How to use it
- Shake well, then gently cleanse with ApHogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair, rinse thoroughly, and towel blot dry.
- Apply enough treatment to thoroughly saturate the hair and comb it through with a wide-tooth comb.
- Leave hair uncovered (no plastic cap) and dry it under a medium-heat hooded dryer with high airflow, or with a hand dryer without agitating the hair.
- Re-wet and gently rinse thoroughly with warm water until all excess dried protein is removed, then towel dry.
- Apply ApHogee Balancing Moisturizer to hair and scalp, leave it on for 2 minutes, rinse thoroughly, and style as usual.
To follow the general directions for maintenance use once every 4-6 weeks on damaged, highly thick or textured hair.
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 .
What changes your choice
ApHogee calls its Balancing Moisturizer a necessary second step; it is sold separately and is not included in the prices shown.
On damaged or delicate hair, ApHogee says to apply the treatment at least 24-48 hours before a relaxer.
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 Collagen; Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
- Named silicones
- Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone
- Curly Girl Method
- Lists Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone (a silicone), which the method leaves out. What counts
Read the full ingredient list
Aqua (Water), Hydrolyzed Collagen, Citric Acid, Magnesium Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Carbonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum (Fragrance), Ethylhexylglycerin, Citral, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Limonene, Vanillin, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Phytantriol, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, C11-15 Pareth-7 (C11-15 Alketh-7), Disodium Edta, Glycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Trideceth-12, C12-16, Pareth-9 (C12-16 Alketh-9).
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 says to use enough to saturate the hair but doesn’t say how much that is. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.
Every fact here comes from what ApHogee publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.