Lady Esquire
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Hey ya'll! 
On my quest to perfect my regimen and DIY results, I am trying to achieve salon quality shine, w/o all of the salon's damaging techniques. After reading many threads, LHCFers rave about cellophane and clear rinses, for shine, and it even helps with porosity.
I do not know much about cellophane treatments, or clear rinses. DivineInspiration explained it best in this thread: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=68398&highlight=cellophane+relaxers
For those who are also unsure, it is a translucent, temporary hair colour that coats and infuses the hair with enhanced shine and vibrancy. It seals the hair cuticle and protects against chemical damage. A cellophane treatment consists of covering the hair with a long-lasting shine product. It comes in a variety of colors, including clear. The product is left on the hair for less than 30 minutes (it varies depending on what you're using) and rinsed out. Your hair will supposedly have incredible shine and silkiness for 4-6 weeks, (varies). Cellophane treatments are great to make damaged hair look silky. Some ladies use a cellophane the same day as their relaxer, because it supposedly penetrates better immediately after relaxer (makes sense, since cuticle is open)...and combats the dullness that relaxers may cause.
I retrieved the below info from another board to help with exact distinctions:
Rinses – are temporary. It all rinses out with the very next shampoo.
Semi-permanent Color - has the lasting effect of a permanent color but gentle on the hair because they contain no ammonia.
Cellophanes --- no ammonia. They give the hair shine and act like a conditioner, because it puts a coating on the hair. Lasts for several weeks...longer if you have a relaxer.
You cannot over-process your hair with any of these 3 types of products. They are safe to use unless you have an allergic reaction to any of them. They are all deposit only. They do not lift/remove any color molecules from your hair like permanent hair colors will do.
SistaSlick's Article - Hair Porosity: Help for Dry, Damaged Hair (Part 2)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/375435/hair_porosity_help_for_dry_damaged.html?cat=69
She offers 4 solutions for porous hair, and solution #2 is Clear or Colored Rinses for Repairing Scale Damage and Porosity.
Snippet from that article:
Temporary clear or colored rinses also contain proteins that bind to and patch up the hair shaft. These rinses also give you the benefit of enhancing your current hair color, or adopting a temporary change. Clear rinses are best if you'd rather keep your current color and just add an enhanced element of shine. Sebastian's Colourshines and Jazzings all make great hair rinses that will help reduce your hair's porosity.
JenniferMD, former member, now the owner of www.RoundBrushHair.com sells a Dominican clear cellophane, called Color Showers (100% - no ammonia, no peroxide).
http://www.roundbrushhair.com/index.aspPageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=20 <---see product here.
Color Showers comes in many colors, and comes in clear as well. Says it adds shine and moisture.
Other brands are Adore, Jazzings, Matrix, Sebastian, Ion, Vitale, Freddrick Frekkai, Clairol, and so many more.
MissBermuda started a thread: Deep Conditioner + Clear Rinse = Silky Sexy Hair - http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=221827&highlight=cellophane
* Chime in and share your knowledge, and correct me if I have misstated anything.
* Please share your good and bad experiences with cellophane and clear rinses.
* What brands do you use?
* How and when do you use it?
Henna heads, I know it is a no-no to apply synthetic products on henna'd hair. However, I only use BAQ henna (and indigo, cassia, amla) a few times a year. After about, let's say 2 months worth of washes, do you think it is safe to use these cellophane and clear rinses? Of course, I would do a strand test first, and I would use the products that are free of PPDs, ammonia and peroxide.
On my quest to perfect my regimen and DIY results, I am trying to achieve salon quality shine, w/o all of the salon's damaging techniques. After reading many threads, LHCFers rave about cellophane and clear rinses, for shine, and it even helps with porosity.
I do not know much about cellophane treatments, or clear rinses. DivineInspiration explained it best in this thread: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=68398&highlight=cellophane+relaxers
For those who are also unsure, it is a translucent, temporary hair colour that coats and infuses the hair with enhanced shine and vibrancy. It seals the hair cuticle and protects against chemical damage. A cellophane treatment consists of covering the hair with a long-lasting shine product. It comes in a variety of colors, including clear. The product is left on the hair for less than 30 minutes (it varies depending on what you're using) and rinsed out. Your hair will supposedly have incredible shine and silkiness for 4-6 weeks, (varies). Cellophane treatments are great to make damaged hair look silky. Some ladies use a cellophane the same day as their relaxer, because it supposedly penetrates better immediately after relaxer (makes sense, since cuticle is open)...and combats the dullness that relaxers may cause.
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I retrieved the below info from another board to help with exact distinctions:
Rinses – are temporary. It all rinses out with the very next shampoo.
Semi-permanent Color - has the lasting effect of a permanent color but gentle on the hair because they contain no ammonia.
Cellophanes --- no ammonia. They give the hair shine and act like a conditioner, because it puts a coating on the hair. Lasts for several weeks...longer if you have a relaxer.
You cannot over-process your hair with any of these 3 types of products. They are safe to use unless you have an allergic reaction to any of them. They are all deposit only. They do not lift/remove any color molecules from your hair like permanent hair colors will do.
===================================================
SistaSlick's Article - Hair Porosity: Help for Dry, Damaged Hair (Part 2)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/375435/hair_porosity_help_for_dry_damaged.html?cat=69
She offers 4 solutions for porous hair, and solution #2 is Clear or Colored Rinses for Repairing Scale Damage and Porosity.
Snippet from that article:
Temporary clear or colored rinses also contain proteins that bind to and patch up the hair shaft. These rinses also give you the benefit of enhancing your current hair color, or adopting a temporary change. Clear rinses are best if you'd rather keep your current color and just add an enhanced element of shine. Sebastian's Colourshines and Jazzings all make great hair rinses that will help reduce your hair's porosity.
===================================================
JenniferMD, former member, now the owner of www.RoundBrushHair.com sells a Dominican clear cellophane, called Color Showers (100% - no ammonia, no peroxide).
http://www.roundbrushhair.com/index.aspPageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=20 <---see product here.
Color Showers comes in many colors, and comes in clear as well. Says it adds shine and moisture.
Other brands are Adore, Jazzings, Matrix, Sebastian, Ion, Vitale, Freddrick Frekkai, Clairol, and so many more.
=====================================================
MissBermuda started a thread: Deep Conditioner + Clear Rinse = Silky Sexy Hair - http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=221827&highlight=cellophane
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* Chime in and share your knowledge, and correct me if I have misstated anything.
* Please share your good and bad experiences with cellophane and clear rinses.
* What brands do you use?
* How and when do you use it?
Henna heads, I know it is a no-no to apply synthetic products on henna'd hair. However, I only use BAQ henna (and indigo, cassia, amla) a few times a year. After about, let's say 2 months worth of washes, do you think it is safe to use these cellophane and clear rinses? Of course, I would do a strand test first, and I would use the products that are free of PPDs, ammonia and peroxide.
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hmmm, i wonder how the same color would look on me since my hair is off black. I can't decide between a reddish copper type color or just enhancing my natural dark color with jet black...
