Keratin Treatment Week Two
Keratin Treatment Week Six
I have been on a quest for quite some time for a solution for my frizzy hair. I thought Argan Oil might be it, and it helped, just not enough. I finally succumbed to a Keratin Hair Treatment (Brazilian Blowout). I have straight (with some waves and now lots of frizz), processed (graying) hair. My hair has always been weather sensitive, which means it tends to be pretty flat when the air is dry and very frizzy when the air is humid, misty, foggy, etc. However, in the last few years my hair had been more on the frizzy side, even on non-humid days.
As more gray hair grew in, I started having more issues with my hair. My hair’s texture was changing and becoming more wiry and frizzy. In fact, the reason I went with the Keratin Treatment was I had a section of hair near my face that would poof up no matter how much product or styling I did, and the rest of my hair would lay relatively flat. I was also finding that I was having a lot more hair in the shower drain, on my pillow and on the bathroom floor. I kept thinking I was going bald. Every time I had my hair cut I would ask my stylist if I was balding. Of course she said no, but it was hard to believe with the amount of hair I was seeing everywhere.
My hair stylist recommended the Express Keratin Treatment to make my frizzy hair more manageable, and told me it would last about six weeks. I was also told that my hair might be very limp/flat for a week or so after the treatment. The original Keratin Treatment lasts up to 5 months, but is much more expensive and the treatment takes much longer to do. The Express sounded good. If I hated my hair after the treatment it would only be a matter of weeks, not months, before it washed out.
The Express treatment at the salon goes like this: wash hair with a clarifying shampoo that opens the cuticle, towel dry hair, apply Keratin Complex, blow dry and then flat iron the hair. The treatment added maybe another twenty minutes onto my regular color/cut appointment. It is recommended that you use a sodium chloride free shampoo after the treatment so you don’t strip the keratin from your hair.
My hair was definitely flat/stick straight and super shiny after the treatment My hair stayed flat and stick straight for about a week after treatment (I wash my hair everyday). After the first week I got some body back in my hair, but without the frizz.
My treatment lasted over 9 weeks, however during the last few weeks my hair was not as smooth and shiny, and the frizz was starting to return – it was still way more manageable than before the treatment. The best part for me was (and is) that I no longer am seeing gobs of hair in the shower drain, on my pillow or on the bathroom floor. My hair is back to what my hair was like before all the crazy gray hairs invaded. It is definitely worth the week of super flat, straight hair.
