Redken Acidic Bonding Curls: Care for Coloured Curly Hair
Acidic Bonding Curls is the curl version of Redken's bonding range. It's silicone-free and made for curly and coily hair that's been coloured or chemically processed and has lost its shape and strength. If your curls have gone limp, frizzy or stringy after colour, start here.
What does Redken Acidic Bonding Curls do?
The conditioner pairs citric acid and glycine with Redken's bonding care to soften, detangle and help restore the curl pattern in fragile, breakage-prone hair. The leave-in treatment is a lightweight, curl-specific formula with amino acids that helps define texture and cut frizz.
Because it's silicone-free, it won't build up and weigh curls down between washes, which is the most common complaint we hear from curly clients using regular repair products.
Who is Redken Acidic Bonding Curls for?
Wavy, curly and coily hair (roughly 2B to 4C) that's coloured, lightened or chemically treated. If your curls aren't processed and just need moisture, All Soft is a good fit. If the hair is straight but damaged, use Acidic Bonding Concentrate.
How to use the Acidic Bonding Curls routine, in order
- Wash: Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo 300ml. A gentle sulfate-free bonding shampoo. Focus on the scalp and let the lather run through the lengths.
- Condition: Acidic Bonding Curls Conditioner 300ml. Work through soaking-wet hair and detangle with your fingers while it's in.
- Leave in: Acidic Bonding Curls Leave-In Treatment 250ml. Apply to damp curls from mid-lengths to ends. Scrunch, don't rake.
- Define: Hydra Curl Cream. A little Hydrating Curl Cream on top for definition and frizz control, then diffuse or air-dry.
- Day two and after: Refresh Curl Mist 250ml. Mist over dry curls and scrunch to bring them back between washes.
Which Acidic Bonding Curls product should you start with?
- Start here: the Curls Conditioner & Leave-In Duo. Those two do most of the work.
- Fine waves: conditioner and a light hand with the leave-in. Skip the cream, use the mist.
- Thick or coily curls: leave-in plus the Hydrating Curl Cream on top.
- Long gaps between washes: the Refreshing Curl Mist. We sell a twin pack, one for home and one for the gym bag.
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Redken Acidic Bonding Curls questions we get asked
Is Redken Acidic Bonding Curls silicone-free?
Yes. The conditioner is silicone-free, so it won't build up on curls.
Can I use it if my curls aren't coloured?
You can, but it's designed for processed curls. Unprocessed curls that just feel dry usually do well on All Soft.
What shampoo should I use with it?
A sulfate-free shampoo. We pair it with the Acidic Bonding Concentrate shampoo.
How often should curly hair be washed?
Most curly clients do well washing two or three times a week and refreshing with a curl mist in between.
