13 Hair Breakage Products To Repair Damaged Locks
If your hair is one of your most prominent features, you probably put a significant amount of time and effort into caring for it. But even if your hair is usually nothing more than an afterthought, it’s important to take care of it.
Hair breakage is one of the more common issues women deal with. It can happen for many different reasons, including using the wrong hair products, tight damaging hairstyles, aggressive brushing, harsh chemicals from hair dye, poor diet, and stress.
The good news is that just a few simple steps to prevent hair breakage can go a long way. There are some great DIY hair treatments, like this coconut oil and avocado hair mask, that can work wonders for your hair. And for the best shampoos and conditioners, I highly recommend the Hydrate Shampoo for Dry, Color-Treated Hair, and Hydrate Conditioner for Dry, Color-Treated Hair from Pureology.
But what about other products for hair that can repair breakage? If you’re looking for the best hair products to add to your hair care routine, you’ve come to the right place. Today, I’m sharing a round-up of products that can help strengthen hair and prevent further damage.
13 Best Hair Breakage Products
Amika Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask
I swear by Amika’s Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask for my weekly deep conditioning treatment. It’s super rich, ultra-hydrating, and loaded with essential vitamins and nutrients. It’s made with sea buckthorn and jojoba seed oils to repair and restore dry and damaged hair. I credit the Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask for my soft, shiny, and healthy hair.
The Soulfood Nourishing Mask is great for all hair types and textures.
How to use it: If you have high-porosity hair, use the mask as your daily conditioner. (Learn more about hair porosity here.) For normal- or low-porosity hair, use the mask as a weekly hair treatment. After applying the mask, leave it on for 5-7 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
Amika The Kure Intense Repair Mask
Also from Amika, the Kure Intense Repair Mask is another amazing hair product that can restore and repair dry and damaged hair. Two of its key ingredients, borage oil, and shea butter, are loaded with vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids to give you shinier, softer, and stronger hair.
The Kure Intense Repair Mask works on all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Gently massage the mask into your hair, from root to ends. Leave in for at least 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. For best results, use it as a weekly deep conditioning treatment.
Kérastase Première Anti-Breakage Repairing Mask for Damaged Hair
The Première Anti-Breakage Repairing Mask for Damaged Hair from Kérastase is a top-rated hair mask that repairs, hydrates, and smooths hair inside and out. It contains peptide and glycine, one of the best amino acids for your hair, which effectively remove calcium buildup (the result of hard water in your shower) to strengthen your hair, minimize the appearance of split ends, and maximize shine.
This hair mask works best for straight and wavy hair. It’s safe to use on all hair types.
How to use it: After shampooing, apply to towel-dried hair. Massage into your hair, from length to ends, then leave it to penetrate for five minutes. Rinse thoroughly.
Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair Rice Water Protein + Moisture Strengthening Treatment
This hair treatment from Briogeo has been proven to double the strength of damaged, broken, and brittle hair after only one application. It’s designed to be used as a weekly intensive treatment to address breakage, dryness, and split ends.
The Don’t Despair Repair Rice Water Protein + Moisture Strengthening Treatment contains “proprietary rice-protein complex, B vitamins, algae extract, and rosehip oil to completely transform damaged and dull hair into the mane of your dreams.
This hair mask can be used on all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Once a week, after shampooing, wring out your hair and apply the mask evenly throughout. Leave in for at least 10 minutes or even overnight. Rinse thoroughly.
K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Molecular Repair Hair Oil
This remarkable hair oil from K18 is an Allure 2023 Best of Beauty award winner and a game-changer for hair breakage. The Biomimetic Hairscience Molecular Repair Hair Oil contains K18PEPTIDE™, hemisqualane, sunflower oil, and avocado oil to strengthen hair, repair damage, and reduce frizz, leaving your hair shinier, stronger, and healthy.
This hair oil works on all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Can be used on damp or dry hair. Beginning with one to three drops of this super concentrated oil, apply from mid-lengths to ends. Add more oil as needed.
Boomba Curls Dominican Forbidden Oil
This one is for all of you curly-haired beauties in need of a product that can reduce breakage, frizz, and split ends and give you healthy, gorgeous curls. It’s loaded with nourishing ingredients like organic soybean oil, castor oil, black cumin seed oil, coffee seed oil, and rosemary extract.
The Dominican Forbidden Oil from Boomba Curls is designed to be used on dry, damaged hair. It’s also safe for color-treated hair. (If you have highlights, be sure to check out my post on how to take care of highlighted hair.)
