Lauren Perez Is Hair Goals — Here, The Products She Loves For Lush Locks

Lauren Perez meets me with day-seven hair. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news (plenty of folks wash their hair once a week), but she reveals this after I compliment her lush, naturally waist-grazing waves—waves that I would need extensions, at least two hot tools, and likely a full hairstyling team to master. My jaw is on the floor, in case you couldn't tell. 

Perez is the kind of person you meet and immediately demand her hair care routine. "My hair has always been a representation of who I am and where I come from," the Los Angeles–based creative tells mindbodygreen. "People would always say to me, 'Your long, beautiful, Moroccan hair…how do you keep it so healthy and hydrated?'" 

"I have this one product that I've literally been using since I can remember, which is called Cicalfate+. It's from Avéne, their Repair Cream. I have a burn, I put it on. I have a pimple, I put it on. I have discoloration on my face, I put it on. Anything you can think of, it's my go-to. 

"I tried this soap when I got pregnant. It's called Mother's Special Blend. You can buy it online. It's like $5. 

"Argan oil has been something that I've always had in my routine, which is why it's the majority of the base of [my new] products. It's always given me the most optimal hair health; I feel like it's my little secret I like to share with everybody. 

"My treatment oil is definitely my secret. Even if you just had that alone, you'd feel the hydration it would give your hair and how healthy your hair would feel. The argan oil and the prickly pear in there mixed together is truly my secret. 

"[Growing up], my friends would come over, and they'd look at my hair and be like, 'How is it so long and shiny? How do you get your hair this long?' Most of my friends, even today, are like, 'Your hair grows so fast.' Well, I take care of it, I hydrate it, and I make sure that the ends are not broken and the roots have air to breathe so that the hair can grow properly.

"I'm very basic when it comes to what I use. I find something that I like, and I don't really steer that far away from it. 

"I don't really use that much makeup. But if I do, it's two products: the CHANEL bronzer and the Charlotte Tilbury blush wand. Those two are splurges for most people, including myself.

"My mom wasn't very big on makeup and doing her hair, but she was very big on oils and using oils to hydrate your body, your hair, and your face.

"She really taught me how to use these oils from Morocco. Whether it was a scrub or body oil or face oil, she would constantly use them. They were very natural, and they felt really clean. I think she taught me how to create this low-maintenance natural routine for myself, which stuck with me. 

"She would always say to me, 'It's so important to hydrate your skin, and it's so important to hydrate your hair.' She would do it herself, and then she would [say], 'Put this on your body.' It was always some really rich Moroccan oil or some scrub from Morocco. They were always these very grounding, earthy products. Going to the store felt unnatural; I would go to my mom's bathroom and just take what she would get from Morocco and use those. So I think she helped me build this organic ritual for myself.