"Innovative Repair System" ?????????

[Spagirl]

\"Innovative Repair System\" ?????????

While surfing a caucasian website I came across across a "Hair Treatment for extremely dry hair" (see below). My focus is on the part I put in bold letters. Has anyone ever tried this "Innovative" method with their own hair products? If so what were your result? TIA!


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With this many products you shouldn't have anymore problems with frizz.
You can use the Crystallizing fine texture as a deep treatment or after you shampoo.It's a Hair Treatment for extremely dry hair

The crystallizing Aquafix you use after you wash your hair but before you style your hair.Crystallizing Aquafix makes frizzy hair really easy
to smooth out.

I protein Keratin & I repair Home treatment should be used together. First spray the keratin then apply the home treatment. Then bake it in with a ceramic flat iron.The Innovative Repair System is a new way of hair Treatments utilizing a flat iron instead of the old conventional way using a dryer or steamer. The I-Repair consists of 2 solutions and the use of a water-proof flat iron for the process. The I-P (Protein Keratin) is used to help lock in moisture, and maintain a brilliant shine while also opening the cuticles for the easier penetration of the treatment...

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Edited to add: With further investigation into using ceramic flat iron as part of a treatment low heat settings are usually used.

 

[UmSumayyah]

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That's an interesting idea. I certainly wouldn't try it with Aphogee but one of the others may work.

 

[Spagirl]

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I think this might work as well. I had forgotten all about this being used as a method to seal hair ends. It wasn't until Tigerlily (thanks

) posted the link that I could refresh my memory on this:

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Sealing The Ends Tip 2
This is what I call 'ends sealing'. I have used this technique on myself and the clients whose hair I braid. After conditioning & towel squeezing, I section the hair and apply a medium sized amount of pressing oil (Use a light oil) I fold aluminum foil around the ends. (half way up the hair section most of the time) then I take a hot non-electric bumper curlers or flat iron and clamp it over the aluminum foil for 5-7 seconds. I make sure I only cover the aluminum not the hair. Then I keep the foil on until it's cooled. This will help a great deal with your ends if your ends have been constantly dry. The ends will soon stop shedding because you're locking in moisture down to the cortex.

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Has any tried this method for any treatments? Are there any update to its effectiveness?

Quote taken from Growafrohairlong.com.

 

[aprilbiz]

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That's very interesting. I'd love to know more about the specific products they are using for this or if you can use any protein treatment.

 

[GodMadeMePretty]

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Oooh, spagirl, I remember reading that. I'm going to have to try that on my hair. Oh, and on my daughter's too. Her ends are not to my liking.

 

[Brooke007]

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Interesting. Any takers?
Tracy is using a version of this as part of her revised Bootcamp (not w/ protein).
From the thread: Bootcamp Tracy Wrote:
The idea is to minimize the cuticle degradation as much as possible by using something that doesn't strip, AND preserves color. I went and got some Neutrogena Triple Moisture Shampoo and it's EXACTLY what I was looking for. It contains tons of oil - which works well in sealing that parched cuticle - and is very very mild.

Another thing I'm going to do to make sure the cuticle stays happy is a sealing treatment (just one, the heat too often can be a bit much on colored hair if you do it TOO often, as well as pull color from the hair) about 3 weeks after I color. I wet my hair, towel dry gently, and put some Olive Oil on my midshaft and ends, and wrap about 6 locks of the now oiled hair in foil. Then I go over the foil with a flat iron. I just squeeze and move - no sliding - to get the heat evenly on each part of the shaft. A few seconds is enough to do the trick. But be careful not to touch your damp hair with the iron.

 

[Champagne_Wishes]

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Spagirl what temp should the iron be set on? I'm interested in doing this because my ends tends to split. TIA!!!

 

[Spagirl]

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Champagne_Wishes said:
Spagirl what temp should the iron be set on? I'm interested in doing this because my ends tends to split. TIA!!!

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I'm not sure. I did this the other day with DRC28 mixed with Hi Pro Pac. I started off with the foil and the lowest setting on my Chi (176 Degrees). By the time I finished I wasn't using any foil (per a phone consult with a TR stylist) and raised my temp until I saw a little steam. I then used the process for my deep moisture treatment as well.

I still have hair on my head and much to my surprise it feels almost as soft as when I used to get the steam treatments.

Today I turned around and purchased the Ionic Ceramic Straightening Iron and Sally's generic "The Conditioner" leave-in conditioner. Yes, I applied the leave-in and tested the Iron.

This is extreme and I don't recommend it to anyone. I still have hair and if I loose it all over the next few months I'll let everyone know.

 

[Spagirl]

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I just found this. Maybe this will help!

Temperature Settings


Recommended Temperature Settings

80°C - Hair drying
100°C - Completely damaged hair
120°C - Partly damaged hair
140°C - Slightly damaged hair
160°C - Ordinary curled hair
180°C - Curly Hair
200°C - Very thick Curly hair

For home use: It is best to set temperatures between 120°C and 130°C maximum. Also, minimize the use of flat ironing as much as possible.

To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius (Centigrade), subtract 32 and divide by 1.8.

To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 1.8 and add 32.

Info. from verticalsinhair.com

 

[Spagirl]

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From the same site above I found this:

Though irons come with the high temperature setting 180-220 degrees Celsius, you should use the lower setting to avoid "frying" your hair. 130 Degrees Celsius is usually the temperature that changes the shape of your bonds.

You should always have your hair dried 100% before you iron your hair. If the iron is set at a low temperature (80-100 degrees Celsius) it is okay to have a little moisture but any temperature above can actually damage your hair from within. Some hair types are stronger and might be able to withstand high heat but some hair types can easily be damaged. I highly recommend you iron your hair when it is 100% dry.

It said this an another section of the same site:

To even out the porosity of the hair before coloring it; they shampoo it, PPT it <font color="blue"> ( Spagirl note: If not mistaken, PPT is a type of protein treatment)</font>, iron it, dry it, color it, rinse it, re-shampoo it, re- PPT it, re-iron it, re-rinse it, re-dry it, and then, they use a ceramic iron at 60 to 120 Celsius to emit charged ions from the surface with heat, just to add softness and sheen to it!

In doing these things, they chemically and mechanically degrade the hair and alter its physical and chemical properties. Over a length of time this causes the hair to loose its natural cosmetic qualities such as body, manageability, luster and competency—thereby, placing the hair in a structurally incompetent state.

There seems to be 2 rules of thumb out there. I hope all the information provided will help everyone to make an informed decision. HTH!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

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Bumping it up for 2009!!!!!!