Brazilian Hair Straightener(keratin)
 

Has anyone gotten it? I got the Japanese Hair straightener more than a year ago and it left my hair really really straight! And i like it, i just don't like that it involves such harsh chemicals on your hair, so i couldn't get highlights done or it would damage my hair. Also, once your hair grows it starts to look weird..anyway i heard the brazilian one does not have chemicals, it is more like a treament and is better than the japanese one for your hair. The only thing is it straightens your hair about 50%, where the japanese is more like 99%...but i dont mind cause i still have the japanese in my hair...and i really want to do this brazilian one....but i want to know if anyone here had it done, did you like it? how long did it last, etc?

Are these extensions? My daughter Joanna on the right has this, Attachment 284970

with the dark blue dress? her hair looks very nice! No its not extentions tho...its a temporary hair straightener that should last about 6 mos maybe...so if you have curly hair and you get it it will be straight, even after you wash it.

I have wondered about this too. I have really thick wavy hair that I always straighten but rain is my enemy and I avoid going swimming. I dream about being able to get out of the shower and just letting my hair air dry but I have never tried any salon straightening because I was afraid of what you said - when it grows out, the roots will be wavy but the rest of it straight. If you try it and like it definitely let me know :D

That child has tried everything in her hair and more. I will ask her...

:)If you want to curl your hair with this can you? Sorry, I am just wondering

Well i got the japanese one and i still curl my hair using a curling iron and its much easier than when i do it on my natural hair. I don't have to defrizz the front or anything(cause that is where my hair frizzes the most) and the curls stay with hairspray so yes you can curl it, if thats what you mean. But your natural curls wont be there anymore

yes that would def happen with the japanese straightener...i've seen some ppl where half their hair is super straight and then the top half is all curly. My natural hair is wavy with frizz so you cant really tell on mine but it has grown a lot, and its been a year but what i do so far is i just blowdry my bangs and the front and let the rest air dry and it looks good that way. I also curl it a lot with the curling iron, but just soft, wavy curls.

I really might have to try one of them. I didn't think you would be able to use a curling iron after you got something like that so that's a plus. I also hate my natural waves (curls if my hair is really short) because it's just too frizzy. Can you use a flat iron on the roots when it starts to grow out? Can you just get a touch up on the roots? Sorry - you started out with a question and now we all are asking you questions. LOL :p

Yea the antural curls wouldnt be there, I was jsut wondering about curling iron curls:D I have wavy hair and wear my bangs are (the front of my head) It's kinda like a mini afro out of my bangs:thumbdown

its ok...i like answering..lol I really like the japanese...seriously...when i first got it i would wash my hair and just walk out the door. i could never do that before..well i could but i have little stupid frizzies in the front, theyre like little baby curls that are a nightmare when i used to get my hair done. Anyway yep it was that easy and i just let it airdry. Now i do that still...i just have to fix my bangs or they will be a little wavy but no biggie. i think you can def. use a flat iron..you would need a good one tho..i have a mini chi and i just use that over my bangs after i blow dry it to tame any flyaways but i think a good one would work. the thing with the japanese is, some of your hair might fall out if its not strong enough- i have heard this happen to several ppl. Also you cant have any other chemicals in it like highlights or it can fall and break off and that sucks for me cause i reeeeaally want highlight but now i have to wait till it all grows out:rolleyes:

That does suck :(. How much did it cost for your Japanese? Is it more for brazilian? Lol sorry. I have never really heard of this before now, I know a couple years ago I tried a reverse perm, yea that didn't work either. My wavy hair is really annoying. Lol, I love the Chi straightener. Hair falling out? That doesn't sound to good, I have really unhealthy hair from all the heating irons I use to calm it down or spice it up lol.

I don't think I would mind if some of my hair fell out because I have WAY too much. lol. Like enough for three people. hehe. No, I shouldn't have a problem because I have never colored my hair and don't plan too. I think I am going to call around and check prices.. this would save me soo much time when I get ready. I dread doing my hair cause it takes like an hour. Maybe I will try the brazilian one and let you know how it turns out!

