Step 1 Shampoo & Step 3 Mask 2x1L - Cadiveu Brasil Cacau is the shared prep-and-seal duo of the Brasil Cacau salon systems: the Step 1 Anti-Residue Shampoo that clarifies and opens the cuticle before the treatment, paired with the Step 3 Deep Conditioning Mask that seals and hydrates after the iron. These are the two steps that bracket every Brasil Cacau smoothing service, so one duo serves whichever Step 2 you use, in full-size 1L bottles, priced below the two bought separately. Add the Step 2 treatment of your chosen system. For professional use only.

Why the Prep-and-Seal Duo

Every Brasil Cacau smoothing service runs the same three steps: clarify, smooth, seal. The Step 2 smoothing treatment changes with the system you choose, but the Step 1 and Step 3 do not: the Anti-Residue Shampoo preps the fibre before, and the Deep Conditioning Mask finishes it after. This duo pairs those two shared steps, so a salon buys the prep and the finish once and reaches for the matching Step 2 per client. It clarifies deep on an alkaline pH to lift residue and open the cuticle, which is what lets any of the smoothing treatments take evenly, and it seals the cuticle and puts moisture back after the iron so the fibre ends conditioned rather than dry. Bought as a pair the two steps are matched and to hand, priced below the two bottles separately. It is the practical way to stock the parts of the service that never change, whichever system a client needs.

Key Ingredients

The Step 1 shampoo cleans on an alkaline pH to lift oils, product and residue and lift the cuticle, carrying hydrolyzed keratin, cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) and panthenol so the clarifying step is not stripping. It uses SLES surfactants, so it is a clarifying shampoo rather than a sulfate-free one. The Step 3 mask is where the conditioning sits: hydrolyzed keratin for the fibre, cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) seed butter and D-Panthenol for moisture, and silicones (Dimethicone, Amodimethicone) with a mineral-oil base that smooth the cuticle and hold the shine after the heat. Neither step carries a smoothing active: the straightening is done by the Step 2 treatment and set under the iron, while these two frame it.

What to Expect

Used before the treatment, the shampoo leaves the hair clean and porous so the Step 2 penetrates evenly, without the film a regular wash can leave. Used after the iron, the mask closes the service: the cuticle is sealed, moisture is back in the fibre, and the hair reads polished and soft rather than dry from the heat. Across a column the two steps keep the service consistent from client to client, and a sulfate-free home routine keeps each result looking fresh between visits. On their own the two steps do not straighten the hair; they prepare and finish the smoothing that the Step 2 delivers.

Who It Is For

• Salons running any Brasil Cacau smoothing system that want the shared prep and finish steps in one duo
• A busy column that goes through the Step 1 and Step 3 faster than any single Step 2
• Anyone who already has their Step 2 treatment and needs the bracketing steps at a saving

Who It Is Not For

• A client looking for the smoothing itself, which is the Step 2 treatment and sold separately
• Home users after a daily shampoo and mask, since these are professional service steps
• Hair that never sees a smoothing service, where a maintenance range fits better

Professional tip: on the second clarifying wash, leave the shampoo on for the full pause so it swells the fibre and lifts the cuticle evenly, then rinse thoroughly. After the iron, work the mask through the mid-lengths and ends rather than the roots, and give it the full time before rinsing so the fibre takes the moisture back.

How to Use

These two steps bracket your smoothing service: the Step 1 shampoo before the Step 2 treatment, the Step 3 mask after the iron. Run a sensitivity and strand test for the smoothing treatment itself before the service.

1. Clarify (Step 1), before the treatment. Wash the hair twice with the Anti-Residue Shampoo. The first lather lifts oils and product; on the second, leave it on for 5 minutes so it swells the fibre and lifts the cuticle. Rinse well after each, then dry as your Step 2 treatment directs.
2. Apply your Step 2 treatment. Follow the protocol of the smoothing system you are using, and seal it under the iron as that treatment sets out.
3. Seal (Step 3), after the iron. Rinse, then work the Deep Conditioning Mask through the lengths, massaging well. Leave it on for 5 to 10 minutes to seal the cuticle and put moisture back, then rinse and finish.

Using It With Your Smoothing Service

The Step 1 and Step 3 are shared across the Brasil Cacau smoothing systems: pair this duo with whichever Step 2 the client needs. For coloured or fine hair the Eco Keratin treatment; for thick, resistant hair the Smoothing Protein; for reconstruction the Thermal Reconstruction; and for a vegan smoothing the BTX Vegan. Keep the result at home with the Brasil Cacau home care.

In Short

• The shared prep-and-seal duo of the Brasil Cacau systems: Step 1 shampoo and Step 3 mask in full-size 1L bottles
• An alkaline-pH clarify before the treatment, a keratin, cocoa and D-Panthenol seal after the iron
• Works with any Step 2 (Eco Keratin, Smoothing Protein, Thermal Reconstruction, BTX Vegan), bought separately
• Priced below the two products separately; professional use only, not vegan. The smoothing treatment is not included