Abbey Yung Hair Care Method.
This list focuses on scalp health, bond repair, gentle cleansing, and long-term hair protection as recommended by Abbey Young.
Sections
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Step One: Pre-Wash Bond Repair (optional)
Step 2: Pre-Shampoo Oil Treatment (optional)
Step 3: Clarifying / Deep Cleaning Shampoo
Step 4: Non-Clarifying Shampoo
Step 5: Post-Shampoo Bond Repair Treatment
Step 6: In-Shower Conditioning
Step One: Pre-Wash Bond Repair (optional)
This is an optional step, specifically for Epres Bond Repair Treatment, as it is a lightweight spray-on bond repair treatment which works best if used before hair washing. All other currently recommended bond repair treatments should be used post-was...
Bond Repair Treatment Starter Kit
Step 2: Pre-Shampoo Oil Treatment (optional)
This is also an optional step. And the purpose of this step is to protect the length and ends of your hair during the washing process. It is especially helpful if your hair is damaged, gets easily tangled after washing, or tends to feel dry. If you d...
OGX Coconut Miracle oil is the prewash oil Abby currently uses. It is the thickest prewash oil she currently recommends. But if you don’t like thick oils, she also recommends OGX Coconut Oil Mist or serum for lighter options.
Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil
OGX Nourishing+ Coconut Oil is the lightest oil Abbey recommends for prewash oiling. Best for those with thin or fine hair—or anyone who likes lighter products.
Coconut Oil Weightless Mist | OGX® Beauty
OGX Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum is a medium consistency. Not as thick as the OGX Coconut Miracle Oil, but not as thin as the OGX Coconut Oil Mist.
Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum
Step 3: Clarifying / Deep Cleaning Shampoo
Clarifying or deep cleaning the hair and scalp is a one of the most important steps when it comes hair care. It removes oil and buildup from the scalp and hair and provides a deeper clean that non-clarifying shampoos can offer. This is not a step tha...
L’Oréal Professional Paris Metal Detox is a high quality deep cleaning shampoo option—for those with normal to dry scalp who also enjoy products with a creamy consistency.
L'Oreal Professionnel: Metal Detox
Living Proof Clarifying Detox Shampoo is a high end option for deep cleaning. And is especially recommended for those with normal to dry scalp, who enjoy products with a creamy consistency.
Clarifying Detox Shampoo
Garner Fructis Pure Clean Purifying Shampoo is a great deep cleaning option for those with normal to dry scalp, who enjoy a lightweight product that won’t weigh the hair down.
Fructis Silicone-Free Purifying Pure Clean Shampoo
L’Oréal Paris Ever Pure Clarify Shampoo is a high quality drugstore product. And a great deep cleaning option for those with normal to dry scalp, who enjoy a lightweight product that won’t weigh the hair down.
L'Oreal Paris Clarify Sulfate Free Shampoo
K18 Peptide Prep Detox shampoo is great high end deep cleaning option for those with normal to oily scalp, or anyone looking for a more heavy duty clean.
PEPTIDE PREP™ Detox Shampoo For Gentle Clarifying 8.5oz
Ouai Detox Shampoo is another great, high end deep cleaning option for those with normal to oily scalp, or anyone looking for a more heavy duty clean.
Detox Shampoo
Dove Scalp+ Hair Therapy Density Boost is a great drugstore deep cleaning option for those with normal to oily scalp, or anyone looking for a more heavy duty clean.
Scalp + Hair Therapy Clarifying Shampoo
Pantene Pro-V Sheer Volume is another drugstore deep cleaning option for those with normal to oily scalp, or anyone looking for a more heavy duty clean.
Sheer Volume Shampoo
Step 4: Non-Clarifying Shampoo
This step is to be used on regular/non-clarifying shampoo wash days or as a next step after clarifying. The Abbey Young Method has no rules about how many times you should or shouldn’t wash your hair. It is to be used on an individual basis, as neede...
Redkin Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo is a high end option for those with normal to dry scalp and offers moderate cleaning.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo
Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo is a high end option for those with normal to dry scalp and offers moderate cleaning.
Dove Bond Strength Damage Therapy is a nonclarifying shampoo option for people who fall between a dry or oily scalp.
