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HOW DOES PREMIÈRE HELP YOU REMOVE POROSITY AND RECLAIM YOUR NATURAL TEXTURE ?

Deciding to reclaim your natural curls after years of chemical straightening, bleaching, or frequent heat styling is a liberating journey, but one often fraught with challenges. Between breakage, loss of definition, and inconsistent textures, the transition phase can feel discouraging. A major hurdle during this process is high porosity, where the damaged cuticle allows moisture to escape as quickly as it enters, leaving curls perpetually parched and prone to frizz. This is where the science of the première range comes into play, not merely as a surface-level treatment, but as a true architect for the hair fiber.
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WHY HAVE YOUR CURLS "FORGOTTEN" THEIR SHAPE ?

When hair is over-processed, the disulfide bonds the chemical links that maintain the curl's structure weaken or break. The result: the curl loosens, becomes frizzy, and loses its bounce. On top of this, there is a frequently ignored factor: limescale. For hair in transition, which is already naturally porous and fragile, this damage creates a 'sponge effect' where the hair absorbs three times more calcium from shower water than healthy hair.

This calcium acts like an invisible cement, building up inside the fiber, stiffening it, and preventing treatments from penetrating. This is the vicious cycle that makes the transition phase so difficult: the hair's high porosity makes it vulnerable to mineral overdose, leaving it simultaneously 'starving' for nutrients and 'suffocated' by minerals.

The Première range breaks this cycle by specifically targeting porous fibers. Its dual-action formula decalcifies the hair to remove the suffocating calcium build-up, then repairs the internal links. By sealing the cuticle and neutralizing porosity, Première ensures that essential moisture is finally locked in, allowing curls to regain their natural definition, strength, and rhythmic bounce.

DECALCIFYING &

RESTORATIVE

ACTION


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citric acid

Acts like a magnet to eliminate calcium overdose. By freeing the fiber from this rigidity, it instantly restores suppleness.


glycine

An essential amino acid, penetrates deep into the heart of the cortex to reconnect broken keratin chains. It strengthens the fragile area where the natural texture meets the damaged sections

DECALCIFYING &

RESTORATIVE

ACTION


LET'S START RITUAL


SHOP PREMIÈRE

citric acid

Acts like a magnet to eliminate calcium overdose. By freeing the fiber from this rigidity, it instantly restores suppleness.

glycine

An essential amino acid, penetrates deep into the heart of the cortex to reconnect broken keratin chains. It strengthens the fragile area where the natural texture meets the damaged sections


STEP 1

PREPARE & DECALCIFY

On wet hair, apply the Concentré Décalcifiant Ultra-Réparateur. Do not rinse ! Leave it on for 5 minutes to allow it to deeply dislodge calcium buildup.

STEP 1

PREPARE & DECALCIFY

On wet hair, apply the Concentré Décalcifiant Ultra-Réparateur. Do not rinse ! Leave it on for 5 minutes to allow it to deeply dislodge calcium buildup.

STEP 2

GENTLY CLEANSE

Apply generously on wet lengths before shampoo and massage throughout, leave on for 5 minutes. Don't rinse. Layer première bain directly on top to maximize efficacy. Rinse and follow with première hair mask filler réparateur.

STEP 2

GENTLY CLEANSE

Apply generously on wet lengths before shampoo and massage throughout, leave on for 5 minutes. Don't rinse. Layer première bain directly on top to maximize efficacy. Rinse and follow with première hair mask filler réparateur.

STEP 3

REBUILD

HAIR FILLER FOR POROUS DAMAGED HAIR INFUSED WITH 10 MILLION OF AMINO-ACID MOLECULES* Glycine molecules*

Apply the masque filler réparateur. Its rich texture fills the gaps in the hair fiber, restoring weight and definition to your spirals without weighing them down.

STEP 4

PROTECT

INFUSED WITH 10 MILLION OF AMINO-ACID MOLECULES TO REPAIR YOUR HAIR INSTANTLY* Glycine molecules*

Before the end, protect against breakage for porous damaged hair. This system deeply repairs the hair from the inner layer and strengthens the hair for lasting results.

STEP 4

PROTECT

INFUSED WITH 10 MILLION OF AMINO-ACID MOLECULES TO REPAIR YOUR HAIR INSTANTLY* Glycine molecules*

Before the end, protect against breakage for porous damaged hair. This system deeply repairs the hair from the inner layer and strengthens the hair for lasting results.

STEP 5

SEAL

Finish with the Huile Gloss Réparatrice to provide the shine that hair in transition often lacks. Apply 1 or 2 pipette to damp or dry hair, leave-in. Blow-dry and heat style.

FREE YOUR BOUNCE RECLAIM YOUR CURLS

Get inspired by these Première transformations. #reigniteyourinnerstrength



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