Do Protein Treatments Really Work?!

 Protein treatments are known to temporarily repair and strengthen hair. They do this by filling up gaps in the cuticle and if of a sufficiently small size can also penetrate to the cortex.(Journal of Cosmetic Science, pg69-87, 1993).
For natural hair damage tends to come from normal weathering - washing, drying, combing, heat use etc. Colour treated natural hair and relaxed hair can suffer from more cuticle damage

Protein can used to treat breakage not shedding.At times you can confuse the two but looking for a bulb is always the way to tell the difference. Hair shedding is a programmed event it is not changed by protein treatments. Breakage on the other hand can be stopped temporarily

If you use heat frequently, regularly wear your hair in styles that require combing or colour treat your hair, a protein treatment may be quite useful.

The chart below provides a visual guide for you to see hoe the protein affects your hair strands.