Hair Treatments

A hair treatment is more concentrated than a conditioner and stays on the hair for longer. That extra time is the point: the ingredients get a chance to work before you rinse them out. A conditioner improves how your hair feels today. A treatment targets one issue, such as breakage, dryness, frizz or colour that fades quickly.

Three types of treatment, three different jobs

• Bond builders work inside the hair fibre. Bleaching, colouring and high heat break the sulphur bonds that give hair its elasticity. These formulas reconnect part of that inner structure, so strands snap less easily. They often leave hair feeling strong rather than silky, which surprises people the first time.
• Protein treatments add hydrolysed protein, protein broken into pieces small enough to enter the hair, into the gaps in porous strands. The strand gains body and firmness. The effect is real but temporary: it rinses away over roughly four to eight washes.
• Deep conditioning works on the cuticle, the outer layer. Rich hair masks smooth, soften and add shine for that wash cycle. They do not rebuild structure, and they do not need to when softness is your goal.

The order is fixed for a reason. Bond builder first on damp hair, a protein step next if your hair needs it, then a mask or one of our leave-in conditioners to bring flexibility back. Skip that last step after strong repair and hair can feel rigid.

Where repair routines usually go wrong

Most disappointing results come from stacking, not from weak products. A bond product, a keratin mask and a leave-in that also contains protein in the same wash add up fast. Hair then feels stiff, dull and straw-like, and the usual reaction is to reach for even more repair.

A simple check helps. Gently stretch one wet strand. If it barely stretches and snaps, it needs protein. If it stretches a long way and stays limp, it needs moisture. Two to three weeks of moisture-only care rebalances most hair.

How we choose the hair treatments we stock

We judge a treatment on three things: the form, how much of the repair ingredient is really in the formula, and whether the combination makes sense. That is why pre-shampoo bond steps, rinse-out masks and leave-in repair sit side by side here. They do different jobs, and no single bottle covers all three. We are brand-neutral, so we carry what performs and leave out ranges that repackage a conditioner as a treatment. Every product passes our compliance team, we test in-house, and independent labs spot-check batches. Read how we select our brands.

Who these treatments suit

Bleached, highlighted or relaxed hair gains the most, because that is where internal bonds are broken. Long hair that has not been cut for a year also benefits, since the ends are the oldest part of the strand. If your hair is uncoloured and rarely heat-styled, a weekly mask and a few drops from our hair oils for shine are usually enough.

Be realistic about the result. Repair is cosmetic and temporary: it lasts until it washes out, and split ends cannot be joined back together. Used consistently over four to six weeks, treatments keep hair easier to brush, glossier and less prone to snapping between cuts, which is exactly what most people are after.