Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Intensive Pre-Shampoo Treatment for Damaged Hair

Most Helpful Critical Review

Not a fan!!

I received this product in exchange for my review. I did not like this product since it did not work as it claimed it would. My hair is very dry and very damaged. The product does not say how much to use, do you do a dime size amount? Do you paint it on like hair dye (which got me into the hair ...mess I have)? I painted it on, so maybe results would work better if you use less at a time? I do like the smell. It is not too over powering or strong, and not a chemical smell like some hair treatments. It smells clean. The bottle does not say to cover hair with a cap, so I did not, again, maybe results would vary had I done this. I know some conditioning treatments have you use a cap, but the directions didn't mention it, so my interpretation was it wasn't needed. I left it on for 10 minutes before rinsing. I noticed right away my hair felt stronger from it..... good sign. I usually lose a lot of hair in the shower, literally only 3 pieces fell out. My hair felt very dry though, despite being soaking wet, it felt like straw. Bottle says to follow up with their shampoo and conditioner. I did not have this on hand, so I washed the product out and thought I would enjoy the smell of it for a bit..... and I know it's repetitive, but again, maybe results would be different if I had done that step. I waited for my hair to air dry, since I did not want to add product or heat to ruin my results! After it was dry, I ran to the mirror and....... nothing! It looked more dry and more damaged after the product was applied, left on for 10 minutes and rinsed. It felt stronger if you lightly pulled on it, but I did not get the desired or advertised results. As mentioned, there are a few things I could have done differently, so maybe that is where I went wrong, but in my opinion not something I would be willing to spend money on or try again.