6 Hair Masks
for Every Task
Hair masks are a great way to infuse extra moisture into your hair during the winter months and beyond.
Find the best hair mask for your self-care routine and get tips from our expert stylist, too.
Tips of the Trade
By Design Team Stylist, Meghan Felicione
Goal 1: Stay Hydrated
Use a hair mask once a week between salon appointments—they’re like intense conditioners that help reduce breakage and add shine.
Goal 2: Keep Color Vibrant
Choose a mask with both color and UV protection. UV exposure, heat and water can cause color to fade; a mask will help protect it.
Goal 3: Repair Damage
Add heat to your hair mask to ramp up its effectiveness. Apply product, cover with a shower cap and blast with a blow dryer before rinsing. Masks can also be applied to dry hair—just make sure to shampoo after use.
Redken
All Soft Heavy Cream Super Treatment
Why It’s Our Hero
This hair mask strengthens from the inside out, making it silky and frizz-free. An interlock protein network resurfaces the exterior to take hair from brittle to beautiful.
Best Use
To soften and soothe: When your hair needs a little extra love (okay, a lot), treat it with soothing avocado and olive oils—plus gold camelina for shine. Use on a weekly basis.
Macadamia Professional
Nourishing Moisture Masque
Why It’s Our Hero
This intensive moisturizing mask undoes damage from heating and styling, bringing bounce and shine back to every strand. Did we mention it smells divine?
Best Use
To treat coarse hair: The omega fatty acids in macadamia and argan oils soak into hair cuticles to repair and strengthen. Work through mid-to-end of hair and leave on for 5-10 minutes.
DevaCurl
Melt Into Moisture Matcha
Butter Conditioning Mask
Why It’s Our Hero
This buttery treatment takes curls from dry to fly with matcha butter, beet root and sweet almond oil to reveal silky, soft strands. Plus, it melts into hair without weighing it down.
Best Use
To hydrate curls: Get a moisture boost in less than three minutes—or cover your curls in plastic cap for 15-20 minutes for a deep treatment. To intensely hydrate, leave on overnight tense hydration.
It’s a 10
Miracle Mask
Why It’s Our Hero
This versatile mask doubles down on damage control, working as both a daily conditioner and deep-conditioning treatment for damaged hair.
Best Use
To reverse damage: Apricot kernel and sweet almond oil repair and nurture growth. Try wrapping hair in a damp towel and leave it under heat for up five minutes before rinsing.
SheaMoisture
100% Virgin Coconut Oil
Rehydration Masque
Why It’s Our Hero
This nourishing treatment mask rids your frizz fast. Vitamin-rich coconut oil and milk soften strands while acacia Senegal locks in moisture to support elasticity and sheen.
Best Use
To fight frizz: When your hair needs a vacay from heat and styling, apply and wind up your strands in a warm towel. Let your hair soak up the coconut before you rinse.
Matrix
Biolage Hydrasource Aloe Mask
Why It’s Our Hero
This intensely hydrating hair mask mimics the natural moisture-retaining properties of the aloe plant and heals it from the inside out.
Best Use
To quench your color: Dry hair retains less color and can be difficult to manage and style—but this aloe-like mask performs first-aid fast. In five minutes, hair feels soft, vibrant and luxe.
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Franchelli Rodriguez
Make tonight a mask night! Watch Franchelli put DevaCurl's Melt Into Moisture mask to the test, and get more info on all of our Hair Heroes.