All about brazilian hair straightening

Girls' best friends are diamonds. And the most luxurious natural decoration of the beautiful half is hair. Every young lady dreams of thick, shiny and healthy hair. Traditionally, girls with straight hair sleep and see picture curls on their heads, and owners of curls dream to straighten them once and for all.

Brazilian straightening can please ladies with any type of hair: it is made on both straight and curly curls. The result is a brilliant "waterfall" as with an advertising image.

Brazilian hair straightening (brazil keratin treatment) is a procedure that gives not only a healthy shine to hair, but also saturates their structure with keratin, making it more dense.

Why does keratin straightening have such an amazing effect? First, we should remember what human hair consists of: of the three main layers - the internal substance (medulla), cortex, protective scaly cuticle - and chemical components (keratin, melanin, trace elements containing metal).

With frequent damage to the cuticle by chemical and thermal effects, its scales begin to puff up - like a cone. Complex protein keratin is a protein that is part of the protective sheath of hair. With his lack of hair split, become disobedient and lifeless.

The amount of this protein depends on race: it is least in the curly hair of Africans (85%), slightly more in Europeans (90%). The highest rate - among Asians, it reaches 95%, due to the severity of the climate with sudden drops and cold winds.

Brazilian straightening is a kind of keratin straightening. Why the Brazilian and what are its differences? In the early 2000s. It was in this South American country that innovative products were developed that can safely straighten the most naughty and tight curls with a pleasant bonus in the form of a healthy sheen. They were called Keratin Treatment (keratin treatment) and were originally just therapeutic agents. New format has created a sensation in the field of hair care due to the incredible efficiency.

Initially, the composition contained a large amount of formaldehyde (9–15%) and not the highest quality keratin of vegetable origin. The effect was astounding and persisted for a period of 6 to 12 months.

Scientists from Great Britain, Israel, and the USA began to develop a more benign formula of the agent and achieved significant success by creating preparations with a 2% formaldehyde content approved by WHO. Soon, the formula was improved by removing the completely harmful component and adding high-quality hydrolyzed keratin based on sheep wool.

Within 2 years, this kind of straightening has become incredibly popular in the States. It appeared in domestic spaces already in 2010 and instantly won the favor of thousands of girls. At the moment, the technology of Brazilian straightening is unique and effective, has a pronounced therapeutic effect.

In addition to the spectacular look and mirror shine of hair, Brazilian straightening gives the following advantages:

• modern salon cosmetics contain almost no harmful substances;
• you can enjoy the result immediately after the procedure;
• the effect lasts for several months with proper supportive care;
• one procedure allows you to solve several problems: straighten hair, give it a healthy shine, make the structure of the keratin layer more dense;
• keratin film becomes a kind of shield that protects hair from external harmful effects;
• keratin does not make hair heavier;
• healing effect;
• hairstyle easier to style due to more obedient strands;
• allows you to get the desired straight hair to the owners of naughty curls;
• after the procedure, curly hair will become so again, however, it will look healthier;
• does not damage hair as chemical straightening;
• minimum contraindications.

Cons, which should be considered for the first time going to the procedure.

• Straightening is not recommended for owners of short, weak, thin and greasy hair.
• During the procedure, there is a risk of burning the hair if an insufficient amount of the solution is applied to it, since Brazilian straightening is performed at a very high temperature.
• Formaldehyde, which is a harmful substance, is present in the formula of the composition. To the extent acceptable for human security, however, the very fact of its presence is indisputable.
• Required special care. Special sulfate-free shampoos are expensive, and you only need to use them.
• After a fixed period of time, the hair will return to its former appearance, therefore it is necessary to regularly visit the salon to maintain a spectacular look of hair.

Specialists who have long been working on the technology of Brazilian straightening, believe that it is suitable for all types of hair, including those who have undergone chemical straightening. But the ideal candidates for the procedure are girls with dry, brittle hair, which is highly electrified.

Happy owners of healthy hair can also attend the procedure, provided that the master carefully applies the composition of the proven manufacturers.

Keratin straightening is suitable for dyed and bleached hair, improving their appearance, making the shade richer and brighter, gives a mirror shine.

Brazilian straightening is also suitable for extended strands, but trust this procedure is necessary only to a qualified technician. The smoothing compound has an effect similar to that of an air conditioner, increasing the gliding of the hair; therefore, it should be applied with great care to the area where the extended strands are attached to the natural ones.

The procedure is suitable even for men with a hair length of 10 cm and children from 13 years.

There are a number of contraindications:

• taking antibiotics;
• the presence of cancer;
• asthma;
• individual intolerance to the components;
• fresh wounds, lesions on the scalp;
• hormonal disbalance;
• alopecia;
• diseases of the scalp (dermatitis, mycoses, psoriasis).

Brazilian straightening requires special smoothing compounds with liquid keratin and some tools.

