Skala is the Brazilian hair-care brand that sells in 1 kg tubs instead of 200 ml bottles, and that single fact is why it has taken over bathroom shelves in Egypt. A treatment that costs 299 EGP for a kilo works out at roughly 0.30 EGP per gram, against three or four times that for most salon masks sold here.
We carry 50 Skala products. This page is the short version of which one to buy.
Which Skala is right for your hair
Skala names its tubs after the ingredient, not the problem, which is why people stand in front of the shelf guessing. Here is the translation.
| If your hair is… | Buy this | Price |
| Thinning, breaking, weak | Bomba de Biotina (biotin) | 299 EGP |
| Curly and losing its pattern | #Mais Cachinhos | 299 EGP |
| Dry and brittle, straw-like ends | Manteiga de Karité (shea butter) | 299 EGP |
| Dry with a dry scalp too | Abacate (avocado and castor oil) | 299 EGP |
| Fragile and over-processed | Frutástica Coco and Murumuru | 299 EGP |
| Falling out or thinning at the parting | Jaborandi and Camellia | 599 EGP |
| Coily, type 4, very thick | #MaisCrespos | 599 EGP |
If you are not sure, start with Bomba de Biotina. It is the one most people repurchase and it suits almost every hair type.
Why the 1 kg tubs are the cheapest treatment in Egypt
A 1 kg tub at 299 EGP is about 0.30 EGP per gram. A 200 ml salon mask at 600 EGP is closer to 3 EGP per gram — ten times more. Even the 799 EGP Skala tubs land at around 0.80 EGP per gram.
Used once or twice a week with a generous handful each time, one tub lasts most people four to six months.
How to use a Skala treatment cream
Shampoo first and squeeze the water out of your hair — the cream cannot get into a soaking wet fibre. Work a handful through the lengths and ends, avoiding the roots unless your hair is very thick. Leave it three to five minutes, then rinse.
The 2-in-1 tubs can also be used as a leave-in: after rinsing, take a pea-sized amount and smooth it over damp ends before drying.
Where it fits with your shampoo and conditioner
A Skala tub replaces your conditioner or mask, not your shampoo. Use your normal shampoo, then Skala instead of conditioner once or twice a week, and your usual conditioner the rest of the time.
Buying original Skala in Egypt
Skala is widely counterfeited here, and the fakes usually give themselves away on smell and texture rather than packaging. Every tub we sell comes sealed through official channels, you pay cash on delivery, and anything unopened can be returned within 5 days.