BTX Vegan 300ml - Cadiveu Brasil Cacau is the vegan smoothing treatment in the Cadiveu Brasil Cacau salon range: a glyoxylic-acid smoothing built for natural-looking straight hair, and the one system in the line that carries the vegan badge and applies to unwashed hair. It works through glyoxylic acid, infused with Vegan Collagen (Acacia Senegal Gum) and cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) butter, and the smoothing is driven by that acid rather than by formaldehyde. For professional use only.

Why BTX Vegan

A growing number of clients ask for a vegan service, and until now a salon smoothing was hard to offer them. BTX Vegan is the answer: the vegan member of the Brasil Cacau smoothing systems, carrying the vegan badge and formulated without any animal-derived ingredient. The active is glyoxylic acid, and the smoothing is driven by that acid rather than by formaldehyde, a mechanism you can explain plainly to a client. What sets it apart on the trolley is the pairing of that vegan positioning with a natural-looking finish: Vegan Collagen, a plant gum also called Acacia Senegal Gum, sits alongside cocoa butter, and both keep the fibre conditioned while the acid relaxes it and the iron sets it. It is a professional service that lets a vegan client walk out with smooth, straight hair and no compromise on the claim.

Key Ingredients

The smoothing active is glyoxylic acid, the second ingredient on the list, which relaxes the hair as it is dried and ironed. There is no formaldehyde and no formaldehyde-releasing preservative in the formula, so the smoothing chemistry is the acid, not a donor. Working with it, Vegan Collagen (the plant gum Acacia Senegal Gum Extract) and cocoa (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter) condition and soften the fibre, arginine supports the hair's protein structure, and chia (Salvia Hispanica) and flax (Linum Usitatissimum) seed extracts add plant-based conditioning. Itaconic acid sits further down as a supporting acid, while behentrimonium and cetrimonium chloride, cetearyl alcohol and amodimethicone add slip and a smooth surface for the iron. No animal-derived ingredient appears anywhere on the list.

What to Expect

Off the iron the hair is visibly straighter, smoother and calmer, with the bulk and frizz pulled down and the surface reflecting more light, while the finish stays natural-looking rather than poker-flat. Because the result is set under heat, it reads as polished and holds through washing for 3 to 6 months, depending on how the hair is cared for at home. Day to day the hair is easier to dry, quicker to style and far less reactive to humidity, and a sulfate-free routine keeps it looking fresh for longer.

Who It Is For

• Clients who want a vegan salon smoothing with no animal-derived ingredients
• Hair that needs frizz control and a natural-looking straight finish rather than a rigid poker-straight look
• Salons that want a smoothing they can apply to unwashed hair and maintain with sulfate-free home care

Who It Is Not For

• Extremely damaged hair, which the label rules out until the fibre is back in condition
• Hair the product beads on rather than soaks into, until it is clarified first
• Anyone wanting an at-home treatment, since this is a professional salon service

Professional tip: keep the product half a centimetre off the scalp and work in fine sections so every strand is coated evenly, then let the strand test set your iron temperature and pass count rather than defaulting to the maximum. Because BTX Vegan can start on unwashed hair, judge the hair honestly first: if it carries heavy product build-up, a clarifying wash gives a more even result. The cleaner the sectioning and the more honest the strand test, the more even and durable the finish.

How to Use

Run a strand test first and let it set your iron temperature and pass count. BTX Vegan can be worked two ways: the manufacturer method, applied straight onto unwashed hair, or the Brazilian method, which opens with a clarifying wash for an even, residue-free base. Both finish the same way, under the iron.

Method 1: on unwashed hair

1. Shake the bottle well before use.
2. Start on dry, unwashed hair; a clarifying wash is not required for this method.
3. Divide the hair into 6 sections.
4. Apply BTX Vegan with a brush, half a centimetre from the roots, avoiding the scalp.
5. Distribute the product evenly with a fine comb so every strand is coated.
6. Leave it to act for up to 60 minutes.
7. Rinse partially, removing about 30% (the excess product only).
8. Dry 100%.
9. Flat-iron 15 to 20 passes from roots to lengths, fewer at the ends according to the integrity of the hair, at 180 to 230 degrees Celsius per the strand test.
10. Rinse and finish as desired.

Method 2: the Brazilian method

1. Clarify with the Anti-Residue Shampoo to lift residue and open the cuticle for an even, residue-free base, then rinse.
2. Dry 100% before applying.
3. Section the hair into 6 and apply BTX Vegan off the scalp, half a centimetre from the roots, then comb through from roots to tips.
4. Leave it to act for up to 60 minutes, judging the pause by hair type and porosity.
5. Rinse partially, removing about 30% (the excess only).
6. Dry 100%.
7. Seal 15 to 20 passes at 180 to 230 degrees Celsius, set by the strand test, fewer passes at fragile ends.
8. Finish, and follow with the Deep Conditioning Mask to seal and hydrate.

Where It Fits in the Brasil Cacau Range

The BTX Vegan is the vegan smoothing in the Brasil Cacau range: reach for it when a client wants a vegan service and a natural-looking straight finish, and it is the one system here that applies to unwashed hair. For very coarse, resistant hair choose the Max Strength Smoothing Protein, for coloured or fine hair the gentler Eco Keratin, and where reconstruction is the goal the Brazilian Thermal Reconstruction. When you prefer to start from a clean base, the same Anti-Residue Shampoo clarifies first and the Deep Conditioning Mask seals afterwards. See the full Brasil Cacau smoothing systems to match the treatment to the hair, and hold the result at home with the Brasil Cacau home care.

In Short

• Vegan Step-free smoothing for natural-looking straight hair; carries the vegan badge
• Glyoxylic-acid smoothing with Vegan Collagen and cocoa butter; driven by the acid, not by formaldehyde
• Straight, frizz-controlled hair that holds 3 to 6 months with aftercare; applies to unwashed hair
• A professional salon service, no animal-derived ingredients