K-PAK Conditioner REVITALISANT

4 Reviews

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   resolvedEggs4

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   I found this at TJ Maxx and I love it, makes my bleached+damaged hair feel beautiful!

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   cheerfulPoultry8

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   I really wanted to like this line of conditioner/shampoo after reading all the other great reviews.

   It has a great smell and didn’t leave any residues, however, I found that I needed to apply a lot of conditioner, and it just didn’t seem to soften or de-tangle my hair in the shower, or after drying. I’ve used other products, and cheaper products, that made my hair feel better then this one. I thought maybe my hair was getting too much protein, and near the end tried to switch my products up, but everytime I used this it was the same result.

   I bought the large 1L bottles for $18 each, and I liked the pumps on them, however, the price and the results will prevent me from trying this product again.

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   curiousPretzels3

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   It’s a very rare thing that a cult product is reformulated, and becomes better than the original version. The new conditioner comes in the same packaging, but it is called ‘revitalisant’, not ‘reconstruct’. That’s how you can distinguish it. The shampoo has been reformulated as well, and it is also called ‘revitalisant’.
   I’ve tried both the shampoo and the the conditioner in the old and the new formulations, and the biggest difference is that they are much more moisturizing in the new formula. The old ones made my hair a bit dry and straw-like, they were probably too heavy on protein and too light on moisture for me, but the new products are just perfect.
   The rotten banana smell I really disliked in the older version is gone, and is replaced by a much lighter, fruity-floral fragrance.
   I hardly ever use conditioners, because my hair is so thick that only deep conditioners and masks have visible effects on it. My top favorite mask is Revitaluxe from the K-Pak line. I was really surprised to see that this conditioner has almost the same effect as the Revitaluxe mask, so it’s very efficient, especially compared to other daily conditioners. It made my hair soft and shiny, but also manageable and easy to style. I didn’t have to use a leave-in conditioner or a styling product to comb my hair, which is quite rare for me.
   I recommend both the shampoo and this conditioner to anyone who didn’t like old formula and found it too drying. Especially if you buy it in the liter size, it’s a bang for the buck.

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   ashamedWidgeon2

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   This is the reformulated version of the previous K-PAK Reconstruct Conditioner and has been introduced 2014/2015, which I couldn’tuse because it left my hair straw like. The ingredients of the new version are very different from the previous one. It is still a repair formula with proteins but it also has plenty of amino acids, oils and peptides that deeply moisturize the hair without the drying effect, typical of protein formula. This makes it more suitable for damaged but protein sensitive hair. It is the lighter version of REVITALUXE Treatment of the same K-PAK line (see my review), so if you had good results with Revitaluxe you may consider using this as a daily conditioner. In my opinion the new formula is a great improvement because my hair is porous and protein sensitive, for this reason I wasn’t able to use any product of the old K-PAK line, but now I can use Revitaluxe every two weeks and this conditioner twice a week with very nice results. My hair is moisturized, soft and smooth, especially after blow drying, with some volume and a lovely bounce. The scent is very light and, in my opinion, more pleasant than Revitaluxe. The only complain is that, like Revitaluxe, it has no slip when you apply it, it feels almost like a body lotion sort of cream. It is ok for now but as my hair grow longer I will have to use a light detangling conditioner afterward in order to comb my hair through. And the cap, like for every Joico product, is hard to open. I don’t use the shampoo of the same line but a SLS-free organic one and I don’t have any build up – maybe also because this conditioner only contains a water soluble silicone.
   One point off because it contains parabenes.

   Here the ingredient list for comparison with the old Reconstruct conditioner.
   Water, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG/PPG 20/23 Dimethicone, Glycol Stearate, Pentapeptide 29 Cysteinamide, Pentapeptide 30 Cysteinamide, Tetrapeptide 28 Argininamide, Tetrapeptide 29 Argininamide, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin PG Propyl Methylsilanediol, Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Keratin Amino Acids, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycolipids, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteth 2, Cetrimonium Bromide, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Ceteareth 20, Sorbic Acid, Disodium EDTA, PEG 20 Almond Glycerides, Glycerin, Benzophenone 4, Thioctic Acid, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Allantoin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Triethanolamine, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Hydroxyisohexyl 3 Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Hydroxycitronellal, Fragrance