Synthia
New Member
OK. We all love proteins, but some are overrated and some drastically underrated.
I have six protein items in my shower (Emergencee, Aphogee Treatment, Aphogree Intensive Reconstructor, Aphogee keratin and green trea spray-on, Ultra Sheen Duo-Tex, Nutri-ox Reconstructor)
But I only really like three.
Here's my assessment.
The FAVORITES:.
#1. Duo-Tex!!!!!!: I had never even heard of this product before. I went to Sally's last week since they started carrying Nexxus. I wanted Emergencee but they didn't have it. So, I looked around and found a huge 32 oz bottle of Ultra Sheen Duo Tex protein treatment for $5.99 ($5.29 with my card). You can't beat that.
So, it's liquid, almost as thin as water. you pour it on your hair (I now use a spray pump ...so as not to have run off and waste product), work the lather through and get the hair relatively straight with a comb. Leave it on for just 10 minutes.
Let me tell you after I rinsed it out, my hair was so nice and straight (I felt it was keeping my hair straight), full of body and bounce, it was incredible!
The bottle says you can use it for 3 to 5 minutes after a chemical treatment. I did this yesterday after my no-lye Optimum relaxer and instead of my usually flat day-of-relaxer-hair....I had such fullness and body! Yummy. This is such a well-kept secret. I searched the boards, there's not much on this.
Just $5.99 at Sally's, ladies.
2. Aphogee Intensive Reconstructor -- this is the creamy, thick, 3 to 5 minute Reconstructor. Man, does it work fast. My second favorite ever! (who needs their stinky hardcore treatment). Not only do I notice extra strength afterward but my hair feels like BUTTER! Yes, it's that good
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3. Emergencee: What can i say, I use this once a week. It's not overkill but is a good hardcore staple. It keeps my hair strong and most importantly it doesn't stress my hair or dry it out. I'll use this forever.
THE NOT SO FAV'S
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1. Aphogee keratin and green tea spray on: Yes, I know I was raving over it yesterday on some thread. But I've changed my mind.
I used it Friday night and Saturday I saw some short hairs falling upon comb thru. I can't remember the last time I've had breakage (usually I comb out long shedded strands). It's just too drying. I even sprayed it on dripping wet hair and used a bit of humectress while air-drying. Didn't help. This is not for people who have a problem with dry hair. If you overkill with moisture..this is probably for you. It is a good product, just too dry for me.
I'm not even finishing this bottle, I'm pouring it out and filling the spray bottle with Duo-Tex, which I'll probably use every Wednesday for a mid-week protein fix.
2. Aphogree Treatment for Damaged Hair: I don't like that i have to use a dryer to completely dry this in. It won't work unless it's dried in, and I can't dry it in without hard core heat. Yes it strengthens and I had minimal hair loss, but I'm just not willing to use that much heat on my hair.
It's not friendly.
I don't like my hair being cement hard either.
3. Nutri-ox reconstructor ... This is OK, but it didn't really make an impression on me.
Other's I've tried:
Keraphix: can't remember the effects, but I hear it's good
Hask spray-on placenta: kept my hair strong and shiny. I loved it but stopped using because of the hormones. I so want to go back, but am afraid of the health effects.
Wella Liquid Hair: I does strengthen,but for me it was nothing to brag about. I just stopped using and forgot about it. So obviously it didn't make that good of an impression.
What's in you protein cabinet, ladies?? Share your reactions and the outcomes... (especially for little hyped products).
I have six protein items in my shower (Emergencee, Aphogee Treatment, Aphogree Intensive Reconstructor, Aphogee keratin and green trea spray-on, Ultra Sheen Duo-Tex, Nutri-ox Reconstructor)
But I only really like three.
Here's my assessment.
The FAVORITES:.
#1. Duo-Tex!!!!!!: I had never even heard of this product before. I went to Sally's last week since they started carrying Nexxus. I wanted Emergencee but they didn't have it. So, I looked around and found a huge 32 oz bottle of Ultra Sheen Duo Tex protein treatment for $5.99 ($5.29 with my card). You can't beat that.
So, it's liquid, almost as thin as water. you pour it on your hair (I now use a spray pump ...so as not to have run off and waste product), work the lather through and get the hair relatively straight with a comb. Leave it on for just 10 minutes.
Let me tell you after I rinsed it out, my hair was so nice and straight (I felt it was keeping my hair straight), full of body and bounce, it was incredible!
The bottle says you can use it for 3 to 5 minutes after a chemical treatment. I did this yesterday after my no-lye Optimum relaxer and instead of my usually flat day-of-relaxer-hair....I had such fullness and body! Yummy. This is such a well-kept secret. I searched the boards, there's not much on this.
Just $5.99 at Sally's, ladies.
2. Aphogee Intensive Reconstructor -- this is the creamy, thick, 3 to 5 minute Reconstructor. Man, does it work fast. My second favorite ever! (who needs their stinky hardcore treatment). Not only do I notice extra strength afterward but my hair feels like BUTTER! Yes, it's that good
. 3. Emergencee: What can i say, I use this once a week. It's not overkill but is a good hardcore staple. It keeps my hair strong and most importantly it doesn't stress my hair or dry it out. I'll use this forever.
THE NOT SO FAV'S
:1. Aphogee keratin and green tea spray on: Yes, I know I was raving over it yesterday on some thread.
But I've changed my mind. I used it Friday night and Saturday I saw some short hairs falling upon comb thru. I can't remember the last time I've had breakage (usually I comb out long shedded strands). It's just too drying. I even sprayed it on dripping wet hair and used a bit of humectress while air-drying. Didn't help. This is not for people who have a problem with dry hair. If you overkill with moisture..this is probably for you. It is a good product, just too dry for me.
I'm not even finishing this bottle, I'm pouring it out and filling the spray bottle with Duo-Tex, which I'll probably use every Wednesday for a mid-week protein fix.
2. Aphogree Treatment for Damaged Hair: I don't like that i have to use a dryer to completely dry this in. It won't work unless it's dried in, and I can't dry it in without hard core heat. Yes it strengthens and I had minimal hair loss, but I'm just not willing to use that much heat on my hair.
It's not friendly.
I don't like my hair being cement hard either. 3. Nutri-ox reconstructor ... This is OK, but it didn't really make an impression on me.
Other's I've tried:
Keraphix: can't remember the effects, but I hear it's good
Hask spray-on placenta: kept my hair strong and shiny.
I loved it but stopped using because of the hormones. I so want to go back, but am afraid of the health effects. Wella Liquid Hair: I does strengthen,but for me it was nothing to brag about. I just stopped using and forgot about it. So obviously it didn't make that good of an impression.
What's in you protein cabinet, ladies?? Share your reactions and the outcomes... (especially for little hyped products).
That was my first protein treatment because I've been afraid of using the hard core stuff, but the girl at Sally's recommended it, and it was on sale for .99 a packet. It feels like a moisturizing shampoo and it foams up. I only needed to use half the packet to saturate my hair and I didn't have to leave it on for a long time; only about 20 minutes with a cap while I shaved my legs and gave myself a pedicure. My hair came out smooth and felt a lot stronger, and I haven't noticed as much breakage or shedding this week.
and some parts never got that dry. But it is a new way to use the product without heat ...so that's how I'll use it from now on. I actually liked the results, but without completely drying in it's not really a hard core protein.
I'm scared to put that in my hair, but let me read up on just how to do this.
