Chemical processes such as bleaching, colouring and perming, while confidence-boosting, damage the hair and lead to dull, brittle locks. And if you do heat styling with a curler or straightener, you’re further exacerbating the problem. Don’t forget, UV rays from the sun and environmental pollution around us also harms hair health.
Fortunately, help isn’t far. For those of you who don’t have the time to go for regular treatments in the salon, this is where hair masks come in. Nourishing hair masks can help hydrate and repair our hair at home just as effectively. Regardless of the condition of your mane, whether it has been bleached and coloured or is just frizzy and dull, read on for our picks to bring it back to its full, shining glory.
This provides hydration and vibrancy to dry, lacklustre locks in just a few minutes. It’s formulated with B vitamins, rosehip and argan oils, collagen and algae extract to control frizz, nourish hair and repair split ends to give you a shiny, healthy and lustrous mane. Its formula even promises to reduce breakage by up to 75 per cent after just three uses.
For a quick and easy way to revive dull hair, try this overnight hair mask. It promises to boost your hair’s shine and vibrancy, as well as make it more manageable with results that will last up to a week. Powered by the brand’s patented Healthy Hair Molecule and time-release conditioners, it also helps to protect colour-treated hair and prevent the colour from fading too quickly. The lightweight lotion-like texture spreads easily on damp or dry hair, and will not leave any residue on your pillow.
Protect and strengthen damaged and brittle hair with this professional-quality at-home treatment. Its patented bond-building technology works from within to repair broken hair bonds. This produces lasting results, helping to reduce breakage and reverse the damage from chemical and colour treatments leaving you with healthy and glossy hair. For best results, apply the product on damp and towel-dried hair and leave it on for 10 to 20 minutes before washing it off.
A deeply nourishing treatment, the mask provides intense conditioning, helping to repair weak hair fibres by restoring its moisture content. If you’re looking for a product that will help severely parched hair, this will help to strengthen and restore it to a healthy appearance. It’s infused with molecules that mimic the natural oils that coat healthy hair and will leave it shiny and soft.
Great for dry, brittle locks, this deep restorative mask penetrates hair to treat and restore it. It contains ingredients like Creatine R and maleic acid to help fortify and nourish damaged hair, leaving it soft, smooth and shiny. It also strengthens hair fibres, repairing split ends and preventing future breakage.
Enriched with fermented rice water and a pre and post biotic complex to support your scalp’s microbiome for healthier hair, this creamy mask melts into hair fibres, smoothing them and boosting shine without weighing it down. It also has mafura oil to moisturise and soften strands. Another plus: it soothes and purifies sensitive, itchy scalps in just five minutes.
With a chemical-free formula made without sulfates, parabens and other harmful ingredients, this vegan mask repairs and protects hair from damage. It is infused with raw virgin coconut extract to prevent breakage and split ends, which also penetrates into the hair follicles to give you a healthy scalp. At the same time, fig extract and shea butter help to moisturise and detangle, while argan oil tames frizz, and linseed gives hair a silky shine.
This cream mask comes with a hair cap so you can leave it overnight for extra care and attention for your damaged ends. The Coconut hair sleeping mask is rich in fatty acids and its hydrating properties help to nourish dry strands from within.
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Text: Moh Shuying and Valerie Toh / Her World, Additional reporting: Farisia Thang
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