Intended for people with color-treated or highlighted hair, especially hair left dry, weak or dull after a coloring or lightening service. It's a treatment-level product, best suited to anyone already using a color-safe shampoo/conditioner who wants an added weekly conditioning step, rather than someone looking for a daily leave-in.

Color and lightening services lift the hair cuticle and strip some of its natural lipids, which is why hair often feels rougher and looks less reflective right after a salon visit. Phytocitrus was formulated to address that specific aftermath rather than general dryness — citrus extracts and plant butters are worked into a rich mask base meant to resmooth the cuticle and replace some of what the coloring process removes.

Used as an occasional deep treatment alongside, not instead of, a color-safe shampoo and conditioner, it's meant to give color-treated hair a periodic conditioning boost that a daily routine alone doesn't always provide — which is also why it's formulated as a rinse-out mask rather than a leave-in.

Apply to clean, towel-dried hair after shampooing

• Distribute from mid-lengths to ends, avoiding the scalp
• Leave on for a few minutes, following the timing on the packaging
• Rinse thoroughly
• Use as a weekly or biweekly treatment rather than with every wash

Pros

• Deep-conditioning rinse-out format aimed at hair already weakened by color or lightening
• Built around citrus extracts and plant butters aimed specifically at color-treated hair
• Velvety texture designed to nourish hair fiber rather than just coat the surface

Cons

• Discontinued by Phyto, so it's only available while current stock lasts
• Rinse-out treatment requires more time than a leave-in product
• Publicly available, product-specific ingredient documentation is limited, so anyone with known sensitivities should patch-test first