Jamaican Mango & Lime 6-in-1 Soothes & Revives Braid Refresher 8 oz

Week three is when braids start to look their age. The shine goes, the roots feel dry, and the scalp gets tight. A refresher spray buys you another fortnight without a wash or a re-braid.

Six things in one spray, which sounds like marketing until you use it and find it has replaced four bottles:

• Moisturises braids that have gone dry at the roots
• Conditions without needing a rinse
• Puts shine back on a style that has dulled
• Calms frizz and flyaways along the braid
• Soothes the feel of a dry scalp with cooling botanical extracts
• Freshens the whole install between wash days

Lightweight silicones and oils handle the flyaways and the sheen, and humectants pull moisture into the hair rather than letting it sit on the surface.

The UK winter is the real test. Central heating and cold wind between them strip a protective style faster than anything else, and a style that would comfortably run six weeks in summer starts looking rough at four.

8oz bottle, sprayed along the scalp and down the braids each morning, no rinsing. Lift the braids in sections and get it to the parts rather than misting the surface, because the roots are where the dryness starts. Suits braids, twists and locs on any texture.