Briogeo Do not Despair, Restore! Deep Conditioning Masks, Deep Conditioner for Dry Broken or Coloration Handled Hair, Forestall Future Breakage, Protein Masks for Stronger Hair, Vegan, Cruelty-Free

So great for greying hair!
I’m 60+ and found out that when you have enough gray hair going, it comes in dull and lifeless, a little wiry and has a mind of its own. You may leave the salon with shine and bounce to discover all that disappears when you shampoo and condition yourself at home. Here is the solution. After shampooing, rinse, then load a small scoop of this mask onto your hair, massaging it into your scalp and through to the ends (I have longer than shoulder length hair ) don a conditioning cap to keep your wet hair from dripping everywhere and wait 10 minutes. Then rinse it out, add your usual conditioner and rinse again. You’re going to be thrilled with the smooth and silky feel of the mask that’s done its magic. Plus the confidence that you’ve elected to use a product that is not full of harmful petroleum chemicals, preservatives and the like, that seep into your scalp and cause breakouts, hormone disruption and other additives that they secretly add to lots of hair products. Styling after using the mask is a breeze again and you’re going to look like you just walked out of the salon! When the grey hair shines, it looks healthy and blends better with the rest of your hair. Love this stuff!

Does the job but watch the time with fine hair.
My very wavy and fine gray hair had become lifeless looking with its new texture and I had frizzies all over. I only left my Briogeo Don’t Despair in for 7 minutes with a timer set in the shower. Should’ve started with 4 or 5. It’s too soft now and I can’t do much with it right now. But my frizzies are all but gone.

Overpriced for the results
I have 3c/4a the curls. I bought this product a few months ago and was looking for something to repair some damage. I saw a little of a difference but to be honest, you can get way better products for cheaper prices. Even my at home oil treatments I make myself work better. I will say, it leaves my hair veryyyy soft and smooth and hydrated to the point where I could just rinse it out after shampoo and wear no other products all day. I’m not necessarily saying it doesn’t repair damage, just that it’s super overpriced for how little of a difference is there.For quality, not liquidity or thick, kinda in between. Me and my sister shared this bottle and got a good 10 uses (5 each) in total. Although our hair is medium length, we have thicker hair so it ran kinda quickly. Product was okay not bad.Recommendations: I’ve been just buying jojoba oil (or you can buy any organic carrier oils such as coconut oil, rosehip oil, grapeseed oil) and you can choose to heat it up for a few seconds or leave it alone up to you. Let it sit in your hair for an hour to two hours and then wash hair. This is so super yet so effective so try this for a start.

Don’t Despair vs Soul Food
I have fine, blonde hair that I have highlighted twice a year for a natural sun kissed look and I live in an area with hard water. I have a water softener and filter and I am on a constant search for the best conditioner for my hair because it always feels tangly. I have tried so many different brands over the years recommended by stylists and on my own (Oribe, Living Proof, Amika Soul Food, Fakkai Mask, Olapkex and many, many more). I stumbled upon Fekkai’s masks on a trip in Alaska because my hair was extra, super dry there and fell in love with how amazing my hair felt. Then during the pandemic in 2020 they stopped making it then rereleased it and the ‘new formula’ is horrible! So I retried both Oribe masks and they were terribly drying. I tried Amika Soul Food and it smells great and is the best I have found so far. After reading reviews, I thought I’d try Don’t Dispair to see if it could make my hair happy like Fekkai used to but it’s a hard NOPE. If your hair is fine like mine, don’t waste your money. This stuff is thin and watery. I would not even classify it as a mask. It is weak and made my hair very, very dry and stiff. I tried leaving it on for 10 minutes and also overnight plus the regular use , like a conditioner since I spent the money I was hoping it would work for something but it’s going to my boys or the trash. The Olaplex 5 is much more of a mask than this stuff. For reference, I currently use Olaplex shampoo(4), Condtioner (5) and Olaplex 3 and I alternate in Amika Soul Food and Olaplex 5 as my conditioner. I also use Fanola No Yellow once a week mixed with Olaplex 3 to keep out any gold or brassy tones. I hope this review saves someone who has hair like mine from spending money on this. Try Soul Food. It’s thick and smells nice and will make your hair feel much softer than Don’t Despair. Don’t Despair is like using a drug store brand so save your money. Look elsewhere.

I have very thin, fine hair that’s wavy/loose curls and had never used any products to take care of it so it was very frizzy and damaged even though I never use heat or dye. It would get very dry and I had split ends right up to my root, so I used this to try to help repair some of that and help with the dryness. I’ve only used it a few times up until now, but it has helped so much!! The fragrance isn’t too strong and doesn’t linger or leave a strong smell in my hair which I like because I’m a bit sensitive to strong fragrances, and it made my hair so soft and genuinely has reduced the frizz so much, and hopefully over time it will help repair the split ends a bit too! I highly recommend and definitely will be buying again, so worth it

What a fantastic product! Natural and effective !!!been searching for an efficient mask for so. Long!!! Finally ! This. Is. Exactly what I needed!