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Metal Detox Pre-Treatment

Metal Detox Pre-Treatment is rated 4.6 out of 5 by 339.
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What It Is

A pre-treatment that neutralizes metals inside the fiber before each color, balayage & lightening service.

What It Does

• Netralizes metal before a color, balayage or lightening service.

• Provides 87% less breakage.

• Delivers 100% reliablle color results.

• Is compatible with all lightener & hair color brands.

What Else You Need to Know

Everyone has metals in their hair.

• The cause: Metals erode in our pipes, mixing with our water and ultimately accumulating inside the hair fiber.

• The consequences: When metal particles mix with hair color and lightener oxidants, they can lead to unreliable color results and breakage.

• The solution: Metal Detox.

Before a color, balayage or lightening service:

• Spray (Mist) on dry hair, focusing on the lengths. Keep the trigger spray 8 in. away from hair.

• Short hair - 8-10 sprays.

• Long hair - 15-20 sprays.

• Let it air dry, while prepping formulas.

• Do not rinse. No added time needed.

• Follow with color, balayage or lightening service.

Powered by glicoamine, the only active agent small enough to trap & neutralize metals inside the hair fiber.

AQUA / WATER / EAU • GLYCINE • ALCOHOL DENAT. • SODIUM HYDROXIDE • PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL • AMODIMETHICONE • TRIDECETH-5 • GLYCERIN • TRIDECETH-10 •PHENOXYETHANOL • ACETIC ACID • POLYQUATERNIUM-7 • SODIUM BENZOATE

