Name: Shampooing Nutri-K
Brand: Biologique Recherche
SKU: SHNUTRIK200
Price: 74.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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- + Who it is for
- + How to Apply
- + Ingredients
- + Smell & Texture

Who it is for

For you if

Damaged Hair

Dry Hair

Coloured Hair

Hair Strengthening

Not For you if

Oily Scalps

Dandruff

Flat Hair

How to Apply

Apply a generous amount of shampoo to wet hair, lather and gently massage from roots to lengths. Rinse with tepid water and repeat if necessary.

Ingredients

Scroll down the page for a full breakdown of the active ingredients.

Aqua/Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Coco-glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Sprout Extract, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitylglucoside, Citric Acid, Xylitol, Pca Glyceryl Oleate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Decyl Glucoside, Maltodextrin, Glyceryl Stearate, Tocopherol, 1,2-hexanediol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyquaternium-7, Polyquaternium-10, Tetrasodium Edta, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzoic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol.

Please note: The ingredients listed in this product are subject to change as the formulation is updated. We aim to update the INCI list as soon as possible, but we encourage you to read the ingredient list on the product itself to ensure it's suitable for your personal use.

Smell & Texture

Smell: Neutral with hints of botanical notes.

Texture: A lightweight, gel-like texture with a milky consistency.

The Benefits

Hair Cleansing

Routine hair cleansing is essential for maintaining optimal scalp hygiene and supporting healthy hair growth dynamics. Regular washing effectively removes accumulated sebum, environmental pollutants, microbial contaminants, and residual hair care products, thereby reducing the risk of follicular blockage and inflammation.

Proper scalp cleansing contributes to the regulation of sebaceous gland activity, helping to maintain a balanced level of sebum that protects the scalp without contributing to excessive oiliness or microbial overgrowth. This is particularly important in the prevention of scalp disorders such as dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and folliculitis.

By preserving a clean and balanced scalp environment, regular cleansing supports the normalization of the hair growth cycle—including the anagen (growth), catagen (regression), and telogen (resting) phases—thereby promoting the growth of strong, healthy hair.

Hair Repairing

Damaged hair is typically identifiable by a rough, straw-like texture, increased difficulty in styling, and visible signs such as broken strands and split ends. These symptoms reflect underlying structural compromise within the hair fiber, often resulting from external aggressors such as chemical treatments, thermal styling, UV exposure, and mechanical stress.

Lipid Cement Deficiency occurs when the cuticle is exposed to aggressive treatments or environmental factors, and stripped of essential lipids, resulting in increased permeability. This loss compromises its barrier function, leaving the underlying cortex vulnerable to protein and lipid degradation.

Split Ends occur when the lipid distribution is uneven along the length of the hair shaft, with the ends being the most affected. The hair ends, being older and more frequently exposed to damaging elements, contain up to 30% less ceramide than the root, making the hair more prone to splitting and breakage.

Cuticle Scale Separation occurs when the lipid cement causes the scales to lift and disconnect, exposing the cortex and increasing transepidermal water loss (TEWL). This results in excessive dehydration, leaving the hair dry, brittle, and more susceptible to further damage.

Keratin Fiber Degradation occurs when the lipid and protein components weaken the keratin matrix, the hair loses tensile strength, flexibility, and resilience.

Loss of Shine occurs when the hair is damaged and exhibits irregularities and surface roughness due to disrupted scales and lipid loss. These irregular surfaces scatter light unevenly, leading to a dull, lackluster appearance.

Hair Nourishing

Effective hair nourishment involves the restoration of the scalp’s barrier function, which plays a critical role in maintaining hydration and overall hair health. By enhancing barrier integrity, moisture is better retained and bioactive compounds are able to penetrate the hair cuticle, delivering deep nourishment to the cortex. This process contributes to structural reinforcement, improved elasticity, and greater resilience of the hair fibre.

Hair Strengthening

Strengthening in haircare is all about restoring your hair's healthy structure and enhancing its resilience against damage, breakage, and the stresses of daily styling, such as heat exposure. Strengthening haircare products deliver essential components like proteins, hydration, and lipids that work together to reinforce hair strands. They support internal hair bonds, restore moisture, and coat the outer layer to protect and smooth, resulting in a shinier, smoother finish. By promoting a healthier hair structure, these products encourage faster hair growth and improve manageability.

Promoting Shine

Promoting Shine in haircare is all about restoring the hair’s surface integrity so it can better reflect light. Shine is a direct result of a smooth, sealed cuticle, when the protective outer scales lie flat, light reflects evenly, giving hair its healthy, radiant appearance.

Dry, damaged, or lipid-depleted hair loses this reflectivity due to raised, fragmented cuticles. Shine-enhancing formulations work by replenishing moisture and essential lipids, smoothing the hair fibre, and coating it with film-forming actives. These ingredients help repair surface damage, seal the cuticle, and create a polished finish, leaving hair softer, glossier, and more vibrant. By reinforcing both hydration and structure, these formulas restore luminosity and improve overall hair vitality.

Colour-Protecting

Colour Protection in haircare is essential for maintaining vibrancy, strength, and long-term hair health, especially after colouring or chemical treatments. Daily exposure to UV rays, frequent washing, and thermal styling can break down pigments, weaken the cuticle, and leave hair dull and fragile.

This is where targeted colour-protecting care becomes critical. By shielding the hair from oxidative stress and helping the cuticle scales remain closed, it helps lock in colour and preserve luminosity. Hair stays radiant and reflective, while structural damage caused by treatments like bleaching is reduced. With consistent use, coloured hair looks brighter for longer, feels stronger, and is better protected against future fading and external aggressors.

