Amika The Protector Color Protect + Strengthen Treatment

Protect coloured hair against fading, heat and everyday environmental stress with Amika The Protector Color Protect + Strengthen Treatment. This lightweight leave-in mist helps preserve colour vibrancy while strengthening the hair and reducing breakage.

Its Color Longevity Complex helps seal in colour and defend against UV exposure, chlorine, copper and other common causes of fading. The Lamellar Liqui-Crystal Complex smooths the cuticle to leave hair feeling softer, more manageable and beautifully shiny without weighing it down.

Who Is It For?

• Suitable for all colour-treated hair
• Designed for hair types 1A to 4C
• Ideal for permanent, semi-permanent and highlighted colour
• Suitable for hair exposed to heat styling
• Perfect for swimming and sun exposure
• Beneficial for weakened hair prone to breakage
• Suitable for keratin-treated hair
• Ideal for anyone wanting lightweight, leave-in colour protection

Key Benefits

• Clinically proven to help prevent colour fading for up to 40 washes
• Delivers hair that is up to 5.2 times stronger
• Helps reduce breakage by up to 81%
• Reduces colour fading and shifting caused by up to 15 hours of UV exposure
• Provides heat protection up to 232°C
• Helps defend colour against chlorine and copper exposure
• Seals and smooths the hair cuticle
• Helps preserve colour vibrancy and shine
• Leaves hair feeling moisturised, soft and manageable
• Lightweight leave-in formula
• Vegan and cruelty-free
• Free from sulphates, parabens and mineral oil
• Convenient 200ml spray bottle

Performance claims are based on Amika’s clinical testing.

Key Ingredients

• Color Longevity Complex: Combines colour-locking polymers, peptides and colour-retention silicones to help preserve vibrancy and prevent dullness and fading.
• Lamellar Liqui-Crystal Complex: Uses liquid crystals that align along the hair to help smooth the cuticle, retain moisture and support colour protection.
• Black Currant Extract: An antioxidant-rich fruit extract that helps protect against oxidative stress that may affect hair colour.
• Sea Buckthorn: Amika’s signature superfruit, naturally rich in vitamins, antioxidants and omega-7 fatty acids.

How to Use

1. Apply to clean, damp hair.
2. Mist evenly throughout the mid-lengths and ends.
3. Gently detangle using your fingers or a wide-toothed comb.
4. Do not rinse.
5. Style as usual, using heated tools if desired.

For especially even distribution, spray the treatment onto a paddle brush before brushing it through the hair. Apply to dry hair before swimming to help protect colour against chlorine exposure.

For thicker hair requiring additional moisture, use alongside Amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Mask.

Safety Information

Avoid contact with the eyes. If contact occurs, rinse immediately and thoroughly with water. For external use only. Keep out of reach of children.

Ingredients

Water/Eau/Aqua, Cetyl Alcohol, Amodimethicone, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant/Cassis) Fruit Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Argousier) Fruit/Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice/Riz) Extract, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm/Palmier) Fruit Extract, Cetrimonium Chloride*, Polyquaternium-113, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Trideceth-3, Trideceth-15, Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance/Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Rose Ketones.