I did the Brazilian Keratin Treatment!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cubanit]

Oh my God!!!! Im still smiling. Okay here is my review.
I went to this fancy smancy salon in ATL. When I pulled up the valet asked for my keys and parked my truck. When I got in the salon the clerk asked me my name. She then asked me to follow her to the coat room. In tyhe coat room she took my coat off and hung it up. She then offered me water of coffe. (They had there own bottled water with the salon name on it). Anyway She sat me down until my appointment time which was at 9. So his assitant came and got me and washed my hair with some kind of clarifying shampoo. After that he came and talked to me about the product. Basically its called Coppala. Its supposed to be the formeldyhyde free version. Any way he applied it to my hair in reallllll little segmants. It took an hour. Then he blow dryd it on a low temp (compared to how i do) with a paddle brush. Then he flat ironed it in reallllll little segmants. Okay the problem I had was he tryd to use this little a#@ comb while he was appyling the product "can we please use a bigger comb" and the heat temp of the flat iron wasnt as bad. But he tried to run that thing through my hair like ten times every strand The smell wasnt even bad. It did smell alittle .Like you knew it wasnt a regular perm . So while we were talking and he was telling me about the compatition in atl. I knew the other guy cuz he did my hair before. He told me he had some customers tell him that they went to the other guy and thier nose bleed. I repeated what I he said to make sure he was serious . He may be hating on dude alittle bit. I dont know. Im tired though so I gotta go figure out how the heck to sleep without kinking up my hair for four days. Ill get my neighbor to take some pics on day four.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Did he rinse out the solution?

How much did the service cost?

How long is it supposed to last?

What about your newgrowth?


I can't wait to see pictures. Did it burn at all like i perm? Do you think this is something you will do again?

Sorry so nosey but this sounds interesting

 

[Creatividual]

it's a conditioner?

 

[Ivy_Butter]

I'm confused too. I thought you couldn't relax after washing your hair because washing opens up your pores and the perm will burn really bad. So you got your hair washed, the permed?

 

[cubanit]

He charged me $150.00 per hour and it took two hours. erplexedNo he did not rinse out the solution. The solution has to sit in your hair for four days. He had to clarify my hair first. Then he put it on, blow dryed it and flat ironed it. Im gonna go back in three months maybe four. When I get roller sets you cant see my new growth . I can get away with it for about four months if I stay on top of it. After that Im gonna get another treatment and see if it tames my new growth enough for me not to get a perm. FYI I did not get the treatment to straighten my hair. I wanted it to stop my breakage. My hair is not really breaking but my ends about 1 inche up is fragile as he&& . And after the treatment I pulled a piece of hair and tried to break it I think I could tie my hair to a truck and pull off before it breaks now. I think ill get two more treatments then leave it alone. I just want my hair to grow out like four inches before I get about a half inch cut. So im really tryna save the length i have while growing it out until i feel comfortable getting a cut .

 

[cubanit]

No ivy its not a perm. Its some kind of protein treatment on steroids.It doesnt permanantly straighten your hair ,eventually it fades of after 3 months i guess depending on how often you wash.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

Just curious, what salon did you go to? I had called someone in the Atlanta area - a salon in Buckhead & it was a guy that would've been doing the service. I just wonder if it's your guy or the nosebleed guy LOL.

 

[halee_J]

Hmmm very interesting....So the treatment has to stay in your hair for 4 days b4 you wash it out?

 

[cubanit]

I went to vis-a-vis salon . The guys name is Joseph. FYI I never told him about nikkos cousin. I told him my sister had it done in ny which she really did and i found his info online which i did also. They have a awesome website. But we had this long brazilian keratin discussions going on for a while here an lhcf before I decided to take the plunge.

 

[cubanit]

Yes four whole days. And you cant wrap your hair, youve got to try to keep it straight the whole time. I was walking out of a gas station and a single rain drop landed in my head and I flipped out. When I got home the hairs were fused together. I had to carefully pull them apart. Then lightly flat iron that one section

 

[cubanit]

Here are some pics I took with my camera phone. Its the best I can do for now.It lookes pretteir in person. Its realll shiney and white girl straight.best of all Its strongggggggggg

 

[winterinatl]

Nice pics. The application process you described is much different from what I'd read about before. I thought they applied it in a fine mist, with a brush.

Pleas let us know about any breakage.

Also, you said you cannot get your hair wet...when I shower the steam makes my head sweat, and sometimes I sweat at night, would that be enough to negate it's effects?

 

[nakialovesshoes]

I went to vis-a-vis salon . The guys name is Joseph. FYI I never told him about nikkos cousin. I told him my sister had it done in ny which she really did and i found his info online which i did also. They have a awesome website. But we had this long brazilian keratin discussions going on for a while here an lhcf before I decided to take the plunge.

That's the name of the one that I posted on the thread. So at least I didn't refer anyone to the nosebleed guy. I was worried about that. I can't wait to see your pics.

 

[cubanit]

Winterinatl, I think the one your talking about is called tangara. This is gonna sound real nasty. I love to take ubber ubber hot showers. I cant even take a bath unless the water is ubber ubber hot. Sooooooo
im gonna take a sink bath for the next four days.

 

[kiesha8185]

He charged me $150.00 per hour and it took two hours. erplexedNo he did not rinse out the solution. The solution has to sit in your hair for four days. He had to clarify my hair first. Then he put it on, blow dried it and flat ironed it. I'm gonna go back in three months maybe four. When I get roller sets you cant see my new growth . I can get away with it for about four months if I stay on top of it. After that I'm gonna get another treatment and see if it tames my new growth enough for me not to get a perm. FYI I did not get the treatment to straighten my hair. I wanted it to stop my breakage. My hair is not really breaking but my ends about 1 inch up is fragile as he&& . And after the treatment I pulled a piece of hair and tried to break it I think I could tie my hair to a truck and pull off before it breaks now. I think ill get two more treatments then leave it alone. I just want my hair to grow out like four inches before I get about a half inch cut. So I'm really tryna save the length i have while growing it out until i feel comfortable getting a cut .

My hair does like protein, I'm interested in this...

This may be a dumb question

But after four days of letting the treatment "take", you can add water/product to your hair, and it will dry straight? Like you can wash your hair once a week for the 3-4 months and your hair will have the same straightness?

I'm really interested in this....

Yes four whole days. And you cant wrap your hair, you've got to try to keep it straight the whole time. I was walking out of a gas station and a single rain drop landed in my head and I flipped out. When I got home the hairs were fused together. I had to carefully pull them apart. Then lightly flat iron that one section

That gave me goosebumps, I don't know why...erplexed

 

[JustKiya]

My hair does like protein, I'm interested in this...

This may be a dumb question

But after four days of letting the treatment "take", you can add water/product to your hair, and it will dry straight? Like you can wash your hair once a week for the 3-4 months and your hair will have the same straightness?

I'm really interested in this....



That gave me goosebumps, I don't know why...erplexed

*lurking*

What happens if you sleep wild one night? Does your hair have to be straight, if it's not a perm? In other words, can naturals get this super protien treatment??

 

[cubanit]

This may be a dumb question

But after four days of letting the treatment "take", you can add water/product to your hair, and it will dry straight? Like you can wash your hair once a week for the 3-4 months and your hair will have the same straightness?


Umm. I have to use this shampoo that has no sodium chloride or luarthfate (spelled all wrong)And wash my hair lightly on the forth day. My sister got the one with formyldyhyde and after she washed hers she didnt even have to add heat she said it air dries stick straight. I however was told to try it the first time and see how it dries.I may lightly blow dry on cool with my round brush to give it a little shape. It supposed to protect completly against heat. Im gonna try my best to no heat it out for the next couple months.

 

[Moroni]

He charged me $150.00 per hour and it took two hours. erplexedNo he did not rinse out the solution. The solution has to sit in your hair for four days. He had to clarify my hair first. Then he put it on, blow dryed it and flat ironed it. Im gonna go back in three months maybe four. When I get roller sets you cant see my new growth . I can get away with it for about four months if I stay on top of it. After that Im gonna get another treatment and see if it tames my new growth enough for me not to get a perm. FYI I did not get the treatment to straighten my hair. I wanted it to stop my breakage. My hair is not really breaking but my ends about 1 inche up is fragile as he&& . And after the treatment I pulled a piece of hair and tried to break it I think I could tie my hair to a truck and pull off before it breaks now. I think ill get two more treatments then leave it alone. I just want my hair to grow out like four inches before I get about a half inch cut. So im really tryna save the length i have while growing it out until i feel comfortable getting a cut .

Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH!!!! I can't help it, cubanit, I just can't help it! I've known since I first heard about this that this was the answer I've been looking for. I just knew it! Now, please, PICS!!!!

I've been even thinking about flying to Boca Raton to have it done, because I really think this is the ONLY way my thin, fine hair can make it to MBL while I stop relaxing (the normal way)! Alright!!!!

 

[ajargon02]

Ok ladies, dumb question here, what's in this stuff? I myself would be super worried that my hair would "stay bone straight" with just a protein tx. To my uneducated self(on this topic) it sounds similar to a perm. Can we get more info on this stuff?erplexed

 

[cubanit]

Ok ladies, dumb question here, what's in this stuff? I myself would be super worried that my hair would "stay bone straight" with just a protein tx. To my uneducated self(on this topic) it sounds similar to a perm. Can we get more info on this stuff?erplexed

Its not just a protein treatment. I was oversimplifing. There are like one hundred threads with info about it on here somewhere. Do a search. Its not a perm though. It coats your hair , but eventually will fade of after months of washing. Its not effective supposedly or not as effective on natural hair. the keratin supposedly clings to porus hair and fills in the blanks. Thats why I got it for the damage repair. I think the straight part is a side effect. After I wash it it will not be as stick straight he said .

 

[cubanit]

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[LaPaciencia]

Oye!!! Your hair looks great!!! So would you say that in addition to the strength in the hair strands that you also notice an increase in the thickness of the strand too? I was wondering cause my strands are like "invisible thin"!!!

 

[Jetblackhair]

I found this information on the Coppola treatment:

http://www.keratincomplex.com/

http://www.modernsalon.com/BlogBloggerPage/tabid/65/Default.aspx?cid=8984&tid=13

 

[Healthb4Length]

Cubanit,
your hair looks so straight, so perfect and the shine is wow! I think I understand the process for the most part. My concerts are

1. After the treatments are done can you go about your normal hair routine: deep conditioning treatments/moisture treatments?

2. Since this is like a "protein treatment on steroids" would you have to stick soley to moisture treatments? I know that proteins although strenghtening can be drying.

3. It states that stick straight hair is a side effect, would I be able to do rollersets etc and achieve a curly style?

 

[cubanit]

Oye!!! Your hair looks great!!! So would you say that in addition to the strength in the hair strands that you also notice an increase in the thickness of the strand too? I was wondering cause my strands are like "invisible thin"!!!

No, absolutely not thickness. I normally have big thick hair even right after a perm and my hair is super duper straight now it looks thinner. However, he said after the first wash it should ease up a little. I like the normal fullness of my hair. I think it gets ugly straight because they flat iron the he$# out of it.

 

[cubanit]

Cubanit,
your hair looks so straight, so perfect and the shine is wow! I think I understand the process for the most part. My concerts are

1. After the treatments are done can you go about your normal hair routine: deep conditioning treatments/moisture treatments?

2. Since this is like a "protein treatment on steroids" would you have to stick soley to moisture treatments? I know that proteins although strenghtening can be drying.

3. It states that stick straight hair is a side effect, would I be able to do rollersets etc and achieve a curly style?

You know this was my first question in the chair. He said yes continue your normal routine. Just no products with sodiom chloride. Im gonna play it by feel. The funny thing is, I know keratin is supposed to be a protein treatment but, my hair is sooo soft like after the best moisture treatment ive ever had, which was keratase. Yes you can still manipulate your hair the same he said. When they say stick straight its more like the cuticle is real smooth. Hope that makes since.

 

[cubanit]

I found this information on the Coppola treatment:

http://www.keratincomplex.com/

http://www.modernsalon.com/BlogBloggerPage/tabid/65/Default.aspx?cid=8984&tid=13

I want to order the deep conditioning treatment. He said it was on back order. I wish i could figure out how to purchase without the salon. They said its some kinda deep conditioner that prolongs the life of the process.

 

[Healthb4Length]

You know this was my first question in the chair. He said yes continue your normal routine. Just no products with sodiom chloride. Im gonna play it by feel. The funny thing is, I know keratin is supposed to be a protein treatment but, my hair is sooo soft like after the best moisture treatment ive ever had, which was keratase. Yes you can still manipulate your hair the same he said. When they say stick straight its more like the cuticle is real smooth. Hope that makes since.

Yes thank you it makes perfect sense. I'm sure now that they have their own "maintenance" products that you have to use. Thanks for the info, now I'm going to find a NYC/NJ salon that specialized this service especially for black hair.

 

[Jetblackhair]

I want to order the deep conditioning treatment. He said it was on back order. I wish i could figure out how to purchase without the salon. They said its some kinda deep conditioner that prolongs the life of the process.

Thanks for the info...your hair is nice & shiny straight.