All About Brazilian Hair Straightening

The best friends of girls are diamonds. And the most luxurious natural decoration of the beautiful half is hair. Each 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 of straightening them once and for all.

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

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

Why does keratin straightening have such a striking effect? First you need to 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 influences, its scales begin to puff up - like a cone. The complex protein keratin is a protein that is part of the protective membrane of the hair. With its deficiency, the hair is split, becoming naughty and lifeless.

The amount of this protein depends on race: the least in African curly hair (85%), a little more in Europeans (90%).The highest rate is among Asians, it reaches 95%, due to the rigidity of the climate with sharp changes and cold winds.

Brazilian straightening is a type of keratin straightening. Why Brazilian and what are its differences? In the early 2000s. It was in this South American country that innovative drugs were developed that could safely straighten the most naughty and tough curls with a pleasant bonus in the form of a healthy shine. They were called Keratin Treatment (keratin treatment) and were originally just therapeutic agents. The new format has created a furor in the field of hair care due to its incredible effectiveness.

Initially, the composition contained a large amount of formaldehyde (9-15%) and not the best quality plant-derived keratin. The effect was striking and lasted for a period of 6 to 12 months.

Scientists from the UK, Israel, and the USA began to develop a more gentle formula of the drug and achieved significant success by creating drugs 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’s wool.

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

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

• modern salon cosmetics practically do not contain harmful substances;
• You can enjoy the result immediately after the procedure;
• the effect lasts 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 influences;
• keratin does not weight the hairs;
• healing effect;
• the hairstyle is easier to style due to more obedient strands;
• allows you to purchase the coveted straight hair for owners of naughty curls;
• after the procedure, curly hair will again become such, however, they will look healthier;
• does not damage hair like chemical straightening;
• minimum contraindications.

Cons that should be considered when first going to the procedure.

• Straightening is not recommended for owners of short, weak, thin and oily hair.
• During the procedure, there is a risk of burning the hair if an insufficient amount of 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 composition formula. To the extent permissible for human safety, however, the fact of its existence is undeniable.
• Special care is required. Special sulfate-free shampoos are expensive, and you only need to use them.
• After the set period, the hair will return to its previous appearance, so you need to regularly visit the salon to maintain an effective look of the hairstyle.

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

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

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

Brazilian straightening is also suitable for extended strands, but trust this procedure is necessary only to a qualified specialist. The smoothing composition has an effect similar to a conditioner, enhancing the sliding of hair, therefore it should be applied with great care to apply it to the area where the extended locks are attached to natural ones.

The procedure is suitable even for men with hair lengths from 10 cm and children from 13 years old.

There are a number of contraindications:

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

For Brazilian straightening, special smoothing compounds with liquid keratin and some tools are needed.

• Hair dryer with the function of cold blowing, which the strands are dried after treatment with keratin.
• To pull the hair during drying, you need a round comb.
• A flat comb is needed to evenly distribute the composition throughout the hair.
• Iron, fixing the keratin layer. The salon uses expensive professional equipment with ceramic or tourmaline work surfaces and the ability to set the desired temperature.
• A protective mask and 2 pairs of gloves: latex will protect the skin from the applied product, and thermal protective gloves will be needed to work with a hot iron.
• Capacity for composition.
• Spray brush or spray.
• Hair clips
• Protective glasses.
• Ear pads that protect the client from accidental burns with an iron.
• Air extract. Since most products contain formalin, which releases formaldehyde when heated, keratin straightening is carried out only in well-ventilated areas. In the salons in 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;
• ironing;
• comb with different cloves;
• bowl and brush;
• gloves and mask;
• clamps;
• room with a window and the possibility of ventilation.

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

For Brazilian hair straightening use means from different manufacturers, their main difference is the composition and method of application. We offer for review some of the most popular products that can be found in salons.

• Brazilian blowout - A well-known line from the American manufacturer, until recently, widely distributed 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, kamu-kamu, annatto. An important feature of Brazilian Blowout products is the ability to carry out various manipulations with the hair after the procedure without waiting 72 hours. The composition of the line includes: shampoo, balm, mask, smoothing serum, thermal protective agent.

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

Inside, the procedure consists of such steps.

• The master carefully combes the hair with a comb with rare teeth, and then he washes his hair with a professional cleansing shampoo.
• The hair is rinsed with warm water and dried.
• Further, a smoothing serum is applied to the hair with an indent of 1-1.5 cm from the roots. This is done with a brush or spray gun.
• Depending on the chosen cosmetics and manufacturer's recommendations, an additional cap is put on the head, which is removed after 10 minutes.
• Then the composition is dried with a hairdryer in warm mode.
• After that, the composition is “sealed” on the hair with a hot iron. This is the longest stage of the procedure, since each strand needs to be completed 8-10 times.
• The hair is washed with warm water and a mask is applied from the same series.
• The process of drying and styling with a hairdryer completes the procedure.

Keratin straightening can be done at home by buying a set of products in a professional store. At a cost it will be about the same as going to the salon, but achieving the same efficiency at home is extremely difficult.

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, throw a film on your shoulders. It is better to pour the product into the spray bottle if you are doing the procedure yourself. Collect the hair in a bun and, pulling out from it in a lock, process each one. An important point - the product should not get on the skin!

Having received the long-awaited smooth and straight hair as a result of Brazilian straightening, you should properly care for them so that the master’s work in the salon is not in vain.

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

• wash your hair;
• do hairstyles using hairpins, rubber bands and other accessories;
• blow dry and style your hair;
• use a 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, between the procedures it is important to observe a number of rules:

• wash hair with sulfate-free shampoos (for example, Estel Otium Aqua, Natura Siberica, L'Oreal), since lauryl sulfate, which is found in many shampoos, destroys the keratin shell, and the hair becomes naughty and fluffy again;
• you can get a haircut no 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 cause keratin to disappear from the strand.

Any hair requires attention and proper care, therefore, to follow the simple rules after keratinization is not difficult. In this case, the result will please you the due time.

Reviews about the procedure are mostly positive. Owners of naughty curly hair call her their salvation and admire the smoothness and mirror shine of the strands. Instead of “washcloths” on the head are soft and obedient hair.

There are reviews that note that you have to wash your hair twice as often, the roots become oily much faster, and after each wash the effect becomes less. Girls with long fluffy hair also note that the effect is dubious and imperceptible. There are frequent comments that after 4 shampooing, the hairstyle returned to its previous 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 opinions of experienced friends, but the main thing is to consult with a good master who will competently evaluate the condition of the hair and be able to conduct a quality procedure.

Next, see a master class on the procedure of Brazilian keratin hair straightening.