Doo Gro Mega Long Extreme Reconstructor for Stronger, Longer, Repaired Hair 450g/15.87 oz
A reconstructor is not a conditioner, and using it like one is the usual mistake. This is a protein treatment, and protein treatments are for hair that has gone weak and stretchy rather than hair that is simply dry.
The test is easy enough. Pull a wet strand. If it stretches a long way and does not spring back, the shaft has lost protein and needs rebuilding. That is the job here. It works into severely damaged, brittle strands and reinforces the internal structure, which brings elasticity back and cuts breakage and split ends at the same time.
Doo Gro make it in a 450g tub, which is a lot of product, and that suits how a reconstructor gets used: heavily, on the worst sections, then not again for a few weeks. Overdoing protein makes hair stiff, so alternate it with a moisturising mask rather than running the two together. Waves through to 3b curls.
There is a rhythm to it worth learning. Protein one week, moisture the next, and pay attention to how the hair feels rather than to the calendar. Hair that has gone stiff and snappy has had enough protein for now; hair that stretches and stays stretched has not had nearly enough.
Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Biotin, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Citric Acid
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- 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
Clean hair takes protein better, so shampoo first and squeeze the water out. Coat the damaged sections thickly enough that they look white with product, and go lighter everywhere else.
Cover with a plastic cap and leave it for the time on the tub. Rinse thoroughly, then follow with a conditioner, because protein on its own leaves hair feeling tight.
Results
Weak, over-stretchy hair firms up. A wet strand that used to sag and stay stretched springs back instead, and the mid-length snapping that comes with that state drops off noticeably.
Ends look less see-through. The hair feels denser between the fingers, sometimes noticeably firm at first, which settles once moisture goes back in.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Biotin, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Citric Acid
