Brazil Protein Day by Day Conditioner (500 ml) is the conditioning half of the Day by Day pair, with linseed oil named on the front and 5th on its list. The directions are the usual ones: after shampoo, apply, wait a few minutes and rinse, or use it to detangle. The wash before it is the Day by Day Shampoo 500 ml.

What the ingredient list shows

The list is a conditioning base, cetearyl alcohol and behentrimonium methosulfate 2nd and 3rd, which is what gives a rinse-out conditioner its slip. Linseed oil comes 5th, avocado oil 7th, babassu 11th, murumuru butter 14th, with panthenol 8th. The directions say a few minutes, so the lever is yours: how long it stays in within that, and whether you comb through it.

Key ingredients

From the complete ingredient list

• Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil: linseed oil, the front's named oil; 5th on the list.
• Behentrimonium Methosulfate: the conditioning agent, 3rd.
• Persea Gratissima Oil: avocado oil, 7th.
• Panthenol: a conditioning ingredient, 8th.
• Orbignya Speciosa Kernel Oil: babassu oil, 11th.
• Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter: murumuru butter, 14th.

Complete list:
Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil,
Tocopheryl Acetate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Panthenol, Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer, Benzyl Alcohol,
Orbignya Speciosa Kernel Oil, Parfum, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Disodium EDTA,
BHT, Ethylhexylglycerin, C12-13 Alketh-23, C12-13 Alketh-3, Phenoxyethanol,
Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-7, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid,
Hexyl Cinnamal.

What to expect

Softer lengths that comb through easily after washing. That is what a rinse-out conditioner of this kind does, and it is all we promise on its behalf.

Who it is for

• The second step after the Day by Day Shampoo
• Hair that tangles after washing: the sticker offers it as a detangler
• Backbar and retail in one bottle: the 500 ml is the larger size on the shelf

Who it is not for

• Clients sensitive to hexyl cinnamal, declared last on the list
• Clients sensitive to fragrance: parfum is 12th
• Anyone wanting a leave-in: the directions say rinse

Professional tip

On fine hair, keep it off the root and rinse thoroughly. A conditioner left heavy at the root is what makes fine hair go flat by evening, and that is the complaint we hear most about the wrong placement, not the wrong product.

How to use

The EU sticker on the bottle prints the directions in English, Dutch, Portuguese and French. 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. After washing your hair with shampoo, apply the conditioner.
2. Wait a few minutes and rinse.
3. If you prefer, use it to detangle your hair, rinse thoroughly and style as usual.

Method B: the Brazilian method (salon practice)

Salon practice, not a step printed on the pack.

1. After the shampoo, squeeze the water out of the lengths so the conditioner is not diluted.
2. Mid-lengths and ends first; little or none at the root.
3. Leave it for the few minutes of Method A.
4. Detangle while it is in, with a wide-tooth comb, from the ends upward.
5. Rinse thoroughly and style as usual.

Where it fits in the Brazil Protein range

In its line, this conditioner sits beside the Day by Day Shampoo 500 ml; the two are sold together as the Day by Day Home Care Duo. 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. All of it is on the Brazil Protein home care page, 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.