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Bond-Builder / Amino Acid

Creatine

also on labels as Methylguanidoacetic Acid

Small amino-acid derivative that penetrates the cortex to reinforce internal electrostatic bonds, improving tensile strength and reducing breakage.

Ingredients · as printedCurlsmith Bond Curl Rehab Salve

Water (Aqua / Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Creatine, Polyquaternium-10, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Prunus Amygdalus (Sweet Almond) Oil, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract, Behentrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Polyquaternium-37, Hydroxypropylgluconamide, Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate, Tartaric Acid, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Anethole, Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate, Geranyl Acetate, Linalyl Acetate, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Pinene.

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Much lighter than whole proteins; rarely causes stiffness even on protein-sensitive hair.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

High-porosity, bleached, heat-styled, or weakened hair.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.
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