💥 Unlock your hair’s ultimate strength and smoothness in just 5 minutes!
VEGAN CLEAN BEAUTY - Formulated without compromise—100% vegan and unscented for sensitive scalps
STRENGTH YOU CAN FEEL - Clinically proven to double hair strength after a single use
INSTANT SMOOTHING BOOST - Experience 14x smoother hair after just one 5-minute treatment
POWER PACKED BOND REPAIR - Highest 14% citric acid concentration for intensive inside-out strength restoration
SEAMLESS ROUTINE INTEGRATION - Preps hair perfectly for the full Acidic Bonding Concentrate system, maximizing repair and hydration
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Intensive Pre-Treatment is a 150ml vegan lotion featuring a potent 14% citric acid formula that repairs broken hair bonds from within. Clinically proven to make hair 14 times smoother and twice as strong after one use, this 5-minute rinse-off treatment primes damaged hair for enhanced repair and hydration when used with the full Acidic Bonding Concentrate range.
Specifications
Manufacturer
REDKEN
Package dimensions
14.8 x 5.5 x 5.4 centimetres
Package Weight
0.18 Kilograms
Item dimensions L x W x H
46 x 46 x 160 millimetres
Item weight
0.17 Kilograms
Brand
Redken
Colour
Acidic Bonding Concentrate Intensive Treatment
Format
Lotion
Volume
150 Millilitres
Scent
Unscented
Special features
Vegan
Speciality
Vegan
Language
English
Item model number
884486493866
Product Dimensions
4.56 x 4.56 x 16 cm; 170 g
ASIN
B09QYD97XY
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Reviews
4.4
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J**A
Amazing!! Way better than O plex
Omg! This is the best hair product ever. Leaves hair so soft and shiny, looking and feeling SO healthy!! To ne honest, the 1st time I used it I hated it because my hair felt like a straw and dry. However I think it was because my hair wasn't needing the protein and because I left the acidic treatment on my hair overnight (too much time, so hair was hard). If you leave the treatment for 5 to 10min hair is perfect.
C**L
Seriously blown away
Saw results after 1 use. Already used it twice now and hair just looks, feels healthier. Less breakage, easy to apply and good size bottle
F**I
Nicer than olaplex
I've been using Olaplex for the best part of a year, and while I saw improvements in damage, I wasn't wowed. Hair condition didnt feel significantly improved, even on the day immediately after washing.This was recommended on a YouTube e video I watched and I was pleasantly surprised. Too soon to say if damage will be sigifcantly improved, but after using it I do notice a significant improvement in the way my hair feels (smoother/softer/nicer to work with for styling). Smell is pleasant as well (though in practice I guess that will be more influenced by the shampoo and conditioners that you use to wash this out...
L**S
good product
Just started the treatment. My hair feels smooth after using this cream. I like the smell too
B**S
Disappointed
Only bought the bonding 14% bottle. Price of all of the other items just not do-able.Honestly I’m very disappointed, expected incredible results and I did follow the instructions correctly.I’ve used it twice along with a shampoo I like and a rich, detangling conditioner I like but I don’t notice any huge change. Frizz no better, I hair isn’t wonderfully soft or incredibly soft or even more maneagable. I’m suspicious now of how the 5* reviews are worded, a lot of the reviews mention you must buy the whole product range. There’s a financial crisis right now. I thought £21 was a splurge on one small bottle. Not sure how many more uses I will get out of my bottle either.I will update my review if it suddenly kicks in with fantastic results but I won’t be buying again unless that happens. Very expensive product and I took the gamble but it hasn’t paid off. There are actually plenty of low starred reviews but we always get sucked in by the 5 stars, don’t we?Anyone else really fed up with researching , thinking you’ve found the miracle product and just left disappointed and with a much lighter purse?I honestly used to get better results when I stuck to a much better diet and rice water rinses… but I got lazy 🙄😬🙄Here’s hoping if I keep using this bonding treatment my hair will improve.
J**.
Redkin changed my hair from broken to healthy.
This has been a game changer for my brittle hair due to bleaching highlights every six weeks. This made my hair feel real again. Always had wiry hair not anymore. This and Moroccanoil is the only brand's I will ever use again. This and leave in conditioner and heat defence spray for straightening always redkin. Oil shampoo conditioner and mask Moroccanoil. Redkin is amazing with protection highly recommend
K**A
Good product
Just gone through the bottle. My hair changed a lot. It always brakes easily and it is very thin, but this product helped with the split ends. It makes my hair smooth and easy to brush after washing. Smells good and the bottle lasted for months
S**8
Yes!
My hair is a combination of waves and curls mixed in with the odd straight bit. It's a nightmare to style without straightening. I noticed that it was really frazzled and damaged from the heat styling, so much so that it wasn't growing because the ends were just snapping off.Being curly/wavy it has a natural tendency to want to frizz up into a birds nest if left to air dry. This stuff is amazing. I actually left it on for 25 minutes then washed and Conditioned with Redken shampoo and conditioner. It felt really soft, no frizz and best of all my curls looked really defined and shiny. Absolutely recommend if your hairs feeling a bit sorry for itself
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