Lily Blacker / 27 August 2025 / Categories: City, Services, Product and Brands, Branded Products, Hair Care

Redken Acidic Colour Gloss Treatment you leave on for 5-10 minutes

I just had a Redken gloss treatment at M and M Hair Salon Leicester

Redken Acidic Colour Gloss Treatment

I don’t get to the hairdressers that often these days, like most busy Mums, getting my hair done is pretty low on the list of priorities so when someone buys me a cut and colour at a professional salon it’s a real luxury for me.

My friend has a beauty salon and a trade account at a local professional beauty supply place where I can buy professional grade colour which I apply myself every couple of weeks.

I haven’t bought Redken haircare products for a while but have a good opinion of the haircare products and the brand, primarily because my mother was a Redken customer her whole life. She absolutely loved the shampoo and conditioner and it was always a go to gift for friends and family if they didn’t know what to buy her for a birthday or Christmas.

I have steered away from Redken myself simply because they are owned by L’Oreal and because they are not considered cruelty free, selling in China where there’s still some debate whether animal testing is or is not required to trade in the territory.

There are so many other cruelty free PETA approved shampoo and conditioners on the market these days so my mother’s allegiance to the product range didn’t stick. I’ve been buying green people shampoo and conditioner at Tesco and the family seem to like it. No complaints which is usually a good sign.

That said when I was offered the 5 minute gloss treatment for coloured hair in salon I said yes. At the time I didn’t know it was a Redken product I was giving the nod to, to be fair until after it was completed and I was offered the chance to buy a bottle at around £40 if i remember correctly. It's £33.10 in Boots but you always pay a bit of a premium for products in a nice salon. You'll get an even bigger saving on Amazon at £24.10.

There’s a bit of a question mark about how long a gloss treatment in salon will last, the consensus online (not the Redken product website) seems to be about 6 weeks although if you buy a bottle either in salon or at the beauty supply it’s recommended you gloss once a week after shampooing to maintain the gloss effect. The Acidic Gloss Colour Treatment goes on after shampooing, you leave for 5 to 10 minutes before conditioning with the same recommended redken conditioner and then wash everything off if you are doing the process yourself at home.

I did love the treatment in the salon, with a thorough head massage at M and M Hair on the Narborough Road in Leicester where the staff took great care of me. And my hair did look and feel extra glossy and shiny, certainly way better after a trim than when I colour and wash it myself.

I didn’t buy the gloss treatment in salon, I’ve washed my hair once since the treatment and it still seems shinier than usual, not sure how long the gloss effect will last or if I’ll be going back to the salon to pick one up when I wash my hair myself again and the gloss is not quite so glossy.

I have seen lots of places to purchase online a bit cheaper if I decide to treat myself to one.

And certainly will be back at M and M Hair for a pamper when the budget allows.