Salvatore Tanino Therapy Max Curly Nutrition Kit MNO (2000ml) is the full curly-care system for curly, wavy and coily hair. Its formula is built on collagen with panthenol and shea. It brings together Step M, the collagen wash, Step N, the hydrolipidic mask, and Step O, the no-rinse leave-in. One cleans, one feeds, and one shapes the curl.

Why this system

A curly head asks for three different things on one wash day: a clean that does not strip it, a soak of moisture, and a finish that holds the shape. This box carries a step for each, so the coil gets what it needs from root to end rather than leaning on one bottle. We would keep it on the shelf for the clients whose curls drink up product and still want more. Made in Brazil at Salvatore's plant in Presidente Prudente.

What is in the kit

Three steps, each with a job. Step M is the Curly Collagen Cleansing Shampoo, a gentle wash that lifts away build-up while it leaves the moisture in, with collagen; the full ingredient list is on the bottle. Step N, the deep-moisture mask, is the Curly Hydrolipidic, built on collagen with panthenol and shea, and it sits for twenty to thirty minutes. Step O, the no-rinse Curly Waves Control, is the cream that shapes and holds the pattern; its own ingredients sit on the pack.

What to expect

Curls come back cleaner at the root, softer through the length and springier in the pattern, with less frizz by the end of the day. The wash clears away what dulls a coil without leaving it squeaky, the mask floods it with slip, and the finish sets the shape so it lasts past the mirror. Used together on wash day, the curl reads defined rather than dry or weighed down.

Who it is for

• Curly, wavy and coily heads that lose definition and drink up moisture between washes
• Coils that turn frizzy or limp when a single product tries to do the whole job
• Anyone who wants a wash, a treat and a finish that were built to work as one routine

Who it is not for

• Anyone after smoothing or straightening, which is a separate salon service
• A client who avoids animal-derived ingredients, since the collagen here is animal-sourced
• Very fine hair the cream could weigh down; keep it light and to the ends

Professional tip

The routine reads best when you keep the leave-in off your roots, and the miss we see most is a heavy hand at the crown. We would wash twice on a really coated head, sit the mask under a cap while the client relaxes, and work the cream only from your mid-lengths down. Scrunch upward as it dries, because that is what wakes a coil rather than flattening it.

How to use

Run the three in order on wash day, and let the mask have its full time before you rinse. Only the last step stays in; the wash and the mask both rinse out, so plan your shower around the soak.

Work each one through wet or damp hair, comb so every coil is covered, and treat your mid-lengths and ends more generously than the roots. Repeat the wash and mask as often as your curl needs, and finish with the cream each time.

1. Wash with Step M. Massage the shampoo through wet hair and rinse, because a clean root lets the moisture that follows actually reach the coil.
2. Mask with Step N. Comb it through the lengths and leave it twenty to thirty minutes, since the curl needs that time to drink the moisture up.
3. Finish with Step O. Work the cream through damp hair strand by strand and skip your roots, so the shape sets without a greasy crown.
4. Dry the curl. Scrunch upward and let it air-dry or diffuse on low, because rough drying is what turns a good set frizzy.

Where it fits in the range

MNO is the curly system, the routine for hair that curls or waves and wants feeding rather than flattening. When a coil is stressed by colour or chemistry the reconstruction kit steadies it first; smoothing is a separate service again. Which letter step does what across the range, and which kit is which protocol, is set out in our Tanino Therapy steps A to O guide. On curly and afro hair, whether you take it smooth, softer or a defined curl is set out in our Tanino Therapy on curly and afro hair guide. The rest of the line sits under Salvatore Tanino Therapy.

In short

• 2000ml curly system, a Step M wash, a Step N mask and a Step O leave-in
• On collagen, shea and panthenol; clean, feed, then shape the curl
• Only the last step stays in; the wash and mask rinse out
• Not a smoothing service; the collagen is animal-sourced, leave-in list on its pack