20 best hair masks to repair damaged hair

L'Oreal Professional Serie Expert Metal Detox Metal DX Masque, $63, L'Oreal Professional from Kimage

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Perfect for those with coloured hair, the Metal DX Masque, works to protect your tresses after any colour, balayage or lightening service. After each use, you'll notice that your hair is less porous, intensely nourished and incredibly shiny.

Hair Alchemy Strengthening Masque, $92, Oribe from Net-a-Porter

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This deep nourishing mask is the perfect remedy for those with fragile, breakage-prone strands. Formulated with shea butter and yacoìn root quench, the mask helps to infuse moisture to your locks, while Oribe's Curative Blend, made up of chia seed, plant-based protein and bio-fermented bamboo leaf, forms a protective scaffold around each strand to prevent breakage. Suitable for all hair types, its impressive formula reinforces and strengthens fragile strands, while increasing hair's elasticity.

L’Oréal Professionnel Serie Expert Metal Detox Anti-Deposit Protector Mask, $38.50

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If you love trying different fancy colours or bleaching your hair, then we recommend adding this hair mask into your routine. This hair mask by L’Oréal Professionnel, is formulated to protect your locks from copper deposits found in shower water, which can damage or discolour your hair. Aside from making your hair softer and shinier, the mask also helps to enhance the vibrancy of your tresses and leaves your hair with a sweet citrus scent. What's more, all you need is to leave it on for one minute before rinsing it off, so it's great especially if you're pressed for time.

Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask, $120

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This anti-frizz and hair smoothing treatment promise to breathe new life into your damaged hair. Loved by hair stylists and colourists, the treatment strengthens hair, improving its elasticity while reversing the damage from chemical services and heated styling.

Sublimic Adenovital Hair Mask, $76

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For an instantaneous hair lift, we recommend trying this hair mask from Shiseido's Adenovital line. Not only does it boost the shine and volume of your hair, but you'll also notice that it helps to improve and repair the ends of your hair. Use it twice a week for the best results.

The Body Shop Shea Butter Richly Replenishing Hair Mask, $31

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Achieve hair that’s softer and smoother to the touch in just 10 minutes with this ultra-conditioning hair mask from The Body Shop, which won Best Mask for Dry Hair in our Hair Awards 2019. It’s infused with organic shea and cocoa butter (and more nourishing ingredients) to thoroughly quench and moisturise dehydrated hair and help to restore shine to dry and dull tresses.

Ryo Hair Loss Treatment, $12.90

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Employing Korean herbal wisdom, this Ryo treatment uses ginseng, red ginseng and houttuynia cordata extracts to combat hair loss. The mask is also said to cool and moisturise the scalp too, which is especially relaxing after a long hot day.

Aesop Rose Hair & Scalp Moisturising Masque, $55

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This Aesop treatment is created for both the scalp and hair. As such, apply a generous amount throughout and let the blend of sweet almond, soybean, grapefruit seed, lavender and carrot oils nourish your hair from root to tip.

Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask, $61

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The name says it all. This Briogeo hair mask has a cult following, thanks to its efficacy at replenishing hydration and shine. It does so through its proprietary NOVA Complex that delivers a blend of B-vitamins, rosehip and argan oils, collagen and algae extract. The mask doesn’t contain silicones, sulfates and parabens.

Christophe Robin Shade Variation Care Nutritive Mask with Temporary Coloring, $73.35

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Bleached blonde hair can quickly look brassy and lacklustre. To help you overcome that unflattering look, use this Christophe Robin hair mask. This purple coloured treatment nourishes and repairs your hair while removing the unwanted yellow tones. It is also available in five different shades to cater to different hair colours.

Je l’aime Amino Repair Algae Hair Mask, $22.90

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Chemical processing can lead to the opening of hair cuticles, and that causes your strands to feel dry and brittle. This Je l’aime mask combats that by employing algae extract and 18 different types of amino acids.

Kérastase Reflection Masque Chromatique Hair Mask, $77.40

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This Kérastase hair mask contains vitamin E, rice bran and linseed oil and zinc gluconate for shiny, healthy-looking tresses. The treatment also contains UV filters to protect hair from sun damage.

Lux Botanifique Balance Pure Hair Mask, $18.90

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With Singapore’s hot and humid weather, you would be hard pressed to find someone who isn’t stricken with frizzy hair. This mask from Lux Botanifique uses a blend of herbal extracts including orchid, eucalyptus and green tea to tame unruly hair.

Moist Diane Extra Smooth & Straight Hair Mask, $18.90

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Specifically created to treat coarse and frizzy hair, this Moist Diane hair mask contains organic argan, quinoa and baobab seed oils and cuticle keratin to smooth and repair damaged cuticles.

Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector, $46

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Olaplex uses a patented technology to repair broken disulfide bonds in colour-treated, damaged hair to reduce breakage and restore hair health. So if you’re suffering from brittle hair as a result of bleaching and other processes, give Olaplex a shot.

Oribe Moisture & Control Deep Treatment Masque, $87.19

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Made with a list of ingredients such as murumuru, mango seed butter and watermelon, lychee and edelweiss flower extracts, this Oribe hair mask nourishes the hair, seals cuticles and repairs split ends. Plus, the botanical ingredients also ensure protection from stress and pollution.



 

 

Kiehl’s Olive Fruit Oil Deeply Reparative Hair Mask, $55

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A deeply nourishing treatment, the mask provides intense conditioning, helping to repair weak hair fibres by restoring its moisture content. As well, it strengthens and restores a healthy appearance to severely parched hair. It’s infused with molecules that mimic the natural oils that coat healthy hair and will leave it shiny and soft.

Sephora Collection Hair Sleeping Mask in Acai, $7

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This two-piece set includes a cream mask and a hair cap. But what does it do? Well, basically, it helps to protect hair colour, boost radiance, fight frizz, hydrate and repair hair as you sleep. To use, apply the cream to your hair, cover it with the cap and you’ll wake up with healthier hair.

Sabon 3 in 1 Sublime Mask, $69

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This has a creamy, melting consistency that doesn’t feel greasy, and helps to detangle and soften strands. Formulated with a trio of natural oils – marula, Abyssinian and camellia – as well as shea butter, it delivers intense nutrition to restore and repair dry and damaged hair.

The mask can be used in three ways: as a conditioner for an instant moisture boost, as a rich rinse-off hair mask for deep nourishment, or as a leave-on mask to repair split ends.

Coco & Eve Like A Virgin Super Nourishing Coconut & Fig Hair Masque And Tangle Tamer Set

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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.



A version of this article was first published in The Singapore Women's Weekly.