Summer is a testing time for hair - sun, salt spray, chlorine - all play havoc with more mature hair - especially if it's been color treated. Not only that but dry, brittle or damaged hair will be cruelly revealed by the intense clear light of a summer day.

Now is just about the best time to give your hair a bit of extra tender loving care. Add an intensive deep conditioning mask to your weekly hair care routine to restore glossy shine and superb condition.

A hair mask is just like a face mask - a deep conditioning treatment for hair that you leave on longer than your normal conditioner. Depending on how out of condition your hair is - you can use them at every shampoo or just once or twice a week.

Here's my pick of the best around:

 Philosophy Shear Splendor Age-Defying Conditioning Mask - My personal all time favorite - a rich cream conditioner that you apply after washing and towel drying your hair. Leave the product to penetrate your hair and then rinse off thoroughly. Despite it's richness the cream doesn't flatten your hair or make it greasy. You'll notice results the very first time you use it - the formulation includes peptides and a botanical butter base for soft, conditioned hair with a lovely sheen.

Philosophy Shear Splendor Weekly Hair Marinade - This can be used as an additional once a week treatment for chemically treated or damaged hair. Apply to unwashed dry hair and then leave your on your hair for as long as you can - a minimum of 20 minutes and overnight if possible (make sure you protect pillows with a towel). Messy but worth it!

Frederic Fekkai Protein RX Reparative Treatment Mask - An intense hair conditioning treatment from this famous hair stylist. For hair that is heat or color damaged, the cream contains soy and milk protein to strengthen and restore shine. Regular use helps prevent further damage and breakage to hair.

Frederic Fekkai Technician Color Care Mask - Rapidly restores and rejuvenates color treated hair. Beautiful creamy avocado oil based formula - almost good enough to eat - restores silky texture to damaged hair.

Kerastase Resistance Masque VolumactiveThis is an unusual hair mask in that it provides deep conditioning AND restores thickness and vitality. Specifically for fine and vulnerable hair which can be flattened by many rich conditioners.

Get started now with any of these superb hair masks and continue the treatment right through the summer months.  Your hair will look silky-soft, glossy and impeccably conditioned - whatever the sun, sand and salt do to it!

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