Can You Give Me Some Information on Hair Straightening Treatments?
Question by : Can you give me some information on hair straightening treatments?
Hi! Before I say anything else keep in mind that I have really thick, coarse hair but I’m getting it thinned out. Alright, well I guess you could say my style is emo/scene-ish (sorry I -ish a lot of things). I want to get a new hair style kind of like this one:
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I just wanted to know what kind of straightening treatments are out there. I have to practically burn my hair to get it straight and I hate the way it makes it feels and smells (it’s like burnt toast-ish). My mom would prefer me to get a straightening treatment that only lasts about a month or two in case I change my mind, which makes sense since I have the curiosity of a toddler and am constantly doing new things. What kind of short term and long term straightening treatments are out there? Are there any GOOD do it at home kits I could get at Walgreens or CVS? Have you done any of them? Did you like the outcome?
Any other information you have for me would be awesome whether it’s about the straightening or even tips for the new hair cut I’m getting!
Thanks!!
XOXO
Best answer:
Answer by Sur La Mer
Your hair had already ‘damaged’ from straightening, and going from there to perming it, that’s not looking good already.
I wouldn’t recommend them. There are many brands of hair straightening out there and they call them anyway they want to get your attention. Coco is another name brand. Some Japanese hair straightening processes can damage the hair and leave it flat and lifeless.
None is better than the other.
Keratin are not approved by the FDA. Visit their website & search for it in their web. If you’re thinking about the Brazilian treatment, there’s a danger about using formaldehyde, a chemical that causes cancer. The FDA does not restrict the use of that chemical in cosmetics.
The October issue of Allure magazine in US includes an investigation into the Brazilian Keratin hair treatment (BKT for short) also known as “escova progressiva” treatments, which cost as much as $ 600 and claim to turn dry, frizzy hair into smooth, silky hair for months.
Stylists and clients often wear gas masks or other protective equipment and still may feel the ill effects of this potentially fatal gas.
Many customers and stylists do not know that this Brazilian treatment often contains high concentrations of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical.
The magazine found that many of the most popular treatments on the market contain at least ten times more formaldehyde than the .2 percent considered safe by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel. The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate cosmetics but now is looking into the “escova progressiva”
According to Allure Magazine “It’s doubtful that keratin does anything except provide a good marketing story. It’s window dressing.”
Relaxers are for permanent, but they are damaging to hair.
Go to the FDA website & type in permanent or relaxers so you understand what are the side effects.
http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/byaudien…
Here’s the newest news:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently seized tens of thousands of bottles of “Rio” hair relaxer products after determining they can cause severe hair loss or turn hair green.
http://blog.taragana.com/business/2010/0…
The FDA last month warned consumers not to use “Rio Hair Naturalizer Systems,” a product imported from Brazil and sold through television infomercials by World Rio Corp. of Los Angeles.
The official complaints against hair straightening products range from serious hair breakage and hair damage to serious scalp burns that may require an emergency room visit.
Example of what one suffering severe hair loss after Japanese Hair Straightening from YA HAIR:
I got my hair rebonded back in March and have lost more than a third of it since then. Everytime I run my hands through my hair, I lose 7-10 strands on average!
In the shower I lose clumps after shampooing and conditioning.
Bald spots are showing up in my hair.
I used to have beautiful thick hair, ho can I get it back?
Another ex: I used to have very curly, beautiful hair..and then i got it chemically straightened..DONT DO IT! when it started growing out, it was mess and even more difficult to work with than before. and once it was completely grown out, my hair was no longer curly..it is now this aweful wavy mess, and only certain spots are still curly.
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I know hair. I have 4 decades of hair know-how. I have silky, shiny, soft, smooth very healthy hair down to my knees. Previously damaged by perming & dyeing in the 80’s & 90’s. I’ve known people in their 30’s whose hair stopped growing from ironing their hair in the 70’s.
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