Is QOD GOLD ALQUIMIST MASK the Correct KERATIN Treatment?
Question by ahmed A: Is QOD GOLD ALQUIMIST MASK the correct KERATIN Treatment?
Hi,
I just ordered 1000ml bottle of QOD GOLD from www.keratin4u.com considering that I am buying keratin, and when I got the bottle, I was surprised that it’s written on it: “QOD GOLD Alquimist Mask”..
I don’t know what does “Alquimist Mask” mean, is it really keratin? Or it is fake? Something after treatment (like Shampoo, conditioner, vitamin hair masks, …)?
Can anyone tell me? I feel that i have been cheated, and these guys sold me non-keratin claiming it is!
I don’t know if that would give the effect of hair straightening, making it shiny, reduce the volume, and last for some months, as a cure for successive coloring, etc!
Thanks,
A. A.
Best answer:
Answer by Sur La Mer
Sounds like another money making propaganda to me!
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.
Source(s):
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.
Answer by Leann
There are several different brands and ways of naming the Brazilian keratin treatments. The english translation for QOD Gold is very sloppy, but the product is one of the absolute best and I have tried a TON of them. You will be blown away if you do it correctly.
I am by far a Keratin Junky and Keratin4u is a licensed dealer.
The previous poster should REALLY not open their mouth unless they know what they are talking about. If I put my foot in my mouth like that, I think I would sew it shut. They are obviously irritated that you would want to do your own hair. As long as you work in a ventilated area, you have nothing to worry about. QOD Gold does not use formaldehyde, but a similar chemical. Not that it is horrible anyway – you got a much higher dose of it in High school biology!
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