Pros and cons of keratin hair straightening

Many women dream of getting beautiful and shiny healthy curls, like famous models in advertising. It is for this reason that the procedure for "straightening" curls with such a composition as keratin, which allows the hair to look just amazing, has received a rather high demand these days. However, not everyone knows what exactly can happen to their curls with keratin straightening, and sometimes they do not even ask if this popular method has too many negative characteristics.

As everyone has known for a long time, our hair consists of natural keratin. In fact, the level of curliness or fluffiness of our curls will directly depend on the amount of this substance. The amount of keratin can be influenced not only by hereditary factors, but also by how often hot irons or hair dryers are used to style them. Exposure to heat can make already curly strands even more naughty due to the raised scales. To correct this annoying nuisance and offers keratin hair straightening.

Before you finally choose keratinization, you should first get to know in detail all the advantages and disadvantages of this popular procedure, including those not entirely pleasant results that may come much later. It is especially worth considering the choice of a specialist and a working tool.

The procedure for straightening curls using a keratin composition consists in the step-by-step application of this composition and the effect of "sealing" it inside the hairs under the influence of a rather hot iron.Having penetrated into the hair, the composition fills its structure, thereby making the client's hair stronger, surprisingly silky.

In order to carry out this procedure, the wizards use a whole set of components:

• special keratin care shampoo;
• special rectifier;
• a well-chosen product with keratin.

Keratin straightening is a rather painstaking process that can take up to 3 hours of your time and will require a certain sequence from the master.

1. First, you need to wash the strands with a special keratin shampoo and dry them slightly without using a hair dryer.
2. Further, a straightener is applied to the entire length of the curls for 30 minutes, while the area at the roots remains intact.
3. The next step is to apply the keratin composition.
4. At this stage, the hair will be divided into small strands, keratin will be rubbed into them, as it were.
5. With the help of a special iron, it will be necessary to smooth out each strand separately, thereby helping the keratin to anchor inside the hair structure.
6. The remains of the composition are simply washed off with shampoo, and the curls are quietly dried without using a hair dryer. After that, it is best not to wash the treated hair for 3-4 days.

The benefits of this grooming method most often relate to an easier styling process and a noticeable improvement in the appearance of curls. Among other advantages, it is worth highlighting:

• noticeable ease of combing, even if the hair has just been washed;
• visual shine appears, the special silkiness of the curls is felt to the touch;
• styling will remain the same even under the influence of high humidity or wind;
• you will no longer suffer from the fact that your hair is constantly tangled or frizzy;
• split hairs will be eliminated;
• thickening of curls will occur;
• hair will be protected from various unpleasant factors (UV rays, sudden temperature changes or frosty weather);
• hair will lose its tendency to constant and annoying electrification;
• using this method of care, you can easily correct the not entirely successful results of perm;
• after painting, which was done before the straightening procedure, the color will not be washed off longer.

Another significant advantage of straightening is the long-term durability of the final result, which, with proper care, will last up to six months. By the way, a number of compounds for this popular procedure can be used independently at home.

To the great regret of all fans of straightening, The negative aspects of this procedure will be much more than the above positive aspects.

