O'Connor added that the process might take a bit longer with fine hair because she has to go over the sections with a flat iron a few extra times. Unlike a traditional Brazilian blowout , the Kerasilk Control treatment does not — repeat, not — use formaldehyde. That said, is this completely chemical free? The keratin formula does have other chemicals in it, though not the kind used to preserve dead animals. That depends on how much hair you have. If, like me, you've got a lot of thick hair, I would recommend clearing your schedule and throwing an extra book and your phone charger in your bag.
Following the treatment, O'Connor told me I could even go home and wash my hair if I wanted. Four shampoos in a day felt a bit much for me, but I did take a dip in a pool the following weekend. Not only did my hair not curl, but after driving across the Verrazano Bridge with all of the car windows down, my hair air dried perfectly straight, and I was able to finger comb out the tiny tangles.
No styling products. No heat which has been a Godsend this summer. A bit of the curl has come through, it appears as a natural wave rather than a random curly coil.
As I mentioned, the treatment took a little over three hours from start to finish. The process begins with a double shampoo to completely strip away any dirt, oil, grime or products. Next, my hair was blown dry the stylist used an assistant to speed the process up a bit — and I have to say I've never felt more pampered than having two women working in tandem with blow dryers. After my hair was 80 percent dried, O'Connor sectioned my hair into three parts and began applying the treatment itself — a ratio of Shape Medium to control frizz and the Smooth Intense to straighten the curl.
After painting the mixture onto my entire head, the solution was left to sit for 15 minutes. And then, the fun part. O'Connor then blow-dried my hair while the solution which felt like a leave-in conditioner was still in it, using a wide, ventilated paddle brush to do so.
Given the thick consistency of the product, it took quite a bit of time. Afterwards, she used a flat iron at degrees to flatten my curls into oblivion.
While the application process is similar, the formula isn't as potent formaldehyde is necessary for that flat-ironed look , but don't expect it to straighten your hair. Sorry, but safe-enough-to-eat hair-straightening systems simply don't exist here in the real world.
If you want to smooth your frizz and straighten your hair texture, you need to accept that your hair will be doused in some chemicals that might not be FDA-approved. If you want to take your texture from coarse and curly to flat-iron straight, you'll need some formaldehyde—which has a pretty bad rap. Don't let this stress you out too much: "If you're only getting the treatment done three times per year Now, if your hair is colored, you run the risk of minimal fading or lightening after the treatment, though both experts say it isn't that common.
In the weeks and months after a treatment, make sure to give your hair a little TLC with a hair mask that will nourish and protect your newly smoothed hair. Because life is like a box of chocolates, there's no way to know the results of a keratin treatment on your hair, regardless of which one you sit hours in the chair for.
It all depends, says Kamt, on the strength of the treatment is, how it's applied, the temperature of the flat-iron, how porous your hair is, and about other factors you really can't control.
But don't let that scare you away. United States. Type keyword s to search. The steps on both are the hair's bonds. If you break those bonds, you can rebuild the spiral staircase as a ladder — so curly hair becomes straight. Ammonium thioglycolate and sodium hydroxide permanently break the bonds — that's how traditional relaxers and Japanese straightening treatments transform the texture of the hair.
They can also subject you to a very awkward growing-out phase. Some keratin treatments and the popular Brazilian Blowout saturate the hair with a formaldehyde solution before it's dried and flatironed. The formaldehyde yes, it's a suspected carcinogen for humans locks the hair into that straighter position so it stays smooth beyond your next shampoo.
Your natural texture then gradually returns over two to five months. No hair treatment will technically contain formaldehyde because — a little more chemistry for you — it's a gas.
What they can contain are methylene glycol, formalin, methanal, and methanediol — ingredients that release formaldehyde when heated or mixed with water. Because salon treatments don't require FDA approval, you need to do your own due diligence if you want a formaldehyde-free service.
Ask your stylist if the treatment contains formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing ingredients. If they say no, then ask them what exactly will be smoothing your hair. Remember: Keratin or peptides or silk proteins is not an acceptable answer.
If a treatment is going to defrizz your hair for any length of time, it needs to contain an ingredient that releases the f word or a chemical that permanently breaks the bonds in the hair see number two. Or it could contain the new smoothing ingredient on the scene. View on Instagram.
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