Formulated for all hair types, including color-treated and heat-styled hair that shows frizz, dullness, or split ends. It is a retail product meant for at-home use by consumers, not a professional-only backbar item, and requires no special technique beyond following the wait time before styling.

Most hair oils only coat the outside of the strand, so any smoothing effect is temporary and washes out. This one pairs that surface smoothing with a peptide designed to work into the hair fiber itself, so the frizz control and repair benefit is meant to build with repeated use rather than sitting entirely on top of the hair. It's a useful pick for anyone dealing with damage from color, heat styling, or general wear who wants a finishing oil that does more than add shine.

For the full repair benefit, apply to damp hair; for a quick finishing touch, it can also go on dry hair.

1. Apply 1-3 drops to towel-dried, damp hair from mid-lengths to ends
2. Wait about 4 minutes before styling to let the peptide work into the hair fiber
3. Style as usual, with heat protection up to 450°F (232°C)
4. Alternatively, smooth a small amount through dry hair afterward as a finishing oil for extra shine and frizz control

• Pro: dual-action formula addresses both internal peptide bonds and surface frizz/shine in one product
• Pro: avocado oil's high smoke point supports the 450°F heat-protection claim rather than that claim being purely marketing
• Pro: silicone-free and lightweight, so it will not weigh down fine hair the way heavier oils can
• Con: requires application to damp hair with a short wait before styling to get the peptide benefit, which is an extra step versus a quick-application dry oil
• Con: contains several fragrance allergens (linalool, limonene, cinnamal, hexyl cinnamal), so fragrance-sensitive users should review the ingredient list
• Con: premium price point relative to drugstore hair oils, reflecting the peptide technology and clinical testing behind it