Wanderland
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AtlantaJJ you use Joico post BKT? Does it have NaCl?
Hello! Has anyone seen Southern Tease's updates on her blog? She even shows how it looks dried w/o curling and explains how soft it feels. This is making me want it even more...but now I don't know which one I want! I better make up my mind by the end of summer/early august because I'm diving in that's all I know.
So many names.
So many brands.
It should have its own thread...no?
Let's make a list of links to the brand's website and ingredients if available. You can post and I will add to the original post so it's easier to get the info.
THE KERATIN TREATMENTS
Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy by Coppola Contains aldehyde (said to be the "safer", more "organic" form of formaldehyde)
Global Keratin Formaldehyde Free, 2%, and 4%
La-Brasiliana
Lasio
Soft-Liss (Formaldehyde free - contains ethyl alcohol)
OK Original Keratin
Agi Max
Simply Smooth by American Culture (Formaldehyde free - contains vanilla extract/vanillin)
Goleshlee Keratin Hair Therapy (Myspace page)
Rejuvenol - Official Site -
More Information
QOD (QOD Max, QOD Red, QOD Gold)
Inoar "Morrocan Brush/Escova Marroquina"
Ingredients: Glicerin, Cetrimonium Chloride, Stearyl Alcohol, C.I. 19140, C.I. 16035, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Keratin, Silica, Fragrance, Water and Formaldeheyde.
Note: This product contains a maximum of 0.2% of Formaldheyde.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- It's not cheap
- Requires a lot of heat for the first application up to 450 degrees of heat to seal the keratin into hair
- Some brands contain formaldehyde
- Some aldehydes have low hazard scores according to the Environmental Working Group
- It's temporary
- It's not a relaxer
- It's not for everybody
I haven't had a BKT. I would have to closely examine the Joico ingredients to make sure they are BKT friendly.AtlantaJJ you use Joico post BKT? Does it have NaCl?
That hair was straight !!Here are more pictures of the Soft-liss:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pictures/slideshow?site=softliss&page=softliss&album=23
There are more 3c / 4a/b ladies on this one.
so i emailed the noar moroccan treatment people asking about the white clay and cocoa oil and they just sent me the ingredients of all of the items. it's not in the reconstructor, but in the $75 mask that they sell. the only thing is that i may still go with that one because it says you can wash the treatment out same day and not have to wait 3 or 4 days.
Thanks Miss Rissa! Also, even though the directions say wash out Global in 2 days, Brittany washes hers after 24 hours. Not same day, but close!
Okay so I hope pinkskates is okay with me posting this here. It's in her siggy anyways so I don't think it's a problem. She had BKT done. Why oh why hasn't she started a thread? Or reported her results. The results look GORGEOUS. Where are you PinkSkate?
You can click to see here:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=298845&page=29&highlight=
Wooooooooow. BEAUTIFUL!! Maybe she's waiting for her first wash. Or she could still be recuperating. I'm sure BKTing all that hair by herself was a process!
I can only IMAGINE how long it took her!
However the results look great. And I know she's a 4 lady like us.
Without these great results from her, you, naturatobe, southerntease and the other pioneers...I can hardly wait till end of summer/early fall! The only thing that stops me is my promise to myself to braid it up this summer.
Awwww hang in their, LD. BKT will still be there and waiting for you when you're ready this Fall. Got to keep our word to ourselves, for sure And just think of how close you may be to blunt cut or full waist or whatever you decide by then. The results will be remarkable!
I'm about to braid my hair up; sew in, personal wig challenge, something to keep my hands out of it! I love touching it and I know I must stop that. I just needed to stop the tangling and the knots as I move on to my length goals. Now I can braid and unbraid at will.
PinksSkates one of my natural hair idols did the BKTOkay so I hope pinkskates is okay with me posting this here. It's in her siggy anyways so I don't think it's a problem. She had BKT done. Why oh why hasn't she started a thread? Or reported her results. The results look GORGEOUS. Where are you PinkSkate?
You can click to see here:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=298845&page=29&highlight=
I'm wondering if I should do the treatment and still stay on my challenge just to help combat the knots :scratchch It could help me retain that much more length....Awwww hang in their, LD. BKT will still be there and waiting for you when you're ready this Fall. Got to keep our word to ourselves, for sure And just think of how close you may be to blunt cut or full waist or whatever you decide by then. The results will be remarkable!
I'm about to braid my hair up; sew in, personal wig challenge, something to keep my hands out of it! I love touching it and I know I must stop that. I just needed to stop the tangling and the knots as I move on to my length goals. Now I can braid and unbraid at will.
....wondering if you think that the treatment will help you with the knots? That's something else to look forward to sheba1!
I'm wondering if I should do the treatment and still stay on my challenge just to help combat the knots It could help me retain that much more length....
Is anyone still using growth aides with the BKT?
Look at those pretty pin curls!!I still use MN on my scalp nightly with no problems, nothing really interferes with this treatment unless it contains sodium chloride in which case it would only strip the treatment off quicker.
:scratchch...I'm seriously thinking on this right now...seriouslyIt's definitely something to think about, AtlantaJJ. I'm BKTing and protective styling to BSL.
I really hope so, LD. My main reason for getting the BKT was the hope that it would assist with tangles. It's definitely done that. I'm sure those tangles were causing or caused by the knots. So I'll keep watch and keep you all posted.
My curls have definitely loosened, also. I did a side by side comparison in my fotki followed by a pic I found 6 months ago at the beginning of my journey.
http://public.fotki.com/sheba1/brazilian-keratin-t-1/curlsfrom1stbktto2n.html