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by Steve Tcherkezian on Sunday, 27.May 2007 03:57 PM
HI db,
What do I think is going to be the biggest problem with BKT? Damage to the hair follicle by stylists who think BKT is easy. Some BKT stylists think that BKT is easy and just because a stylist or a salon is listed as a BKT salon does necessarily mean they understand how to do a BKT. BKT requires a master ironing stylist with lots and lots of experience and skill, and if not, they are going to cause severe damage to the hair follicle and the hair itself too. Keep in mind, BKT is not a joke to toy with.
It seems to me that your BKT stylist ironed the scalp area by using the big iron that goes up to 450 degree Fahrenheit, where in fact he or she should have used the small half inch iron with comb-like pins attached to it that goes up to 392 degrees Fahrenheit on the scalp area, and then use the 450F on the rest of head of hair. But not only that! The previously TRd sections of your hair should have received less heat and hence, ironed a bit less than the new-growth sections.
The hairs you are referring about that are sticking out are the new growth and it is normal, so I understand some of the hairs to stick out for the first week after a BKT. However, those wavy little hairs that you are referring about is caused due to too much heat near the scalp area and obviously the stylist did not comb and pull the hair straight from the roots so it looks like he created permanent bends, which you are referring to as “wave”.
I think the majorities of stylists are just going to watch the video and iron the entire head of hair as in the video instructions “without” taking into consideration that some sections of hair needs to be ironed a bit differently than the rest. Lets face it, Picasso could do more with 3 broken crayons than the average man could with a palate of the finest paint.
Ultimately, in BKT the ironing skill prevails above ALL! BKT Stylists will give BKT advice and say what they want to say and people will make judgment on hear and say. My advice for people who want to get the BKT is to LOOK for a stylist who is most skillful and most experience in ironing. So I agree with you, I think you are right. Likewise I think the ironing was done by a stylist that has no ironing skills and no sense of creativity whatsover, so he made it respond to his poor imagination. Unfortunately you suffer the consequences. I admire and respect sylists that say "this is not what I specialize at" and send their clients elsewhere to a professional that understands how to do it.
The results of your TR and your BKT could have been satisfactory, so I don’t believe it is a matter of luck. You can change your luck, but you’ve got to stop doing things on your hair on impulse. BKT is not something you do while you are on vacation! You just need to find the right stylist. That’s all.
Do the following tests on your hair and let me know the results. Make sure your hair had not been shampooed for at least 10-12 hours before running these two tests.
http://www.verticalsinhair.com/elasticity.shtml
http://www.verticalsinhair.com/structural.shtml
By the way, I did the first BKT on my wife’s hair on April 30th, 2007. I’ll be doing my second BKT on a model tomorrow. I have already tested her hair, so I’ll report back within 10-14 days. I will also post her before and after BKT pictures. I’ll provide a link.
by Steve Tcherkezian on Sunday, 27.May 2007 03:57 PM
HI db,
What do I think is going to be the biggest problem with BKT? Damage to the hair follicle by stylists who think BKT is easy. Some BKT stylists think that BKT is easy and just because a stylist or a salon is listed as a BKT salon does necessarily mean they understand how to do a BKT. BKT requires a master ironing stylist with lots and lots of experience and skill, and if not, they are going to cause severe damage to the hair follicle and the hair itself too. Keep in mind, BKT is not a joke to toy with.
It seems to me that your BKT stylist ironed the scalp area by using the big iron that goes up to 450 degree Fahrenheit, where in fact he or she should have used the small half inch iron with comb-like pins attached to it that goes up to 392 degrees Fahrenheit on the scalp area, and then use the 450F on the rest of head of hair. But not only that! The previously TRd sections of your hair should have received less heat and hence, ironed a bit less than the new-growth sections.
The hairs you are referring about that are sticking out are the new growth and it is normal, so I understand some of the hairs to stick out for the first week after a BKT. However, those wavy little hairs that you are referring about is caused due to too much heat near the scalp area and obviously the stylist did not comb and pull the hair straight from the roots so it looks like he created permanent bends, which you are referring to as “wave”.
I think the majorities of stylists are just going to watch the video and iron the entire head of hair as in the video instructions “without” taking into consideration that some sections of hair needs to be ironed a bit differently than the rest. Lets face it, Picasso could do more with 3 broken crayons than the average man could with a palate of the finest paint.
Ultimately, in BKT the ironing skill prevails above ALL! BKT Stylists will give BKT advice and say what they want to say and people will make judgment on hear and say. My advice for people who want to get the BKT is to LOOK for a stylist who is most skillful and most experience in ironing. So I agree with you, I think you are right. Likewise I think the ironing was done by a stylist that has no ironing skills and no sense of creativity whatsover, so he made it respond to his poor imagination. Unfortunately you suffer the consequences. I admire and respect sylists that say "this is not what I specialize at" and send their clients elsewhere to a professional that understands how to do it.
The results of your TR and your BKT could have been satisfactory, so I don’t believe it is a matter of luck. You can change your luck, but you’ve got to stop doing things on your hair on impulse. BKT is not something you do while you are on vacation! You just need to find the right stylist. That’s all.
Do the following tests on your hair and let me know the results. Make sure your hair had not been shampooed for at least 10-12 hours before running these two tests.
http://www.verticalsinhair.com/elasticity.shtml
http://www.verticalsinhair.com/structural.shtml
By the way, I did the first BKT on my wife’s hair on April 30th, 2007. I’ll be doing my second BKT on a model tomorrow. I have already tested her hair, so I’ll report back within 10-14 days. I will also post her before and after BKT pictures. I’ll provide a link.
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