
About this product
A leave-in molecular repair treatment designed to strengthen and restore damaged hair by repairing broken keratin bonds caused by heat styling, coloring, bleaching, and chemical treatments.
Full ingredients
Water (Aqua) (Eau), Alcohol Denat, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Cetyl Esters, Behentrimonium Chloride, Polysorbate 20, SH-Oligopeptide-78 (K18Peptide™), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Isopropyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), Geraniol, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol
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A peptide treatment that works in 4 minutes to visibly smooth, strengthen, and reduce frizz in damaged or color-treated hair by repairing keratin chains at the molecular level. The catch is technique: skip conditioner before applying it, use just a small amount on towel-dried hair, and let it sit a few minutes so the active ingredient can penetrate properly; those with healthy, undamaged hair may want to avoid it, as concentrated peptides can weigh down or stiffen hair that doesn't need repair. Price is steep for many, though the formula delivers noticeable results with consistent use over weeks to months.
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Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A leave-in molecular repair treatment designed to strengthen and restore damaged hair by repairing broken keratin bonds caused by heat styling, coloring, bleaching, and chemical treatments.
Mostly yes. 15 of the 18 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.
K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 18 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
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