Amika Bust Your Brass Cool Blonde Conditioner
Amika Bust Your Brass Cool Blonde Conditioner
Amika Bust Your Brass conditioner: ultra-violet toning after the cool blonde shampoo
This toning conditioner is for blondes, silvers and grays, hair types 1 to 4c, who want to cool warm tones. It follows the Bust Your Brass cool blonde shampoo, and the two are tested together as a system.
It is color safe and keratin safe. The formula is vegan certified and cruelty free.
What the brand says it does
Its product page describes a conditioner that tones, hydrates and strengthens. For the shampoo and conditioner used continuously as a system, it reports:
- 55% less breakage
- Tested as safe for color-treated hair
On the ingredients behind it:
- Ultra-violet pigments: counteract yellow and brassy tones, to bring out shades of blonde, silver and gray.
- Fortifying technology: helps target and strengthen hair prone to breakage.
- Quinoa protein: a vegan protein that helps to reinforce damaged hair and improve shine.
- Plant butters: vitamin-rich mango butter, shea butter and borage oil.
Normcore, Hydro Rush and Soulfood care sit with it on Amika's shelf at Nava, from The Kure to Bust Your Brass.
Product specification
| Size | 9.2 oz (275 ml); 33.8 oz (1 l) |
| Form | Rinse-out toning conditioner with ultra-violet pigments |
| Named ingredients | Ultra-violet pigments; quinoa protein; mango butter, shea butter and borage oil |
| Hair type | Blonde, silver and gray hair, types 1 to 4c, looking to cool warm tones |
| When to use | After the Bust Your Brass shampoo, mid-lengths to ends; leave 2 to 3 minutes, then rinse |
| Silicones | Yes: Bis-PCA Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone and Disodium PEG-12 Dimethicone Sulfosuccinate are on the ingredient list |
| Free from | Labelled sulfate free and paraben free; no mineral oil |
| Treated hair | Color safe; keratin safe |
How to use it
After shampooing, massage it from mid-lengths to ends. Leave it on for 2 to 3 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Avoid contact with eyes.
For platinum, highlights, balayage and color-treated hair, use the shampoo and conditioner every other wash. Natural blondes can follow the same pattern in summer, when brassiness is more likely. Platinum hair showing brassiness can use the pair every wash until the tone returns. For textured and gray hair, the routine swaps in the Bust Your Brass mask in place of this conditioner.
Before settling on a routine, try it on a test strip of hair at the nape of the neck. If the tone turns too cool or nears violet, cut back for a week or two; if brassiness returns, use it more often.
Before you buy
Does it contain silicones? Yes. Bis-PCA Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone and Disodium PEG-12 Dimethicone Sulfosuccinate are on the ingredient list. Fragrance is on it too, with hydroxycitronellal and limonene listed separately.
What pairs with it? Its product page pairs it with the Bust Your Brass shampoo and mask, Supernova cream and The Protector color protect treatment.
Can the ingredient list change? It can. To confirm the formula suits you, check the list printed on your bottle.