Brazil Protein Nutrition Power Detox Conditioner (300 ml) is the one Brazil Protein conditioner whose front is printed for mixed and oily hair. Its directions are a plain wash-wait-rinse: after shampoo, apply, a few minutes of waiting, then rinse or use it to untangle. Peppermint extract sits 8th on the list and carries the front's Refreshing. The wash before it is the Nutrition Power Detox Shampoo 300 ml.

What the ingredient list shows

The list is a conditioning base, cetearyl alcohol and behentrimonium methosulfate 2nd and 3rd, with the oils early: linseed 6th, castor 7th, babassu 11th, murumuru butter 14th. Peppermint extract, 8th, is where the fresh feel comes from. On mixed hair the lever is placement rather than time: where you put it, and how far from the root you stop.

Key ingredients

From the complete ingredient list

• Mentha Piperita Extract: peppermint extract; 8th on the list.
• Behentrimonium Methosulfate: the conditioning agent, 3rd.
• Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil: linseed oil, 6th.
• Ricinus Communis Seed Oil: castor oil, 7th.
• Orbignya Speciosa Kernel Oil: babassu oil, 11th.
• Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter: murumuru butter, 14th.

Complete list:
Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Tocopheryl Acetate,
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita Extract, 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.

What to expect

Softer lengths that detangle easily, with a fresh feel from the peppermint. On a client whose roots go oily fast, we would judge it by how the lengths behave the next day, not by the root.

Who it is for

• Mixed and oily, the hair type the front prints
• The second step after the Nutrition Power Detox Shampoo
• Hair that tangles after washing: the sticker offers it as a detangler

Who it is not for

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

Professional tip

With the shampoo of the same line at the roots, the conditioner belongs from mid-length down. That split is what keeps mixed hair fresh at the root and soft at the ends, and it is the first thing we change when a client says she cannot use conditioner.

How to use

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

Method A: the manufacturer's directions

1. After washing your hair with shampoo, apply conditioner.
2. Wait a few minutes and rinse.
3. If you prefer, use it to untangle your hair. Rinse completely 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.
2. Mid-lengths and ends only; keep it off oily roots.
3. Leave it for the few minutes of Method A.
4. Detangle while it is in, with a wide-tooth comb, ends first.
5. Rinse completely and style as usual.

Where it fits in the Brazil Protein range

In its line, this conditioner sits beside the Nutrition Power Detox Shampoo; the two are sold together as the Nutrition Power Home Care Duo. Both bottles are also in the Nano Gel 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 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.