Keratin Treatment Support Thread

Do any of you use Chocolate Marcia T(BKT) and do henna (using indigo) for jet black hair...how is that working out? Do you have to let the hair fully revert ot do the henna and then do the henna and indigo treatment? then wait a week to do BKt? How do I work this within my BKT world?

Any advice?
 
Did my first wash fri with hairone and let it dry, it was late and i was ready for bed. It became a scary dry mess that had me worried, lots of stringy straight parts. So Sat rewashed with hairone and did a DCed with Silk Elements with added aloe juice, WGO and castor oil, then I steamed. After steaming it started looking how I thought my bkted hair would look. It's still a bit looser on the very back and some on my right side, but the texture is different there anyway. Here are a few pics.



the 2nd pic shows my left side is a whole lot fuller than my right.
 

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I have been having some breakage and shedding. I think the breakage was just b/c my ends are permed and all of the heat. I upped the protein and trimmed. I have been transitioning for 2+ years, so its no biggie. Now, the shedding is a little concerning. Next week I will try a black tea rinse.
 
I'm like a full month late because I've been busy. But here is my QOD GOLD results.

First, I wore my hair blow dried out for a few days like this:
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, so I dont have a major comparison. All I can use are past pictures to show my texture.

Before:
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After:
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I loveee QOD Gold. I got mine from an ebay distributer 8 OUNCES for $80. I also used hairone hair in tea tree. I love that stuff!! I would recomment QOD Gold for anyone. The fumes weren't too bad. I had my ceiling fan going , the windows open and a tiny $9 fan blowing, not even directed towards me. the only time I encountered anything major was when I was doing the front of my hair, the fumes would burn my eyes. But thats it. and it kinda has a banana smell to it. Anyways, YAY BKT!! It's been like a month and this is the first time I remotely see any curl on my hair. So it works very well. I did 450 degrees when I baked the stuff in, and I think thats what helped it. also, before I did my wash 2 days later, My hair was soo flowy n stuff. So right from the time that I baked the bkt in, my hair was perfect.
 
Also, when I got a relaxer a few monthes ago, my hair lady didnt relax all of my natural hair. so right in the middle of my head, I have 3 inches of natural hair that never looks right. but with the bkt. when my hair is wet, I have no curl or texture to it at all. when I blow dry it, i actually dont need to flat iron it.
 
BlackHairDiva said:
Do any of you use Chocolate Marcia T(BKT) and do henna (using indigo) for jet black hair...how is that working out? Do you have to let the hair fully revert ot do the henna and then do the henna and indigo treatment? then wait a week to do BKt? How do I work this within my BKT world?

Any advice?
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I don't do hendigo, I just do regular red henna. But I do use Marcia Teixeira (I've done both chocolate and advanced).

The first time, I made an effort to lightly strip my BKT, using both sulfates and salt. I did a few sulfate shampoos and salt conditioners before I did my henna, and it came out great. The second time, I just hennaed over the BKT, and the result was equally perfect. My latest BKT was about 4-5 weeks old when I did the henna.

I give myself about 7-10 days before sealing the henna with another BKT...that's about how long my hair needs to regain its moisture balance. I just hennaed on October 21, and I'm deep conditioning tonight in preparation for my BKT tomorrow.
 
I wish I had more Chocolate Marcia Teixeira...I really do like that one better than Advanced. I'm using the last of my Advanced tomorrow, then I will purchase Chocolate from now on. :yep:

This will also be my first full-head BKT since February. Well, I did do my full head with Dre@mh@ir over the summer--but I don't count that, since it didn't really 'take' in my hair. Excited to see what my hair looks like after straightening! I hope I'm APL. :pray:
 
Finally finished reading all 192 pages, and to say it was a lot of information would be an understatement. I'm considering trying the global keratin 4% with juvexin, but i'm apprehensive because the only heat i use is indirect heat when I rollerset. I've also read about 2-3 of the ladies had some breakage or shedding, which concerns me because my hair is almost back to normal. My hair is relaxed and im about 2 months post. I essentially want to use it to strengthen my hair and retain length, so my questions are as follows:

Relaxed ladies, did you find BKT helped with thickness/ fullness?
For those of you ladies who are relaxed and currently BKT and have used DRC in the past how would you compare it, meaning does it strengthen your hair and prevent breakage?
 
Dove56 I meant to post that link when I read the article. Thanks for picking up my slack, lol! The salon where I got my first BKT took every precaution (fume extractor, ventilation, a mask for both the client and the stylist), but I'm not sure what other salons are doing.
 
disgtgyal My hair is already super thick. So I didn't notice it being much thicker. Well, I take that back. My flat iron game is always on point and for some reason I couldn't get that super sleek not as thick look that I like. So IDK.
 
blackbarbietea said:
disgtgyal My hair is already super thick. So I didn't notice it being much thicker. Well, I take that back. My flat iron game is always on point and for some reason I couldn't get that super sleek not as thick look that I like. So IDK.
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Thanks blackbarbietea, I think i'll give global a try and pray i dnt have another setback.
 
