Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm – Your Clients’ Post-Colour Health Hero!

It's no surprise that damage is still the number one hair concern, and achieving truly healthy hair remains the ultimate desired outcome for your clients. We're observing a significant trend, especially among Gen Z, who are driving the growth of damage products, with up to 57% of them over-indexing in specialist treatments. Their top concern? Split ends.

Discover Redken’s innovative balm and why it will become an indispensable part of your service, helping clients maintain unparalleled hair health by repairing damage and visibly sealing dry, split ends.

The Ultimate SOS for Damaged Ends: Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm

Your hair isn't uniform – different sections have unique needs based on their age and what they've encountered. We think of it in three zones: Zone 1, closest to your scalp, is the newest and healthiest, typically up to a year old with minimal wear. Moving down, Zone 2, the mid-shaft, is usually 2-3 years old and has experienced more brushing, blow-drying, heat styling, and chemical services, making it drier and more porous. Finally, Zone 3, extending past your shoulders, can be 5-6 years old or more. This is the most porous, dry, and fragile part of your hair, often showing brittleness and split ends from years of treatments and styling.

‘ Bandage balm is a super light weight sealer for zone 3 of the hair, it will leave the hair feeling soft smooth and sealed.’ – Greg, Redken Educator

The new Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm is perfect for clients of all hair types, textures, and patterns looking for a little extra TLC for their split ends. It visibly seals damaged, dry split ends in just one use! This groundbreaking product is engineered to deliver immediate, visible results.

Inside the bottle: Targeting Damage at the Core

This groundbreaking balm is powered by an advanced 8% Bonding Care Complex, a concentrated blend designed to transform your hair. At its heart are two key scientific ingredients: Citric Acid and Madecathenol (also known as Madecassoside). This dynamic duo works in harmony to visibly strengthen and protect your hair, delivering immediate bond repair and a beautifully smooth, moisturized feel without any heaviness.

‘Bandage balm is here to help fix those ends that always dry first and are the hardest to get looking smooth. Using this balm with ingredients small enough to enter the hairs fibre both when wet and dry as often as desired will hydrate the tips and work as the perfect accompaniment to any stylists kit bag.’ – Jen, Redken Educator

When applied directly to the most vulnerable areas, like your delicate Zone 3 ends, the Hair Bandage Balm absorbs rapidly. This provides instant, lightweight conditioning and smoothing benefits, plus crucial heat protection up to 230 degrees. Our unique technology ensures that Citric Acid, small enough to penetrate deep into the hair fiber, actively relinks broken bonds, restoring strength and elasticity from within. Simultaneously, Madecathenol steps in to instantly hydrate damaged ends and bind the cuticle layers, effectively sealing split ends on contact for a visibly healthier finish.

Lightweight Finish: Easy Application for Smooth, Sealed Ends

‘Bandage balm is a light weight healer for the hair , doesn’t leave a residue behind and leaves the ends feeling smooth and silky .. I have been really impressed’ – Niktita, Redken Educator

It’s suitable for all hair types and textures, including color-treated and lightened hair, and is recommended to be applied onto damp hair. Take a pea-sized amount in hand, rub hands together, and apply directly to ends up to mid-lengths as needed, and leave in – do not rinse! 

You can reapply to dry hair throughout the day if needed. As each person’s hair has different needs, some may want to apply only once, and others may prefer to reapply or layer. Upon reapplication, the Hair Bandage Balm will absorb quickly into the hair without it looking or feeling greasy or oily, helping to seal and reduce the appearance of split ends.

From the Experts: How the Bandage Balm Transforms Your Toolkit

But don't just take our word for it; hear directly from Redken Educators on how this innovative balm is already becoming an indispensable part of their professional toolkit and revolutionizing their services.

‘Bandage balm would be my go to product to elevate my blow-dry services, it will leave the hair sealed and smooth while still being super lightweight, it has heat protection built in of up to 230 degrees and can be used wet and dry.’ – Greg, Redken Educator

‘This is a stylist must have as it’s amazing to finish off them big blowdrys on them clients that just refuse to get that hair cut …wet and dry hair and amazing for them big roller sets to ensure ends are looking sealed.’ - Niktita, Redken Educator

"Bandage balm is here to help fix those ends that always dry first and are the hardest to get looking smooth. Using this balm with ingredients small enough to enter the hair's fiber, both when wet and dry as often as desired, will hydrate the tips and work as the perfect accompaniment to any stylist’s kit bag." – Jen, Redken Educator

Beyond the Balm: The Power of the Full Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Range

While the Hair Bandage Balm is a fantastic new addition, its true potential, and indeed, the ultimate health of your clients' hair, lies in its synergy with the entire Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate range. Each product features Redken's advanced Bonding Care Complex and Citric Acid, reinforcing weakened bonds and balancing the hair's crucial pH levels.

This new Hair Bandage Balm targets visible split ends and external damage with precision, the shampoo and conditioner cleanse and condition, the leave-in protects and preps, and the serum provides continuous, deep repair. Using the products together creates a holistic approach to hair health. This leads to dramatically healthier-looking hair, improved elasticity, reduced breakage, and enhanced colour vibrancy that lasts longer – ultimately, happier clients who trust your expertise.

Elevate your salon services and retail offerings with the complete Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate family, now more powerful than ever with the addition of the Hair Bandage Balm.