Brazil Protein Bio Lamination Shampoo (300 ml) is the wash of the Bio Lamination home-care pair, marked Professional. The front prints BABAÇU OIL + COCOA NUT OIL; on the list they are coconut oil, 7th, and babassu oil, 8th. Apply to wet hair, massage well, rinse, repeat if necessary. The conditioning step of the same pair is the Bio Lamination Conditioner Mask 300 ml, and the line's salon service is the Bio Lamination 1000 ml.

What the ingredient list shows

Sodium laureth sulfate is the main cleansing agent, 2nd, with cocamidopropyl betaine 3rd and disodium laureth sulfosuccinate 4th. Coconut oil comes 7th and babassu oil 8th, ahead of the fragrance; guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, 12th, is the conditioning agent. What you control is the number of washes: the label says repeat if necessary.

Key ingredients

From the complete ingredient list

• Cocos Nucifera Oil: coconut oil, the front's COCOA NUT OIL; 7th on the list.
• Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil: babassu oil, the front's BABAÇU OIL; 8th.
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate: the main cleansing agent, 2nd.
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine: a cleansing agent, 3rd.
• Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride: a conditioning agent, 12th.
• Polyquaternium-7: a conditioning polymer, 11th.

Complete list:
Aqua (Water), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Palm Kernelamide Dea,
Glycol Distearate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Parfum (Fragrance), Peg-12 Dimethicone,
Polyquaternium-7, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Acrylates Copolymer, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta,
Methylchloroisothiazolinone And Methylisothiazolinone.

What to expect

Clean hair that rinses free of product, ready for the conditioner. That is the whole job of this bottle, and we promise nothing more.

Who it is for

• Clients using the Bio Lamination pair at home, as the regular wash
• The wash before the mask of the same pair
• Salons that want a wash that rinses clean of styling product

Who it is not for

• Clients who avoid sulfate surfactants: sodium laureth sulfate is 2nd on the list
• Clients sensitive to methylchloroisothiazolinone or methylisothiazolinone: the preservative pair is 16th
• Clients sensitive to fragrance: parfum is 9th

Professional tip

Two short washes clean better than one long one when the hair carries product. Keep the second lather at the roots and let the rinse carry it through the ends; the ends come clean without being rubbed, and that is the habit we train first.

How to use

The EU sticker on the bottle prints the directions in English and Dutch. Method A is the English as printed; Method B is how we would work it at the basin.

Method A: the manufacturer's directions

1. Apply shampoo to wet hair.
2. Massage well and rinse without leaving any residue.
3. Repeat the operation if necessary.

Method B: the Brazilian method (salon practice)

Salon practice, not a step printed on the pack.

1. Wet the hair thoroughly before the shampoo goes on.
2. Emulsify in the hands, work it into the roots with the fingertips, and let the lather run through the lengths when you rinse rather than scrubbing the ends.
3. Rinse until nothing is left.
4. A second wash only if the first did not lather: heavy styling product, oily roots.
5. Follow with the mask of the same pair on the lengths.

Where it fits in the Brazil Protein range

In its line, this shampoo sits beside the Bio Lamination Conditioner Mask 300 ml; the two are sold together as the Bio Lamination Home Care Duo. Both bottles are also in the BTOX Mass Replenisher Salon & Home Care Kit and the Bio Lamination Salon & Home Care Kit. The other home-care lines say on their own fronts who they are for. The Supreme Repair Shampoo reads dry and chemically treated hair; the Nutrition Power Detox Conditioner reads mixed and oily hair; the Blond Vegan Conditioner reads blond, coloured and grey hair. The Day by Day Shampoo completes the Brazil Protein home care range, and everything is on the Brazil Protein brand page.

Precautions for use

Care
Applies to: shampoo, conditioner, masks, treatments, leave-in, oils, serums, non-aerosol heat protectants and scalp care.

• For external use only, on hair and scalp, as directed.
• Avoid contact with eyes. Rinse immediately with water if contact occurs.
• Do not use on an irritated or damaged scalp, or in case of a known allergy to one of the ingredients.
• Stop and rinse out if redness, itching or irritation occurs.
• Salon sizes marked for professional use are applied by a hairdresser only.
• Keep out of reach of children. Do not swallow.
• Store closed, cool and dry, away from sunlight. After opening, use within the period shown on the pack.

Always read the label and the instructions of the product itself.