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  4. The 10 Best Overnight Hair Masks for Healthier, Hydrated Strands

The 10 Best Overnight Hair Masks for Healthier, Hydrated Strands

By Kaitlyn Yarborough
January 26, 2021
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Hair masks belong to the beauty category of things that you don’t know you need until you try them. At first glance, they might seem gratuitous or unnecessary. But the truth is, most of us fight some sort of hair battle that only an overnight hair mask can really suit up and take down while you snooze. (Don’t worry: You can cover your mane in a shower cap or microfiber towel to reduce any mess.) Damage from color treatment or heat? Split ends don’t stand a chance against an argan oil-infused hair mask. Dryness and frizz? A smoothing shea butter mask works some serious wonders. When you feel and see how much shinier, silkier, and healthier your strands can be after sleeping slathered in the correct overnight hair mask, you’ll see why so many shoppers swear by them. From thick, thirst-quenching masks that leave dryness in the dust to fine hair-friendly night serums that bust breakage, these 10 best overnight hair treatments let you wake up to totally refreshed strands.

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Best Overall: Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Night Cap Overnight Perfector

Living Proof Perfect Hair DayĀ® Night Cap Overnight Perfector
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Feeling more like a leave-in serum than thick hair mask, this Living Proof best-seller lives up to the very convincing hype. (As in, you'll be tempted to use it every night.) It works as you sleep to boost shine, smoothe frizz, and rejuvenate dull strands better than any other we've tested—plus, the result can last up to five shampoo washes.Ā 

Shop It: $29; sephora.com, amazon.com

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Best Cult Favorite: Coco & Eve Like a Virgin Super Nourishing Coconut & Fig Hair Masque

Coco & Eve Like a Virgin Super Nourishing Coconut & Fig Hair Masque

Amazon shoppers and TikTok users alike are all over this hair mask like butter on a hot biscuit. It comes fortified with hair holy grails like argan oil, coconut oil, and shea butter to soothe frizz, treat split ends, and deeply condition from root to tip. When applying overnight, the brand recommends covering with a microfiber towel.Ā 

Shop It: $39.90; amazon.com

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Best Serum: Pantene Damage Repair Nourishing Overnight Restoring Serum

Pantene Damage Repair Nourishing Overnight Restoring Serum
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For those who are icked out by the idea of sleeping in a thick hair mask—or those with fine or thin hair that tends to get oily—an overnight serum can give you the healing power you want without feeling a thing. Castor oil works serious hydration and nourishment wonders with regular use, and you can expect to wake up with strands that just feel healthier.Ā 

Shop It: $6.97; walmart.com

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Best for Dull Hair: Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Strength + Moisture Leave-In Mask

Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Strength + Moisture Leave-In Mask
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That's right: The super popular damage repair mask by Briogeo has a pillow-friendly version that you spray directly on your hair, from roots to tips, and leave in until styling your hair the next day (no rinsing required). It employs a blend of vital nutrients including B-vitamins, algae, and biotin to replenish and strengthen damaged hair.

Shop It: $28; ulta.com

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Best for Super Dry Hair: The Mane Choice Prickly Pear Paradise Overnight Mask

The mane choice prickly pear paradise overnight mask
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Another Amazon favorite, this hair mask quenches the thirst for even the most parched hair—course and curly hair textures especially—using an infusion of silk amino acids, biotin, and vitamins D and E. Unlike most hair masks, you apply it directly to dry hair before covering with a shower cap or microfiber towel and hitting the sheets.Ā 

Shop It: $14.99; amazon.com

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Best for Color-Treated Hair: IGK Antisocial Leave-In Dry Hair Mask

IGK Antisocial Leave-In Dry Hair Mask
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This leave-in spray hair mask (that's also applied on dry hair) is as low maintenance as you could ask for, and it's a gift from heaven for those with chronically color-treated hair and breakage. Use the bond-building, silk extract-infused formula overnight and wake up with ready-to-go strands.Ā 

Shop It: $34; sephora.com

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Best Antiaging: ALTERNA CAVIAR Antiaging Restructuring Bond Repair Leave-In Overnight Serum

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Yep, the antiaging train doesn't just stop at your skin. Another leave-in option that doesn't require rinsing, this splurge-worthy overnight serum works to strengthen and repair time-tested strands suffering from heat damage, color treatment, or run-of-the-mill dullness.Ā 

Shop It: $40; sephora.com

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Best for Curls: Together Beauty Dreamer Overnight Repair Mask

Together Beauty Dreamer Overnight Repair Mask
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Read through the comments on this hydration-heavy hair mask and see why those blessed with curls of all different curl patterns—from wavy to kinky—are loving this supercharged formula with various natural oils, baobob seed protein, and blue sage (to add glossiness). Cover with a cap before snoozing to minimize cleanup.Ā 

Shop It: $28; sephora.com

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Best Drugstore: Pacifica Moon Cloud Overnight Repair Mask

Pacifica Moon Cloud Overnight Repair Mask

Toying with the idea of hair masking doesn't have to break the bank, as per this dreamy beauty sleep mask that's 100% vegan and infused with collagen and hemp. Use weekly to give hair a boost of softness and shine.Ā 

Shop It: $14; ulta.com

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Best for Breakage: Bumble and bumble While You Sleep Overnight Damage Repair Masque

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Split ends are no match for this super creamy mask that coats every strand in a camellia oil- and evening primrose-infused formula that works to repair any sort of damage in no time. For a quick reparative boost between overnight treatments, you can wash out after 20 minutes.Ā 

Shop It: $49; ulta.com

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    1 of 10 Best Overall: Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Night Cap Overnight Perfector
    2 of 10 Best Cult Favorite: Coco & Eve Like a Virgin Super Nourishing Coconut & Fig Hair Masque
    3 of 10 Best Serum: Pantene Damage Repair Nourishing Overnight Restoring Serum
    4 of 10 Best for Dull Hair: Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Strength + Moisture Leave-In Mask
    5 of 10 Best for Super Dry Hair: The Mane Choice Prickly Pear Paradise Overnight Mask
    6 of 10 Best for Color-Treated Hair: IGK Antisocial Leave-In Dry Hair Mask
    7 of 10 Best Antiaging: ALTERNA CAVIAR Antiaging Restructuring Bond Repair Leave-In Overnight Serum
    8 of 10 Best for Curls: Together Beauty Dreamer Overnight Repair Mask
    9 of 10 Best Drugstore: Pacifica Moon Cloud Overnight Repair Mask
    10 of 10 Best for Breakage: Bumble and bumble While You Sleep Overnight Damage Repair Masque

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