Deep treat for your locks

Hair loves hair masks and treatments! You can buy natural hair masks to be left for a few hours or overnight (like award-winning Al'chemy Gingko & Jojoba Intensive Moisture Vitamin Masque), but a wonderful traditional treatment is coconut oil.

Coconut oil is extremely nourishing and has been used through the ages to restore vitality to our hair. Once a week, after washing your hair, warm up a couple of tablespoons (not boiling, just warm enough for your fingers to stand it), tip your head upside-down and massage oil through your hair, concentrating on the ends. Incorporate a head massage to get the blood pumping around your hair follicles, giving hair a lift. Our favourite coconut oil is Cocopure.

For an intensive treatment invest in a thermal heat cap (like Wondercap)and whack it on to allow the mask to penetrate deep into the hair shaft. Alternatively, heat a small, damp towel in the microwave and wrap it around your head. Not too hot, mind you! Leave for 10 minutes, then lightly wash and rinse hair with luke-warm water. Finish with a splash of hair rinse like MiEssence Clarifying Hair Rinse to maximise shine.