A hair mask is a conditioner with more time and more substance. It sits on the hair for several minutes instead of seconds, and it is the step that makes the biggest visible difference to hair that has been coloured, heat-styled or grown long enough to have old ends.

How the range is grouped

Faberlic organises its hair care into series, and most series include a mask alongside the shampoo and balm:

  • Repair and reconstruction masks - for hair damaged by colouring, bleaching or heat
  • Growth and strengthening masks - aimed at the scalp and root area as much as the lengths
  • Moisture and nourishment masks - for dry, rough or frizz-prone hair
  • Volume and density masks - lighter textures that condition without weighing hair down
  • Colour-care masks - intended to keep dyed hair from dulling
  • Botanica masks - the plant-extract line, for people who prefer botanical formulations

Series come and go with the catalogue, which is reissued about every three weeks.

Using one properly

The mistakes are consistent, and easy to fix:

  1. Apply to damp, not soaking, hair. Squeeze water out first, or the mask dilutes and slides off.
  2. Lengths and ends only. Most masks are not scalp products - applying at the roots makes hair look greasy a day sooner.
  3. Give it the stated time. Two minutes of a ten-minute mask is a conditioner with extra steps.
  4. Rinse thoroughly. Residue is the usual cause of hair that feels heavy after masking.
  5. Once or twice a week. More is not better; over-conditioned hair goes limp and slippery.

What a mask cannot do

This is worth saying plainly. A mask improves how damaged hair looks and behaves - it smooths the cuticle, reduces breakage during combing, and makes ends easier to manage. It does not repair split ends, which only cutting removes, and it does not change hair growth rate. If hair is falling out noticeably rather than simply looking tired, that is a question for a doctor, not a catalogue.

Textures, series and the current selection are published in the Faberlic catalogue. Consultants order hair care at up to 26 percent off.