Why Using the Right Products Matters

Molly Flores does a deep dive on the best hair leave-ins for CNN’s Underscored, and not one but TWO incredible TO112 products made the list! Get to know why the Superior Blowout Mist and the Mega Moisture Mask make all the difference when it comes to your routine. 

Hair health always starts with hydration. You have to think of hydration two ways: general body hydration and hair strand hydration. When you haven't maintained ideal body hydration by drinking water and end up dehydrated, your scalp produces less natural oils so your hair isn't adequately moisturized as it grows from the follicle at the root of your hair. But even if you're the water drinking, hydration champion of the world, your hair strands a subjected to different hydration factors. Things like water hardness, sun, wind, styling tools, hair dryers and the environment in general, all dehydrate your hair strands stripping your hair if the strength and elasticity it needs to stay glorious.

Your dehydrated hair becomes brittle, dry, and more prone to breakage and split ends. Leave-in treatments focus on continuing hydration beyond conditioning in the shower, and all hair types can benefit from using them.  

As mentioned in the article, curly hair often needs extra love and attention. Curls don't always need protein infusions but they ALWAYS need hydrators. The Mega Moisture Mask works on all hair and curl types, defining texture while maintaining hydration and can be used as a leave-in conditioner for thick, coarse hair and unruly curls.

Frizz is always a concern when it comes to hair care. It's your signal for impending dehydration because the cuticles are open letting all the moisture out of your hair's cortex. Dehydrated hair is difficult to manage because it cannot maintain a smooth, sealed and moist cuticle. Think if the grabby ends of velcro, that's what the raised cuticles look like under a microscope and why it's gets so big and fuzzy.

The Superior Blowout Mist is the best leave-ins to defy cuticle-raising humidity. It locks in moisture by locking down the cuticle, making hair shiny and glossy with a mirror-lije finish. A mix of tamanu, grapeseed and black seed oils with a copolymer blend make this product stand out.

Read about all the products and tips Molly Flores swears by here.