Dove Damage Therapy Bond Strength Shampoo
Dove Bond Intensive Repair is a nonclarifying shampoo option for people who fall between a dry or oily scalp.
Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Shampoo
L’Oréal Ever Pure Bond Repair Shampoo is a nonclarifying shampoo option for people who fall between a dry or oily scalp.
EverPure Sulfate Free Bond Repair Shampoo with Citric Acid
Neutrogena Scalp Therapy Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is a medicated shampoo option to be used as needed to prevent itching, irritation, and flaking. It is meant to be used in addition to or in place of the other non-clarifying shampoo products mentioned pr...
Neutrogena ® Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Extra Strength
Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is a medicated shampoo option to be used as needed to prevent itching, irritation, and flaking. It is meant to be used in addition to or in place of the other non-clarifying shampoo products mentioned previously.
Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo 1% Ketoconazole 7oz
Dove Dryness & Itch Relief Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is a medicated shampoo option to be used as needed to prevent itching, irritation, and flaking. It is meant to be used in addition to or in place of the other non-clarifying shampoo products mentio...
Dove Damage Therapy Dryness & Itch Relief Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
Cerave Anti-Dandruff Hydrating Shampoo is a medicated shampoo option to be used as needed to prevent itching, irritation, and flaking. It is meant to be used in addition to or in place of the other non-clarifying shampoo products mentioned previously...
Anti-Dandruff Hydrating Shampoo For All Hair Types
Head & Shoulders Classic Clean is a medicated shampoo option to be used as needed to prevent itching, irritation, and flaking. It is meant to be used in addition to or in place of the other non-clarifying shampoo products mentioned previously.
Classic Clean Dandruff Shampoo
Step 5: Post-Shampoo Bond Repair Treatment
Although bond repair treatments are normally marketed as a pre-shampoo treatment, Abbey has found that they usually work better if used post-shampoo. Because these products repair the hair at an internal level, removing oils and buildup from the hair...
K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask contains their patented K18 peptide which helps repair even the most damaged hair and is meant for all hair types.
L’Oréal Ever Pure Bond Repair Concentrate uses citric acid to strengthen hair and reduce breakage. It is suitable for color-treated hair and repairs damaged hair without weighing it down.
EverPure Bond Strengthening Pre-Shampoo Treatment
Redkin Acidic Bonding Concentrate uses citric acid to repair damage and strengthen the hair, protects color-treated hair from fading, and offsets damage caused by hair coloring and heat tools. For all hair types.
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Garnier Fructis Hair Filler Inner Fiber Repair + Bonding uses peptides and citric acid to strengthen and repair hair down to its inner most layer. It is scientifically proven to penetrate 7 layers deep for softer, stronger, smoother, healthy looking ...
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OGX Bond Protein Repair utilizes dual-action repair technology to rebuild bonds in the inner hair cortex and repair damage to keep hair strong, smooth and resilient. This treatment helps protect against frizz and maintains shine for healthy looking h...
Bond Protein Repair | OGX® Beauty
Step 6: In-Shower Conditioning
This step includes conditioners, hair masks, and hair gloss within the same category because their primary purpose is to condition the hair.
Hair Glosses are the lightest and thinnest making them great options for those with fine or thin hair—or an...
L’Oréal Paris Ever Pure 5 Minute Lamination Mask uses glycolic acid to give 8x smoother hair and up to 5 days of intense glass shine.
L’Oréal Wonder Water treatments use amino acids and moisturizing agents to smooth the hair’s surface making it silkier, shiner, and healthier looking with no weigh down.
L'Oreal Elvive 8 Second Wonder Water
Amika Flash is formulated with amino acids, UV filters, and sea buckthorn to boost hair health, provides intense hydration, brilliant shine, and seals the hair cuticle. Designed for all hair types, this lightweight formula leaves hair silky-smooth, r...
flash | instant shine mask for shiny hair
Garnier Hair Filler Strength Repair Conditioner is a sulfate-free, vegan conditioner designed to repair weak, damaged hair by filling it with strength up to 7 layers deep. Formulated with Vitamin Cg, Citric Acid, and a Repair Care Complex, this cond...
Pantene Miracle Rescue Deep Repair Conditioner is designed to visibly repair 6 months of damage in just 1 use, leaving hair soft, hydrated, and stronger. It features a lightweight formula that nourishes, reduces frizz, and protects against heat.
