What is Total Balance Treatment?

Total Balance Treatment by NIKA is a scalp scrub of the Healthy Scalp line for an oily scalp: used before the shampoo, it leaves the scalp clean and fresh and prepares a wash that leaves the hair light, in a 150 ml format for home use and for scalp services in the salon. It is massaged into the dry scalp, emulsified with a little water into a foam and rinsed; the hair is then washed with Total Balance Shampoo. Perlite and Diatomaceous Earth give the scrub action, and the formula also contains Piroctone Olamine, buchu leaf extract and two lysine derivatives.

Specifications

Who Total Balance Treatment is for

• An oily scalp that benefits from a scrub before the wash.
• The first step of the Total Balance routine, before Total Balance Shampoo.
• Salons that offer a scalp scrub service at the wash basin and recommend the routine for home care.

For significant hair loss or a persistent scalp problem, consult a dermatologist. The leave-in lotions of the line are compared below.

Key ingredients

• Perlite and Diatomaceous Earth: fine mineral particles that give the scrub action during the massage; diatomaceous earth is also absorbent.
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate and Polysorbate 20: the surfactants that form the foam when water is added.
• Piroctone Olamine: an ingredient commonly used in cosmetic scalp care formulas.
• Lysine Carboxymethyl Cysteinate and Lysine Thiazolidine Carboxylate: amino acid derivatives with a conditioning role in the formula.
• Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract: buchu leaf extract, a botanical ingredient of the formula.

Results

After the scrub and the rinse the scalp feels clean and fresh, as the massage and the foam remove residues from the scalp before the wash. Followed by Total Balance Shampoo, the hair feels light.

How to use Total Balance Treatment

1. Apply Total Balance Treatment directly to the dry scalp, section by section.
2. Massage gently with circular movements and leave on for a few minutes.
3. Add a little water and keep massaging until an even foam forms.
4. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
5. Wash with Total Balance Shampoo. Use 2-3 times a week or as needed.

For professionals

• Service: scalp scrub at the wash basin before the wash, about 15 minutes.
• Amount per service: about 8 ml; a 150 ml format gives around 18 applications.
• Formats: 150 ml, for the salon service and for home use.
• Home care to recommend: Total Balance Shampoo after the scrub, as a Healthy Scalp routine 2-3 times a week.

Total Balance Treatment compared

• vs Clear Tonic: a Healthy Scalp lotion applied to the towel-dried scalp after the wash and not rinsed; it shares Piroctone Olamine, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract and the two lysine derivatives, with Menthyl Lactate. Total Balance Treatment is a rinse-off scrub used before the wash; Clear Tonic is a leave-in used after it.
• vs New Density Treatment: the 100 ml Healthy Scalp leave-in lotion for fragile hair that looks thinner, with Menthol. Total Balance Treatment suits an oily scalp before the wash; New Density Treatment suits fragile hair that looks thinner, after the wash.

FAQ

Is Total Balance Treatment rinsed out?

Yes: it is a scrub applied to the dry scalp before the wash, emulsified with a little water and rinsed; the wash with Total Balance Shampoo follows.

How does the scalp feel after the scrub?

Clean and fresh: the massage and the foam remove residues from the scalp before the wash, and after Total Balance Shampoo the hair feels light.

How often is it used?

2-3 times a week or as needed, always before the shampoo.

How long does the scrub service take in the salon?

About 15 minutes at the wash basin, before the wash with Total Balance Shampoo.

How much is used per service in the salon?

About 8 ml, so around 18 applications per 150 ml format.

Which shampoo follows the scrub?

Total Balance Shampoo: once the scrub has been emulsified and rinsed, the hair is washed with it, as the second step of the Total Balance routine.