Ladies I saw this clip online. The stylist is doing a BKT and suggests that after applying the keratin treatment on the hair, we should put a shower cap on and then sit under the dryer.:ohwell: Is that safe???

I thought just using the Color developer mixed with the shampoo was all that is needed to open up the hair follicle.

[video=youtube;j4-TNyIqULQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-TNyIqULQ&feature=related[/video]
 
BlackHairDiva said:
Ladies I saw this clip online. The stylist is doing a BKT and suggests that after applying the keratin treatment on the hair, we should put a shower cap on and then sit under the dryer.:ohwell: Is that safe???

I thought just using the Color developer mixed with the shampoo was all that is needed to open up the hair follicle.

[video=youtube;j4-TNyIqULQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-TNyIqULQ&feature=related[/video]
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I actually saw them do this on The View when they did a Coppola Keratin Smoothing Treatment on a lady. They used a plastic cap for 30 minutes but I didn't see them use a hair dryer. I did a keratin treatment today with QOD Max and I used a capy but didn't sit under the dryer. Here is a link to The View:

Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy™ | Infusion Therapy | Peter Coppola
 
BlackHairDiva said:
Ladies I saw this clip online. The stylist is doing a BKT and suggests that after applying the keratin treatment on the hair, we should put a shower cap on and then sit under the dryer.:ohwell: Is that safe???

I thought just using the Color developer mixed with the shampoo was all that is needed to open up the hair follicle.
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My stylist sat me under the dryer with my last BKT. It was the first I'd ever heard of anyone doing that.

She explained that putting peroxide (developer) on my hair would be very damaging. Instead, she opened up the cuticle by steaming me under the dryer with a plastic cap. The BKT was very successful, without all the damage that I suffered when another stylist used developer.

ETA: I wonder if it would be better to just sit under the steamer, with no plastic cap. The fumes might be too much, though.
 
hey ladies, so im ready to bkt, im soooo over relaxers and i want a better alternative to wearing my hair straight..

so now what type of BKT should i use..?
i want something that is not too strong or high in formaldehyde
my hair is 4a/b some parts are underprocessed, i really dont wanna do a corrective relaxer.

does anyone have any good recommendations of what product (BKT) i should use?
didnt wanna read thru the 192 pages lol

TIA
 
I suggest QOD max or QOD gold. They have very low formaldehyde if at all. Your hair will be strong and silky. I tried softliss in the past and it was no match for my QOD results.
 
blessed7777 said:
I suggest QOD max or QOD gold. They have very low formaldehyde if at all. Your hair will be strong and silky. I tried softliss in the past and it was no match for my QOD results.
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thx girl, do u know where i can buy this? i live in toronto but will be visiting NY during thanksgiving and I will be in Ohio next weekend can i buy it at a BSS?

TIA
 
I was won the global keratin with juvexin (4oz) off ebay for $42, but now i'm nervous about actually using it after reading about sooo many people who have lost hair by the fistfull. I'm trying to reassure myself by saying well my hair loves protein i use joico k-pak line and DRC without any adverse effects, but my guess is its the formaldehyde that's causing the hair loss, any thoughts anyone...
 
YES!!! The comb almost fell out of my hand in the shower it went through my hair like butta!!!

Up until I used QOD I was losing so much hair from being over a year post. I tried everything from DRC-28 to Aphogee and Joico Kpak plus my moisture cons of course.. nothing stopped my shedding and breakage until I used QOD Max. I literally lost maybe 5 small strands since I put this in last Friday. My hair is strong, silky and just ohhhh I am at a lost for words for how I feel about BKT right now lol ... :love::love: :spinning:

I am just cowashing and bunning until spring so I don't have pics btw. I know you ladies don't play about pictures.. lol
 
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Thanks blessed7777, I'm hoping to get the same results with global because my hair is becoming matted and difficult to detangle which would lead to thinning and another setback, so i'm doing this treatment more for strength, defrizzing and detangling.
 
blessed7777 said:
Good luck with your treatment! My only other suggestion is to keep your flat iron under 420 or so .. The 450 is just too high imo.
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disgtgyal I agree with this, especially if you're relaxed. I would go down to 400ºF. The high temp is what caused my horrible BKT setback last year. But I just did my hair with Global Juvexin about 2 months ago, and I'm still loving (it's wearing out already though--I've been washing my hair rather frequently lately).

Also, if you're relaxed, do fewer passes on the relaxed parts--concentrate on the root area.
 
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@ blessed7777 and lilikoi thank you and I will definitely heed you guys advice and hopefully I can find the usb cord for my camera and post pics when I do my treatment.
 
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