Hydrating Hair Complex 200ml - Cadiveu Brasil Cacau is the weekly restorative mask of the Brasil Cacau Anti-Frizz line, made for dry, frizz-prone hair: a rich mask you leave on for five to ten minutes so hydrolyzed keratin, cocoa seed butter and D-panthenol can coat the fibre and leave the lengths nourished, conditioned and shinier. It follows the Anti-Frizz Shampoo once a week, the deep step on top of daily care. It carries silicones and a rich emollient base, and contains keratin, so it is not vegan, in a 200ml size.

Why the Hydrating Hair Complex

Dry, frizz-prone hair benefits from a richer treatment once a week, and that is what this restorative mask is for. Left on for five to ten minutes after the wash, hydrolyzed keratin, cocoa seed butter and D-panthenol coat the fibre and lay down a nourishing conditioning film, so dry, roughened lengths feel softer and more conditioned and read shinier. The front names keratin, cocoa and D-panthenol as its actives. It is the weekly deep partner to the Anti-Frizz Shampoo and the Anti-Frizz Conditioner, used on top of the daily routine to keep frizz-prone hair nourished between washes.

Key Ingredients

The nourishing story sits on hydrolyzed keratin and cocoa seed butter (Theobroma Cacao) for softness and conditioning on dry hair, D-panthenol (panthenol) for a conditioned feel, and cationic agents (cetrimonium chloride) that coat the cuticle so the hair combs more easily. Silicones (dimethicone, amodimethicone) and a rich emollient base with a light mineral oil carry the slip and shine of a deep mask. It carries no smoothing active: it conditions and nourishes the surface, it does not straighten the hair. It contains keratin, so it is not vegan, and it is not silicone-free.

What to Expect

Straight after the five-to-ten-minute step, the lengths feel nourished, soft and conditioned, and they comb through easily with more shine. Because it is the deepest step of the Anti-Frizz routine, dry, frizz-prone hair feels more supple and looks healthier the more weeks it is used. It is a once-a-week treatment rather than a daily one, so the effect builds on top of the shampoo and conditioner used at every wash: together, that routine is what keeps dry, frizz-prone hair looking and feeling its best over time.

Who It Is For

• Dry, frizz-prone or over-processed hair that wants a richer weekly treatment
• Anyone following the Anti-Frizz routine who wants the deepest conditioning step once a week
• Coloured or chemically treated hair that needs extra nourishment and shine between salon visits

Who It Is Not For

• A client who wants a vegan formula, which this is not, as it contains hydrolyzed keratin
• Anyone after a silicone-free or mineral-oil-free mask, which this is not
• Very fine hair that a rich weekly mask can weigh down and that prefers a lighter conditioner

Professional tip: work it through clean, towel-dried mid-lengths and ends, comb it through so every strand is coated, and give it the full five to ten minutes, longer for very dry hair, before rinsing. Use it once a week on top of the Anti-Frizz Shampoo and Anti-Frizz Conditioner.

How to Use

Run a sensitivity test before first use. After washing with the Anti-Frizz Shampoo, apply thoroughly to clean, wet hair through the mid-lengths and ends and massage in. Leave on for five to ten minutes, then rinse with plenty of water. Use once a week or as needed. On other wash days, use the Anti-Frizz Conditioner instead.

Where It Fits in Your Routine

The Hydrating Hair Complex is the weekly deep step of the Anti-Frizz line within the Brasil Cacau home care range. Wash with the Anti-Frizz Shampoo, follow with the Anti-Frizz Conditioner at every wash, and swap in this mask once a week for the deeper treatment. For styling, the Gradual Smooth Serum finishes the lengths. It suits dry, frizz-prone hair maintaining a smoothing done with any of the Brasil Cacau smoothing systems as much as dry hair on its own.

In Short

• The weekly restorative mask of the Brasil Cacau Anti-Frizz line for dry, frizz-prone hair, in a 200ml size
• A rich keratin, cocoa-butter and D-panthenol mask left on five to ten minutes, for nourishment, conditioning and shine
• The deepest step of the routine; use once a week on top of the shampoo and conditioner
• Not vegan (contains keratin); not silicone-free or mineral-oil-free; a conditioning mask, not a smoothing