K18 Professional Molecular Repair Hair Mist

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Jon Reyman, a bicoastal hairstylist and cofounder of Spoke & Weal Salon, which has locations in Boston, Chicago, New York City, Nashville, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Unlike bond builders, this isn’t a temporary fix. According to Connaghan, this biosciences discovery, 10 years in the making, can progressively renew the hair’s keratin dimer structure (which is key to repairing hair) while also reconforming the disulfide bonds that traditional bond builders temporarily strengthen.

K18 is designed to be used consecutively for 6 washes and then every 3-4 washes to maintain your healthiest hair possible. We highly encourage it. Our hair is not only damaged by color, but from heat, sun, products, water and environmental aggressors. K18 restores your hairs health and reverses any damage, everyone can benefit from K18. K18 is not organic because only natural ingredients can be certified organic. K18 uses both natural and synthetic ingredients because we prioritize cleanliness and safety. The professional option — which includes a mist and the leave-in mask — may not be as intuitive as other standalone treatments, though. "It's not confusing, but you do need to memorize when to use what product and how much you leave the product in before rinsing," says Austin-based hairstylist Daniel Kim. "It is a less-straightforward treatment system than others." Kim also says he would recommend this product, as his clients' hair does feel softer and more conditioned after use, but he wasn't positive if the patented ingredients in K18 were truly repairing the hair. Who Should Use K18?Wait 4 minutes after chelating** (do not rinse out), then apply a minimum of 10 full sprays of K18 professional molecular repair hair mist to each quadrant, increasing up to 20 sprays per quadrant as needed, depending on client’s length, density, or level of damage. The K18 professional molecular repair hair mist is meant to be used as the first part of the K18 molecular repair service.

Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with a wax-like consistency. It is often used in hair care conditioning formulas because of its smoothing and softening qualities. It does not contain ethanol and therefore is used in products that are marketed as alcohol-free.

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Ed Connaghan, president at K18 Hair, says that “applying keratin genomics makes repairing hair possible now” and said this new discovery is “another unicorn.” Cream-based format helps soften, smooth, and condition hair. pH level of 5.0-6.0 helps close down the cuticle to seal in the K18PEPTIDE™ for lasting strength + elasticity. Isopropyl alcohol is at a very low level (about 0.5%) in the K18 Mask formula. It is part of an ingredient blend, but it is not directly added to the formulas. It acts as a solvent by making the conditioning agents able to blend into the formulations. Wait 4 minutes after chelating**, then rinse and shampoo with K18 PEPTIDE PREP™ detox shampoo. Do not condition.