I’ve put my hair through the ringer over the years, all because I was desperate for smooth hair. Instead of treating the cause of any dryness or added damage, I instead subjected my long strands to an excessive amount of Japanese hair strengthening, keratin, Brazilian blowouts, and flat irons with extreme high heat (it’s too embarrassing to ever admit what temp I used, but use your imagination). Since, I’ve course-corrected, and have become quite meticulous when it comes to hair products I use. So when amino acid hair treatments started flooding the market, I took special interest.
Vogue’s Favorite Amino Acid Hair Treatments:
As Charlene Valledor, cosmetic chemist and co-founder of SOS Beauty explains, amino acid hair treatments are typically designed to strengthen and smooth hair by filling in the gaps in the cuticle and provide protection from moisture loss. It’s much gentler than known formaldehyde-based straightening treatments like the keratin treatment, and she says it’s a great option for anyone looking to minimize damage while keeping their natural texture.
So if you’re looking for restorative options that will keep your hair integrity intact, amino acid hair treatments might be exactly what you need. Below, everything you need to know; plus, the five best ones you can try.
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Best Weekly Mask: Verb Bonding Mask
- Why We Love It: Perfect for anyone who is prone to damage (fellow hot hair tool addicts understand this plight), Verb’s Bonding Mask works to restore hair and make it stronger; it has manketti seed oil, which is a vitamin E powerhouse and provides moisture and protection from environmental aggressors, Mafura butter, which treats damaged ends and prevents future breakage, and a special amino bond complex that repairs bonds that give our hair texture and shape. Use it once a week from mid-length to the ends and you’ll notice your hair look shinier, and feel softer and stronger after a couple of uses. And reviewers say that it has a lovely fruit-like scent, which is always a nice added bonus.
- Key Ingredients: Amino Bond Complex, Manketti seed oil, Mafura butter, marine botanicals
- Best For: Damage, breakage, heat damage
- Size: 6.3 fl oz.