January 10,2022
You are sitting in your stylist chair getting your hair done, and you ask “what can I do to keep my fizzy hair under control?” Your hairdresser suggest a keratin treatment, however you have no earthly idea what that is or how it works. So down the rabbit hole of questions and answers, but you still are not sure if this is the right service for you. So let us dive into it.
A keratin treatment is a smoothing treatment that will reduce frizzy hair by 95% depending on the strength of the formula. Some ask is it a chemical, and the answer is yes but not a harmful one. The key ingredient is keratin which is a breakdown of protein. Hair, skin, and nails are made up of keratin and sometimes those areas could be lacking a certain level of proteins for a list of reasons causing deficiencies.
Smoothing treatments are for anyone that has hair, it does not matter your hair type, race, age or gender. The best results are aesthetically pleasing on patrons with unruly curly or wavy hair. Hair has cuticles laying on the shaft much like shingles on a roof. And when the shingles are not laying down the hair is shaft is left vulnerable to all environmental elements causing hair to be unmanageable.
A key question that is always asked about this service is “will it damage my hair?” The answer is NO, this treatment is just what it is A TREATMENT! It will smooth the hair shaft, lay those hair cuticles down, add shine, reduce at home and in salon blow drying and styling time and of course the biggest perk reduce fizziness. If the hair is already damaged, this treatment will help repair stressed hair.
When I am explaining to someone how this systems works, it is most often thought that this is a permanent relaxer. It is not, the results are semi-permanent versus a relaxer is permanent, depending on the type of smoothing treatment being conducted the more or less it will last. It will rinse off with shampoo sessions, this service can last 6 weeks up to 5 months depending on how well the hair is maintained between services and the corresponding shampoo and conditioner are used. Your curls will still be present when wet and before blowout and pressing, and what is so cool is that if you want to wear your hair curly…you can! AND the curls will be tamed, defined, no fizzy mess!
Do you already have color or highlights on your hair, maybe you are transitioning out of a relaxer, perm, or some other chemical treatments? The keratin smoothing treatment can be used in conjunction with other chemical services. Matter of fact you can do a color service the same day as the smoothing treatment, the color would have to be done first then the keratin treatment. Let me give you a warning, some smoothing treatments done over color somehow changes how the color look. My theory is that the hair is coated and the transparency of the keratin solution can change the appearance of the color or the hair. There is are 2 brands that I have seen this with Chi Enviro smoothing treatment and Brazilian Blowout, and for that I will never use these products again.
This service helps with those clients that are transitioning. You know, some people want to be natural to just not have chemicals on their hair, but still desire to wear their hair straight. The keratin smoothing treatment is a great option to transition out of a permanent relaxer. If you are not feeling how the smoothing treatment is going you can always go back to getting a relaxer.
As I bring this blog to a close I wanted to go over what the aftercare looks like. For most keratin treatments there is a little bit of down time that is required. Some of it may sound silly, but the little things will help the treatment last in the best way possible. Let me give you the run down, no getting your hair wet for at least the next 72 hours after the service. No headbands, sunglasses, hair ties etc. Use the at home hair care products that your stylist recommends to get the best lasting results of your new treatment. If you are always in doubt about this service book a consultation with your stylist so you can make the best informed decisions about your hair needs.
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