Makes Frizzy, Wavy Hair More Manageable Every Day, 365 Days a Year. Kao Launches New Haircare Brand "Essential flat".
NEWSBOARD / BEAUTY
August 7, 2019

Makes Frizzy, Wavy Hair More Manageable Every Day, 365 Days a Year. Kao Launches New Haircare Brand "Essential flat".

Kao Corporation (President: Michitaka Sawada) will launch "Essential flat," a new haircare series that works from within on frizzy, wavy hair, making it more manageable with every use, 365 days a year. The launch date is October 19, 2019. Kao has also opened a LINE official account, "flat hair salon," offering frizz analysis and care methods. Pre-orders are available at select online shops starting Monday, August 5.
Kao's haircare business is evolving from "hair care" to "improving hair life and mindset." Moving forward, we aim not only to provide products that care for the hair itself but also to enhance the customer's mindset and lifestyle.

The New "flat" Series for More Manageable Hair

"flat" is a new series that makes hair more manageable by addressing the internal structure of frizzy, wavy hair. Its "loosening ingredient*1" penetrates the hair's interior. When heat from a dryer or iron is applied, it softens the hair from within, making it easier to manage and style. This "loosening ingredient*1" is incorporated into the "Frizz & Wave Maintenance Treatment" and the "Frizz & Wave Loosening Serum."
Furthermore, our research into hair has revealed that individuals with frizzy, wavy hair tend to experience a feeling of stiffness. The "flat" "Frizz & Wave Maintenance Shampoo" contains a "stiffness-removing ingredient (succinic acid*2)" that cleanses calcium from within the hair, a cause of stiffness. It removes the cause of hair stiffness, leaving it smooth and manageable.
*1 Styling ingredient (Isostearyl Glyceryl) that softens hair when heat is applied, making it more manageable.
*2 Succinic acid, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate
"flat" aims to reduce the effort and time spent on styling by making frizzy, wavy hair more manageable with every use,
providing a stable finish, and offering more ease in daily life and mood.

[Left] "Frizz & Wave Maintenance Shampoo" "Moist & Moist" "Volume Down"
[Right] "Frizz & Wave Maintenance Treatment" "Moist & Moist" "Volume Down"

Launch Date / Region
October 19, 2019 / Nationwide
*Pre-orders available at select retailers and online shops starting August 5, 2019.

Individual Features
Frizz & Wave Maintenance Shampoo
Cleanses calcium from within the hair, a cause of stiffness, for smooth, manageable hair.
● Contains stiffness-removing ingredient (succinic acid*2)
● Two types: Moist & Moist (for styles that stay put to the ends) and Volume Down (for styles that are naturally smooth and resist frizz).
● Refreshing floral scent that lifts your mood.
*2 Succinic acid, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate

Frizz & Wave Maintenance Treatment
Softens hair from within with the heat of your dryer or iron. For smooth, manageable hair.
● Contains loosening ingredient*1
● Contains damage-repairing ingredient (lactic acid)
● Two types: Moist & Moist (for styles that stay put to the ends) and Volume Down (for styles that are naturally smooth and resist frizz).
● Refreshing floral scent that lifts your mood.
*1 Styling ingredient (Isostearyl Glyceryl) that softens hair when heat is applied, making it more manageable.

Frizz & Wave Loosening Serum

Frizz & Wave Loosening Serum
A special beauty serum for hair.
Achieve your desired hair, 365 days a year.
● Contains loosening ingredient*1
● After towel-drying, apply evenly from roots to ends
on damp hair,
and dry thoroughly while gently stretching.
While you sleep, the loosening ingredient*1 penetrates deep into the hair,
and the heat from your iron or dryer softens the hair's interior,
making it more manageable.
● Hair treatment (no-rinse type)
● Contains damage-repairing ingredient (lactic acid)
● Relaxing white floral scent.
*1 Styling ingredient (Isostearyl Glyceryl) that softens hair when heat is applied, making it more manageable.

Inquiries

Kao Corporation, Consumer Affairs Center, Consumer Consultation Service
Tel. 0120 165 692
https://www.kao.co.jp/essential/flat/