Pantene's Miracle Rescue Deep Repair Conditioner
L'Oréal Paris EverPure Bond Repair Conditioner is a sulfate-free, strengthening conditioner designed to repair weak hair bonds, reduce breakage, and intensely hydrate damaged, color-treated, or bleached hair using citric acid. It works on all hair ty...
L'Oreal Paris Bonding Conditioner
Dove Damage Therapy Bond Strength Conditioner is designed to repair up to 3 years of visible damage, particularly for chemically treated hair. It uses Bio-Protein Care™ and Peptide Complex to strengthen, smooth, and nourish hair, reversing signs of d...
Dove Damage Therapy Bond Strength Conditioner
Dove Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner is designed for damaged, colored, or styled hair to nourish, reduce breakage by 98% and strengthen hair 10x. It features Bio-Protein Care and Glutamic Amino Serum to repair at a molecular level.
Dove Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner
The Acidic Bonding Concentrate Leave-In Conditioner is a 2023 Shape Beauty Award winner. Acidic Bonding Concentrate helps repair damage from different types of damage like, chemical damage from hair color and lightening, as well as heat styling and e...
Shop Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Care Products - Redken
Repair and restore damaged hair with Pureology Strength Cure Conditioner, a sulfate-free, strengthening formula clinically proven to restore up to 99% of hair’s virgin strength when used with the Strength Cure system.
Repairs Damage & Strengthen...
A bond fortifying conditioner that's ultra moisturizing + clinically proven to strengthen damaged strands due to everyday stressors, heat + chemical treatments. This conditioner strengthens hair and prevents future breakage for your strong healthy ha...
strength repair conditioner : the kure - Amika
The Elizavecca CER-100 Collagen Ceramide Coating Protein Treatment is a popular, affordable Korean hair mask designed to repair dry, damaged, or color-treated hair. Using collagen, ceramides, and proteins, this treatment strengthens strands, reduces ...
Elizavecca CER-100 Collagen Hair Protein 100ml
Pantene Pro-V Miracle Rescue Intensive Bond Repair Mask is a highly rated, intensive hair treatment designed to visibly repair 6 months of damage in one use. It uses "Melting Pro-V Pearls" to build bonds, strengthen hair, and reduce breakage, leaving...
Miracle Rescue Intensive Bond Repair Mask with Melting Pro-V Pearls
OGX Bond Protein Repair 1-Minute Treatment Mask is a creamy, fast-acting treatment designed to nourish, strengthen, and smooth damaged or over-processed hair in only 60 seconds. Utilizing a dual-action bond protein complex, it repairs internal kerati...
Bond Protein Repair 1-Minute Treatment Mask - OGX Beauty
The Dove Intensive Repair 10-in-1 Serum Mask is a high-performance visibly repairing treatment designed to tackle years of accumulated hair damage in just one minute. It is formulated with Bio-Protein Care technology and infused with Glutamic Amino S...
Dove Damage Therapy Intensive Repair 10 in 1 Serum Mask
The Dove Damage Therapy Bond Shield 10-in-1 Super Serum is a leave-in treatment designed to repair 3 years of visible hair damage. Utilizing Bio-Protein Care and Peptide complex, it strengthens hair bonds, offers heat protection up to 450°F, and prov...
Dove Damage Therapy Bond Strength 10 in 1 Serum Mask
Amika The Kure intense strength repair mask is an ultra-rich treatment designed to strengthen, repair, and hydrate dry, damaged hair. Clinically shown to make hair 3.2x stronger and reduce breakage by 69% after just one use. It is particularly effect...
AMIKA The Kure - Masque Réparateur Intense - Sephora
Step 7: Post-Wash Bond Repair Treatment
Apply post-wash and wait 10 minutes before applying any other product. Use 1-2 times per week. This is optional if you’re already using other bond repair treatments.
Living Proof Triple Bond Complex is a no-rinse styling treatment that repairs, strengthens, and protects hair by building all three types of bonds (hydrogen, ionic, and covalent). It makes hair 8x stronger, improves manageability, and offers heat pro...
Bond Builder & Hair Strengthening Treatment - Living Proof