Protective Conditioner is the rinse-out step of Joico's Defy Damage line, built to detangle and reinforce color-treated or heat-stressed hair after shampooing. Its formula leans on real plant oils and butter — sunflower seed oil, soybean oil, olive fruit oil and olive oil unsaponifiables, and shea butter — alongside amodimethicone and quaternary conditioning agents that give slip and static control.
- Detangles and helps hair resist color fading between salon visits
- Contains Panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, and Oat Peptide to help reinforce hair's protein structure
- Blends emollient plant oils and shea butter with silicone- and quat-based conditioning agents for slip and smoothness
- Gentle enough for daily use, suited to straight through curly, fine through thick hair
Used after shampooing, it's meant to sit for a short time before rinsing, leaving hair easier to comb through and less prone to breakage during detangling and drying.