Deep Conditioning Mask Step 3 300ml - Cadiveu Brasil Cacau is the professional Step 3 that finishes the Brasil Cacau smoothing service: a rich conditioning mask that seals the result, floods the hair with moisture and cuts frizz once the iron work is done. It is built on hydrolyzed keratin, cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) butter and D-Panthenol, with dimethicone and amodimethicone to smooth the cuticle. Used after any Brasil Cacau smoothing treatment. For professional use only.

Why the Deep Conditioning Mask

A smoothing service opens and works the cuticle hard, and the hair comes off the iron clean and straight but thirsty. Step 3 is where that is put right. The Deep Conditioning Mask floods the fibre with moisture and seals the cuticle closed, which is what locks in the smoothing, calms any remaining frizz and leaves the hair soft rather than stripped. The label is explicit about its job: maximum hydration with an improvement of the straightening effect. Skipping it, or reaching for a thin everyday conditioner instead, is the difference between a service that looks finished at the basin and one that only looks finished until the client gets home. A smoothing sets under heat, but heat also drives moisture out of the cortex; putting that moisture back at Step 3 is what keeps the lengths supple instead of glassy and brittle, and a sealed cuticle is what stops humidity creeping back in as frizz over the following days.

Key Ingredients

The conditioning core is cocoa (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter) with hydrolyzed keratin and D-Panthenol, the three actives named on the front, which soften, fill and hold moisture in the fibre. Working with them, dimethicone and amodimethicone lay down along the strand to smooth the cuticle, add slip and knock back frizz, while cetearyl alcohol and mineral emollients, including a light paraffin and petrolatum base, give the mask its rich, sealing texture and its slip through the comb. Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, a plant-derived conditioning agent, adds to the wet feel. It is a deliberately heavy, salon-grade mask, not a light daily rinse-out, which is exactly why it seals a smoothing so well: the emollients and silicones close the cuticle the iron has opened, while the humectants hold water inside it.

What to Expect

The hair drinks the mask in and comes out of the final rinse noticeably softer, glossier and calmer, with the straight sitting cleaner and the frizz pulled back. Detangling is easy and the comb runs through without catching. Because the cuticle is sealed, the smoothing reads as more polished and holds its shine, and the hair feels conditioned rather than coated. On coloured hair the tone looks richer once the surface is smooth and reflective. From here the service moves straight to blow-dry and styling, with the hair already sitting the way it will wear.

Who It Is For

• Every Brasil Cacau smoothing service as the Step 3 seal and hydration
• Hair that feels dry or roughed up after the iron and needs moisture put back
• The shared Step 3 for Eco Keratin, Smoothing Protein and Brazilian Thermal Reconstruction

Who It Is Not For

• Fine hair looking for lift and volume, which a mask this rich will weigh down
• Lengths that already feel coated and heavy toward the ends
• A quick daily rinse-out at home, where a lighter maintenance conditioner is the better fit

Professional tip: concentrate the mask through the mid-lengths and ends where the smoothing has worked the hair hardest, and keep it lighter at the roots on finer hair so the finish stays clean; the full 5 to 10 minutes of contact is what lets the moisture and cuticle-smoothing actives settle in. A minute of gentle emulsifying with a little warm water before the final rinse helps the mask lift away clean, so it seals without leaving the hair heavy.

How to Use

1. After the Step 2 smoothing treatment, rinse the hair.
2. Apply the Deep Conditioning Mask through the lengths and massage it in well.
3. Leave it in for 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Rinse thoroughly, then blow-dry and style as desired.

Using It With Your Smoothing Service

The Deep Conditioning Mask is the shared Step 3 across the Brasil Cacau range, used after the smoothing treatment of any system: Eco Keratin for coloured, bleached or fine hair, Smoothing Protein for thick or resistant hair, or Brazilian Thermal Reconstruction for reconstruction and discipline. Each of them opens with the same Anti-Residue Shampoo as Step 1. See the full Brasil Cacau smoothing systems to match the service to the hair, and hold the result at home with the Brasil Cacau home care.

In Short

• Step 3 conditioning mask that seals the smoothing and floods hydration
• Keratin, cocoa butter and D-Panthenol with cuticle-smoothing silicones; cuts frizz
• Improves the straightening result; professional use only
• Shared by Eco Keratin, Smoothing Protein and Brazilian Thermal Reconstruction; not vegan