How to use it: To use it as a pre-shampoo treatment, massage a small amount onto your hair and scalp until evenly distributed. To use as a hair treatment: massage the oil onto your scalp and leave it on for five minutes or overnight.
Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector
Considered by many to be the holy grail of hair care, the No. 3 Hair Perfector from Olaplex is a hair treatment that is proven to reduce breakage and split ends and repair damaged hair. Its star ingredient is Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, a unique patented technology that repairs broken hair from the inside.
Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector is suitable for all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Apply to damp, towel-dried hair, saturating the hair from roots to ends. Comb through once, then leave on for at least 10 minutes. Rinse, then shampoo and condition.
OUAI Treatment Mask for Thick Hair
The OUAI Treatment Mask for Thick Hair is a must-have if you’re dealing with breakage. It contains illipe and shea butters, an almond, olive, and macadamia oil blend, and hydrolyzed keratin and protein, all of which contribute to stronger, healthier, and more hydrated hair.
The Treatment Mask for Thick Hair from OUAI is best for thick hair, whether it’s coily, curly, straight, or wavy.
How to use it: Apply a quarter-size amount from the ends to the roots to damp, clean hair. Comb through to evenly distribute, let it sit for five minutes, then rinse with cool water.
Vegamour HYDR-8 Weightless Repair Hair Oil
Vegamour’s HYDR-8 Deep Moisture Repair Mask for Dry, Damaged Hair is a top-rated reparative hair mask that is clinically proven to hydrate, strengthen, and repair hair after only one use. Its key ingredient is Karmatin™, a vegan silk alternative to keratin and silicone that repairs hair and minimizes frizz. Other powerful ingredients include marula and moringa seed oil, and milk thistle.
The HYDR-8 Weightless Repair Hair Oil can be used on all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Apply to damp, freshly shampooed hair from root to ends. Let it sit for 3-5 minutes, then rinse. Use 1-2 times a week for best results.
Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum
For a hair breakage product that can be easily incorporated into your hair care routine, try the Damage Reverse Hair Serum from Virtue. It contains Alpha Keratin 60ku®, a patented protein that is 100% identical to natural hair and replaces lost keratin to restore, strengthen, soften, and protect hair.
The Damage Reverse Hair Serum is safe to use on all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Apply 2-3 pumps to damp or dry hair from roots to ends. Use as needed or as the first step in your hair care routine.
BondiBoost Rapid Repair Hair Mask with Aloe + Argan
The Rapid Repair Hair Mask from BondiBoost is another effective remedy for hair breakage. Its key ingredient is a “Natural Functional Complex” that seals the hair cuticle and strengthens damaged hair. It also contains panthenol and macadamia nut oil to nourish hair and act as a heat protectant to prevent further damage.
BondiBoost’s Rapid Repair Hair Mask is best for medium or thick, straight, wavy, curly, or coily hair.
How to use it: Apply once a week to dry or wet hair, from roots to ends. Leave it in for 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Use this mask as a standalone treatment or in place of your conditioner.
Rossano Ferretti Parma Prodigio Regenerating Pre-Wash Hair Mask Treatment
The Prodigio Regenerating Pre-Wash Hair Mask Treatment from Rossano Ferretti Parma can repair even the most damaged hair and protect against future breakage. Its ingredients include keratin, olive leaf extract, and shea butter that are proven to dramatically transform hair after just one use.
Rossano Ferretti Parma’s Prodigio Regenerating Pre-Wash Hair Mask Treatment is suitable for all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Rub one or two walnut-size amounts between your palms, then massage into the lengths of your hair. Comb through to evenly coat your strands. Leave it in for at least 10 minutes, then shampoo and condition it as usual.
SHAZ & KIKS Moringa Anti-Breakage Hair Serum with Peptide Complex
SHAZ & KIKS’ Moringa Anti-Breakage Hair Serum with Peptide Complex is a lightweight serum clinically proven to rebuild damaged hair. It contains a peptide complex to restore weak, damaged hair, as well as moringa oil and tamarind to moisturize and strengthen strands.
The Moringa Anti-Breakage Hair Serum with Peptide Complex from SHAZ & KIKS is great for all hair types and textures.
How to use it: Apply a few pumps to the ends of clean, damp hair.
Transform your damaged hair today!
I take hair care very seriously. If you’re tired of dealing with hair breakage, try incorporating one of these products into your hair care routine. You deserve to feel confident with a head full of beautiful, healthy hair.
For more of the best hair and beauty products to add to your regimen, head over to the blog.
