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If your hair's been damaged from excessive colour or chemical treatments, you may have been told that regular protein treatments can help get your hair back in shape.
According to Riley, there are protein treatments that can react to the hair and treatments that deposit on it, so it's important to know the difference. "Protein treatments that react with the hair change the crystal structure of the hair," she said. "The treatment often reacts to amino acids along the hair with the intention to fill the gaps. The product is only effective if it fills the missing cuticle gaps and leaves the remaining hair strand intact, but the reaction takes place along the whole hair." Treatments that deposit, on the other hand, might not be worth the investment. A reliable treatment to try out is Aphogee Two-Step Protein Treatment ($18).