• Hair dryer with a cold blow function, which dried strands after keratin treatment.
• To pull the hair while drying, you need a round comb.
• A flat comb will be needed to evenly distribute the composition of the hair.
• The iron fixing a keratin layer. The salon uses expensive professional equipment with ceramic or tourmaline work surfaces and the ability to set the desired temperature.
• Protective mask and 2 pairs of gloves: latex will protect the skin from the applied agent, and thermal protection will be needed to work with a hot iron.
• Capacity for composition.
• Brush for applying or spraying.
• Clips for hair.
• Protective glasses.
• Ear pads that protect the customer from accidental ironing.
• Air exhaust. Since the majority of agents contain formalin, which emit formaldehyde when heated, keratin straightening is carried out only in well ventilated rooms. In the salons during the cold season, mobile hoods are relevant.

The above tools are used in salons. At home, you can also carry out a similar procedure for which you will need:

• hair dryer;
• iron;
• comb with different teeth;
• bowl and tassel;
• gloves and mask;
• clamps;
• room with a window and the possibility of airing.

At home, the procedure can be carried out with the availability of tools, professional cosmetics and experience. Therefore, it is preferable to entrust the beauty of your hair to hairdressing professionals in the salon.

For Brazilian hair straightening use the tools from different manufacturers, the main difference between them - the composition and method of application. We offer for review several of the most popular products that can be found in salons.

• Brazilian Blowout - the famous line from the American manufacturer, until recently widespread in the United States and Canada. The face of the advertising campaign was Jennifer Aniston. The composition includes many natural ingredients, most of which come from Brazil: acai, camu-camu, annatto. An important feature of Brazilian Blowout products is the ability to perform various manipulations with the hair after the procedure, without waiting 72 hours. The lineup includes: shampoo, balm, mask, smoothing serum, thermal protective agent.

• Cococohoco - a popular brand that is popular in many stores. Israeli cosmetics for keratin straightening consists of the following products: smoothing serum, thermal protective agent, nourishing mask, shampoo with conditioner. Unlike other formulations, CocoChoco preparations have an accumulation effect, which allows in the future to reduce the number of visits to the salon, as well as a longer period of action - up to 6 months. But after the procedure, it is not possible to perform any manipulations with the hair for 3 days.

Inside the procedure consists of such stages.

• The master carefully combes his hair with a comb with rare teeth, after which he washes his head with the use of a professional cleansing shampoo.
• Hair rinsed with warm water, dried.
• Further, a smoothing serum is applied to the hair, indented 1-1.5 cm from the roots. This is done with a brush or a spray.
• Depending on the selected cosmetics and manufacturer's recommendations, a cap is put on the head, which is removed after 10 minutes.
• Then the structure is dried by the hair dryer on the warm mode.
• After that, the composition is "sealed" on the hair with a hot ironing. This is the longest stage of the procedure, since each strand must be completed 8–10 times.
• Hair washed with warm water and put a mask from the same series.
• The procedure is completed by the process of drying and blow-drying.

Keratin straightening can be done at home by purchasing a set of tools in a professional store. In terms of cost, this will be roughly equivalent to going to the salon, but it is extremely difficult to achieve the same efficiency at home.

The procedure is important to carry out in a well-ventilated area. In general, it does not differ from the salon in stages: first you need to wash your hair, dry it, throw a film over your shoulders. The tool is better to pour into the spray, if you do the procedure yourself. To collect hair in a bunch and, pulling out from it on an order, to process each. The important point - the tool should not get on the skin!

After receiving the long-awaited smooth and straight hair as a result of Brazilian straightening, you must properly care for them, so that the works of the master in the salon are not in vain.

So, the first 72 hours after keratin exposure can not:

• wash your hair;
• make hairstyles with hairpins, elastics and other accessories;
• dry and style hair dryer;
• use curling iron;
• apply any styling products;
• wear hats (hats, hats, baseball caps).

In order for the beauty of the hair to last as long as possible, it is important to observe a number of rules during the period between treatments:

• wash hair with sulfate-free shampoos (for example, Estel Otium Aqua, Natura Siberica, L'Oreal), since lauryl sulfate contained in many shampoos destroys the keratin sheath and the hair will again become naughty and fluffy;
• You can get a haircut not earlier than a couple of weeks after straightening;
• the same applies to staining, and the paint should be chosen only without ammonia;
• You should refrain from visiting the sauna and bath - hot steam will make keratin disappear from the strands.

Any hair requires attention and proper care, so it’s easy to follow simple rules after keratinizing. In this case, the result will please you in due time.

The feedback on the procedure is mostly positive. Owners of disobedient curly hair call it their salvation and admire the smoothness and mirror shine of the strands. Instead of "washcloths" on the head - soft and docile hair.

There are reviews indicating that the hair has to be washed twice as often, the roots get fat much faster, and after each wash the effect becomes less. Girls with long, fluffy hair also note that the effect is dubious and inconspicuous. There are frequent comments that after 4 shampoos, the hairstyle returned to its former state. The volume was sharply lost, and even assembling a simple horse tail became problematic.

Do this straightening or not - you decide. You can study sites with reviews, listen to the opinion of experienced friends, but the main thing is to consult a good master, who will competently assess the condition of the hair and will be able to carry out the procedure qualitatively.

Further you watch a master class on carrying out procedure of the Brazilian keratin hair straightening.