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Lilly Singh has made us laugh throughout her years in entertainment, and her long, luscious hair has simultaneously left an impression. “It’s a huge part of my identity,” she tells PS. Singh gets plenty of compliments on her hair, but she notes that people would point out the length and conflate it with being healthy. “I have to admit, there was a period where my hair was really dry, my scalp was really dry. I wasn’t doing much to protect it and to make it healthy,” she says.
Noting that her mom used to take the time to oil her hair growing up, Singh brought the practice back into her life, making it work with her busy schedule. Her meditative hair care routine involves hair oiling and hair masks, which helps her achieve healthier hair and gives her a moment for her mental health. “It’s great if something looks nice, but when it feels nice and healthy, that’s a different thing. We believe that you have to look good to feel good, but I think it’s the opposite — you have to feel good to look good. If your hair is healthy, it’s going to look good,” she says.
Embarking on a journey to healthier hair led her to form a partnership with Aavrani to create problem-solving hair-care products. Aavrani is known for its Ayurvedic-inspired formulas with science-backed ingredients (“RHONY”‘s Jessel Taank loves the brand’s Moisturizing Hydra-Cream). “What’s cool about Aavrani’s hair line is it hits on three areas that are really unique at Sephora: it’s the ancient wisdom, it’s the modern science, and we also do clinical trials with before-and-after pictures,” Singh says. After trying out a few of Aavrani’s skin-care products, including the editor-favorite Healing Rose Clay Mask, Singh happily joined founder Rooshy Roy to partner on the hair care line, and the rest was history. “For the past year and a half to two years, we’ve been thinking about what products we think would be valuable. I’ve tested the products and given feedback on packaging, marketing, and every little part of it. I am very involved in every single thing I do,” Singh says.
Along with hair oiling, Singh shares some of her top hair care tips with us. She loves using a wet brush to detangle, and maintains that keeping hair in a braid “is the style that has the least amount of breakage.” When she’s not working on script writing, acting, running her production company Unicorn Island, and taking care of her hair, Singh is currently watching “The Bear” and reading the latest picks from her book club Lilly’s Library. Ahead, she lists her current favorite products that help optimize her life.