{"product_id":"maria-nila-colour-refresh-cacao","title":"Maria Nila Colour Refresh Cacao | Rich Brown Masque for Brunette Hair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA conditioning masque carrying semi-permanent brown pigment that puts richness back into faded brunette hair between colour appointments, with no developer and no regrowth line.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moda Team Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCacao is the straightforward brown of the range. Maria Nila describes it as freshening the hair and bringing out brown tones, and specifies a narrower band than most of the line — levels 2 to 6 rather than 2 to 7 — which tells you this is a genuinely deep brown rather than a mid-brown. It is for brunettes whose colour has gone dusty and translucent at the ends, where you can see through the hair in daylight in a way you could not a month ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pigment set is Basic Blue 99, Basic Red 76 and Basic Yellow 57 — the same three cationic dyes as Beige Brown and Caramel Brown, at a higher loading and a deeper balance. That shared palette is why Maria Nila supports mixing shades from this range together: you are blending ratios of the same small set of dyes, not combining incompatible chemistries. Cacao is the shade people most often use as a base and then warm with a little Caramel Brown or Bright Copper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause these dyes are positively charged they bind to the more negatively charged surface of processed hair, which is why Maria Nila notes the masques work best on previously coloured hair rather than virgin. On virgin dark hair the result will be subtle at best — mostly a shine and richness effect from the argan-oil masque base rather than a visible colour change. That is not a failure of the product; it is what deposit-only colour does when the hair has no porosity to hold it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Active Ingredient(s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBasic Blue 99, Basic Red 76 and Basic Yellow 57:\u003c\/strong\u003e The three cationic dyes that build the brown, carried at a deeper loading than in the lighter brown shades. Blue supplies the depth and coolness that keeps a dark brown from reading red as it fades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArgan Oil (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil):\u003c\/strong\u003e Maria Nila includes it for moisture and frizz reduction. Dark hair reveals cuticle damage as dullness more obviously than light hair does, so on a deep brown the smoothing effect is a large part of what reads as richness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmodimethicone Copolymer:\u003c\/strong\u003e A conditioning silicone with an affinity for damaged areas of the cuticle. It deposits selectively where the surface is roughest, which helps even out how light reflects across hair that has faded unevenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHydrolysed Wheat Protein and Panthenol:\u003c\/strong\u003e Protein fragments and a humectant. They fill surface gaps and hold water in the fibre, both of which improve how evenly a deep pigment lands across porous ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModa Pro Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApply this one to the faded ends first and give them a genuine head start — three or four minutes before you bring it up through the mid-lengths and roots. Faded brunette ends are the most porous and the most colour-depleted part of the head, and treating the whole length for the same time simply preserves the existing imbalance. Staggering the application is exactly how a colourist applies a refresh in the chair, and it is the single thing that turns a flat all-over deposit into hair that looks evenly rich from root to tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot the Right Fit If...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the right fit if you have highlights or balayage you want to keep visible. A deep brown deposit will dull lightened pieces considerably and can leave them looking muddy rather than bright for several washes. It is also not a grey-coverage product — Maria Nila is explicit on this — so greys will remain as light strands running through the brown rather than blending in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo, then towel-dry until damp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWearing gloves, apply first to the faded ends and leave for 3 to 4 minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb the remainder up through mid-lengths and roots, then leave the whole head a further 3 to 6 minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly with water, then follow with conditioner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Maria Nila","offers":[{"title":"100 ml","offer_id":49911828578532,"sku":"MN6713","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 ml","offer_id":49911828611300,"sku":"MN3713","price":45.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2831\/9677\/files\/IMG_cr_3700_cacao_intense_300_ml_1200x1500_5dc38b42-66d4-4993-91a3-d1b223bfd598.jpg?v=1789819566","url":"https:\/\/www.modasalon.ca\/products\/maria-nila-colour-refresh-cacao","provider":"Moda Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}