BOND IQ or REJUVABEADS? What helps split ends and breakage

For damage along the lengths, meaning hair that snaps when you comb or blow-dry it, Bond IQ™ is the right choice; if only the tips are splitting, REJUVABEADS® is. The strand test further down shows which kind you have: short, blunt pieces sticking out of the lengths point to the Bond IQ™ line, which is meant to support the fibre from root to tip, and Y-shaped ends point to REJUVABEADS®, which coats the forks in a film that lasts until your next wash. If you find both, combine the two. The split ends you already have still need trimming, because no product grows a split tip back together.

Bond IQ™ and REJUVABEADS® compared

Both products care for hair that has already grown, and both only do so while you use them. Whatever has already split or snapped stays that way. What care can change is how the fibre behaves when you comb and style it.

Breakage or split ends? The strand test before you choose

Take one strand from the nape of your neck and one from the side, hold them against a dark top in daylight and look at the last five centimetres. Then brush your dry hair ten times over a white sheet of paper. Hairs with a small pale bulb at one end have fallen out from the root. Pieces with two blunt ends have snapped.

Do two rows sound like you? The free hair analysis asks whether your hair is bleached or coloured, which heat tools you use and whether it snaps or splits, then sorts out which issue to tackle first.

Five questions to decide

Go through the questions in order and stop at the first yes.

1. For a few weeks, have you been finding clearly more hairs with a pale bulb in your brush and plughole than usual, can you see thinner patches, or does your hair snap a few centimetres above the scalp? Then see a dermatologist first. Increased shedding can come from iron deficiency or a thyroid disorder, breakage close to the scalp from a scalp condition, and no hair care reaches either. The end of a single hair tells you whether it is breakage or hair loss.
2. Do the split ends reach higher than two to three centimetres? Then get a trim first and carry on with question 3 afterwards. A product on those lengths only hides what has to come off anyway.
3. Are your lengths snapping, and are the tips forking as well? Then combine both, as described below.
4. Are your lengths snapping, for instance after bleaching, colouring, a perm or frequent straightening, or do short pieces stay in the comb? Then Bond IQ™.
5. Are your lengths strong, with just a few forks sticking out at the tips? Then REJUVABEADS® until your next appointment.

If none of the questions applies, you need neither, and your current routine is enough.

Choose Bond IQ™ if your lengths snap

Bleach and perms break the sulphur bridges inside the hair, the bonds that hold the fibre together. Frequent high heat weakens the fibre further. The hair then stretches too far when wet and tears when you brush it. Bond repair care is meant to work on these inner bonds, while a protein treatment mostly settles on the outside of the fibre.

Bond IQ™ is a line of four products. Shampoo and conditioner are enough as a base, at every wash for very stressed hair. The Peptide Therapy Leave-In Creme stays in after washing and is worth adding if your hair mostly snaps when you blow-dry, brush or straighten it. Use half a pea's worth for chin-length hair, one pea for shoulder-length and two peas for chest-length, always from ear level down. How much conditioner you need and how often to use Bond IQ™ depend on how often you wash and how recent the bleach is.

For fine hair, halve the leave-in. If your roots still fall flat by the evening, apply the creme from chin level only.

Choose REJUVABEADS® if only your tips are splitting

REJUVABEADS® works on the surface of the ends. It wraps visibly split tips in a film so they lie smoother, stick out less and catch less often on the comb. That lasts until your next wash. Then shampoo rinses the film away and the forks show again.

It suits you if your lengths are strong and the split ends only start in the last few centimetres, say in the weeks between two salon appointments or before an occasion. For shoulder-length hair a lentil-sized amount is enough to start with, rubbed between your fingertips and pressed into the ends; for chest-length, roughly double. Only top up where ends still stick out. If the tips look stringy rather than smooth afterwards, you used too much.

On its own, REJUVABEADS® is not enough for hair that snaps along the lengths. It smooths what you can see and does nothing for the fibre further up.

When neither will help

• Your lengths feel rough and dull, yet they don't snap and have no forks. Then they lack moisture, and care for dry hair depends on how thick your hair is.
• The problem sits on the scalp: it itches, flakes or feels tight. Bond IQ™ and REJUVABEADS® never get there.
• The split ends reach far up. Only a cut helps here; afterwards you decide again with the strand test.

