If You've Never Used an Overnight Hair Mask, You're About to Witness a Miracle

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When your hair is insanely dehydrated, frizzy, and damaged, you've got two at-home options: deep conditioners, which require you spend an extra 10 minutes in the shower, twiddling your thumbs and dodging the water, or dry-hair treatments, which involve you, a sink, and a whole bunch of patience, trying to massage a gloopy mess into your hair without mucking up your bathroom.

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Just comb one through your dry hair before bed, slap on a hair wrap or shower cap, and go to sleep. Yeah, it's weirdly that easy, and you'll see a difference after just one night. Keep reading to pick one (or all) from our favorite newbies.

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Briogeo Don't Despair Repair Treatment

<p>Curly, frizzy, and fuzzy hair folks, rejoice! This silicone- and sulfate-free gel melts down into a super-moisturizing oil as you spread it through your hair, coating even your driest bits in a layer of smoothing fruit and nut oils.</p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Briogeo Don't Despair Repair Gel-to-Oil Overnight Repair Treatment, $28</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Despair-Repair-Overnight-Treatment/dp/B01JQCTES6">amazon.com</a>.</strong></p>

Curly, frizzy, and fuzzy hair folks, rejoice! This silicone- and sulfate-free gel melts down into a super-moisturizing oil as you spread it through your hair, coating even your driest bits in a layer of smoothing fruit and nut oils.

Briogeo Don't Despair Repair Gel-to-Oil Overnight Repair Treatment, $28

BUY IT: amazon.com.

Sephora Collection Hair Sleeping Mask

<p>Surprise: Your hair can now get into the sheet mask game, too. The perforated packet contains a pouch of shea butter-infused cream for you to slather over your hair, plus a hair cap to slide over your head to let the whole thing soak overnight. </p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Sephora Collection Hair Sleeping Mask in Shea, $5</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="http://www.sephora.com/hair-sleeping-mask-P420154?skuId=1885284">sephora.com</a>. </strong></p>

Surprise: Your hair can now get into the sheet mask game, too. The perforated packet contains a pouch of shea butter-infused cream for you to slather over your hair, plus a hair cap to slide over your head to let the whole thing soak overnight.

Sephora Collection Hair Sleeping Mask in Shea, $5

BUY IT: sephora.com.

Bumble and Bumble While You Sleep Masque

<p>The camellia oil and evening primrose oil in this thick cream coat each strand of hair with fatty acids and antioxidants that help prevent breakage and damage over time.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong"></strong></p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Bumble and Bumble While You Sleep Overnight Damage Repair Masque, $49</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="http://www.sephora.com/bb-while-you-sleep-overnight-damage-repair-masque-P421497?skuId=1977115&icid2=products%20grid:p421497">sephora.com</a>. </strong></p>

The camellia oil and evening primrose oil in this thick cream coat each strand of hair with fatty acids and antioxidants that help prevent breakage and damage over time.

Bumble and Bumble While You Sleep Overnight Damage Repair Masque, $49

BUY IT: sephora.com.

Orlando Pita Play Satin Pillow Overnight Hair Mask

<p>Filled with antioxidant-rich alma oil, suspended beads of grapeseed oil, and bond-strengthening keratin, this creamy mask is basically a giant moisturizing hug for dry, coarse hair.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong"></strong></p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Orlando Pita Play Satin Pillow Overnight Hair Mask, $32</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="http://www.ulta.com/satin-pillow-overnight-hair-mask?productId=xlsImpprod14591079">ulta.com</a>. </strong></p>

Filled with antioxidant-rich alma oil, suspended beads of grapeseed oil, and bond-strengthening keratin, this creamy mask is basically a giant moisturizing hug for dry, coarse hair.

Orlando Pita Play Satin Pillow Overnight Hair Mask, $32

BUY IT: ulta.com.

Pantene Pro-V Overnight Miracle Repair Serum

<p>If the idea of sleeping on a thick layer of cream makes you squirm, try this lightweight serum, instead, which is infused with a mix of water and silicones that trap in moisture to each strand throughout the night.</p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Overnight Miracle Repair Serum, $10</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pantene-Pro-V-Repair-Serum-4-9/dp/B00AZYF90C">amazon.com</a>.</strong></p>

If the idea of sleeping on a thick layer of cream makes you squirm, try this lightweight serum, instead, which is infused with a mix of water and silicones that trap in moisture to each strand throughout the night.

Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Overnight Miracle Repair Serum, $10

BUY IT: amazon.com.

Sachajuan Overnight Hair Repair

<p>This super-slippery gel melts into your hair like water, while its combo of mineral extracts and algae lightly hydrates strands without weighing them down.</p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Sachajuan Overnight Hair Repair, $66</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/660390?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&scid=scplp660390-005&sc_intid=660390-005&cm_mmc=Google-ProductSearch-US--c-_-NAP_EN_US_PLA-_-NAP_US_GS_SC_Beauty--Beauty_AM&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwqXMBRCDARIsAD-AQ2ihcj96GJ">net-a-porter.com</a>. </strong></p>

This super-slippery gel melts into your hair like water, while its combo of mineral extracts and algae lightly hydrates strands without weighing them down.

Sachajuan Overnight Hair Repair, $66

BUY IT: net-a-porter.com.

Tony Moly Haeyo Zayo Hair Sleep Pack

<p>This K-beauty mask isn't a cult-favorite for just its mayonnaise-inspired bottle (which, don't worry, contains approximately zero mayo), but for its lanolin and coconut extract-filled cream that moisturizers dry, ragged hair shafts from the inside out.</p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Tony Moly Haeyo Zayo Hair Sleep Pack, $16.50</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="http://www.ulta.com/hair-zayo-hair-sleep-pack?productId=xlsImpprod14361629&sku=2307764&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-18283950120&CAAGID=18002902230&CAWELAID=330000200000832268&catargetid=330000200000190441&cadevice=">ulta.com</a>. </strong></p>

This K-beauty mask isn't a cult-favorite for just its mayonnaise-inspired bottle (which, don't worry, contains approximately zero mayo), but for its lanolin and coconut extract-filled cream that moisturizers dry, ragged hair shafts from the inside out.

Tony Moly Haeyo Zayo Hair Sleep Pack, $16.50

BUY IT: ulta.com.

Chloe Metzger Senior Beauty Editor Chloe Metzger is the senior beauty editor at Cosmopolitan, obsessively writing about new makeup launches, the best hair products (curly girl here; whattup), and the skincare formulas that really work for every skin type (follow her on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes pics of that magazine life).