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This stuff is really good. And the price is even better!
Reviewer: T. from
NYC 9/1/2008
My hair is medium to fine and really coarse, coily, dense African-American hair. Love it, but at shoulder length it's a lot of work. I tex-lax just enough to allow some manageability only about once a year. I don't use shampoos, only cleansing conditioners. It allows me to stretch my touch ups for months. Last spring after my last retouch, I noticed a lot of hair breakage. Relaxers are hard on my dry hair and I started looking for better deep conditioners and reconstructors. I used the Joico products but they get so pricey for the amount of product. My hair is so dense I would go through a 6 oz tube in one washing. Some of the Black themed hair blogs talked about Aphogee products balanced with a moisturizing conditioner and for the price I though I'd give it a try. I bought it then didn't bother with it for months. Opted to use the easier 2min version. I liked it but I was still having some breakage. I finally put the heavy duty stuff in last weekend. For me, I had to bend some of he directions slightly. I did a pre-poo conditioning treatment before applying (olive oil mixed with Queen Helene), did not use a clarifying shampoo but substituted my cleansing conditioner by Devacurl. I can't detangle my hair once I use a detergent based shampoo. Put on the Aphogee--which by the way smells not so great. Got under a hooded dryer for about 20mins til it got hard. Rinsed and deep conditioned over night with Devacurl conditioner and a little more olive oil. I skipped the Aphogee balancing moisturizer after reading the ingredients it didn't seem to be any different from what I already had on hand. No worries because my hair really turned out great. Much smoother in texture, some of the coarser parts that tend to frizz were straighter. As for the breakage, well the bonus is that I can see a sharper reduction of all that shedding. I was really shocked at how good the treatment worked. I would do it again and would recommend it with no qualms.
nothing but the truth....
Reviewer: Ryan from
Roanoke Rapids,NC 8/11/2008
i just happened to see the aphogee line of products in the store..i brought the 2 minute kertian reconstructor. i liked how it made my hair feel.so i went back and brought the shampoo for damaged hair, the two step protein treatment, the balancing moisturizer, the essential oils, and the keratin and green tea reconstrucizer..i washed my hair with the shampoo, applied the protein treatment, sat under the dryer for 30 minutes, washed the protein out throughly, put the balancing moisturizer in my hair, let that sit for 2 minutes, washed it out, towel blotted my hair, applied the essential oils to my scalp and ends, rolled my hair and then sprayed it with the reconstrucizer..OMG when i took the rollers out my hair was SHINY, SOFT, AND SMOOTH..my hair hasn't felt this great in years, it's so soft, and smooth..before i used these products i was mad because i thought i was going to have to trim my ends off and my hair was shredding left and right.. NOT ANYMORE.for the people saying the protein treatment didn't work for them..you have to follow all the steps(ie using the recommended products)..i have relaxed and colored hair and my hair was looking good before it's looking great now..
must use as directed to work
Reviewer: lee from
baltimore, md 8/9/2008
make sure you comb it thru before drying and make sure you use a hair dryer because the heat does something to activate the product better. i have relaxed hair. i use this product a week before i get a relaxer and i have been using it for 6 months and i see a huge difference. Far far less breakage. of course, you must always have a regular weekly routine of washing and conditioning.
Very Impressed
Reviewer: Sarah from
Louisiana 7/23/2008
i read just about every review about this stuff and figured i would give it a shot.im usually skeptical about these one use and see a difference products so i bought a sample from my local beauty store.this stuff is awesome.ive use many products that claim to do what this stuff does and none compare.my hair felt so wonderful and had the healthiest shine.the treatment does have a odd smell but after using the step two moisturizer its gone.i will be buying the large bottle of this treatment.it's my new best friend!!
Pretty Amazing Stuff
Reviewer: Hayden from
Somewhere 7/14/2008
I have wavy, dry, broken, cracked, split ended hair. I have been straighting my hair for about 4 years so my hair is too damaged to even look at. I was so upset that my hair turned out that way and now it doesnt even look good when i straighten it any more. I was desperate so i heard this stuff was pretty good. I did what the directions told me to do and did a deep conditioner (Neutrogena Triple Moisture Hair Recovery Mask) and i saw amazing results. My hair was shiny, bouncy, had hardly any split ends. I still had breakage though, but maybe that will take a little longer to get rid of. YOU MUST BUY THIS STUFF!!!
