Oyin Handmade What the Hemp - Deep Moisture Mask

Fragile ends are usually a protein problem as much as a moisture one, and this mask handles both. Bamboo extract brings silica. Quinoa protein and hydrolysed oat protein do the strengthening. Honey, shea butter, glycerin and hemp seed oil keep the whole thing soft rather than stiff.

That balance matters. Protein-only treatments can leave hair feeling hard and brittle if you overdo them. Here the conditioning base means you can use it on dehydrated hair without that trade-off.

It is worth being honest about what a mask cannot do. Split ends do not knit back together, whatever the marketing on other bottles suggests. What you get is ends that behave better, feel smoother and stop catching on each other, which slows the rate at which they split further.

• Builds strength and suppleness at the same time
• Smooths ends that have gone fragile and rough
• Revives hair dehydrated by heat, sun or hard water
• Rinses out clean, with no residue left sitting on the hair

Apply generously to clean, damp hair and work it through evenly. Leave it twenty to thirty minutes, and wrap in a shower cap or a warm towel if you want more from it. Rinse, then follow with a leave-in and your usual finishing products.

Suits everything from loose waves to tight coils, roughly type 2a through 4a.