Keratin hair curling: features, compositions and technology of implementation

One of the most modern, spectacular and at the same time sparing ways of long-term hair curling has been the use of technology based on the effects of keratin. Thanks to the keratin curl, you can not only create a new, bright and playful image, but also improve your hair.

Beautiful curly hair, perhaps, are the subject of dreams of many girls. However, not everyone is given naturally silky curls, so the fair sex is forced to resort to all sorts of tools for spinning the strands.

Therefore, stylists have created a permanent perm-chemistry. But she did not become an ideal solution to the problem - such processing strongly dried out and spoiled the curls, and the technique was not suitable for every type of appearance. The cold curling slightly expanded the possibilities of forming tight curls - it did much less harm to hair, but, unfortunately, not every hair could be curled in a similar way.

Only after scientists disassembled human hair into separate components and identified several active amino acids, the gentle curling became possible even for the most weakened and bleached curls.

For curling curls taken keratin of animal or vegetable origin. The first is harvested from the wool of a goat - it is believed that it is as close as possible to human hair on its structure. It is from it that animal keratin is obtained. The principle of operation is simple. The keratin from goat hair under the action of chemicals breaks down into 18 amino acids, and the one that is in the hair of people - by 19. Due to the lack of one amino acid, compositions based on analog keratin are not permanently included in the structure of human hair, but only for up to six months and then their gradual leaching begins.

Keratin, synthesized from a plant, contains only 12 amino acids, because such wrapping on hair lasts no more than 2-3 months.

Features of the wave and, accordingly, the cost of services depends largely on the type of keratin used: the technique on the herbal preparation is cheaper, and on the protein preparation - more expensive.

Keratin perm has its advantages and disadvantages.

The main advantage of the drug is its harmlessness Keratin does not contain any toxic substances, therefore it is completely safe for the life and health of women.

Another advantage of such chemistry is her smooth convergence, curls are straightened gradually, thanks to this the difference between the curled part and the grown hair is almost imperceptible.

Keratin perm is versatile - it can be used for any type of hair.

Other benefits include:

• creating curls of different sizes;
• the ability to do the procedure quite often - up to 4 times a year;
• keratin filling of all damaged areas of the hair shaft, as a result, strands look more healthy, shiny and silky;
• can be done both in the hair salon, and at home on their own;
• Curls look natural.

Despite the fact that the composition acts quite sparingly, Curling perfectly keeps the shape and is therefore optimal for texturing individual strands, and through the use of styling tools you can create the most interesting and effective styling.

The disadvantages of this kind of curling a little - it is a short exposure, as well as the relatively high cost of services in hairdressing salons.

It should be noted that keratin perm has its own contraindications. From the use of this technique should refrain some categories of customers.

• Persons under 18 years old. The fact is that adolescent hair rods are not fully formed, and the scaly layer cannot hold active preparations for a long time. Therefore, the curl will be kept very short.
• Women in the period of hormonal imbalance: expectant and lactating mothers, as well as during menstruation and with diseases of the endocrine system. In all these cases, as the reviews show, the result of the chemistry will be unpredictable - the perm may turn out to be less intense than necessary, or the hair may not twist at all. In addition, overdrying of curls and increasing their fragility are not excluded.
• It is necessary to refrain from a beautiful perm with individual intolerance to the composition, which is why a test should be carried out before any exposure. To do this, a little ready solution is applied to the skin of the wrist, as well as to a small strand, and the reaction is observed for 15-20 minutes. Any manifestations of allergies (pain, swelling, swelling, redness or rash), as well as blackening of the hair will be a signal that the use of the drug should be abandoned.

For keratin perm use several types of drugs:

• alkaline - these composition is optimal for women with gray and hard curls;
• exothermic - allow you to curl damaged and dyed strands;
• acidic - used for light or too thin hair.

In the case of an alkaline perm, complex disulfide bonds are formed due to the entry of the amino acids in the hair into a chemical reaction with similar elements in the active solution.

Solutions for exothermic curling include keratin, as well as fibroin, they form peptide chains, thereby forming disulfide bonds. When they come into contact with sulfur under the action of oxygen, they begin to emit a lot of heat, and thus an elastic curl is formed. This perm is referred to as permanent techniques, as in this case the necessary result is achieved due to heat generation.

Keratin perm allows you to create a wave of any shape and different thickness. The most popular option is considered to be large curls for long hair, but even here its own nuances are possible - depending on the structure of the mop, the presence of damage and the natural features of the curls may be smaller and larger. In practice, the variety of results is impressive: with a keratin curl, you can make large structured curls or “beach” natural ones, and curls can resemble the hair of models from Victoria’s Secret - the shape of the bobbin and its size influence the results.

An important factor is the professionalism of the master. Many women note that if the perm was done correctly, the result is kept on the hair for up to six months. But if “wrong ones” curlers were used, the poor-quality composition or the technique of curling itself was not followed with due accuracy, then you can enjoy your hairstyle on the strength of a couple of months.That is why it is better to contact an experienced specialist, who has a lot of practice with hair of different types and will be able, taking into account all the peculiarities of the initial hair and the client's wishes, to choose the best preparations, exposure time and method of applying the composition.

Now we will focus on the procedure itself. It includes several stages.

Keratin perm always begins with a thorough washing of the head, for this special shampoos of deep penetration are used. This preparation contributes to the most complete disclosure of scales on each hair, so that keratin is absorbed in full.

After shampooing, hair is lightly dried with a hairdryer and pro-blotted with a towel to get rid of excess moisture. After that, the curl itself begins. To begin with, all the hair is divided into fine strands and each is abundantly smeared with keratin solution. Strands treated starting from the occipital part toward the frontal.

After all the hair has been processed, you should wait 15-25 minutes, then go directly to the formation of curls.

This stage is quite difficult, it is extremely important to tighten the bobbins and fix them so as not to damage the structure of the curls. In beauty salons for procedures using keratin, special devices are used, thanks to which the tuber does not touch the hair itself - it allows you to create perfectly curled and identical in size curls so that they lay down literally “hair to hair”.

The treated strands are slightly dried with a hair dryer, but you do not need to completely dry them, they should remain slightly moist.

After all the strands are twisted, you must wait for the time specified in the instructions for the preparation, and you can dry the hair slightly with a hair dryer, but so that they remain slightly moisturized.

Further, keratin abundantly applied to the hair is washed off, otherwise the strands will be too greasy and heavy, wet out excess moisture with a towel and apply a neutralizing solution.

At the end of the drug aging time, the hair is washed with water. without the use of shampoo and treated with therapeutic balm.

To learn how to make a keratin curl and basal volume, see the following video.