Reddit reviews ApHogee Intensive 2 Minute Keratin Reconstructor (16 OZ)

To me it sounds like you have high porosity hair because of the medication. My mom had a similar issue with her hair becoming damaged after she bleached her hair so she could change the colour to a light grey (which it looks absolutely gorgeous now). First of all, do NOT use any heating tools (straightener/curling iron/blow-dryer). If you're anything like me and you feel like you absolutely have to, please use a heat protector. Secondly, do not brush your hair when it's wet. I would avoid anything with plastic beads on the end, combs and bristle brushes are your best friend right now (or finger detangling!!!!). Comb out the ends first, and keep going a few inches higher each time - this will save you from breakage. Try to brush your hair as little as possible though.

I encourage you to be absolutely filthy now as well. Wash your hair only when you absolutely need to (every 3-4 days is what I recommend, even longer than that if you can postpone it). Your hair gets greasy when not washed for the same reason your face will get oily, glands in the skin produce sebum. You want sebum to build up so it can moisten your hair and keep it from drying out, this is like a natural conditioner.

I also recommend a protein treatment for your hair as well. The accutane is sucking out all the moisture from your hair, so you're going to need to artificially put some back in. On top of this, I recommend leave in oils. Moroccan Oil is what I like to use. You only need a small amount and that full bottle has lasted me nearly two years - I use it every time I wash my hair and I absolutely love it. If you're looking for something a bit cheaper I can also recommend Morocco Oil. On top of all this, you may also want to do a deep hair conditioning 1-2 times a week. Unfortunately I have no recommendations on a product for this.

I hope your acne clears up though! Accutane was such a pain to take. It dried out my skin pretty badly when I was taking it, to the point that I just felt like stopping after a couple of months. However I didn't, kept taking it for 2 years, but my acne has not been an issue since!

Has anyone used the Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor?


From my understanding, it's not CG friendly, but some people are REALLY standing by it.

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Olaplex 3 is another people shout to the mountain tops about.


My low/normal porosity hair needs protein STAT. It's so dang soft rn.

I'm pretty sure, I'm lazy and just order everything. For moisture I use NuNaat Silicon mask, for protein I use Aphogee Two Minute treatment and as a leave-in Redken Anti Snap smells and works amazing. I do heat both the treatments. If you don't want to get the bonnet, you can just as easily put on a shower cap and wave your dryer about your head for 15 minutes... ;)