Why that expensive bond builder actually wrecked my hair in Houston

I was super skeptical when my coworker at the salon kept pushing this $45 bond builder from a brand I'd never heard of. She swore it fixed her damaged ends after just two uses, so I tried a sample on my client's highlighted hair last month. At first the results looked amazing, super smooth and shiny after the treatment. But after three weeks her hair started snapping off worse than before, like actual little pieces breaking at the root. I checked the ingredient list again and realized it's basically protein overload in a bottle with no real moisture balance. My client was so upset she asked for a refund from me, and I felt terrible for recommending it. Has anyone else had this happen with protein-heavy treatments? I'm sticking to my cheap olaplex for now.

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kaiharris1mo ago

Used to think more protein was always better for damaged hair but this post totally flipped my script on that. Were you able to reverse the breakage with a deep moisture mask?

mitchell.mark1mo ago

Did you find that your hair felt worse before it got better after switching to moisture?