Definitely a fan!
Reviewer: Arlene from
Lancaster, PA 6/30/2008
I bought this product based on others reviews and I am glad that I did. I am Black and my hair is relaxed. I found that it was breaking a lot and decided to do something about it. The first time I used this, I didn't really see a difference but after using for a little more than a month, I have really seen a difference. When I comb my hair now, there isn't a "ton" of hair in the comb and all over the sink. Overall I was very pleased with this product and I will continue to use it. I also will recommend it to people (especially people with chemically treated hair like me)
im happy with this product
Reviewer: Cindy from
scotia,ny 6/16/2008
i color and relax my hair for many yrs im also a hairdresser my hair for some while has been looking not so good and lots of breakage my hair never seems to grow i used this product yesterday and have to say it does wk alot less breakage today my hair is soft i will be using tis again in 4wks this is what my hair needed to a road of recovery!!
worth my time
Reviewer: toni from
maryland 6/4/2008
this product really does its job. about 5 months ago my hair broke off because i was coloring it too much and relaxing it because my hair is not natural. so i decided to braid my hair for about 4 month and not relalx it. after i got my relaxer i decided to get a new shampoo and conditioner that would help my hair get strong again. now i think that is it best to stay with one brand, so i decided to try aphogee products after reviewing everyones results from this site. i bought the whole line of aphogee products. i waited a week after relaxing my hair to try the treatment. first i shampooed my hair with the shampoo for damaged hair. i shampooed it only once because i did not want my hair to lose some of its natural oils plus i had other steps to follow. after that i towel dried my hair and applied the protein treatment for damaged hair. i applied in sections starting with my ends first then the roots. it took about 10-15 min to apply. this product is very messsy but worth it at the end. i then sat under my hooded dryer for about 60 minutes. i let the product get my hair as hard as it could and then i got in the shower. i usually take about 15-20 minutes in the shower. when you rinse this product out, you have to really really rinse it well. the whole time i was in the shower i made sure that my head was atleat under the water. i massaged it every 5 minutes really well and just kept on rinseing. after that i applied the aphogee balancing moisturizer. VERY VERY IMPORTANT. DO NOT FORGET THE BALANCING CREAM. your hair needs the balance. this helps make it very soft, tangle free and shine. i massaged it for about 1 minute and covered it with a cap for about 3min. i rinse it out and then sprayed my hair with the aphogee eratin & Green Tea Restructurizer. and i added some pink oil moisturizer to my hair and wrapped it. after it wrapped it i sat under the dryer for it to dry. my hair came out so healthe and strong. even if you dont get the same result as me, your hair will definately have body and strenth. my edges were thin and now they are strong and i now see about 3 hair strands that shed. before i had about 15-20 pieces when styling my hair
Fantastic! Marvelous!! Spectacular!!!
Reviewer: Lisa from
Seattle, Washington 6/4/2008
This is my very first product review. I had a gorgeous head of long, virgin african american hair. I got tired of fighting the stylists and smelling like a walking flat iron, so I allowed my hair to be relaxed. It immediately began to break and shed. I have some hair on my head that is 8-9 inches long and some that is only 2 inches long. It was awful! I purchased this product this past weekend and was determined to go through each and every step. I didn't care WHAT it smelled like or how messy it was ... So I got everything together, purchased a bonnet dryer and got busy working to restore my hair. I must say, I still have a tiny bit of breakage because my hair was in "intensive care" but the difference is dramatic. For the price of this system, forgive me for saying this so bluntly, but you'd be a fool to listen to reviews that say "it stinks" or "it was messy" or "it worked a little." Try it, and save your poor, damaged, fried hair girl.
Sabrina Loves it!
Reviewer: Sabrina from
5/31/2008
This stuff works great! I have dyed my hair, permed it and done so much to it to damage it! One day at work I was scratching my scalp and pulling the ends to see if it was breaking, and hair started coming out as I pulled the ends! I was devestated! Then I went to a store and used Aphogee, the second time of use my hair completly stopped breaking! Then after the fourth time, it was thick and healthy, my boyfriend commented on it too! Its great! It even made my hair grow faster due to it not breaking off at the ends! Also, I did not have to go to get my ends trimmed as often because I had no split ends, and my trim lasted longer because of this!!! :)
