As I Am Bond Leave-In Conditioner Strengthening Moisture for Damaged Hair 237 ml/8.0 oz
Bond products belong to a category that arrived with colour services and then spread everywhere. The claim is straightforward enough: support the internal structure of a strand that has been weakened, so it holds together under tension instead of snapping.
As I Am pair their Bond Complex with ceramides, amla and moringa in this 237 ml leave-in. Ceramides smooth the outside of the strand, the botanicals condition, and the combination is aimed at hair that is breaking rather than merely dry. Elasticity is the thing to watch, because hair that stretches and returns is hair that survives being styled.
Use it after you cleanse and rinse out your conditioner, applied generously through the lengths while the hair is still wet. Detangle with fingers or a wide comb, add Bond Water if the hair still feels thirsty, then style. It stays in. Treat it as a first layer rather than a finisher, and build your usual stylers on top of it. Bonding products work cumulatively rather than in one dramatic session, so judge this over a month of washes rather than a single one. And be honest about the diagnosis first: if hair is snapping because it is dry rather than damaged, a plain moisturising leave-in will serve you better and cost less.
Ingredients Aqua/Water/Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Betaine, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Polyquaternium-37, Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Phytosterols, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Copper Tripeptide-1, Phytosphingosine, Hydroxypropyl Bisstearamide MEA, Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA, Biotin, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Potassium Olivate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Stearic Acid, Fragrance/Parfum, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Polyquaternium-7, Lactic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Maltodextrin, Polyacrylamide, Coumarin, Limonene
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Application tips
Wet hair, not damp, and work in sections.
Squeeze it in rather than raking, so the cream lands along the strand instead of gathering at the ends. Give it a minute to sink in before anything goes on top, then style straight after.
Nothing to rinse and nothing to time. On looser textures start light and build, because a cream leave-in is easier to add than to take back out.
Results
Hair holds its softness into the next day rather than tightening as it dries. The comb keeps running, and frizz that usually turns up halfway through the day stays down.
Damaged lengths gain stretch, and stretch is what stops them snapping at the brush. Gels and creams applied afterwards sit on a smooth base, so they go further and set more evenly.
Composition
- Ceramides
- Smooth a lifted cuticle so lengths feel even, not rough
- Amla
- Softens damaged hair and keeps frizz from lifting
- Moringa
- Leaves enough slip to detangle wet hair without tearing
Full ingredients list
Ingredients Aqua/Water/Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Betaine, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Polyquaternium-37, Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Phytosterols, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Copper Tripeptide-1, Phytosphingosine, Hydroxypropyl Bisstearamide MEA, Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA, Biotin, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Potassium Olivate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Stearic Acid, Fragrance/Parfum, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Polyquaternium-7, Lactic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Maltodextrin, Polyacrylamide, Coumarin, Limonene