With the cold weather hot on our heels, it's time to start focusing on good hair health, so crack out the deep conditioning treatments and get to work! Warmer air holds more moisture than cooler air. In the winter, the cold air that seeps into your home from the outside has lower humidity, meaning that not only does it carry very little moisture, but it also pulls moisture from your skin and hair. You may notice at the beginning of autumn your hair feels frizzier than normal and that's because it's lacking the vital moisture needed to keep it looking sleek and shiny. Not only that, but you're more likely to up the heat in your shower to warm up which also strips the natural oils from your lovely locks. To counteract this, we highly recommend adding a deep conditioning treatment into your weekly routine, and you'll find that your tresses are back to normal in no time!
1/ Ouai Fine to Medium Hair Treatment Masque
The Ouai Fine to Medium Hair Treatment Masque was made for fine to medium strands to hydrate, fight frizz, and repair damage for smoother, healthier hair. Formulated with a nourishing blend of shea butter, panthenol, and hydrolyzed keratin, it leaves hair soft, shiny, and healthy without weighing it down.
Ouai Fine to Medium Hair Treatment MasqueAvailable From Cult Beauty for €38.40
2/ We Are Paradoxx Deluxe Moisture Express Hair Mask
Perfect for exceptionally coily or kinky hair, the We Are Paradoxx Deluxe Moisture Express Hair Mask express mask delivers hydration to hair without disrupting your scalp’s natural pH balance. Includes a balanced blend of antioxidants, vitamins including B, C + E, minerals and fatty acids. With argan to increase hair’s elasticity and restore shine, shea to lock in moisture without leaving hair heavy or greasy and coconut to help nourish your scalp and penetrate the cuticle of the hair.
We Are Paradox Deluxe Moisture Express Hair MaskAvailable From We Are Paradoxx for €18.95
3/ Olaplex N0.3 Hair Perfector
The Olaplex Nº.3 Hair Perfector, infused with patented OLAPLEX Bond Building technology, is a pre-shampoo treatment that is proven to repair and strengthen hair from the inside out. A weekly at-home treatment, not a conditioner, that reduces breakage and visibly strengthens hair, improving its look and feel.
Olaplex N0.3 Hair PerfectorAvailable From Brown Thomas for €59
4/ Kerastase Resistance Masque Extentioniste Hair Mask
Boost shine and banish split ends with Kérastase Resistance Masque Extentioniste, an intensive hair mask that nourishes brittle and damaged hair. Enriched with Creatine R and Maleic Acid, the restorative formula helps to repair bonds within the hair structure to improve strength and elasticity. The conditioning mask seals the cuticle to protect against further breakage, whilst moisture is replenished to the scalp for long-lasting hydration.
Kerastase Resistance Masque Extentioniste Hair MaskAvailable From Look Fantastic for €47.95
5/ K18 Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask
K18 Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask is a leave-in treatment mask that works on the molecular level to reverse hair damage in just 4 minutes. K18PEPTIDE is a biotech-developed peptide that mimics hair's structure to reverse damage by reconnecting polypeptide chains and disulfide bonds broken during bleaching, colour and chemical services + heat. It's developed quite the cult following in the past year and for good reason!
K18 Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair MaskAvailable From Brown Thomas for €69
6/ Chris Appleton + Color Wow Money Masque
Color WOW and Chris Appleton present the Money Mask, a one-step-prep treatment for expensive-looking hair. The formula targets the cuticle to help deliver moisture directly to the cortex. Blue Sea Kale restores strength and suppleness, while Mediterranean Sea Kelp and Algae work to condition dry strands. Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein Complex blankets your hair in long-lasting, weightless hydration. This vegan hair mask is ideal for damaged lengths, promoting a silky, healthy appearance.
Chris Appleton + Color Wow Money MasqueAvailable From Look Fantastic for €45.95
7/ Bumble & Bumble Thickening Plumping Mask
Encourage fuller-looking strands with Bumble & Bumble’s Thickening Plumping Mask. A hydrating, in-shower treatment suitable for all hair types, the formula aims to instantly detangle the lengths, while supporting a volumised finish. The mask is powered by Emblica Technology, seeking to promote the illusion of thicker-looking hair. Hydrolyzed rice protein aims to infuse the lengths with body, while a nourishing blend of kukui seed oil and coconut oil helps to smooth. The do-it-all formula also works to minimise the risk of breakage.
Bumble & Bumble Thickening Plumping Mask8/ Living Proof Intense Moisture Mask
Fight against unruly frizz with the Living Proof No Frizz Intense Moisture Mask. This intensely conditioning hair mask is designed to tame and replenish disobedient locks without adding extra weight. Infused with a host of softening ingredients like lactic acid to smooth strands into submission, promoting a sleek and manageable finish, biomimetic emollient blend to smooth & aligns individual hair fibres the way hair’s natural oils do, boosting shine, softness & manageability, hemisqualane to help to smooth the cuticle, leaving hair silky and shiny and jojoba esters to smooth and combats the effects of humidity.
Living Proof Intense Moisture MaskAvailable From Look Fantastic for €44.45
9/ Act + Acre Restorative Conditioning Hair Mask
The luxurious Act + Acre Conditioning Hair Mask is packed with proteins, vitamins, fatty acids and antioxidants, including 2% Glycerin, a humectant that works to slow down the evaporation of water from the surface of the hair, leaving it soft, moisturized and protected, and 2% Castor Oil, an emollient & humectant oil that works to hydrate the hair and give it a healthy and shiny finish. Our Restorative Hair Mask delivers lasting moisture to dry, damaged hair.
Act + Acre Restorative Conditioning Hair MaskAvailable From Act + Acre for €35.88
10/ Briogeo Dont Despair Repair
Getting to work in mere minutes, Briogeo’s Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask restores essential hydration and natural vibrancy to dry, brittle, over-processed and lacklustre locks. It’s formulated with Briogeo’s unique NOVA Complex, which contains an optimal blend of transformative nutrients from B vitamins, rosehip and argan oils, algae and biotin to replenish damaged hair and leave it shiny, glossy and healthy-looking.
Briogeo Dont Despair RepairAvailable From Cult Beauty for €40
- Gráinne