Product Description
amika The Protector Color Protect + Strengthen Treatment is a lightweight leave-in treatment designed to protect color-treated hair from the everyday factors that can cause fading, including UV exposure, chlorine, copper, and heat styling.
Clinically proven to help prevent color fade for up to 40 washes, the formula also delivers 5.2x stronger hair and 81% less breakage while keeping strands moisturized, soft, shiny, and manageable.
The treatment provides heat protection up to 450°F and helps reduce color fading and shifting caused by up to 15 hours of UV exposure. It also helps defend color against chlorine and copper exposure, making it especially useful before swimming or outdoor activities.
Powered by amika's Color Longevity Complex, the formula combines color-locking polymers, peptides, and color-retention silicones to help maintain color vibrancy. A Lamellar Liqui-Crystal Complex helps smooth the cuticle and preserve moisture for softer, shinier, more manageable hair.
Key Benefits
- Helps prevent color fade for up to 40 washes*
- Delivers 5.2x stronger hair*
- Provides 81% less breakage*
- Helps reduce color fade and shift from up to 15 hours of UV exposure*
- Protects against heat up to 450°F
- Helps defend color from chlorine and copper exposure
- Helps preserve color vibrancy and shine
- Smooths and moisturizes hair
- Leaves hair soft, shiny, and more manageable
- Lightweight leave-in formula
- Suitable for all color-treated hair types 1–4C
Key Ingredients
Color Longevity Complex
A blend of color-locking polymers, peptides, and color-retention silicones designed to help preserve color vibrancy and reduce dullness and fading.
Lamellar Liqui-Crystal Complex
Uses liquid crystals that align along the hair surface to help smooth the cuticle, support color protection, and improve softness, shine, and manageability.
Black Currant Extract
An antioxidant-rich fruit extract that helps protect against oxidative stress that can affect hair color.
Sea Buckthorn Extract
amika's signature superfruit, naturally rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, omega-7 fatty acids, and antioxidants.
How to Use
Mist evenly through damp hair from mid-lengths to ends.
Lightly detangle with fingers or a wide-tooth comb, then heat style as needed.
For more even application, spray the treatment onto a paddle brush and brush it through the hair.
Before swimming, apply the treatment to help protect color from chlorine exposure.
Ideal For
All color-treated hair types and textures, especially hair exposed to heat styling, sunlight, swimming pools, chlorine, copper, dryness, breakage, or other common causes of color fading.
For thicker hair that needs additional moisture, pair with Hydro Rush Mask.
Free From / Additional Info
- Sulfate-Free
- Paraben-Free
- Mineral Oil-Free
- Vegan Certified
- Cruelty-Free
- Color Safe
- Keratin Safe
- UV Protection
- Heat Protection up to 450°F
*Clinically proven according to amika's product testing.
