A(ph)ogee protein treatment- Step by Step & Review

Ends Before Treatment

Hair Before treatment
(No Flat Iron)

Let's start at the beginning.... I have recently undergone a hair transformation. I went from a natural level 3 (near black kinda brown) to a level 9 (blonde but not the palest blonde) in two back to back double processes. Needless to say my hair is in need of some repair. Enter: A(ph)ogee a protein treatment. So I have heard tale of how "amazing" this Aphogee stuff is for weakened hair and for $3.79 at Sally's I figured why not give it a shot!




Step One: Shampoo hair and towel blot
Check.

Step Two: Apply "step one" until hair is well saturated paying particular attention to the ends.

Comb through with a wide tooth comb to distribute while hair is wet only!
(Fair warning this stuff does not smell pleasant in any sense of the word but it's not a dangerous chemical so no ventilation is required)

Step Three: Blow-dry with no tension. Do not comb at this point as the protein mixture creates a "crust" around the hair shaft and will break if you apply tension.

(Honestly mine felt like it would get up and walk off on it's own that's how stiff it was!)

Step Four: Re-wet and then rinse with warm water removing all dried protein before towel blotting and applying "step two" (the balancing moisturizer) leaving it on the hair for 2 minutes before rinsing out.

 

Step Five: Dry and style as usual.

 (Left) My usual products (a leave-in, some oil and heat protectant)

(Right) Results after the blow dry with medium tension
(Meh)

(Left) My ends after the blow dry
( not that great, huh?) 

(Right) After Flat Iron

Pink-ish spot I found in my hair after treatment

Thoughts:

Honestly, I did not like the Aphogee... I think my Moroccan oil mask does so much more for my hair (moisture and texture wise) and with how little the Aphogee did for my breakage issue it just isn't worth it for me to do again. Not only did Aphogee not help my breakage issue it also stripped my color made my ends appear even more frazzled than before and I noticed a pink spot in my hair that was not there prior to the treatment. 

Will I say that this product doesn't work and that nobody should ever use it? No. It didn't work for me and what exists on my hair currently. I would hesitate to suggest it to people who have lightened hair or those who have fashion colors simply due to the reduced overall appearance of color (and in my case altered color in some areas). 

In my opinion: save your money. Get the Moroccan Oil hair mask, 10,000mcg Biotin, a regular trim and a semi-permanent clear color... then leave the rest to nature.

Have you tried A(ph)ogee before? Share your thoughts/ experiences in the comments below!