Velora Professional Forte Silk Protein Bond Shampoo
Scalp-first Korean haircare · 10.14 fl oz / 300 ml
Formulated and filled in Incheon, South Korea, where scalp-first haircare has been the default for a decade.
Most of the aisle is built to clean hard. This one is built to clean gently.
- Sulfate-free. Cleans without stripping.
- Seven peptides. Named on the label.
- Instant volume. From the first wash.
- Nothing to swallow. You already wash your hair.
"It rinses clean and my lengths still feel like hair afterwards. That is the whole reason I reordered."
Orders ship within 24 hours from US warehouses
Spider Silk Protein Peptide Duo
Why the shampoos sold for thin hair often make it worse
A scalp that squeaks feels like proof the product worked, so most of the category is built around aggressive clarifying surfactants — usually SLS or SLES, and usually the second ingredient on the label.
That same stripping dries the length. Dry fibre is brittle fibre, and brittle fibre snaps when you brush it. Which is how a bottle bought to help ends up adding to what you find in the brush.
Forte is built the other way round: a sulfate-free cleanse that lifts oil and buildup from the scalp and leaves the fibre intact. Less breakage, wash after wash.
American vs Korean — what actually differs
A formulation difference you can read off the back of either bottle, not a slogan.
SLS / SLES surfactants. Big, fast, squeaky lather. Silicone slip that coats the strand and rinses away by day two. Actives bundled into a trademarked complex.
Sulfate-free disodium laureth sulfosuccinate. Hydrolyzed silk and keratin that sit in the fibre rather than on it. Seven peptides, named individually on the carton.
The comparison is to the sulfate-based shampoos that make up most of the mass-market aisle, not to any specific brand. Read your own label and check the second ingredient.
How to use it
- Wet thoroughly, lukewarm. Not hot. A properly soaked scalp needs far less shampoo.
- Lather at the scalp for about a minute. Fingertips, not nails. Let the lengths clean themselves as it rinses down.
- Rinse, then treatment from mid-length to ends. Keep it off the scalp. Leave a minute, rinse cool.
One to two pumps covers shoulder-length hair. Most people find they were using roughly twice what they needed.
The slip test: after the treatment, run your fingers through it in the shower. If it combs through wet, it is not going to snap on the way to dry.
Full ingredient panel, and who should be careful
The seven peptides: sh-Polypeptide-11, sh-Oligopeptide-1, sh-Oligopeptide-2, sh-Polypeptide-3, sh-Polypeptide-4, sh-Polypeptide-22, sh-Polypeptide-9 — plus hydrolyzed silk and a recombinant silk polypeptide.
Also on the panel: water, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, nettle extract, cocamide MIPA, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, heartleaf (Houttuynia cordata), hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed keratin, copper tripeptide-1, panax ginseng root, white mulberry bark, japanese cnidium root, sweet flag root, panthenol, menthol, salicylic acid, tocopheryl acetate, urea, polyquaternium-10, and fragrance.
For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes and rinse immediately if it happens. Discontinue if irritation occurs. Keep out of reach of children.
What it costs per wash
300 ml is roughly 30 washes at one to two pumps for shoulder-length hair.
- Shampoo alone — $36.99, about $1.23 a wash
- Shampoo + treatment — $62.99, about $1.05 per bottle-wash
- Two duos — $109.99, about $0.92
For comparison, a widely sold hair supplement runs $88 a month, which is $2.93 a day, every day. That is arithmetic, not a claim about which works better.
Shipping, and the 60-night trial
Orders ship within 24 hours from US warehouses. Free US shipping on bundles; 2–5 business days.
Use the whole bottle. If your hair does not feel better coming out of the shower, tell us within 60 nights and we will refund you. The empty bottle is fine — we do not need it back.
The only thing we are asking you to judge is how your hair feels, because that is the only thing we promised.
Two weeks
Same head, same lighting
The manufacturer's own trial photos. We would rather show you these than a percentage we cannot stand behind.
What this is: manufacturer photos from a two-week trial of 23 adults. Not placebo-controlled, and a small, short study. Not proof of regrowth, and we claim none. Appearance is affected by styling, lighting and parting. Results vary.
American vs Korean
Most of the aisle is built to clean hard.
