Keratin Treatments for Your Hair

Having a keratin treatment for people who wants to straighten their hair seems to be the lasted in hair care. It will leave your hair feeling silky, straight, and looking shiny. It can also five you relief from frizzy unmanageable hair. In top hair salons all over the United States are using this treatment to help relax your curly hair into beautiful straight hair. A keratin treatment for your hair can also make it easier on someone with curly coarse hair to style their hair with ease.

Keratin is the substance that you can find in your hair, teeth, nails, and skin. Many times when you are heating, styling, or using applications of chemicals on your hair the keratin found there becomes damaged. As a result, it can cause your hair shaft to become uneven and spliced and start to have an unmanageable dull appearance. The keratin that is used for a keratin treatment is gotten from sources such as animal wool, which is turned into a mixture. When it is applied to your hair it helps to replenish the keratin in your hair. The keratin will fill up your hair shaft’s cortex. In addition to making your hair straight and shiny it also makes it more resistant to elements like the wind, extreme change in temperatures, and sun.

When having a keratin treatment it should be done by a professional hair stylist. The reasons are they can gauge your hair’s texture and condition, what you can expect during the treatment, and the after effect of the treatment. Before having this treatment you need to ensure that the formaldehyde content to make sure it is less than point two percent Your hair will be washed and styled and then the stylist will make the keratin mixture. It is applied to your hair and left on for a specified time. After this time your hair will be washed and dried using a blow dryer. The stylist will use a hair iron with a temperature of four hundred fifty degrees. This temperature will help seal the outside layer of the cuticles so the moisture becomes trapped inside to hydrate the hair. Your hair is again washed with post-treatment conditioner and shampoo. On average the cost can range from three hundred to five hundred dollars. A keratin treatment will last three to five months.

A keratin treatment will usually contain formaldehyde, which is a form of carcinogen. This is a cancer producing substance and potentially can irritate both your lungs and eyes. Other side effects can include damage to your hair, fading of hair color, dryness, and hair loss.