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The Know: Perfect Hair Every Day
July 22, 2010 Posted in Beauty, Cool Stuff, Style
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Here’s the truth: There are a select few of us who are blessed with naturally straight, never frizzy, takes-no-effort-to-look-good hair. And usually it’s those same biatches who are also blessed with Gisele legs, a killer metabolism and big, perfect boobs. God bless them.
But for most of us, making our hair look good (especially in these humid summer months) takes time.
And hair tools (which usually result in burning our finger or forehead).
And hair products (which are costly. And if we use too much we look greasy, and if we use too little we look like we are trying to sport a fro).
And more time (we all know the re-straightening-the-hair-one-last-time-before-we-head-out-the-door routine).
It’s no wonder we walk to class with our hair piled on top of our heads; I know for me, making my hair look like it came out of a (very cheaply made) Pantene Pro-V commercial takes time, people. And in the morning, I ain’t got that. Or at least I’m not choosing to have that when my bed is too comfortable to get out of just yet.
But that’s all changed for me. I recently underwent Keratin hair therapy and let me tell you folks: Life. Freakin. Changing.
For those of you with curly hair, wavy hair, thick hair that takes forever to straighten, hair that poofs up in the humidity, hair that is unruly, you get the picture… this is the answer for you.
It takes three hours (and three days of no washing, ponytails, bobby pins or working out), but my hair has never felt softer. I may have done this during the most humid week in Chicago history (I mean seriously, I’ve sweat in places I didn’t know one could sweat) but still, no poofy, frizzy, ’80s looking hair. My hair dries in half the time and I only need to flat iron it if I want it to look REALLY good. Plus, it still holds a soft wave if I want it, so it’s not like those Japanese straightening things that limit you (and look like a hot mess growing out).
The best part: it will last just like this for 3-4 months before it rinses out.
Honestly folks, while this treatment may be pricey (Groupon and other local deal sites often feature salons offering discounts), think about the time you are going to save yourself. And the energy. And all that heat ruining your precious tresses every day. And most importantly, think about how good you will feel in class knowing your hair looks less like a knotty mess and more like amazeballness.
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Ana says:
Thu, 22nd Jul 20109:23 am
OMG i've done it to my hair about 4 times (in a span of 3 years)… and could not be happier!
the first time i got it done i could not believe that was my real hair. i would DEF recommend it!! i'm planning to do it again when summer's over
Amanda says:
Fri, 23rd Jul 20106:22 am
Rio de Keratin (http://riodekeratin.com/) has an at home keratin treatment, lasts for 1 month and it's MUCH cheaper. I reviewed it for them, I only used half the bottle so one treatment can last two months.
Ali says:
Fri, 23rd Jul 201011:14 am
i got it done as a gift. it was hands down one of the best gifts ive gotten. it gets rediculously humid where i go to school and this treatment made my life so much easier. i could literally jump out of the shower, not have to do anything with my hair and go out.
its pretty expensive at salons but see if you can find a stylist from a salon who does it privately, they'll come to your house and charge you less than half of what salons charge!
sp says:
Sat, 31st Jul 20109:26 pm
I got something similar done and it was amazing. Best decision ever. It's super expensive but worth it!
One thing I would add though is that at least for the treatment I did, the treatment does not "rinse out". The hair I got straightened remains straight and will remain straight forever and ever, amen. The only thing is the hair that grows in from the roots will be curly/wavy/whatever it pleases. So that's problematic but that also means my treatment lasted MUCH longer than a few months..b/c it wasn't until 9ish months that the roots growing in became noticeably different.
Arielle says:
Sun, 10th Oct 20104:06 pm
Hey, i have an idea: how about embracing curly hair? i have curly hair, and while i do like to wear it straight sometimes, it's not a problem. i am so sick of people acting like curly hair has something wrong with it and that the only kind of hair that has the potential to be beautiful is straight, sleek hair. good lord.
Alison says:
Wed, 24th Nov 20107:44 pm
I just got this done today. Well, a Brazilian hair treatment, which I think is the same thing because it just puts a bunch of Keratin in your hair. But my hair is SO SMOOTH AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I mean, I had some pretty gnarly and unruly and frizzy hair. But now, it's amazingly smooth!
However, I got the treatment done in Argentina (where I am now) and it only cost me about $100 USD which is at least a quarter of what it would cost in the U.S. so I don't know if I'll get it done again. The treatment hurt and the Keratin and deformulyde formula smells terrible! While the guy was blowdrying the treatment in my hair to lock it in, I felt like my scalp was on fire from the heat and the fumes were horrible! Oh, we were also both wearing Chilean face masks to protect ourselves from the gas. Yeah, the same masks that chilean miners wear.