Brazil Protein Nutrition Power Home Care Duo is a beauty as well set of two Brazil Protein products: the Nutrition Power Detox Shampoo 300 ml and the Nutrition Power Detox Conditioner 300 ml. Each front prints the same hair line, mixed and oily hair, and the word Refreshing; peppermint extract is on each list. The shampoo is the wash, the conditioner the rinse-out step, and each keeps its own directions.

Why these together

Each member has one job, in its own words. The shampoo is the wash: apply to wet hair, massage well, rinse, repeat if necessary. The conditioner is the rinse-out step; its sticker says after washing your hair with shampoo, apply conditioner, wait a few minutes and rinse. The set keeps the two on one shelf, for the client whose roots go oily fast and whose lengths still need a conditioner.

Key ingredients: the shampoo

From the complete ingredient list of the shampoo

• Mentha Piperita Extract: peppermint extract, the front's mint leaf; 7th on the list.
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine: a cleansing agent, 9th.
• Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate: a cleansing agent, 10th.
• Ricinus Communis Seed Oil: castor oil, 5th.

Complete list:
Aqua, Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide, Lactic Acid, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil,
Tocopheryl Acetate, Mentha Piperita Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate,
Parfum, Orbignya Speciosa Kernel Oil, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine Lactate, Corylus Avellana Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride,
Polyquaternium-22, Acetamide MEA, Polyquaternium-47, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid,
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Chlorphenesin, Polyquaternium-7,
Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol.

Key ingredients: the conditioner

From the complete ingredient list of the conditioner

• 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.

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

From the shampoo: a clean, fresh-feeling wash and roots that stay lighter between washes. From the conditioner: softer lengths that detangle easily, with a fresh feel from the peppermint. The fronts' own words, Refreshing and the hair type they name, are the only claims this page repeats.

Who it is for

• The hair type both fronts print: mixed and oily
• The client who says she cannot use conditioner: the split between the two bottles is the answer
• Salons that stock the wash and the rinse-out step by the set

Who it is not for

• The shampoo: clients who avoid sodium chloride (15th on its list) or are sensitive to the MCI/MI pair (27th) or to fragrance (11th)
• The conditioner: clients sensitive to fragrance, 12th on its list; anyone wanting a leave-in, since the sticker says rinse

Professional tip

Shampoo at the roots, conditioner from mid-length down. That split is the whole method for this pair, and it is what keeps mixed hair fresh at the root and soft at the ends; we would teach it before either bottle.

How to use

Method A is each member's own printed directions, under its name. Method B is how we would work each one at the basin.

Method A: the shampoo, as printed

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

Method A: the conditioner, as printed

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 shampoo, the Brazilian method (salon practice)

Salon practice, not a step printed on the pack.

1. Wet the hair and roots thoroughly.
2. Work it into the roots with the fingertips, not the nails: that is where oily hair needs the wash.
3. Rinse until nothing is left.
4. A second wash when the first barely lathers, which is common on oily roots.
5. Conditioner on the lengths only, not the roots: the conditioner of this line is the natural follow-on.

Method B: the conditioner, 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

The two are also sold as singles: the Nutrition Power Detox Shampoo 300 ml and the Nutrition Power Detox Conditioner 300 ml. Both bottles are also in the Nano Gel Salon & Home Care Kit. The other home-care duos are the Supreme Repair Home Care Duo and Blond Vegan Home Care Duo, and the Day by Day Home Care Duo and Bio Lamination Home Care Duo. Everything is on the Brazil Protein brand page and under Brazil Protein value sets.

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.