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Rated 5 out of 5 by from Love it! Love the entire metal detox line. Helps with brass on blondes due to buildup from water.
Date published: 2025-12-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Perfect prep for softer stronger hair I was skeptical at first, but this pre-shampoo really makes a difference. My hair feels cleaner without being stripped, and I noticed less breakage and dullness after just a few uses. It helps remove buildup from hard water and metals, which I didn’t realize was affecting my color and texture so much. My hair feels softer and more balanced before shampooing, not dry or tangled.
Date published: 2025-12-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Great pre treatment especially with build up and hard water. I like how effective and easy it is to add
Date published: 2025-12-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from It works well but may take several uses to see I previously rated this low, but my hair started to get so much yellow so I started using this every time I washed my hair. It did finally take most of the yellow out, so I do plan to order it again and keep it on hand. I guess if you have discoloration from your water, you do need to use this often to get rid of the yellow and don't get discouraged. The only downside is that it is very expensive and I live outside the U.S. so it doubles in price if I have someone ship it to me.
Date published: 2025-11-07
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Pretreatment Must have pre treatment Helps with porosity Helps blend color Color sticks and doesn’t have an off hue
Date published: 2025-10-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Really keeps hair in good with foil/bleaching I use this with my clients who get foils with bleach and it really helps keep the hair healthy during processing and the lift is nice.
Date published: 2025-08-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by from detox heaven Best friend for highlighting and color retention quality everything my blondes come back better than ever
Date published: 2025-06-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Works wonders I absolutely can tell a difference while using this on my clients hair. It does clog easily but I found just wiping it off afterwards helps. My clients hair lifts more easily and evenly with this product!
Date published: 2025-03-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Very Happy with this product! I love the metal detox spray! Specially in Texas with all the hard water. 10/10
Date published: 2025-02-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Time saver- I love this product. I’m a firm believer in Malibu products for prepping the hair. This is a game changer. I live in an area with a lot of hard water clients and this saves me time and I don’t have to do a treatment under the dryer!
Date published: 2025-02-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great product (though idk exactly how effective?) Long story short — couldn’t figure out why my hair was suddenly SO snarly and tangled when wet, like nothing I would usually use, not even my fail-proof go-to masks could tackle it. After it was dry, it was fine, felt and looked healthy. I currently and have always lived in a city with some of the naturally cleanest, softest water in the country. I would never have considered trying this product since metal deposits and “hard water” are not something my hair is exposed to frequently, if at all. My stylist recommended this system (she knows I have a license and can get this), and after getting a small sample size of the spray (let it sit/dry for 5 minutes) and shampoo and mask… my hair was back to normal! I now only use this once a month on myself as a pre-treatment, and when I color my hair. I have also used this on my sister-in-law a couple times right before I color her hair, but neither of us really notice any difference in the color results, since like I said we have very soft water; she said her hair felt a little nicer though. Overall, my only complaint is the price for the big bottle (since my SC doesn’t carry to smaller size). I’m sure this is worth the money if you are (a) charging clients for its use during a service, and/or (b) have legitimately hard water where metal deposits are causing your hair issues. I consider it an investment for my hair, and also got it 40% off.
Date published: 2025-01-27
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Excellent Will work wonders for this day and age with all the residue in water and hair products,
Date published: 2025-01-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Happy with this product. This product is amazing. The results are amazing. I love that I can use this before a color service and not have a lot of time added into the clients appointment. To be able to combat the hard water in our area during a color service is always a plus!
Date published: 2025-01-19
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Innovative product Cool product, haven't used it very often so not sure i love it.
Date published: 2025-01-17
Rated 4 out of 5 by from It's a nice product. The area I live in has very hard water and this product has been great at getting a clean canvas before color.
Date published: 2025-01-17
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Not impressed I'm not sure that I would use this product again. I was not impressed. I did not notice a difference with my hair after using.
Date published: 2025-01-16
Rated 4 out of 5 by from great for blondes with well water! I received this product for review purposes and immediately tried it on my clients who have well water. It did a great job of brightening their blonde and making the hair softer and more manageable.
Date published: 2025-01-16
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Good Good pre-treatment to remove metals before coloring service. Nice it’s a spray bottle.
Date published: 2025-01-14
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Just Average.... No noticeable difference even after a couple uses. while the product concept is great for the protection of regularly colored hair, preventing breakage and hair protection, I didn't notice much of a difference. I liked that this was a spray instead of a cream or alternate base form. Although, the end result left the hair soft and manageable in a hard water and cold weather climate, it was overall still average.
Date published: 2025-01-13
Rated 3 out of 5 by from No noticeable difference after one use I like the idea of this product as a pre-treatment for coloring services. The best part is that it’s a spray bottle which makes it easy to use and provides even coverage. I was able to target and spray more on the ends. There was not a noticeable difference after doing a permanent color service but hair was soft and manageable. I think this would be something that needs continued use.
Date published: 2025-01-12
Rated 4 out of 5 by from It was just okay. I didn’t dislike this product but I didn’t love it either. I felt like it didn’t make a huge difference while coloring hair. I didn’t get a chance to use it before lightening. My clients hair felt a little softer.
Date published: 2025-01-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Perfect canvas I love how this pre treatment spray creates a perfect canvas. I have used it before both lightening and deposit only color services and it works amazing. I don't go without it anymore because I get great results every time!
Date published: 2025-01-08
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Excited to keep using this! I’ve only used this for permanent color but I’m excited to try it before a global blonding. For permanent color I noticed that I definitely got better gray coverage and it deposited more evenly. I live in a city with pretty hard water so this is a game changer! I received this product free as part of a sampling program.
Date published: 2025-01-07
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great way to reduce breakage [Employee of saloncentric] I noticed hair was softer, shiner, and helped to keep color vibrant. I also noticed a visible reduction in breakage when used before lighting services.
Date published: 2025-01-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Will use with lightener but not color Used before a color and it definitely helped with porous ends however I feel it weekend the color and made it somewhat translucent
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Would probably buy again Overall, I think this does a great job. All of my clients seemed to like how their hair felt. It didn’t seem to impact lift for my blondes either!
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Nice, but works cumulatively I like the way this product worked. smells nice, leaves hair feeling smooth. But I think it would take several uses to really see a huge difference in aiding in the metal buildup removal & removing any/all brassiness.
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by from So good I love this so much. It protects my clients hair really well
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Worth trying if you have hard water clients Overall I didn't mind using this. It's easy to use and seems to make the hair porosity a little more even. I definitely would have to use it for longer on regulars to see what the real effects are.
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Made hair sticky, unoticeable results. It smells good, its hard to tell how effective it really is. I sprayed it all over before a highlight service. It made the hair feel sticky (like a sea salt spray), making it difficult to foil. My client liked how it smelled. It did seem like her raw lift was a tad brighter than normal. I personally probably wouldn't purchase this product again.
Date published: 2025-01-06
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