Alikay Naturals Avocado Moisture Repairing Mask: Deep Hydration & Repair for Dry, Damaged & Natural Hair 236ml/7.98 oz
Avocado oil is the whole formula here, and it is a good one to build on.
It carries vitamins A, D, E and B6 along with proteins and minerals, and it is heavy enough to get into the hair shaft rather than sit on the surface of it. That combination of oil and protein is why an avocado-led mask tends to work on two problems at once: hair that is dry, and hair that has stopped holding together.
Alikay Naturals handcraft it and aim it at dry, damaged, brittle and dull hair. Expect softer texture, less frizz as the cuticle smooths down, and better elasticity, which is the quiet one that decides how much breakage you get on the comb.
Handcrafted is doing some work in that description. What it means in practice is a small-batch product rather than a mass-market one, and the price reflects that as much as the formula does.
236ml, used as your deep conditioning step on wash day. Apply to clean damp hair, work it through the lengths, and give it long enough to do something before you rinse.
Aqua (Distilled Water), Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Fragrance (Parfum)
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- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Wash, then get most of the water out with an old t shirt before this goes anywhere.
Divide into four, apply from the tips up, and finger comb each part before clipping it away. Twenty minutes is the sweet spot, and a plastic cap plus a bit of body heat gets more out of it than sitting uncovered. Rinse cool. Once a week.
Results
Texture changes first. The hair feels plumper and smoother between the fingers, and the frizz halo sits down.
Elasticity is the quieter improvement and the one that matters, because a strand that stretches and returns survives a comb where a brittle one gives way. Flat hair looks glossier, curls come back defined rather than fluffy, and it holds for several days.
Composition
- Avocado Oil
- Rich enough to get inside the strand and soften it properly
Full ingredients list
Aqua (Distilled Water), Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Fragrance (Parfum)