This one is built to clean gently. That is a formulation difference you can read off the back of either bottle.
SLS or SLES — a big, fast, squeaky lather
Sulfate-free. Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
Cleans hard, so lengths dry out and snap
Cleans gently, so wash day stops costing you length
Actives hidden in a trademarked complex
Seven peptides, named on the carton
Silicone slip that washes off by day two
Silk and keratin in the fibre, not on it
Scalp is an afterthought
Scalp first. Salicylic acid and heartleaf
A supplement instead: $2.93 a day, forever
About $1.23 a wash. Stop any time — it is a shampoo
Compared to the sulfate-based shampoos that make up most of the mass-market aisle, not to any specific brand. Check the second ingredient on your own label. Supplement cost based on a widely sold hair supplement at $88 a month.
Why it happens
A squeaky scalp feels like proof.
So the category leans on harsh clarifying surfactants and calls it a deep clean. Then the hair dries out — and dry hair breaks.
Which is how the bottle bought to help ends up adding to what you find in the brush. Read the reviews under almost any anti-thinning shampoo and the same three words keep surfacing: it dried out.
How it works
Clean the scalp. Keep the fibre.
Cleanse without the strip
Sulfate-free base. Lifts oil and buildup without the squeak that leaves lengths brittle.
Silk and keratin
Hydrolyzed silk, keratin and collagen reinforce the fibre. Stronger fibre, less breakage.
Comfort at the root
Salicylic acid clears buildup. Heartleaf and copper tripeptide leave the scalp calm, not tight.
This is a shampoo. It will not regrow hair.
No shampoo will, and any bottle that says otherwise is selling you something it cannot deliver. This one washes without stripping, strengthens the fibre, and leaves your scalp comfortable. That is the whole claim.
Nothing hidden
Seven peptides. Listed by name.
Most brands bundle their actives into a trademarked complex you cannot check. Ours are on the panel, individually.
Synthetic-human peptides
Exactly as they appear on the carton.
- 01sh-Polypeptide-11
- 02sh-Oligopeptide-1
- 03sh-Oligopeptide-2
- 04sh-Polypeptide-3
- 05sh-Polypeptide-4
- 06sh-Polypeptide-22
- 07sh-Polypeptide-9
- +Hydrolyzed silk
Also on the panel: nettle, heartleaf, hydrolyzed collagen and keratin, copper tripeptide-1, ginseng root, white mulberry bark, panthenol, salicylic acid, urea, menthol. Contains fragrance and menthol.
What you are buying
Korean scalp care, made plainly
Made in Incheon
Formulated and filled in South Korea, where scalp-first haircare has been the default for a decade.
Two steps, already in your day
Shampoo, then treatment. Nothing to swallow, no extra ten minutes. You already wash your hair.
You will know at the rinse
Hair that combs through wet is hair that is not about to snap on the way to dry.
The routine
Three minutes. Same shower.
Wet thoroughly, lukewarm
A properly soaked scalp needs far less shampoo.
Lather at the scalp, 60 seconds
Fingertips, not nails. The lengths clean themselves as it rinses.
Treatment, mid-length to ends
Keep it off the scalp. Leave a minute, rinse cool.
Volume from the first wash
Without silicone weight, hair dries with its own body.
Shine that is the fibre
Silk sits in the strand, not on it — so it is still there on day three.
The slip test
If it combs through wet, it is not going to snap dry. That is the whole test.
What people say
★★★★★4.7 · 214 verified reviews"It rinses clean and my lengths still feel like hair afterwards. That is why I reordered."
"The comb goes straight through when it's wet. I hadn't realised how much breakage was happening right after a shower."
"Soft herbal scent, gone by the time my hair is dry. Nothing perfumey on my pillow."
"There's a brief cool tingle at the scalp. I like it — but if menthol bothers you, know it's in there. It's on the label."
"One pump is plenty on shoulder-length hair. The bottle is lasting far longer than I expected."
"Four stars only because I wish the pump locked for travel. No complaints about the shampoo."
Try it for 60 nights
Use the whole bottle. If your hair doesn't feel better coming out of the shower, we refund you — keep the empty.
Choose your bundle $36.99 shampoo · $62.99 with treatment · Free US shipping on bundles