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Protein treatment

ApHogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor

An occasional strengthening step, on the days its maker says. Formula as listed on ApHogee’s US product page.

Maker’s directions: After shampooing, squeeze one half ounce into your palm and work it evenly through the hair and into the scalp with your fingertips. Cover the hair with a warm towel or a plastic cap for two minutes; for extreme cases, leave it on for five minutes. Full directions ↓

Sizes: 0.7 oz / 8 oz / 16 oz

Price:
  • $2.79 for 0.7 oz ($3.99 per oz)
  • $9.39 for 8 oz ($1.17 per oz)
  • $13.99 for 16 oz ($0.87 per oz)

List prices on ApHogee’s own store, checked

See how its price per ounce compares

How often, says the maker: ApHogee doesn’t say. How often the other makers say

Your step: Protein treatment

Know first: ApHogee lists it for light to moderately damaged hair.

Source: the label and directions ApHogee publishes for this product

Protein treatments for curly hair, compared

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How to use it

  1. After shampooing, squeeze one half ounce into your palm and work it evenly through the hair and into the scalp with your fingertips.
  2. Cover the hair with a warm towel or a plastic cap for two minutes; for extreme cases, leave it on for five minutes.
  3. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water, then dry and style as usual.

It is an extra step, not your usual conditioner: follow its own directions for when it goes on, how long it stays and what comes after it. Protein or moisture: how to tell which your hair wants .

Ingredients and formula details

Makers change formulas now and then. If the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.

Fragrance / Parfum
Listed
Named protein ingredients
Hydrolyzed Keratin; Collagen Amino Acids; Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
Named silicones
Amodimethicone; Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone
Curly Girl Method
Lists Amodimethicone and Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone (silicones) and Alcohol Denat (a drying alcohol), which the method leaves out. Stricter lists also leave out Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil) and Petrolatum. What counts
Read the full ingredient list

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Chloride, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Petrolatum, Polysorbate 60, Amodimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-10, Parfum (Fragrance), Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Alcohol Denat., Disodium Edta, Citric Acid, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-10, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Phytantriol, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Polysorbate 20, Propylene Glycol, Panthenol, Linoleamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Keratin,Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, Collagen Amino Acids, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethoxydiglycol, Linseed Acid, Squalane, C11-15 Pareth-7 (C11-15 Alketh-7), Trideceth-12, C12-16 Pareth-9 (C12-16 Alketh-9), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol.

These are formula details, not predictions of conditioning, hold or how your hair will respond. Read about ingredient comparisons .

What the maker doesn’t say

ApHogee doesn’t say how often to use it.

Every fact here comes from what ApHogee publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.