Hair can be susceptible to damage for a variety of reasons — from environmental exposure to too many topknots or excessive heat styling damage. Caring for damaged hair differs depending on your hair type and texture, but when it comes to color-treated hair — there are specific treatments that should be used to repair your locks.
Why Color Treated Hair Needs Extra TLC
Whether you lighten hair or are depositing color, strands go under a chemical process whenever coloring is involved. Most hair color services involve changing the pH balance of the strands which impacts the cuticle layer. When this happens, hair can become sensitized and more prone to damage and breakage. This is why hair color services should always be left to the professional. In addition to this, color application specialty treatments should be utilized to treat and improve the pH level of the hair to heal the hair before and after any color service.
Specialty Treatments for Color-Treated Hair
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Treatment
Targeted treatments to care for color-treated hair are available both in the salon and for home care. Quickly becoming a fan-favorite is Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Treatment. This pre-shampoo treatment is the ideal add-on to rebuild weak bonds on color-treated hair and add moisture for highly textured hair. This treatment looks after the health and integrity of the hair fiber to ensure strengthened results and improved elasticity.
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Treatment is the first step in a range of products dedicated toward improving the health of hair. Specifically formulated with an acidic pH to counteract any negative effects from hair coloring, styling tools, or water it helps balance hair's pH back into a healthy range of 4.5-5.5.
How Acidic Bonding Concentrate Works
Utilizing Citric Acid, an alpha hydroxy acid within the concentrated Bonding Care Complex, this range is designed to reinforce weakened bonds. With use, stylists and clients alike will notice improved strength and hair resiliency following salon bleach and color services as well as a 56% reduction of breakage^^, 11X smoother hair^^^, 82% reduction of visual split ends^^^^, color fade protection, and intense conditioning.
