Whether you’ve spent years perfecting your shade of blonde or can’t resist experimenting with the latest multistylers or blow-dryer brushes, the best treatments for damaged hair can help bring brittle, easily-tangled strands back to life. “Damaged hair will feel dry to the touch and lose its shine, the ends of your hair will start to split—indicating breakage—and your hair may even become frizzy and unruly,” says Jennifer Nast, a hairstylist based in New York City. But you’re far from the only one to experience this—almost everything we do to our hair can cause some damage, including brushing, tight ponytails, and sun exposure.

Our Top Treatments for Damaged Hair

Let’s dig a little deeper. There are several types of hair damage and countless things that cause them. “Heat styling with tools like straighteners and curling irons, coloring and chemical treatments like bleaching and perming, over-washing, and rough handling, such as brushing too hard or using tight hairstyles,” says Angelo David, a hairstylist based in NYC. While there’s no single fix for all types of damage, the right treatments and care can restore shine, bounce, and overall health. Read on for hairstylist tips to revive troubled strands, plus editor-approved fixes we swear by.

Best Overall: K18 Leave-In Molecular Hair Mask