{"product_id":"repair-protein-conditioner","title":"Repair Protein Conditioner","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA rinse-out conditioner built around hydrolysed keratin, for hair that has been\nbleached, coloured, heat-styled or simply washed more often than it used to be. It sits in a hair\nloss range for a plain reason: when you have fewer hairs than you did, the ones you still have need\nto survive longer, and a fibre that snaps halfway down looks the same in the mirror as a fibre lost\nat the follicle. What it does is cosmetic and it is temporary, which is worth saying before\nanything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe active is hydrolysed keratin. Keratin is the structural protein the hair shaft is made of,\nand a whole keratin molecule is far too large to do anything useful on the outside of a hair.\nHydrolysis cuts it into short peptides and free amino acids small enough to stick to the cuticle\nand, where the cuticle is already lifted and porous, to settle into the gaps. That is the entire meaning of\n\"repair\" on this label. Hair is dead keratinised tissue with no blood supply and no ability to heal\nitself, so nothing you rinse through it rebuilds anything. The peptides fill and smooth, which\nlowers porosity, cuts the friction of combing and towel drying, and makes the fibre behave as\nthough it were less damaged until a few washes take the deposit away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe clear about what kind of evidence sits behind that. The supporting work for hydrolysed\nproteins is mostly instrumental and mostly done in-house by the companies that sell the raw\nmaterial: combing force, tensile strength and breakage counts measured on hair tresses in a\nlaboratory. Those are real measurements on real hair. They are also not clinical trials on people,\nand much of the work was run by an interested party. So take the effect seriously at the level of\nhow hair feels, combs and holds together, and treat it as unsupported at any level beyond that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conditioning base underneath the protein does more of the visible work than the protein\ndoes. It coats the shaft, lays the cuticle flat and lets a comb pass without tearing. Keratin\npeptides on their own would not give you a conditioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one sourcing note worth knowing. Hydrolysed keratin is normally taken from wool or\nfeathers, so this is an animal-derived ingredient. If that matters to you, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/chebe-conditioner\"\u003eChebe Strengthening Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e is the vegan option in\nthis range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for hair that is genuinely damaged, which is a narrower group than the marketing for\nthis category usually suggests. The test is how your hair behaves when it is dry and untreated: if\nit feels rough to the hand, tangles at the back of the head, splits at the ends and snaps when you\ncomb it, protein is likely to help. Damage of that kind is often self-inflicted by a hair loss\nroutine, and bleach gets more of the blame than it deserves. Washing daily to keep a treated scalp\nclean, alcohol-based topicals wicking down the shaft, and towel drying twice a day all roughen the\nmid-lengths, and the mid-lengths are the oldest hair on your head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your hair is fine and undamaged, this is the wrong bottle, because protein on hair that does\nnot need it reads as stiff and straw-like. Fine or thinning hair is better served by the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e, and hair that is smooth\nbut frizzy by the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/smoothing-conditioner\"\u003eSmoothing Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e. Where this\none earns its place, it pairs with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-mask\"\u003eRepair Protein Hair\nMask\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the same protein at a higher concentration for one longer treatment a week, and\nit is the sensible follow-up to the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e, since a clarifying wash\nstrips the fibre as well as the scalp. For split ends that are already there, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nourishing-hair-oil\"\u003eNourishing Hair Oil\u003c\/a\u003e hides them, and nothing glues them\nback together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of this touches the follicle. Regrowth in this range comes from\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the\nonly ingredient we sell with strong evidence behind it. This conditioner protects what that\ntreatment gives you time to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse it after every shampoo, and drop back to two or three washes a week if your hair\nstarts to feel stiff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSqueeze the water out of your hair first. Conditioner applied to soaking hair is diluted\n    before it touches anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUse a coin-sized amount, about 5 mL, for hair above the ears. Use roughly 10 mL for hair to\n    the shoulders and 15 mL for anything longer. At that rate the 450 mL bottle covers about ninety\n    short-hair washes or thirty long-hair ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it through the mid-lengths and the ends. Keep it off the roots and the scalp, where it\n    adds weight and can leave residue that flakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb it through with a wide-tooth comb while it is still in. This is the moment the fibre is\n    best protected against breakage, and it also spreads the protein evenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for two to three minutes, or up to five if your hair is badly damaged. Protein needs\n    longer contact than a standard conditioner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse with cool water until your hair no longer feels slippery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProtein has a ceiling.\u003c\/strong\u003e Using this alongside the weekly mask in the same wash,\nor every single day on hair that is only mildly damaged, tends to leave hair that feels hard and\nbrittle. If that happens, drop back to twice a week and it resolves within a wash or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash and condition first, dry your scalp\ncompletely, then apply the topical. Applying minoxidil and washing a few hours later throws the\ndose away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe change is immediate and you will feel it on the first wash. The comb moves through without\ncatching, the ends look less ragged and the hair feels smoother once dry. That deposit is not\npermanent, and most of it is gone within a handful of washes, which is why it belongs in the\nroutine every time you shampoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe longer effect is about what you keep. Over six to eight weeks, less breakage through the\nmid-lengths should help you hold onto length, and length reads as density even though the number of\nhairs on your head has not changed. That is the honest whole of it. This product will not regrow\nhair, it will not slow or reverse pattern hair loss, and it does not make the hair you have thicker\nat the root.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes, and rinse with water if it happens. Do not\nuse it on a scalp that is broken, inflamed, infected or sore. Rinse thoroughly, because conditioner\nleft sitting on the scalp can dry into flakes that are easily mistaken for dandruff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllergic reactions to hydrolysed proteins in cosmetics are uncommon but they are documented, so\nif you have reacted to a hair product before, test a small amount behind the ear and leave it a day\nbefore using it properly. Stop using it if you develop itching, redness or a rash. This product\ncontains an animal-derived ingredient. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981129228670,"sku":"QN-REPAIRPROTEINCONDI","price":17.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/repair-protein-conditioner.png?v=1790587736","url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}