Description: It claims to stimulate and condition hair, leaving hair full, shiny and healthier. Which is of course exactly what a hair mask should do. £14.20 for 200ml Application: After shampooing apply a “generous amount” and leave on for 5 minutes before washing out. The look: The bright blue tub and neon green lid is quite fun, it certainly stands out, and has...

This particular treatment comes from super-brand Charles Worthington’s ‘intensive’ range which is specifically designed for hair restoration and deep nourishment. As a ‘rescue treatment’ it is designed to re-vitalise damaged hair, (which lets face it, after the arctic blasts we’ve been experiencing probably applies to most of us).

I usually shy away from the Charles Worthington super-brand, having come to the admittedly unsubstantiated conclusion that I’m probably paying for the name rather than the product. After road-testing this leave-in-conditioner, I am now officially a convert.