." The image that they
10:56show on the packaging of the before and
10:58after, that's pretty legit as far as
11:00what it can yield for taming little
11:02flyaways. Next is a hair mask from Dove.
11:05Dove has great hair care. As a side
11:07note, drugstore brand, pretty
11:09affordable, but their hyaluronic acid
11:10hair mask is wonderful. I often get
11:13questions like, "What is the difference
11:15between a conditioning hair mask and a
11:17conditioner?" There's no technical
11:18definition. Many people in the hair care
11:20industry will tell you they're the same
11:22thing. In my personal experience, I just
11:24find that generally speaking, a lot of
11:26products labeled as hair masks, they
11:27tend to be a little bit thicker and I
11:29find they're a little bit more
11:31comprehensive in covering each
11:32individual strand. And the reason that's
11:35helpful is because with conditioning,
11:37what you are hoping to achieve is
11:39neutralization of the charge on the hair
11:41strands that happens when you shampoo.
11:43And it's that charge that then leaves
11:45the hair unmanageable and a lot more
11:47vulnerable to breakage, to being frizzy.
11:49So, I really have enjoyed this. And some
11:51people use a conditioning hair mask a
11:53few times a week. I end up using this
11:55particular one or any hair mask for that
11:57matter because I find I often will
11:59finish a conditioner before I finish the
12:01matching shampoo. And so I use this to
12:03get me through what I have left of the
12:05shampoo. So I'll use it nightly till I
12:07finish a shampoo and then I'll switch to
12:09a shampoo conditioner pairing. And if I
12:11finish the conditioner first, then I'll
12:12step back in with a conditioning hair
12:14mask. But this product is really, really
12:16good. It leaves the hair smooth, shiny,
12:19glossy, manageable. um very soft. It has
12:22a nice scent without being like
12:24overpowering and it doesn't weigh your
12:25hair down. Okay, next is a new hairbrush
12:28that I actually was gifted at the Amazon
12:31Creator Summit that I went to. And I was
12:33really skeptical of this hairbrush
12:34because I don't know, I'm really funny
12:36about what type of brush I use. This is
12:38a Tangle Teaser Ultimate Detangler. It
12:41is a brush you can use actually to
12:43detangle hair when it's either wet or
12:45dry. A lot of people with curly hair
12:47find that they need to detangle when the
12:49hair is wet. However, the hair is more
12:52fragile when it is wet. So, you want to
12:54be gentle. You want to be careful. This
12:56brush is really good for detangling wet
12:59hair or dry hair for that matter. But
13:01honestly, what I like the most about it,
13:03it stays lintfree. Previously, for
13:06several years, I was using a brush from
13:08Dry Bar and I loved that brush. It was
13:10wonderful for my hair. However, it
13:13attracted so much lint. It was nearly
13:15impossible to get the lint off the
13:17individual bristles because they have a
13:18little ball at the end and that would
13:20kind of serve as like a stopper keeping
13:23the lint from being able to be remove.
13:25Oh, it was just impossible. So, when I
13:27got this, I was like, you know what? I'm
13:28going to try this. It does not collect
13:30any lint. And even if it did, it's a lot
13:32easier to clean. I also was surprised
13:34because I thought, e, is this going to
13:35make my hair really staticky? Cuz it's
13:37kind of a plastic material. It does not.
13:39It does not make the hair staticky at
13:41all. and it's really light to hold as
13:44well. Next is the Virtue Healing Oil.
13:47Remember what I said, do not fear
13:49silicones. This particular he healing
13:51hair oil from Virtue, it is perfect for
13:54fine hair. It uses this biomimetic
13:57keratin technology that really helps
13:59basically straighten the hair, but it's
14:01lightweight enough that it doesn't make
14:02the hair look greasy. It smells really
14:05good. My main issue with it is that it
14:07takes a while to get the product out of
14:08the bottle. Uh because it's got this
14:10small little hole and so I find that you
14:12have to shake shake shake. It's kind of
14:14easy for it to splatter all over the
14:15place as you're trying to do that. So
14:17that would be my one complaint with it.
14:18But I am now on my third bottle of this
14:20stuff. I love it. The way I use it is
14:22after I get out of the shower, I towel
14:24dry my hair with a microfiber towel,
14:26which I recommend, and then I just put
14:28it all the way from the crown down to
14:30the ends of my hair. And then I comb it
14:32through with a wide tooth comb. and the
14:34next morning it's great. Alternatively,
14:36you can put it on dry hair, too. I've
14:38been surprised how well it goes on dry
14:40hair because I've noticed that with fine
14:42hair, silicone hair oils, if you put
14:44them on the hair dry, they're a lot more
14:46likely to make it look greasy, but
14:47that's not the case with the Virtue
14:48Healing Oil. Now, I also discovered
14:50another silicone hair oil this year from
14:53Paul Mitchell, their super skinny serum.
14:56This is actually for heat styling. It's
14:58a heat protectant and it helps your hair
15:00dry faster as well. It's an excellent
15:03blowout primer. It has a really strong
15:05fragrance that does last. I love the
15:07scent, but just a word of warning. It
15:09works not only to provide heat
15:11protection if you're going to heat style
15:12your hair, but it really helps cut down
15:14on frizz tremendously. A little bit,
15:16however, goes a long way. So, for me, I
15:20just use one pump and I'm good.