• The need to prevent the influence of various types of moisture on the curls, for example, rain or moisture, and not to wash your hair for 72 hours after the procedure was carried out. And this can cause quite unpleasant and even uncomfortable sensations, especially for those women who are accustomed to clean hair every day.
• A rather high risk of various allergies and even irritation (you can get watery eyes, redness of the mucous membranes, skin on the face and on the head).
• It is forbidden to break the hair or expose it to mechanical stress during the same 3 days after the procedure: it will not be possible to braid it or collect it in a ponytail with too tight an elastic band. It is especially important to try not to crush your straight strands while resting or sleeping.
• You can easily get unexpected breakage and sectioning of hair ends 2-3 months after this procedure.
• Straightened strands get dirty much faster, so you will need to wash them often with fairly expensive sulfate-free products to maintain the look of well-groomed hair.
• The hairstyle can significantly decrease in volume, and some of the hair can fall out after straightening.
• Significant problems with the subsequent coloring of the hair, which will be caused by the fact that there is a keratin layer on the hairs. This will prevent the penetration of the specific pigment and its distribution over the strands.
• During the entire procedure, the curls are exposed to rather significant temperatures (230 C), which undoubtedly also harms them.
• The duration of the procedure itself (3-5 hours depending on the length of the hair) and its very high cost, which also depends on their length.
• The fragility of the result obtained if you continue to actively visit the sauna, pool, swim in the sea.
• The need to purchase special and very expensive sulfate-free shampoos for subsequent washing of curls.
• Keratin makes the strands very heavy, which can lead to significant hair loss. Any specialist will advise you to give up straightening if it realizes that you will lose a significant part of your hair after that.
• If you like voluminous hairstyles, forget about them: keratin will weigh down the hair, resulting in no more volume.
• During the procedure, an inexperienced master can simply ruin the hair with a hot iron at the main stage of "sealing" the keratin composition. It will no longer be possible to restore the damaged structure of the hairs under any circumstances.

Formaldehyde and many other dangerous compounds are part of the products used in the keratinizing procedure. Inhalation of toxic fumes can result in:

• allergies;
• poisoning of varying severity;
• disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, heart and respiratory system;
• the formation of tumors.

Trichologists advise to carry out such a straightening only to those people who, in fact, have naughty and curly strands. If you can find an alternative solution without the use of harmful and aggressive ingredients (such as formaldehyde), then it is better to refuse straightening.

Those women who are simply tired of fighting with not quite obedient curls all their lives will highly appreciate this procedure. Kerating, by the way, is suitable for all possible types of hair, but the visual effect, benefits and duration of the result will differ significantly.

1. On thin hair type, the effect will be more noticeable and last longer. But hairs that are too weak will become dirty much faster.
2. On the hard ones as well as curly curls, the effect of keratinization will not be long. On these hairs, this procedure will have to be performed once a month.
3. The most successful outcome would be on hair of medium hardness.

It is necessary to take into account, in addition, that the artificial keratin composition is destroyed in the following cases:

• if it is exposed to too hot water, therefore, you will immediately have to limit, if not completely exclude, visits to the bathhouse, and take a bath carefully;
• if you wash your hair with sulfate shampoos, because of which keratin is washed out much faster;
• if the hair in a constant mode dries out uncombed;
• if you too often act on the curls with a hot hairdryer, curling iron;
• it is necessary to try to avoid significant damage - give up fleeces and tight tails;
• if your curls are often in contact with sea water.

The most obvious disadvantage of straightening curls with keratin, despite the temporary excellent result, can be considered a fairly large list of various contraindications and all kinds of unpleasant consequences for a woman's health.

• Pregnancy condition. The thing is that the keratin composition tends to accumulate in the body and can negatively affect the development of the fetus.
• Breastfeeding your baby.
• Oncological diseases of any localization. Here it is better not to joke with health and avoid such dangerous procedures.
• If your hair falls out too often and in large quantities, you definitely should not risk it and straighten it, otherwise you may be left without hair at all.
• If your hair is too weak and brittle, straightening will only make it worse. The stunning effect will last only for a couple of weeks, and then many months of restoration of the hair damaged by keratin will come for you.
• If you have injuries on your head, even if these are just minor scratches or wounds.
• All kinds of scalp diseases.
• Allergy tendency.

At the same time, it is necessary to recognize the obvious fact that such straightening became a real lifeline for a fairly large number of women who had unruly and ugly hair. If a woman has a question whether she should resort to this procedure at all or not, then the answer is to try, if there are no contraindications! And there you can already decide whether it suits you or not, and draw conclusions whether you need to repeat it again after a certain time.

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