The best mask for your hair type

Dull hair

Subjecting hair to continuous blow drying, as happens to model Bar Refaeli by profession, can make it look increasingly dull. The best thing to do in these cases is to use a repair mask that restores flexibility and shine to the hair.

Repairing mask

Most repair masks are formulated from essential oils and plant extracts, like this one.

Weleda Oat Mask, 150 ml, € 10.05

Curly hair

Curly or wavy manes, like Blake Lively's, tend to frizz, so they need hair products to help discipline their hair and maintain a nice curl.

Curly hair mask

To keep curls or waves under control, but at the same time look flexible and with movement, it is preferable to use a light mask that controls excess volume, such as those that contain keratin.

Curl Idéal Masque with Pro-Kératine formula, by Kérastase, 200 ml, € 41.90

Sensitive scalp

Sometimes, behind a beautiful and well-cared hair, like Blanca Suárez's, a sensitive scalp problem can be hidden. To counteract it, the most suitable masks are those with mild and soothing active ingredients to control irritation.

Gentle moisturizing mask

Those who tend to suffer from itchy scalp, should resort to paraben-free masks with mild moisturizing agents, such as cream of rice and oat milk.

Garnier Original Remedies Protective Moisturizing Mask, 300 ml, € 3.80

Fine hair

Fine hair, like Cameron Diaz's, is usually brittle, so avoid excess heat and apply products that provide density and help rebuild the hair fiber.

Strengthening mask

Fine hair, being weak, needs a product to repair the damage to the hair's surface and strengthen it. Vitamins and vegetable oils are the best solution. Look for formulas rich in vitamin E or avocado oil

John Frieda Miraculous Recovery Frizz Ease Mask, 150ml, € 8.95

Dry hair

If with normal hair one mask a week is enough, dry hair, like Cate Blanchett's, is grateful for a couple of masks a week, alternating a moisturizing with a nourishing one.

Nourishing mask

Waxes, oils or butters are the best allies for a dry hair.

L'Oréal Paris Extraordinary Oil Elvive Nourishing Balm Mask, 400 ml, € 5.08

Damaged hair

Jennifer Aniston has one of the most envied manes in Hollywood. The actress, very aware of the importance of having healthy and beautiful hair to provide a good image, decided in 2012 to join the hair firm Living Proof as a co-owner, since she is in love with the brand.

Mask "reset" or restorative

Hair is a delicate fiber that must be constantly pampered because it is subjected to many attacks. The biotechnological formula of this mask without sulfates or parabens, acts as a protective shield and restores youth to hair in record time.

Living Proof Restore Mask Treatment, 300 ml, € 37.95

Dyed hair

Although coloring products are increasingly respectful of hair, it is advisable to use specific ranges for the care and maintenance of color, as does the top model Miranda Kerr.

Mask for colored or highlighted hair

A good color protection mask should allow us to space out our visits to the hairdresser. The one from Llongueras, guarantees two months of permanence of the tone, thanks to its color activator and UVA / UVB protection.

Llongueras Intense Color Mask, 200 ml, € 4.20

Split ends

Very long and smooth manes, such as Sarah Jessica Parker's, require care that strengthens the hair from root to tip, since over time the loss of protein in the hair can cause loss of resistance and breakage .

Protective tip mask

Liquid keratin helps to strengthen hair and have healthy ends. Gliss' hair promises up to 16 times stronger hair thanks to its formula enriched with tri-protein infusion, which strengthens the internal structure of the hair.

Schwarzkopf Gliss Strength and Resistance Mask, 200 ml, € 3.99

Hair masks are really necessary because they provide extra nutrition and help to stop or repair the damage that the weather, pollution, dyes and the dryer or straighteners cause to the hair. Even so, it is sometimes difficult to choose one, because you get lost among so many options. We make it easy for you.

What is the ideal mask for me?

There is a mask for each type of hair. You just have to think about what your hair's main needs are and provide it with the assets it is asking for.

Dyed and damaged hair

If you subject your hair to many dyes, use a special mask for colored hair. They contain antioxidants (vitamin E) and sunscreens that protect from UV rays. On the other hand, its high permanence silicones prevent the exit of color pigments.

Fine and brittle hair

If your hair is very fine and breaks easily, use a mask that specifies on the packaging that it is for brittle hair. In its composition there are elements such as keratin, wheat or rice, which rebuild and give thickness; and ceramides, which repair the surface of the hair.

Dry hair

In the event that your hair is thick, dry and difficult to tame, a very moisturizing or nourishing mask will do you well . The waxes, oils or butters (jojoba, shea) that they include in their composition nourish and provide flexibility; and silicones shine and smooth.

Curly hair

Do you have a lot of curls? The best thing then is to look for a mask for curly hair. They usually include the word curl (curl, in English) on the packaging . The best are the professional ones, those in the hairdressing salon, because they combine pro-keratin ingredients to increase softness, anti-frizz active ingredients and polymers, which help to give definition and body to curls, without overloading them. Plus, avoid frizz with these simple tricks.

Greasy hair

If your hair is oily and gets dirty quickly, choose a purifying mask, which will help keep your hair clean and light for longer. They usually include clay extract to purify the roots. In this case, instead of applying the product from medium to ends, massage it on the scalp for a couple of minutes.

Sensitive scalp

If the skin on your head is dry, itchy and flakes, in addition to using soothing hypoallergenic pharmacy shampoos, you can opt for masks for sensitive scalps, which provide freshness and a feeling of well-being. It is another of the exceptions when applying the mask (normally it is applied from medium to ends). In this case, it is applied only to the scalp, with a gentle massage to hydrate it.

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