Salvatore Blue Gold Premium Step 1 + Step 2 (2x1000ml) brings together the two litre bottles of this tannin smoothing service: the Step 1 shampoo and the Step 2 Hair Realignment Conditioner. Each label hands over to the other in print. Step 2 carries the plant tannins and stays on for 30 minutes. To try the service first, the same two steps come in the 2x100ml carton.

Why these two together

Each bottle names the other. The Step 1 label ends by telling you to remove the excess water and apply Step 2. The Step 2 label begins once Step 1 is completed. The shampoo label also carries the allergy test, and it is done with the Step 2 conditioner. Step 1 is a cleansing step: its list is built on surfactants and salt. Step 2 is the smoothing step: its list carries the plant tannins of the Blue Gold line.

Key ingredients: Step 1

• Sodium Laureth Sulfate: the cleansing surfactant, 2nd on the list.
• Sodium Chloride: salt, 3rd.
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine: a second surfactant, 4th.
• Phenoxyethanol and four parabens: the preservatives, 10th to 14th.

Key ingredients: Step 2

Plant tannins with hydrolyzed keratin and collagen, and conditioning butters and oils. The bottle prints the full ingredient list.

Who it is for

• Professionals: both fronts print PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT.
• Salons that run the service often enough to buy both steps by the litre.
• Stylists who seal with a flat iron in thin sections, as the conditioner's directions ask.

Who it is not for

• Anyone outside a salon: both bottles are professional products.
• Anyone sensitive to the fragrance allergens named on the ingredient lists. Step 1: Amyl Cinnamal, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool. Step 2: Coumarin, Cinnamal, Cinnamyl Alcohol.
• Anyone who reacts in the allergy test printed on the shampoo.

Professional tip

Dry and flat iron again any strands that do not reach the expected result once Step 2 is applied. There is no need to apply Step 2 a second time. The tip comes from the conditioner's own label.

How to use

Method A follows the two labels in their printed order, each in its own English. The allergy test comes first and uses the Step 2 product.

Method A, Step 1: Blue Gold Premium shampoo

1. Before starting the process, perform an allergy test with Professional Blue Gold Premium (Step 2) on forearm and neck.
2. With wet hair, evenly apply the Professional Blue Gold Premium Shampoo (Step 1) on the scalp, massaging gently.
3. Distribute the product from the scalp to the ends without rubbing the hair fiber.
4. Rinse it thoroughly with cold or warm water.
5. Repeat the process, it is not necessary to leave the product acting.
6. Make sure the application and cleanse of the frontal and neck area are done correctly.
7. Remove the excess of water (50%) and apply the Professional Blue Gold Premium (Step 2).

Method A, Step 2: Hair Realignment Conditioner

1. Once Step 1 is completed, with humid hair, shake the package well and apply with the help of a tintbrush the Professional Blue Gold Premium (Step 2) section by section and distribute from root to ends with a thin tooth comb.
2. Make sure all strands are evenly moistened.
3. Leave it on for 30 minutes so that all properties of the product are absorbed.
4. Rinse it thoroughly with cold or warm water.
5. Blow-dry the hair straightening it and already achieve an intense shine.
6. Flat iron it slowly with thin sections (1 cm) an average of 10 times according to the hair fiber structure and strength, always flat ironing more the root than the ends, avoiding, this way, dryness by overheat.
7. It is recommended to finish the process with a moisturizing treatment for a pH stabilization.
8. For the treatment maintenance, recommended an Everyday Use on Salvatore Line.
9. TIPS: On blonde hair, flat iron it using temperatures between 180ºC and 200ºC maximum according to the strength of the hair fiber to avoid dryness and tonality loss.

Where it fits in the Salvatore range

The same two steps come as the Blue Gold Premium kit 2x100ml. Step 2 is also sold on its own as the Blue Gold Premium Step 2 (1000ml). Salvatore's other tannin service is Tanino Therapy, as the Tanino Therapy A + B kit 2x500ml and the A + B kit 2x1000ml. For aftercare the conditioner recommends everyday use of the Salvatore line: see Salvatore Home Care. All products in the line are on the Blue Gold page.