I just had the Keratin done about 3 weeks ago. and I love it. I have straight hair naturally but I color my hair and I have highlights. So needless to say that if I don't blowdry my hair it frizzes but really bad.
My hair dresser suggested keratin because it would treat my damaged hair. He charged $400.00 at the salon. I found a hairdresser that does it at her house for $140.00 and I have to tell you I am in heaven.
Yesterday I went to the beach and I didn't have to worry that the frizzes would come to haunt me. Now if I want some volume I do have to use the blow dryer with a round brush but only for about 5 minutes.
Do some research there are some Keratin products that have Formaldalhyde (?sp) and this has been known to cause cancer if you inhale too much of it. So just ask before you get it done. Good Luck

I think it cost be about $200 but my hair is really long, down to my waist. i got it done at a cheap place actually, cause in the city they charge about $400 or more for my hair length:eek: but the results were good, thats all they do in the salon i went to, nothing else. it took a long time too

k let me know! i know..i hate doing my hair too..it used to take a long time. i wish i had natually smooth frizzfree soft waves...that i could just wash and walk out the door with lol then i wouldnt need a curl iron or nothing lol i mean i have the waves plus the frizz lol

thats great!!! so is it super straight after you wash it? what is your natural hair like? i went to a place today to ask about the brazilian and they said they would charge me about 275 for my hair which is not bad, i just wonder if they do it good there. do u hav pics btw?:D

Your daughter is Gorgeous! Her hair is so pretty too!

have you tried the CHI yet? I have really obnoxiously wavy hair and I use it and it works wonders. I use the anti-frizz CHI serum too with the hair straightener. I love love love it! It gets really hot within 15 seconds and all it takes it one swipe. I love that I don't have to keep going over and over the same pieces. It's really really humid here too and my hair holds up really really well. It costs about $125-180 depending on which kind you get.

That is what my daughter Joanna suggested, a CHI, not so harmful to your hair.

Hair!!! One of my favorite subjects...I'll tell you.. I;ve had "EVERYTHING" done to my hair.My hair used to be wavy, but I was able to wash it and with either mousse or gel, let it dry by itself, then I started getting my gray hairs:(, the texture of my hair changed completely, I have to blow dry my hair absolutely every single time I wash my hair, followed by the flat iron. I've had, not the Japanese, but the Chi, it is a permanent hair straighten, but I was able to wash and go, the second time I had it done after 12 months, I guess the lady since the new growth so much, overlapped a bit, and then I had to blow dry, by never ever compared with what I had to go through before, ...then came the Keratin treatment, I also had it done, since they said it would be safe on straighten hair, I did it, but I guess I had gotten used to the Chi ( no body, pin straight) that did not see much difference, did not last, and I found it to be to expensive for what it was.I have read that the Keratin treatment has some percentage of formaldehyde ( strong odor), which is highly toxic, but its what relaxes your hair, while the keratin gives it the shine, now, the one I had done did not smell, so it may had not been the real thing.I found it to be very expensive, you need a sodium lauryl sulfate, so it wont srtipe the product from your hair, don't wash it for the next 4 or 7 days, don't put it behind your ears, or a pony tail, so it wont mark your hair..I'm considering having it done again, but I'm debating..

Its not hard to do the actual treatment. They did tell me not to use conditioner before the treatment.
The treatment is done with your hair completely dry and she just applies the treatment to the hair, then you sit out for about an hour and then she blowdries the hair, next she uses a flatiron and irons your hair out.
You have to wait 4 days before you wash it (this was the nasty part) you cant pick it up in a ponytail or put anything in your hair. Oh and no sweating, so I didn't go to the gym for 4 days LOL.
Then you get to wash it with a sulfate free shampoo and conditioner. My hair is super soft and it doesn't feel likes its dried/fried at the ends. She did suggest that I get it cut at the ends. My hair is super frizzy because of all the highlights. Now it feeels and looks very healthy.

Where in Florida are you? I may check the place you had it done

I PM'ed you her information

Here is a pic and I did not blow dry.

Thanks, I need to have something done to my hair and don't want to cut it short, so my next best option will be the Keratin treatment.I love the Chi, but it will be to strong for my damaged hair now.

no blow dry?????

Nope just let it dry. I did do a little on the bangs with a regular brush not even the round brush. But she says when the new growth comes in it will frizz if I continue with highlights. So I guess I will be a Keratin Junkie every 4 months LOL;)

Wow it looks really good!:thumbup:

I definitely rather have my gray showing than frizzy hair.Specially with our humidity,when I step out the door, it's like I can almost hear my hair acting up and frizzing and puffing and getting all cottony on me :eek: