Keratin hair restoration at home

In recent years, the “king” of spa treatments for hair is keratin. It demonstrates impressive results in hair restoration, hair rehabilitation after unsuccessful dyes and lack of care. Hairdressers offer their clients keratin straightening, keratin masks and other procedures that significantly affect hair health.

This is the name of a special protein, its function is to protect hair from mechanical injury, from loss and fragility. And if the body is healthy, then this substance will be produced in its tissues in the optimal amount. Natural keratin in this case is enough to keep the curls strong and silky.

Keratin formula contains:

• alanine;
• protein;
• glycine;
• cysteine;
• amino acid with sulfur.

By the way, keratin can also be different: beta-keratin is hard, and alpha is soft. The substance penetrates deeply into the hair structure, which can be damaged due to cracks, voids, breaks. These defects are keratin and fills. Protein treatment is indispensable for hair. Thanks to this component it is possible to restore the moisture balance in overdried curls. This also solves the problem of split ends well.

The simplest and most affordable option for everyone is shampoo. This is the first point of keratin hair restoration, for which you do not need to go to the salon. But there are certain restrictions: if you bought such a shampoo, then you shouldn't use it more often than once a week. On the packaging you can see information about 5% keratin - this indicator cannot be called safe for health.

There are other options as well.

• Mask. Also cannot be used more than once a week. If you prefer to focus on masks, then the entire recovery course cannot be more than 10 sessions (the minimum number is 7). If there is a hair loss, the treatment is stopped urgently.

• Liquid keratin. Can be purchased at the store in alternate versions. A spray that resembles hairspray is used during brushing and styling. But the tool is not the most economical, since it is difficult to control its consumption. You can replace this option with oil, it is sold in ampoules. Also, not the most convenient option: if you apply all the contents of the ampoule, the hair may seem dirty; if you leave some of the product in the container, it will deteriorate.

• Balm. A popular tool that is easy to use. It is applied to already clean hair, previously washed with keratin shampoo. It is also not recommended to use the balm more than once a week.

Keratin is practically indispensable as a structural hair regenerator. There is no affordable and competitive alternative to it. It makes the curls stronger, returns them a healthy shine, creates the most beneficial external impression. If you have a problem with electrifying hair, then it can be solved with the help of keratin. It removes overdry hair after curling, coloring. The component is also used as an efficient rectifier.

But there were some drawbacks:

• its use is fraught with weighting of the hair, which turns into hair loss (therefore, owners of naturally thin hair should not get carried away with keratin procedures);
• strands under the action of keratin become dirty faster, take on an untidy look on the third or fourth day;
• most store products contain formaldehyde, a potentially dangerous substance for the body;
• you should not use keratin products for pregnant and lactating women;
• women with allergies are also contraindicated in these funds;
• if the scalp is damaged, even keratin shampoo cannot be used;
• there have been cases when, after home keratin therapy, women felt nauseous, pain in the chest and throat appeared, and nosebleeds were observed;
• hair color fades faster (we are talking about colored hair).

Attention: the limiting content of keratin in cosmetic products is 0.2%. But not all manufacturers strictly adhere to the norms - in some products it is possible to find an excess of the permissible threshold of up to 10.5%.

Keratin's direct competitor is botox. Both procedures are designed to improve the external condition of the hair, but it cannot be said that they replace each other. Botox penetrates deep into the hair, not a single hair is bypassed, it relieves even the fluffiest curls from electrification. And it is really safer, because there is no formaldehyde in its composition. But minus the funds in the fragility of the action, and in straightening it will not help.

Keratin, on the other hand, provides a longer-lasting effect, it straightens frizzy unruly hair well, quickly restores its attractive appearance. But the composition, far from the criteria for environmental friendliness, deprives it of the status of a universal super-agent.

At home, you can also improve the condition of your hair with keratin. The procedure is not the most difficult, but it requires consistency and care.Certain recipes can dramatically improve the appearance of your hair without going to a salon.

For keratinization you will need:

• round brush;
• iron straightener;
• spraying agent - spray bottle;
• hairdryer.

It is assumed that you already have a special keratin shampoo. They need to rinse their hair twice. After rinsing thoroughly, gently pat dry with a towel. Comb with a fine-toothed wooden comb.

Farther:

• collect all the strands on the back of the head;
• pour the purchased keratinizing solution into the spray bottle (how much money is needed depends on the length of the strands);
• separate a thin layer of hair from below, you do not need to apply the product on them, but spray;
• so that the composition is well absorbed, immediately walk the comb through the treated hair;
• treat all other hair in the same way;
• soak the product for 10-13 minutes;
• after that, dry your head with a hairdryer at the usual temperature;
• all that remains is to straighten the hair with an iron.

If in the near future you are going to dye your hair, do not do it earlier than two weeks after keratinization. You cannot wash your hair for three days, and dry it with a hairdryer and straighten it for two days. Protect your hair from moisture at all times. Wear a protective cap when showering.

You can't braid your hair for three days, pin it - avoid all kinds of creases on the curls. The use of styling products is prohibited. Coloring, even postponed for two weeks, does not involve the use of ammonia paints.

Do not do keratinization before going to sea. I would like to look perfect at the resort, but the effect of moisture will not leave a trace of the cosmetic procedure, as well as visits to the bath, sauna, pool neutralize the effectiveness of keratin hair treatment.

The first three days after keratinization are the defining ones. If any precautions are missed, all efforts may be in vain. Keratin treatments are cumulative. The more I did, the more visible the result. But more often than once every two to three months, keratinization should not be performed - neither at home, nor in the salon.

For information on how to do keratin hair restoration at home, see the next video.