When you’re someone who has at all times kept multiple variety of shampoo in your shower — perhaps one for clarifying and one other for a more moisturizing cleanse — congratulations. You were hip to hair cycling before it blew up on TikTok. Like its predecessor, the dermatologist-approved skin cycling, hair cycling involves alternating different products with different purposes — and it isn’t particularly recent. “It’s a recent trendy term for an idea that is been around for a very long time,” says board-certified dermatologist Hadley King, MD.

But is hair cycling as legit as skin cycling? TikTok would have you think so, with the hashtag #haircycling nearing 200,000 views as that is being written. But as we all know — and have sometimes came upon the hard way — TikTok’s opinion doesn’t at all times align with that of the experts. So we spoke to dermatologists and hairstylists to get their thoughts on hair cycling.

• Hadley KingMD, is a board-certified dermatologist based in Latest York City.
• Nava GreenfieldMD, is a board-certified dermatologist in Latest York City.
• Glenn Ellis is a hairstylist based out of Latest York and Los Angeles. He can be a spokesperson for Olaplex.
• Dimitris Giannetos is a hairstylist based in Los Angeles.
• Mark DeBolt is a colorist and cofounder of Mark Ryan Salon in Latest York City.
• Rita Hazan is a colorist, salon owner, and founding father of the Rita Hazan Latest York hair-care line.

• What’s hair cycling?
• How do you begin hair cycling?
• Is hair cycling legit or simply a TikTok trend?
• Who should try hair cycling and who shouldn’t?

The concept of hair cycling could be very much like that of skin cycling. “Hair cycling is an attempt at achieving optimal hair health by commonly rotating hair products that you simply use in your scalp and hair,” says board-certified dermatologist Nava GreenfieldMD. She goes on to say that as you “hair cycle,” you furthermore mght incorporate “rest days,” where you skip cleansing and using products and let your natural oils accumulate.

Based on hairstylist Glenn Ellisthe method is a chance to attain a selected goal every time you wash your hair. “The primary [part of the] cycle, for instance, may be to remove product build-up,” he says. “One other may be geared toward restoring moisture. Yet one more would come with days of rest wherein hair wouldn’t be washed or conditioned.”

Unlike skin cycling, there’s no universal protocol for hair cycling. “It’s extremely individual depending in your scalp, hair type, styling, etc.,” says Dr. King. “And after all take into accout that natural hair texture might be a very important think about what varieties of products work best.”