15:22Interestingly enough, the backstory
15:24behind me discovering this was I bought
15:26the travel sample on Amazon to take with
15:29me to Palm Springs. I went there back in
15:31October knowing that that was the desert
15:34and that my hair would benefit from a
15:36silicone oil. I was like, I'm going to
15:38give this a try. And I commented
15:40throughout those videos how I felt like
15:42my hair had never looked better. And I
15:44was really shocked because while I
15:45currently live in a humid climate many
15:47years ago, I lived in Colorado, very dry
15:50climate. And I remember how annoying it
15:52was, especially in the colder months,
15:54that the air would get so dry. My hair
15:56would be staticky, unmanageable. It was
15:58really hard to find products that kept
16:00helped control that. And I was
16:01anticipating those sort of issues in
16:04Palm Springs. And I was pleasantly
16:06surprised. I attribute it to this serum
16:08that my hair just looked amazing. Not
16:10greasy, but very smooth, shiny. I mean,
16:14it was super manageable. Here in the
16:16humidity, I find I don't quite need it
16:17or benefit from it as much. Instead, I
16:20prefer the Virtue Healing Oil cuz like I
16:22said, a little goes a long way. And I
16:23find here in the humidity that it seems
16:25to be a little bit more likely to weigh
16:27down my hair if I use too much. I apply
16:29it the same way I do the Virtue Healing
16:31Oil. After I get out of the shower to
16:33towel dried slightly damp hair, I just
16:35put it on the hair and comb it through.
16:37But again, only one pump because a
16:39little goes a long way. And then next is
16:41the K18 hair mask. So, I think over the
16:44past 2 years, my hair has seen more
16:47heat, more hairspray than it ever has in
16:50my entire life, including all my years
16:52in ballet with all of the strong hair
16:54gel, etc., etc., because I have
16:57participated in a few professional video
16:59shoots, photo shoots. On those sets,
17:02they have a hair person, and I had no
17:04clue how much heat and hairspray it
17:07requires to be camera ready in a
17:10professional sense. It really ended up
17:12taking a toll on my hair strands. I was
17:14getting more breakage than I had ever
17:16seen before. And I had heard such
17:18wonderful things about K18. So, I
17:20decided to try their molecular uh repair
17:23hair mask. And it really just made a
17:25huge difference for me at that time. In
17:27particular, it contains a peptide that
17:29helps to reapproximate damaged bonds
17:32from heat styling, color treatments. It
17:35works not only across the hair strand,
17:37but down the length as well. So, it
17:39helps improve smoothness, shine,
17:41manageability. Now, the way you use this
17:44kind of trips people up. You use it
17:46after first you shampoo the hair, but
17:48you do not want to condition. Then, you
17:50get out of the shower, you towel dry the
17:52hair, and you just use a few pumps of
17:55this product. A little bit goes a long
17:57way. You distribute it all over the
17:59strands and let it sit on there for 4
18:01minutes. After the 4 minutes, you can
18:03put on a leave-in conditioner. If you
18:05want, you feel like you need more
18:06conditioner, you can put on a blowout
18:08primer. uh silicone hair oil, whatever
18:10styling product you want after the four
18:12minutes. People are always like, "I
18:14don't know about not conditioning." The
18:16reason you don't want to put conditioner
18:17on before though is that it'll keep the
18:19active ingredient in the hair mask from
18:21really being able to access the strand
18:23optimally and for you to get the best
18:25results. You don't necessarily need to
18:27use it all the time. Like, I'm not
18:29currently using it right now. I found
18:31that I used it a lot in order to kind of
18:33correct that damage and make my hair a
18:36little bit more manageable. And then I
18:38resurrected it back in uh early
18:42September. As many of you know, I tend
18:44to get a little negligent when it comes
18:46to getting my hair trimmed. And I
18:48finally got a hair trim in September, a
18:51year exactly to date, like exactly on on
18:54the date on the calendar, a year since
18:56my last haircut in 2024. But leading up
19:00to that, like in August, we'll say, I
19:02started using the K18 air mask again
19:04because, you know, when you go a long
19:06time in between having your hair
19:07trimmed, if you have long hair, the
19:08ends, they start to look a little bit
19:10frizzy and damaged and that really
19:13helped make my hair look a lot more
19:15presentable as I, you know, push the
19:17boundaries of hair trim needs. We'll say
19:20there are other great bond repair
19:22products out there. As a side note,
19:24Suave has a great bond repair hair mask
19:26that I shared last year in my 2024 hair
19:29care product favorites that I would
19:30still recommend that's really
19:32affordable. All right, guys. So, those
19:34are the 2025 hair care discoveries that
19:36I fell in love with. Many of which have
19:38become like staples, holy grails, or
19:40things that I, you know, turn to in
19:42emergency situations such as, oh my
19:44gosh, I need a haircut and my ends look
19:46a mess. But the best results come from a
19:48combination of good scalp care,
19:50supportive hair care products, and when
19:52it comes to hair loss, evidence-based
19:53treatments like minoxidil, finasteride
19:56for men, spironolactone for women, and
19:58low-level laser therapy at home with I
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