Design Essentials Bamboo & Silk HCO Leave-In Conditioner 8 oz
Two jobs in one spray: a leave-in conditioner and a blow-drying agent, which is a combination worth having if heat is part of your routine.
Bamboo extract strengthens and protects, silk protein smooths and softens, and the pair of them penetrate the shaft rather than sitting on the surface. The formula also lays down a protective layer before heat goes anywhere near the hair, which is the part that matters most on a silk press or a blow-out.
- Moisturises, softens and detangles as soon as it goes on
- Restores and strengthens the hair shaft
- Shields against heat damage during drying and styling
- Leaves body that holds for days rather than hours
Shampoo, condition, towel blot, then spray onto wet hair and comb through to the ends with a wide-tooth comb before you set or blow-dry. 8oz in a spray bottle, and because it goes on wet hair as a fine mist, that lasts longer than the size suggests.
Heat protection is worth being realistic about. Nothing in a bottle makes a flat iron safe, and no leave-in rescues a temperature that is too high. What a product like this does is reduce the friction and the moisture loss that make heat damage worse, which is a genuine benefit at sensible settings and no help whatsoever at reckless ones.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Polyquaternium-11, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexyglycerin, Glycereth-2 Cocoate, Glycerin, PEG-8 Dimethicone Meadowfoamate, Panthenol, Polysorbate 20, PEG-75 Lanolin, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Fragrance(Parfum), Hydrolyzed Silk Protein, Bambusa Vulgaris (Bamboo) Extract, Red 33 (CI 17200), Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Amyl Cinnamal, Eugenol, Geraniol. *The list of ingredients may be subject to updates, we advise you to refe
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Application tips
Spray it on in sections, lifting each layer so the hair underneath gets covered as well as the canopy. A fine mist over wet hair spreads further than it looks, so start light and add.
Give the ends a second pass. Then blow-dry, set on rollers, or leave it to dry naturally. It is a leave-in, so nothing here gets rinsed back out.
Results
Detangling gets easier immediately and the hair feels softer under the comb. Wet hair that normally knots as soon as a brush goes near it behaves.
Blow-dried, the finish has real body and it stays for days rather than dropping by the second morning. The strand feels stronger and smoother, and heat styling costs the hair less than it does with no barrier in place.
Composition
- Bamboo Extract
- Strengthens the shaft and shields it while you dry
- Silk Protein
- Smooths the surface and softens rough, dry lengths
- Panthenol
- Draws moisture in and adds body to fine hair
Full ingredients list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Polyquaternium-11, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexyglycerin, Glycereth-2 Cocoate, Glycerin, PEG-8 Dimethicone Meadowfoamate, Panthenol, Polysorbate 20, PEG-75 Lanolin, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Fragrance(Parfum), Hydrolyzed Silk Protein, Bambusa Vulgaris (Bamboo) Extract, Red 33 (CI 17200), Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Amyl Cinnamal, Eugenol, Geraniol. *The list of ingredients may be subject to updates, we advise you to refe
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