- + Hair Cleansing
- + Hair Repairing
- + Hair Nourishing
- + Hair Strengthening
- + Promoting Shine
- + Colour-Protecting

Active Ingredients

Mild Surfactant Complex

Mild Surfactant Complex is a balanced blend of anionic, amphoteric, non-ionic, and cationic surfactants, derived from natural coconut sources. This multi-surfactant system provides effective yet gentle cleansing by respecting the scalp’s hydrolipidic film and maintaining skin barrier integrity. It efficiently lifts impurities and excess sebum without disrupting the scalp’s microbiome, ensuring both scalp and hair are left clean, comfortable, and undisturbed.

Moisturising Plant Sugars

Moisturising Plant Sugars, a blend of xylitol and glucose derivatives, help maintain optimal hydration by boosting the production of glycosaminoglycans like hyaluronic acid. They strengthen the skin barrier by stimulating essential lipids (ceramides, cholesterol) and proteins (keratin, loricrin), helping to reduce trans epidermal water loss (TEWL). This action smooths the skin’s microrelief, supports healthy cell turnover, and leaves the scalp more resilient, hydrated, and protected.

Plant Protein Hydrolysate

Plant Protein Hydrolysate is a micro-protein derived through enzymatic hydrolysis, composed of amino acids that closely mimic those found in natural keratin. Known as “phytokeratin,” its low molecular weight allows it to penetrate deeply into the hair cortex, where it supports internal repair and reinforces structural integrity. Combining the strength of keratin with the benefits of a plant-based active, it helps fortify damaged hair, improving resilience and promoting long-lasting repair.

Water-Soluble Olive Oil

Water-Soluble Olive Oil is developed through an advanced process that transforms traditional olive oil into a water-compatible form, while preserving its natural composition. Rich in essential fatty acids and vitamins E and K, it penetrates the hair cuticle to deliver deep nourishment. Its barrier-restoring and regenerative properties help moisturise the hair, improve elasticity, and strengthen the fibre from within, leaving it softer, smoother, and more resilient.

Sweet Almond Extract

Sweet Almond Extract, derived from purified fractions of Prunus amygdalus dulcis, is concentrated in polar peptides and oligosaccharides known for their high substantivity and film-forming capacity. These bioactive molecules adhere effectively to the hair fibre, reinforcing cuticle cohesion and improving structural integrity. By forming a uniform coating on the hair surface, this active enhances light reflection, boosts shine, and contributes to smoother, more resilient hair.

Colour Protect Complex

Colour Protect Complex combines Tara tannins with an extract of young sunflower sprouts to deliver advanced protection for colour-treated hair. This phytoactive blend enhances resistance to UV exposure and repeated washing, helping to preserve colour vibrancy over time. Rich in antioxidants, it shields the hair fibre from oxidative and thermal stress, supports cuticle integrity by keeping the scales sealed, and helps repair structural damage caused by chemical treatments such as bleaching.

- + Mild Surfactant Complex
- + Moisturising Plant Sugars
- + Plant Protein Hydrolysate
- + Water-Soluble Olive Oil
- + Sweet Almond Extract
- + Colour Protect Complex

Spotlight

Dry Hair

Dry hair occurs when the hair shafts do not receive or retain adequate moisture. This deficiency compromises the structural integrity of the hair, leading to a reduction in shine and an increased tendency for the hair to appear frizzy, dull, and coarse. When hair is healthy, natural sebum (oil) produced by the scalp coats the cuticle, maintaining hydration and smoothness. In dry hair, the cuticle becomes compromised, allowing moisture to escape and external damage to penetrate more easily. This degradation results in a visibly dull and unhealthy appearance. Dry hair is often a preliminary sign of hair shaft damage. If left unaddressed, it may progress to increased brittleness, split ends, and breakage. In severe cases, chronic dryness can contribute to hair thinning or loss.

Clinical Proofs

Use test conducted on 22 women aged 21 to 74 with dry scalp and hair. Product used 3 times a week for 21 days.

- 95% of women said the product gently cleanses the scalp
- 95% of women said colored hair is protected
- 91% of women said their hair is coated
- 87% of women said their hair is easy to detangle
- 87% of women said their hair is supple
- 87% of women said their hair is soft
- 87% of women said frizz is under control
- 86% of women said the product is a precious ally for dry, damaged hair
- 86% of women said their hair regains its softness
- 86% of women said their hair is shiny
- 82% of women said the product strengthens their hair
- 82% of women said their hair is easy to style
- 81% of women said the product repairs their hair
- 81% of women said the product preserves the balance of the skin’s hydrolipidic film
- 81% of women said their hair is stronger
- 77% of women said the product intensely nourishes dry hair
- 77% of women said their hair is nourished from the roots to the ends
- 73% of women said the product protects their hair from drying out

Clinical scoring by a hairdresser
Test conducted by a hairdresser, after 21 days of use.
- Significant +23% increase in hair moisture
- Significant +20% increase in hair suppleness
- Significant +25% increase in hair softness
- Significant +23% increase in the nourishing effect

* The above information has been supplied to the Embassy of Beauty by the brand manufacturer. Embassy of Beauty takes no responsibility for these claimed studies and or results.

Why I love it

"The efficacy of Biologique Recherche relies not only on its science-driven approach to balancing and curing the skin, but on its prescriptive and tailored nature."

X Natalie K-F

Founder, Embassy of Beauty