When we washed the mask out, our curly hair was immediately untangled, and all we had to do was run our fingers through to loosen any tighter coils. It also added visible hydration and reversed some of the damage done from coloring our hair. But unlike other hair masks we’ve used, Pattern’s didn’t weigh our hair down or strip it of natural oils.

Although this mask has a watery gel consistency — a noticeable departure from traditional creamy masks — that’s also what allows it to be hydrating without being oily. It felt soft and lightweight as soon as we scooped the mask into our hands and didn’t feel too heavy when we massaged it through our hair. Stop breakage:By fortifying the hair fibers from within, a hair mask also makes your hair more resilient against minor breakage, which is not always noticeable by the naked eye but can inevitably lead to hair thinning from the top.

How to use a keratin hair mask?

Don’t use with: “If you have a salon keratin treatment in your hair, you need to stay away from sodium chloride, parabens, and sodium lauryl sulfates,” says BosleyMD-certified trichologist Gretchen Friese, noting that doing so will help maintain the integrity of the treatment. If you’re using gentler, at-home keratin-infused products, however, no ingredients are off-limits. What We Don’t Love: The results aren’t exactly long-term, so you have to use this treatment regularly to see continued improvement.

Depending on the mask and your specific goals, you can also do a longer, deeper treatment, over the course of a few hours before your shower or even overnight. You can do this anywhere from once a month to once a week. The Colour Protect Keratin Mask is a two-pronged treatment for your hair. It contains antioxidants and Pro-V nutrients that not only help to protect your shade from fade, but also work to rehydrating and repairing some of the damage and dryness that comes from colouring or highlighting your hair. Genius! So, how does it work? The Colour Protect Masque formula contains antioxidants that capture damaging impurities, like copper irons, to improve the hair’s ability to hold onto colour from dying. It also reduces brassiness and increases the stability of hair colour when exposed to sunlightIf you are now ready to incorporate a mask into your hair care routine and want to know how, follow this step-by-step guide on how to use a hair mask at home: Shea Moisture is one of the best go-to brands for people with textured hair. From low porosity to high porosity, type 2 to type 4 variations, they have a wide range of hair products that cater explicitly to waves, curls, kinks, and coils. Overall, my preference is pre-shampoo masks. The best ones contain higher levels of active ingredients than post-shampoo rinse-off masks, and they won’t weigh even the finest of hair textures down,” advises Kingsley. If we could change anything, it would be to get rid of the propylene glycol (a type of alcohol) in the formula since it can be drying for some people.