Combining Bond IQ™ and REJUVABEADS®

The two don't get in each other's way, because they work in different places and at different times. Bond IQ™ goes on in the wash and straight after, REJUVABEADS® at the very end. The amounts are for shoulder-length hair.

Step 1 — Wash. Lather a hazelnut-sized amount of Bond IQ™ Fortifying Shampoo between your hands and spread it with lukewarm water over the scalp only. The lather cleans the lengths as you rinse.

Step 2 — Condition. Work a hazelnut-sized amount of Bond IQ™ Fortifying Conditioner into the lengths and ends from ear level down, from chin level for fine hair, and leave it on for two to three minutes. Meanwhile, work out tangles with a wide-tooth comb, from the ends upwards.

Step 3 — Protect. Work a pea-sized amount of Bond IQ™ Leave-In Creme into towel-dried hair from ear level down, then spray on heat protectant. Hairdryer on a medium setting, 15 cm away; straighteners at 180 °C at most.

Step 4 — Finish. Once your hair is dry and styled, press a lentil-sized amount of REJUVABEADS® into the ends that stick out and nowhere else.

Common mistakes when combining, and how to fix them:

• REJUVABEADS® up to the roots → only into the last few centimetres.
• Full doses of leave-in and REJUVABEADS® layered on fine hair → halve the leave-in on those days.
• Straightening hotter than before because Bond IQ™ is in → Bond IQ™ is no substitute for heat protectant, and 180 °C stays the limit.
• Sealing the ends for months instead of cutting → book the next appointment anyway; how often you should get a haircut depends on whether you're keeping your length or growing it.

What to check after one wash, after four weeks and at your next cut

After the first wash, pay attention to combing. If the comb glides from the ends up to ear level without catching, you have the right amount of conditioner. With REJUVABEADS®, look at whether the tips lie flatter. The split ends are still there; they just stick out less.

After four weeks with Bond IQ™, repeat the brush test from the start: dry hair, ten strokes, the same white sheet. If there are fewer pieces without a root than the first time, the routine is working. If there are just as many, check the temperature of your straighteners and whether you brush your hair wet.

At your next cut, ask your hairdresser to show you how far up the highest fork sits. If it is higher than at your last appointment, the gap between cuts was too long or the heat too high. Between appointments you can snip individual forks yourself if you twist the strand tightly and trim split ends with the twist technique half a centimetre above the fork.

Reduce breakage, strengthen → BOND IQ

Core routine

• Monat Bond IQ Fortifying Shampoo
• MONAT BOND IQ™ Fortifying Conditioner

Optional

• MONAT BOND IQ™ Peptide Therapy Leave‑In Creme

Smooth visible split ends → REJUVABEADS

Core routine

• REJUVABEADS®

Lengths and ends only; works temporarily, doesn't replace a trim.

Right away

Right after use, the lengths feel softer; REJUVABEADS instantly smooths the look of visible split ends.

With continued use

With regular use of BOND IQ, hair can look more resilient over a few weeks and avoidable breakage can go down.

What it can't do

Split ends aren't sealed back together; only a cut removes them for good.

Quick questions

Do I have to use Bond IQ forever?

No. Hair grows about a centimetre a month. Once the bleached or heat-damaged lengths have grown out and been cut off, you can switch to every other wash or a lighter base, as long as your hair no longer snaps when you comb it.

Can I combine REJUVABEADS with hair oil?

Yes. Put one or two drops of REJUVENIQE® Oil into the ends first, then REJUVABEADS® only on the ends that still stick out. If the tips turn stringy, skip the oil that day.

Can I use REJUVABEADS after every wash?

Yes. The film lasts until the next wash, so one portion per wash into dry, styled hair is enough. Topping up is only worth it on ends that start sticking out again in between.

Does REJUVABEADS help with white dots on the ends?

No. A white dot marks a spot where the fibre has already frayed inside. It only disappears when you cut half a centimetre above it.

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Whether you start with Bond IQ™, REJUVABEADS® or the scissors, the free hair analysis suggests where to begin based on what you tell it about bleaching, heat tools and split ends.