Cronograma capilar
The Skala hair schedule
In Brazil a jar of cream comes with a calendar. Skala calls it the hair schedule: three kinds of treatment, rotated over four weeks.
Hydration
The most frequent step in every Skala plan. It is the light, watery kind of mask.
Nourishment
The oil-and-butter step, for softness and shine.
Repair
The protein step. Skala's plans use it least, once or twice a month.
“This step replaces water and essential nutrients in the hair fibre.”
Sample plans
Three four-week plans, as Skala prints them
Each plan has three treatments a week. Skala names the plans by the state of the hair.
For hair in good shape
| Treatment | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First treatment | Hydration | Hydration | Hydration | Hydration |
| Second treatment | Hydration | Nourishment | Hydration | Nourishment |
| Third treatment | Nourishment | Hydration | Nourishment | Repair |
For lightly worn hair
| Treatment | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First treatment | Hydration | Hydration | Hydration | Hydration |
| Second treatment | Nourishment | Hydration | Nourishment | Nourishment |
| Third treatment | Hydration | Nourishment | Hydration | Repair |
For heavily worn hair
| Treatment | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First treatment | Hydration | Nourishment | Hydration | Hydration |
| Second treatment | Nourishment | Hydration | Nourishment | Hydration |
| Third treatment | Repair | Nourishment | Repair | Nourishment |
“The hair schedule should be carried out for up to 6 months. You can stop for 1 month and keep moisturising with conditioner or styling cream.”
On the shelf
Jars buyers rotate
How buyers use it
Pick the plan closest to your hair and treat it as a starting point. Three masks a week suits someone who washes often. If you wash once a week, one mask each wash day keeps the same order over a longer stretch.
Skala does not label every US jar with a schedule step. Buyers usually go by what the pack names: aloe and fruit jars for hydration days, oil and butter jars for nourishment days, and jars that name protein, keratin or amino acids for the third step.
Skala suggests running a schedule for up to six months and then taking a month off.
What a schedule is not
A hair schedule is a routine for conditioning. It is not a treatment plan for the scalp, and a cream is not a medicine.
If your scalp itches, flakes or sheds hair in a way that worries you, that is a question for a dermatologist.
“Whether a product is a cosmetic or a drug under the law is determined by a product's intended use.”
General information about a hair care routine. It is not medical advice.
Questions
About the hair schedule
What is a hair schedule?
A hair schedule is a 4-week routine that rotates 3 kinds of hair mask: hydration, nourishment and repair. It comes from Brazil, where it is called the cronograma capilar.
How long should you follow a hair schedule?
Skala's own guidance is up to 6 months, then a break of 1 month with only conditioner or styling cream.
Sources
Where the quotes come from
- Hair ScheduleSkala Brasil (brand owner's site) · read 8 October 2026
- Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?)U.S. Food and Drug Administration · read 8 October 2026