The winter can really do a number on waves, curls, and coils. Freezing temps and indoor heat can dehydrate strands, causing the cuticle layer to lift. The result can be dry, dull hair prone to breakage.
You need to give your hair a little extra TLC during the winter months. And the right hair mask can combat the cold by nourishing and moisturizing your tresses.
But with so many out there, how do you choose the right one for you? Different hair textures have different characteristics with different hydration needs. What may be too heavy for a wavy may be just right for someone with super coily hair.
We make it easy for you to find the ideal mask for your texture.
Best Masks for Waves
Wavies benefit most from lighter-weight formulas with moderate amounts of protein to strengthen the hair without overloading it. Hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin and aloe add moisture without leaving the hair limp.
1. Curl Keeper® Curly Hair Solutions Rapid Hair Repair
This lightweight, weightless treatment restores damaged waves with a blend of herbs that rebuild the strength and luster, including iMarshmallow Root, Slippery Elm and Chamomile. It repairs the hair while adding volume.
2. Camille Rose Naturals Algae Renew Deep Conditioner
Camille Rose Naturals Algae Deep Conditioner is hand-mixed with amazing Blue Green Algae, which is rich in Vitamin B, and helps to improve hair cell regrowth, resulting in thicker, stronger, longer hair. Plus, it will soften and moisturize dry, moisture-craving hair giving it the care and love it needs to have body and shine, naturally!
3. Bounce Curl Ayurvedic Deep Conditioner
Bounce Curl Ayurvedic Deep Conditioner is crafted with India’s finest herbs, extracts, and oils, including amla, brinjal, and shikakai. This nourishing treatment conditions and hydrates waves without weighing them down.
4. CURLS Blueberry Bliss Reparative Hair Mask
This deep conditioning hair mask is formulated with certified organic Blueberry Extract, Aloe Leaf Juice, and Chamomile to soften, detangle, moisturize, condition, and hydrate waves while repairing damage, protecting against breaking, and encouraging hair growth.
5. Olaplex Nº.8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask
While Olaplex Nº 3 is the Holy Grail for many curlies, this powerful mask is infused with patented Olaplex Bond Building technology and is a highly concentrated reparative mask that adds shine, smoothness and body. It is proven to relink disulfide bonds damaged by chemical services, heat, and styling.
Best Masks for Curls
Curly hair benefits from masks that provide intense hydration define curls, and combat frizz. Look for masks with rich and hydrating butter and oils as well as proteins to strengthen the hair shaft.
6. Aunt Jackie’s Curls & Coils Flaxseed Recipes Fix My Hair Intensive Repair Conditioning Masque
Aunt Jackie’s special blend of flaxseed and avocado & coconut oils is used to help repair damage, stop breakage, soften, shine, moisturize and condition dry, brittle, curls. With carrier oils to deliver nutrients into the hair shaft, Aunt Jackie’s Flaxseed recipe is rich in Omega Fatty Acids, and helps noticeably improve the overall condition of hair.
7. Mielle Organics Moisture RX Hawaiian Ginger Moisturizing Overnight Conditioner
Mielle’s overnight conditioner restores important moisture while you sleep. The formula is loaded with ingredients like avocado oil, shea butter, and coconut oil. Apply this overnight conditioner from the ends of your hair to the roots, protect it with a shower cap while you sleep, and rinse before you shampoo for great results.
8. Flora & Curl Rose Water Molasses Moisture Mask
This ultra-hydrating moisture mask is formulated with raw sugar molasses and honey for intensive hydration for dry and damaged curls, leaving them feeling soft. It is infused with marshmallow root extract; the detangling benefits are enhanced to help loosen up knots and tangles and add extra slip.
9. Cake The Power Curl Super Rich Hair Mask
This superpower mask richly conditions and intensely hydrates parched, dried-out curls. Flowy in texture and enriched with Shea Butter, this deep moisture treatment energizes lifeless curls, leaving them bouncy, soft, and deliciously replenished
Best Masks for Coils
Hair masks for coily hair should focus on providing intense hydration, nourishment, and promoting elasticity to enhance the natural beauty of tight coils. Look for masks with butters and oils that penetrate the hair shaft to provide deep hydration.
10. Pattern Treatment Mask
This luxurious mask delivers slip, curl elongation & definition to coils, providing moisture to dry or damaged hair. It is formulated with softening, strengthening, and nourishing ingredients such as Rice Water Ferment & Moringa Seed Extract in a nod to ancestral, at-home remedies.
11. The Doux Sweetest Thing Honey Moisture Mask
This rich, thick mask hydrates stressed hair beyond the cuticle layer to improve texture, reduce friction and strengthen tresses. It is powered by the science of super-charged honey to seal in moisture.
12. Ouidad COIL INFUSION® TRIPLE TREAT COILY CURLS Deep Conditioner
This deep conditioner adds rich hydration and retains moisture with reparative nutrients and hydrating botanicals like Coconut and avocado oils and grapeseed and black castor oils. It also contains apple cider vinegar and peppermint to refresh and invigorate dry scalp – a common cold-weather issue.
13. Alikay Naturals Honey & Sage Deep Conditioner
Alikay Naturals award-winning Honey and Sage Deep Conditioner is a humectant-based deep treatment for delivering maximum moisture to dry, damaged hair. The honey pulls moisture from the air into your hair and locks it into each strand for hydration, replenishment, and retention.
These are a few of our top picks. Check out the extensive selection at Shop NaturallyCurly. For tips on the best ways to deep condition your hair, check out this article on the Do’s and Don’ts of Deep Conditioning. And learn more about Why you Need a Deep Conditioning Mask.
