Budget-Friendly Haircare Part 6: Bond Repair!

Bond-Repair is a hybrid: One Part actual-thing that Reduces breakage/Strengthens hair, and One Part Marketing sleight of hand.  grapes lemonade racecars

There are some new ingredients that do bond repair. But this has always been a "thing." It just wasn't marketed that way. Bond-repair ingredients have cosmetic benefits (hydration, smoothing) with a side order of hair-health benefits: Strengthening, providing support to reduce damage. 

The products below are mostly rinse-out conditioners. They contain ingredients that deliver bond-repair or anti-breakage benefits with each use. See this post for a breakdown of what those ingredients are and what they do. I have a number of great "Under $10" options on that page. This page is dedicated to the less-than-or-nearly $5 products.grapes lemonade race cars

FAQ answered: Even if a product contains silicones and oils, the bond-repair ingredients can find their way in and around the cuticles and even into the hair shaft of damaged hair. Damage attracts conditioner. Really, it does. It's an electrostatic charge thing. That conditioner takes the whole formula with it - it's not like it separates into the original ingredients once it's on your hair. Nor does a creamy salad dressing go back to its pre-emulsified state when you put it on your salad. 🥗

DIY treatment for practically nothing: 

If you're from the Midwest, you'll recognize this is the moral equivalent to, "It was on sale - and I had a coupon!"

See my post about DIY bond-repair recipes. Adding a little sugar or honey (dissolved in water first) to your conditioner, or making a sugar or honey rinse can protect against breakage, reduce frizz and ease detangling. How? By stabilizing the bonds within the proteins of your hair! By adding hydration.

Options close to $5: See the indicated bond-repair ingredients. 

Garnier Whole Blends Honey Treasures Repairing Conditioner

Bond repair courtesy of: Honey!

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Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Conditioner

Bond repair courtesy of: Hydrolyzed Wheat, Corn, and Soy proteins, Sugar cane extract.

Dove Intensive Repair Damage Therapy Conditioner 

Bond repair courtesy of: Lactic acid and Trehalose (a variety of sugar).

Dove Intensive Repair Damage Therapy Shampoo

Bond repair courtesy of: Glycerin, Citric acid and Trehalose (a variety of sugar).

Dove Bond Strength Shampoo 

Bond repair courtesy of: Glycerin, Large and Medium-"size" proteins (Polypeptides, Hydrolyzed Pea, Vegetable and Soy proteins)

Mane 'N Tail Deep Moisturizing Conditioner  

Bond repair courtesy of: Glycerin, Isostearamidopropyl Morpholine Lactate, Panthenol and Rice protein.

Mane 'N Tail Conditioner 

Bond repair courtesy of:  Glycerin and Hydrolyzed Collagen protein.

Hask Biotin Boost Conditioner 

Bond repair courtesy of: Hydrolyzed Collagen protein.

Pantene Pro-V Moisture Renewal Conditioner

Bond repair courtesy of: Glycerin, Amino acids Glutamic acid and Histidine, Panthenol.

Pantene Pro-V Repair, Protect and Shine 

Bond repair courtesy of:  Glycerin, Amino acids Glutamic acid and Histidine, Panthenol.

Pantene Pro-V Smooth and Sleek Conditioner 

Bond repair courtesy of: Amino acid: Histidine, Panthenol.

Pantene Pro-V Classic Clean Conditioner 

Bond repair courtesy of: Amino acids Glutamic acid and Histidine, Panthenol.

Suave Bonding Infusion Repairing Hair Mask 

Bond repair courtesy of:  Amino acids Alanine, Glutamic acid and Proline, Lactic acid, Glycolic acid.

Suave Bonding Infusion Repairing Conditioner

Bond repair courtesy of: Amino acids: Alanine, Glutamic acid and Proline. Lactic acid, Glycolic acid.

Suave Bonding Infusion Repairing Shampoo

Bond repair courtesy of: Glycerin, Citric acid, Glycolic acid. Amino acids: Alanine, Glutamic acid, Proline.

Suave Bonding Infusion Purple Shampoo

Bond repair courtesy of: Glycerin, Glycolic acid...

Amino acids: Arginine, Aspartic acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Phenylalanine. 

Also bond-repair moisturizers Sodium PCA, Sodium lactate.

Tresemme Keratin Repair Shampoo with Bond-Plex 

Bond repair courtesy of: Amino acids Arginine and Lysine, and Hydrolyzed Keratin.

Tresemme Keratin Repair Smoothing Conditioner: Bond-Plex for Damaged Hair

Bond repair courtesy of:  Hydrolyzed Keratin (protein), Lactic acid (organic acid), Dipropylene glycol (penetrating humectant), Trehalose (sugar).

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