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Protein treatment

Cécred Reconstructing Treatment Mask

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

Maker’s directions: After shampooing and detangling, apply to wet hair in sections. Leave on for up to 20 minutes; for best results, cover the hair with a plastic cap and add heat with a hooded dryer, steamer, or warm towel. Full directions ↓

Sizes: 2.5 fl oz / 10 fl oz / 32 fl oz

Price:
  • $22.00 for 2.5 fl oz ($8.80 per fl oz)
  • $44.00 for 10 fl oz ($4.40 per fl oz)

List prices on Cécred’s own store, checked

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How often, says the maker: Whenever your hair needs repair, before you condition.

Your step: Protein treatment

Know first: Cécred states: “THIS IS NOT A DEEP CONDITIONER.”

Source: the label and directions Cécred publishes for this product

View at Cécred

How to use it

  1. After shampooing and detangling, apply to wet hair in sections.
  2. Leave on for up to 20 minutes; for best results, cover the hair with a plastic cap and add heat with a hooded dryer, steamer, or warm towel.
  3. Rinse thoroughly.
  4. Follow with Cécred Hydrating Conditioner or Moisturizing Deep Conditioner.

Use it before conditioning or whenever your hair needs repair.

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

Cécred says not to leave it on overnight.

The 32 fl oz Max Size is sold on a separate Cécred page, ships by ground only, and is not included in sales, per the maker.

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
Lactobacillus/Honey/Keratin Ferment; Hydrolyzed Rice Protein; Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Curly Girl Method
Fits its ingredient rules: no sulfate, silicone, drying alcohol or wax on this label. What counts · More products that fit
Read the full ingredient list

Water/Eau/Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Lactobacillus/Honey/Keratin Ferment, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Cetrimonium Chloride, Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Nigella Sativa Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Squalane, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Polyquaternium-10, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, C9-12 Alkane, Stearalkonium Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phytic Acid, Citric Acid, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Caramel, Mica, Fragrance (Parfum), Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Acetate, Cellulose, Sodium Benzoate, Linalool

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

Cécred doesn’t say how much to use. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.

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