Home • Natural Cool Hair Resolutions You Can Actually Follow Commit to these healthy hair rituals in the new year. Share your own below! By Deena Campbell · Updated October 27, 2020 01 I Will Try Accessories Accessories are more than just sparkled headbands—try nice booby pins, hair ties, scarves and clips. 02 I Will Make Time Take a few extra minutes to make sure your hair is on point BEFORE you leave the house. Getty Images 03 I Will Sleep on a Silk Pillowcase You’ve heard it a million times, when are you finally going to stop laying on cotton pillowcases? Be smart in 2015, and protect your strands. Getty Images 04 I Will Say Thank You When someone says nice things about your hair, say ‘thank you’ with a smile. Leave the ‘oh, it’s a mess’ responses in 2014. Getty Images 05 I Will Avoid Parabens and Sulfates Commit to these healthy hair rituals in the new year. Share your own below!—Stay away from items that contain methyl-, propyl-, butyl-, ethyl-, or isobutylparaben. Getty Images 06 I Will Throw Away Old Products Why are you keeping item long past their expiration date? Get rid of it! Getty Images 07 I Will Embrace My Curl Pattern Let’s face it, your curls aren’t changing. Embrace them and learn to style them. Getty Images 08 I Will Be Bold Try a new color, cut or style. Dare to be different. 09 I Will Establish a Hair Regimen For starters, try this basic routine: cleanse, condition, moisturize, detangle, and opt for protective and or low manipulation styles. Getty Images 10 I Will Deep Condition Promise you’ll commit to regularly deep conditioning your hair. Your hair will grow tremendously. Getty Images