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Which Skala has protein?

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Short answer

Look for an R on the chart: Skala files its protein tubs under repair. Mais Lisos, Crespo Divino (Divino Potão), Fru-Tastic Banana, Fru-Tastic Cherry, Divina Cor and Vitamina C + Colágeno are repair tubs, and Maracujá e Óleo de Patauá and Bomba de Biotina are nourish-and-repair. If your hair is protein-sensitive, start with a hydration (H) tub.

What does repair (R) mean?

Brazilian hair care follows a schedule called the cronograma capilar, with three steps: hydration (water and moisture), nourishment (oils and butters) and repair (protein and amino acids). Skala tags its tubs with a step. Repair, reconstrução in Portuguese, is the protein step, for hair that's weak, gummy or breaking.

Which tubs are repair tubs?

  • Mais Lisos: rice protein, corn starch and amino acids, for straight hair.
  • Crespo Divino (Divino Potão): vegetable keratin and vegetable collagen. The older Divino Potão lists wheat, corn and soy protein.
  • Fru-Tastic Banana: vegetable collagen and ceramides, for frizzy, brittle hair.
  • Fru-Tastic Cherry: a 3-in-1 for wavy and curly hair.
  • Divina Cor: rice protein, for coloured and chemically treated hair.
  • Vitamina C + Colágeno Vegetal: plant collagen, for damaged hair.

Two more cover nourishment and repair together: Maracujá e Óleo de Patauá (the yellow tub) and Bomba de Biotina.

Which tubs are lightest on protein?

Skala files these under hydration, not repair: Mais Cachos (the blue tub), Babosa, Fru-Tastic Grape, Jaborandi e Camélia do Campo, the Fru-Tastic Fruit Cocktail Family tub, and the kids' #Mais Cachinhos and Amidinho de Milho.

That doesn't promise zero protein. If your hair reacts to even a little, read the ingredient list on your tub.

What about tubs with no step?

For eleven tubs, Skala's pages don't state a step, so the chart shows a question mark rather than a guess. Read the ingredient list on those before you treat them as protein-free.

Repair (R) tubs

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Questions people ask

How often should I use a repair tub?

Skala's own advice is to rotate. Its hair schedule (cronograma capilar) alternates hydration, nourishment and repair over the weeks, rather than using a repair tub every wash.

What if my hair feels stiff after a repair tub?

Many people describe that as too much protein. If your hair feels stiff, straw-like or snaps more easily, switch to a hydration (H) or nourishment (N) tub for a few washes.

Can I use Divino Potão as a protein treatment?

Skala files it under repair, so yes. The older Divino Potão formula lists wheat, corn and soy protein; the newer Crespo Divino lists vegetable keratin and vegetable collagen. For a deeper treatment, Skala says to leave it on under a heat cap for 15 minutes, then rinse.