Shiseido

Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask.

Haircare

About this product

Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask is a haircare treatment mask from Shiseido's Tsubaki line, designed to help repair hair and leave it with the line's signature scent.

Full ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Isopentyldiol, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Stearyl Alcohol, Sorbitol, Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Hydroxyethyl Urea, C12-14 Alkyl Benzoate, Dihydroxypropyl Arginine Hcl, Steartrimonium Chloride, Lactic Acid, Camellia Seed Oil, Lauroyl Glutamic Acid (Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl, Dilauroyl), Glutamic Acid, Lysine, Royal Jelly Extract, Acetyl Hyaluronate Na, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin, Isopropanol, Cetanol, Octyldodecanol, Ethanol, Citric Acid, Ammonium Lactate, BG, DPG, Amp, Amodimethicone, PPG-2-Deceth-12, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Na Benzoate, Perfume, Red 227, Yellow 4

Guru Score

84%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Does a hair mask actually sink in, or just sit on top? The penetration technology is the headline here, built to send the ingredients into the hair cuticle right away. The scent wins fans too, a premium repair fragrance reviewers say they really enjoy, and every guru who weighed in loves this mask.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

What they liked

Innovative penetration technology
Premium repair scent
Loved by a favorite regimen staple

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Dry skin

Type

HaircareCream

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidAHAVitamin E

Formula notes

Contains fragranceContains drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"Last but not least is a conditioning mask from Japan, it's from Shiseido, their Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask. This has been really lovely for a couple of reasons. Number one, they have this kind of innovative penetration technology that allows the ingredients to instantly penetrate into the hair cuticles to do its job in no time, so literally you apply it, you don't really have to wait. They call it the zero weight time. You apply it from mid-shaft to the end, and you can rinse off."

Nipun Kapur

413k subs

✓Yay

"The hair mask that I use, which I've also repurchased, is the one from Shiseido. I covered it in my Japanese skin and hair care video."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Yay

"This Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask also has that Premium Repair scent, and it's something I really enjoy. It's hard to describe, but I call it a creamy floral smell. It's not so perfumey, and [...] the florals aren't sharp. They're very soft, creamy almost. It doesn't smell like vanilla, but there's almost a hint of vanilla that's calming and taming the floralness of it. I love it. I love when it lingers in my hair, and I love spraying it."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask?

Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask is a haircare treatment mask from Shiseido's Tsubaki line, designed to help repair hair and leave it with the line's signature scent.

Is Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask's Guru Score?

Shiseido Tsubaki Premium Repair Hair Mask holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.