ApHogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor 16oz
Two minutes is the honest part of the name, and it is the reason this one actually gets used. A treatment that demands half an hour under a cap gets skipped on a Tuesday. This goes on after shampoo, sits for the length of a shower, and rinses out.
It sits in the middle of the ApHogee ladder. Heavier than a conditioner, nothing like the Two Step, and aimed at moderate breakage and cuticle damage rather than the severe end of it. Keratin amino acids do the rebuilding, with botanical oils and vitamins keeping the texture from turning stiff.
The trade-off for the speed is depth. Two minutes will not undo years of damage, and if your hair is at the point of breaking under its own weight, this is not the treatment for it. For hair that is starting to go rather than gone, it does the job.
Worth knowing:
- Built for tinted, bleached and relaxed hair
- Helps against chlorine, which matters if you swim
- Helps against hard water, which matters in a lot of UK homes
- 16oz, so it lasts through a long stretch of weekly use
Apply to clean hair, leave it for two minutes, rinse. Follow with a conditioner if your hair wants the extra softness.
Water, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Stearalkonium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Magnesium Sulfate, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, Caramel
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Apply to wet hair rather than dripping.
Comb it through once so it sits evenly instead of in clumps. A palmful covers shoulder length hair, more if it is dense.
Watch the clock rather than the amount. When the time is up, rinse it out properly and follow with a conditioner if your hair runs dry, because protein on its own gives you no slip.
Results
Hair firms up. The strands feel less spongy wet and comb out with less drag, and the difference shows first on bleached ends that had gone soft.
Dry, it reads smoother and takes a style with more hold. Swimmers get plenty out of it, since chlorine leaves exactly the sort of surface damage this is pitched at. Softness arrives with the strength rather than instead of it.
Composition
- Keratin Amino Acids
- Fill weak points in the cuticle, so hair feels firm again
- Botanical Oils
- Keep the finish soft instead of the stiffness protein can leave
Full ingredients list
Water, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Stearalkonium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Magnesium Sulfate, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, Caramel
