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No matter how careful you are with your hair routine, frizz, split ends, and damage are almost inevitable. It sucks, I know. But that's why it's important to know which products can help with these issues, and which just add to the dryness and breakage. Unfortunately, that are some shampoos out there that can strip the hair follicles of their moisture and natural oils, which is why drugstore options like the Gliss Hair Repair shampoo are so clutch — so much so that it was a 2017 Best of Beauty winner.
By now, the main causes of hair damage are pretty well-known, and very few of us are innocent of all of them. Heat styling, chemical treatments, coloring, over washing, and even towel drying can cause brittle strands to break off, but Gliss promises to combat it all. The secret ingredient? Liquid keratin (and a lot of it). It smooths and softens the follicle, plus it actually helps to reconstruct it from the inside out.
“It's the hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed keratin that's making your hair feel stronger because it actually bonds to your hair, linking with the proteins naturally occurring in the hair," cosmetic chemist Ni'Kita Wilson previously told Allure. "It also carries a fatty component, so you get strengthening and conditioning in one product."
Since keratin is the main structural protein that hair is made of, this shampoo essentially fills in the holes that your flat iron or color treatments might have created. The result promises shinier, stronger hair that can go longer between trims and remains much more manageable during styling. It even acts as a kind of detangler, helping your comb, brush, or fingers glide through your strands without snagging.
And it's clear the people are loving it. This seemingly-magical shampoo's sales have been up over 3,000 percent on Amazon. Reviewers say they love that it leaves hair clean without the coarse, dry feeling that other shampoos often create. Because it’s so deeply moisturizing, some even report fewer flakes and a more hydrated scalp, which is perfect during the dry and cold weather months.
It doesn't weigh your hair down, either. Many moisturizing products contain heavy oils to seal and strengthen broken follicles, which can result in greasy, limp hair depending on your texture. But this stuff right here? According to reviewers, the keratin formula is “light and silky” and “leaves the hair with plenty of volume.” It promises to work on all hair types (thin, thick, curly, or straight) and buyers even say it smells like a sweet combination of “baby powder and honey.”
Now that I’ve caught your attention, it’s time to hit you with the astronomical price tag. Just kidding. Gliss is available on amazon.com for a smooth $8. You can also pick up its conditioner twin while you're adding award-winning products to your virtual cart.
Whether you’re looking to fix some past curling iron mishaps or you’re trying to grow your hair longer and want to skip a trim or two, Gliss Hair Repair shampoo might just become your go-to healing solution.
