Biotop 911 Quinoa Hair Mask is a rinse-out conditioning treatment for dry, dehydrated, or color-treated hair, built around chenopodium quinoa seed extract and sunflower seed oil rather than a single hero oil. The formula pairs fatty alcohols (stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol) and conditioning agents (behentrimonium chloride, amodimethicone) with panthenol and vitamin E (tocopheryl acetate) to soften strands and smooth the cuticle along the mid-lengths and ends.
It's meant to work quickly: after shampooing, a generous amount is worked through damp hair from mid-length to ends and rinsed out after two to three minutes, a shorter contact time than masks that call for a ten-to-twenty-minute sit. Biotop positions it as a weekly intensive treatment, or as a stand-in for daily conditioner on hair that runs especially dry.
The mask is formulated without SLS/SLES or parabens, though it does contain silicones (amodimethicone, dimethicone) and a fragrance blend with several recognized scent allergens, including linalool, limonene, and benzyl salicylate, which is worth knowing for anyone with fragrance sensitivities.
