In recent years, the “king” of spa treatments for hair is keratin. It shows impressive results in hair restoration, their rehabilitation after unsuccessful dyeing and lack of care. Hairdressers offer their clients keratin straightening, keratin masks and other procedures that significantly affect the health of the hair.
What is keratin?
This is the name of a special protein, its function is to protect the hair from mechanical injuries, from falling out and breakage. And if the body is healthy, then the substance will be produced in its tissues in the optimal amount. In this case, natural keratin is enough for curls to be strong and silky.
But damaged hair definitely lacks keratin, because they can be rehabilitated by the supply of artificial protein, which is added to keratin preparations. It is synthesized from sheep's wool.
The keratin formula contains:
- alanine;
- protein;
- glycine;
- cysteine;
- amino acid with sulfur.
By the way, keratin can also be different: beta keratin is hard, and alpha is soft. The substance penetrates deep into the hair structure, which can be damaged due to cracks, voids, tears. These defects keratin and fills. Treatment with protein is indispensable for hair. Thanks to this component manages to restore the moisture balance in overdried curls. This well solves the split ends problem.
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The simplest and most accessible option is shampoo. This is the first point of keratin hair restoration, for which you do not need to go to the salon. But there are certain limitations: if you bought such a shampoo, then more than once a week you can not use it. On the package you can see information about 5% keratin - this figure can not be called safe for health.
There are other options.
- Mask. Also can not be used more than once a week. If you prefer to focus on masks, then the entire recovery course can not be more than 10 sessions (the minimum number is 7). If there is a hairfall, the treatment is urgently terminated.
This negative point is due to the weighting of the curls. The mask can be shop (with not the most environmentally friendly composition) and self-made (more secure option).
- Liquid keratin. You can buy in the store in alternative versions. Spray, reminiscent of hairspray, is used during combing and styling. But the tool is not the most economical, as it is difficult to control its consumption. You can replace this option with oil, it is sold in ampoules. Also not the most convenient option: if you apply the entire contents of the ampoule, the hair may seem dirty; if you leave some of the funds in the container, it will deteriorate.
- Balm. Popular tool, easy to use. It is applied to already clean hair, pre-washed with keratin shampoo. Apply the balm more than once a week is also not recommended.
Before using a care product, make sure that its advantages look more convincing than disadvantages.
Advantages and disadvantages
Keratin is almost indispensable as a structural hair reducing agent. An affordable and competitive alternative is not to be found. It makes curls stronger, gives them a healthy glow, creates the most favorable external impression. If you have a problem of electrifying hair, then it can be solved with the help of keratin. It removes overdried hair after curling, dyeing. Also used component as an effective rectifier.
But without the drawbacks, it was not done:
- its use is fraught with weighting of hair, which leads to their loss (because the owners of the nature of thin hair should not be keen on keratin procedures);
- strands under the action of keratin quickly pollute, become untidy on the third or fourth day;
- formaldehyde is present in most store products - a potentially dangerous substance for the body;
- do not use keratin products for pregnant and lactating;
- women with allergies are also contraindicated in these drugs;
- if the scalp is damaged, even the keratin shampoo cannot be used;
- there were cases when women were nauseous after home keratin therapy, pain in the chest and throat, and nosebleeds were observed;
- hair color fades faster (we are talking about dyed hair).
Attention: the maximum content of keratin in cosmetic products is 0.2%. But not all manufacturers strictly adhere to the norms - in some products it is possible to find the excess of the permissible threshold up to 10.5%.
It is worth noting that in many Western countries, the keratinization procedure is considered unsafe, so it is excluded from the price list of hairdressing services.
Botox safer?
Keratin's direct competitor is Botox. Both procedures are designed to improve the appearance of the hair, but you cannot say that they replace each other. Botox penetrates deep into the hair, not a single hair passes by, it eliminates electrifying even the most fluffy curls. And it is really safer, since there are no formaldehydes in its composition. But minus means in the fragility of the action, and in straightening it will not help.
Keratin, on the other hand, provides a longer lasting effect, it straightens curly, unruly hair well, quickly returns an attractive look to them. But far from the criteria of environmental friendliness, the composition deprives it of the status of a universal superfunds.
Home keratin
Training
At home, you can also improve the condition of the hair with keratin. The procedure is not the most difficult, but requires consistency and caution. Certain recipes will help to significantly improve the appearance of the hair without visiting the salon.
For keratinizing you will need:
- round brush;
- iron rectifier;
- spraying agent - atomizer;
- hair dryer
The main attribute of the procedure is a professional keratin-based product that can be purchased at a specialty store. It is not cheap, but one package is enough for about six sessions.
Performance
It is assumed that you already have a special keratin shampoo. They need to wash hair twice. After thorough washing, blot them gently with a towel. Comb a wooden comb with sparse teeth.
Farther:
- collect on the back of the head all the strands;
- fill in the sprayer with the purchased keratinizing solution (how much money is needed depends on the length of the strands);
- separate a thin layer of hair from below, you should not apply the product onto them, but spray it;
- so that the composition is well absorbed, immediately run a comb over the treated hair;
- treat all other hairs on the same principle;
- allow to stand for 10–13 minutes;
- after that, dry your head with a hair dryer at the usual temperature;
- it remains only to straighten hair with the help of an iron.
At the end of the action you can put on the curls a little serum with keratin.
Remarks
If in the near future you are going to dye your hair, do not do it earlier than two weeks after keratising. You can not wash your hair for three days, and dry it with a hairdryer and straighten it for two days. Take care of your hair all the time from moisture. When taking a shower, wear a special protective cap.
It is impossible to braid hair for three days, to pin up - avoid all kinds of hair on curls.The use of styling products is prohibited. Coloring, even deferred for two weeks, does not involve the use of ammonia paints.
Do not keratinize before going to sea. I want to look perfect at the spa, but the moisture does not leave a trace of the cosmetic procedure, as well as visits to the bath, sauna, swimming pool level all the effectiveness of keratin hair treatment.
The first three days after keratinization are decisive. If any precautionary moments are missed, all efforts may be in vain. Keratin-related procedures have a cumulative effect. The more you did, the more visible the result. But more than once every two to three months, keratisation should not be performed - neither at home nor in the cabin.
If you want to achieve a seemingly similar effect, but at the same time without the use of cosmetic "chemistry", think about the desire of hair. It is done without any problems at home, and the result is worth considering this method.
How to make keratin hair restoration at home, see the following video.
