{"product_id":"maria-nila-structure-repair-booster-masque","title":"Maria Nila Structure Repair Booster Masque | 3-Minute Treatment for Damaged Hair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA concentrated repairing algae treatment that leaves damaged, dry and chemically treated hair soft and shining in three minutes, replacing both mask and conditioner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moda Team Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the product for the client who genuinely does not have ten minutes. Every stylist has had the conversation: we recommend a weekly masque, the client agrees, and the tub sits unopened because real mornings are five minutes long. The Booster Masque solves that honestly rather than pretending — Maria Nila states it replaces both hair mask and conditioner, and that it contains ten times more active ingredients than their standard hair masks. Three minutes, one step, then out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe formula is built differently from the Structure Repair Masque, and it is worth understanding why. There is no shea butter here and, reading the published ingredient list, no silicones either. Instead the conditioning comes from behentrimonium chloride and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride with cetearyl and cetyl alcohol — a lighter, more substantive base that deposits fast and rinses clean. Cystoseira Compressa, the repairing algae running through the whole line, sits high in the list, and sunflower seed oil with Quaternium-95 provides the colour protection Maria Nila describes as guarding against colour loss from washing, styling and UV rays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne practical note from the ingredient list: fragrance appears sixth, unusually high, which matches Maria Nila's own statement that this contains 50% more fragrance than their standard masks. It is a soft vanilla, rose and jasmine, but if you are sensitive to scent this is the most heavily fragranced product in the Structure Repair range and you should know that before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Moda Carries This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Nila is a Swedish house, founded in 1999 by the Wikström family and named after founder Ann's great-grandmother. Everything is 100% vegan, with Leaping Bunny, PETA, Vegan Society and B Corp certification behind it — a rare set in professional haircare. We brought the brand in as a new, fresh addition to the shelf rather than a line we have carried for years: chosen with our younger clients in mind, and because the range is playful in a way most professional brands are not. Our honest read is that this is the up-and-coming brand making the biggest impact right now. At this size and price the Booster Masque is also the least risky way to find out whether Structure Repair suits your hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Active Ingredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepairing Algae (Cystoseira Compressa Extract):\u003c\/strong\u003e The Structure Repair signature, and here it sits high in the list. Maria Nila states it has repairing properties that help rebuild the hair and keep it moisturised.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBehentrimonium Chloride and Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride:\u003c\/strong\u003e Positively charged conditioning agents that bind to the damaged, negatively charged sites along the fibre. They are what lets a three-minute treatment deposit as much as it does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunflower Seed Oil and Quaternium-95:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colour Guard Complex. Maria Nila states it protects from colour loss caused by washing, styling and UV rays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCetearyl and Cetyl Alcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fatty alcohols, not drying alcohols. They give the treatment its body and help the conditioning agents spread evenly through wet hair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModa Pro Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it on the last wash before a colour appointment, not the first one after. Hair that arrives smooth, evenly conditioned and properly detangled takes colour and lightener more predictably than hair that is rough and patchy in porosity, because product moves at the same speed along the whole strand. Three minutes in the shower the night before does more for your result in the chair than most people realise — and unlike a heavy shea masque, this one rinses clean enough not to interfere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot the Right Fit If...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are sensitive to fragrance — Maria Nila states this contains 50% more fragrance than their standard masks, and the ingredient list bears that out. Reach for the Structure Repair Masque instead. It is also not the right pick if your ends are severely compromised and you want maximum conditioning payload: the Structure Repair Masque is shea-rich and dwells longer. And if you want measured bond repair rather than a fast conditioning treatment, Structure Repair Bond Builder is the product in the line that makes that claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo and rinse thoroughly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply the masque through the lengths, skipping the roots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave for three minutes and rinse. No conditioner needed afterwards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Maria Nila","offers":[{"title":"50 ml","offer_id":49911817601252,"sku":"MN3609","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2831\/9677\/files\/3609-packshot.jpg?v=1789819475","url":"https:\/\/www.modasalon.ca\/products\/maria-nila-structure-repair-booster-masque","provider":"Moda Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}