Keratin Treatment Support Thread

[sheba1]

Sheba, I saw that you put your DH up for sale. Have you decided which one you are going to use instead?

Hey there, Muse! Yep, I'm willing to sell my Dreamhair and stick with my Global for now. I still have 3 treatments or so left of that. By then, I may check out the OK Keratin 1 day formula.

 

[Moniquenuss]

Woooohoooo!!!! So I realized the way to place the order with global and get around the license issue is to pay through paypal it skips over all of that extra stuff. Oh and they have gone up a little in price since this weekend, nothing too big just about $15-20. Just a little something to keep in mind if you are thinking about ordering. Well have fun ladies!

*smooches*

 

[Eisani]

Has anyone heard of this product line? Not interested in their BKT, but wonder about the ingredients of their deep treatments.

http://www.beautyofnewyork.com/shopping/brand-565.html

 

[Ganjababy]

Anyone use Encanto as yet?

 

[me-T]

Did my first wash today. WOW! Why oh why didn't I start out with QOD in the first place? Oh well lesson learned. It didn't revert as bad as DH. My roots are not relaxer straight but has a nice wave more relaxed than before. My ends are GREAT! I did a very light blow dry after washing and it got pretty straight but I decided to go over it with the flat iron for the really polished look. I used my Sedu on 340 and a bit of Sabino and Chi silk infusions. My hair almost looks a straight as when I first did the treatment (with the exception of the roots) and it only took me 30 minutes!!! I was grabbing big chunks to because I was in a hurry.

I am hoping for the roots, since it is new virgin hair, that it will take better with each treatment. I am thinking that with QOD I will be able to go at least 2 months before needing another treatment instead of every month like with DH. So far I am VERY happy with the change.

that's all i needed to know! izunami flat iron & qod gold! will get!

 

[Muse]

that's all i needed to know! izunami flat iron & qod gold! will get!

I would love to hear the results of this flat iron with QOD Gold! Sounds like a good match!

 

[Moniquenuss]

Aww I'm sad again I placed my order last night online with Global and thought everything went well. Well today I just got an email stating :
Hello Monique,

Thank you for your interest to purchase the Global Keratin Hair Treatment.

We would like to notify* you that our products for the Straightening Treatment it is for License Hair Professionals ONLY, and we didn't receive a License number when the order was placed online. We will need a valid License number to be able to process and ship your order inside the United States.

Please, contact us as soon as possible by phone at 305-390-0044 ext.18 to resolve this matter.
Our business hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:30pm Eastern time.



Thank you.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Ronaldo Esteves.
[email protected]



Global Keratin Corp.
5555 Anglers Ave 16B
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, U.S.A.


Contact Us


I should have known something was wrong when the money was never taken out of my account. My friends mother is a hair dresser so I think I'm coming to get her to place the ordr for me, I just didn't want to ask her because she always has something to say when it comes to my hair oh well I guess I gotta do what I gott do!

I guess ill keep y'all posted
*Smooches*

 

[Nia430]

Hi ladies I would like to share my results of OK next day treatment. I ordered a sample from Ebay. I only put my heat on 370 with about 2-3 passes and i also used a ceramic pressing comb on the same temp to get to the roots. So far I am soo happy with the results and the swang oh the swang. The instructions say u can wash the next day but i couldnt bare to because its so soft and bouncy. I will wash this weekend and that will determine how I really feel but for now I like Ok next day so much more than softliss.

 

[sheba1]

Oh noooooo, I'm so sorry to hear of this! Man, I didn't know they'd gotten so raw with the license number thing

Aww I'm sad again I placed my order last night online with Global and thought everything went well. Well today I just got an email stating :
Hello Monique,

Thank you for your interest to purchase the Global Keratin Hair Treatment.

We would like to notify* you that our products for the Straightening Treatment it is for License Hair Professionals ONLY, and we didn't receive a License number when the order was placed online. We will need a valid License number to be able to process and ship your order inside the United States.

Please, contact us as soon as possible by phone at 305-390-0044 ext.18 to resolve this matter.
Our business hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:30pm Eastern time.



Thank you.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Ronaldo Esteves.
[email protected]



Global Keratin Corp.
5555 Anglers Ave 16B
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, U.S.A.


Contact Us


I should have known something was wrong when the money was never taken out of my account. My friends mother is a hair dresser so I think I'm coming to get her to place the ordr for me, I just didn't want to ask her because she always has something to say when it comes to my hair oh well I guess I gotta do what I gott do!

I guess ill keep y'all posted
*Smooches*

 

[Trini_Chutney]

Hi ladies. Well I've decided to take the BKT plunge! I'm getting an install next month and I don't want my leave out to be a HAM so I decided to try the BKT. My main concern is my hair reverting to quickly while I have my install ( I don't want to have to flat iron my NG too often). I'm going on 8 months post so I'm hoping this shizz works. I ordered the OK next day formula but I really want to give Qod gold a swirl so I'm debating getting both and then deciding which one to do. Whichever one I use I'll post my results.

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

Even if they refuse to sell directly --- I can always Ebay!!

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

Oh I like the way this brand sounds: http://cgi.ebay.com/Brazilian-Kerat...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef99c53d4

Everything is 99 bucks free shipping

Encanto Brazilian Keratin Treatment


Desperate to free yourself from the frizz? Unhappy with your wavy, unruly, and nondescript hair? Congratulations! You have come across the best formula on today's market. This is the "not so secret" secret of people around the world, and it all started in South America where the purest, finest, most natural ingredients have been used to give you the most effective same-day results.

Encanto do Brasil (Glamour of Brazil) was born in the heart of Brazil's capital, Brasilia, where a team of highly trained specialists began to collaborate
together to form the best formula to provide instant, long lasting results that women everywhere were craving. Encanto has provided their complete line of
products in Brazil for over 10 years, and has specifically sold their prized Keratin Straightening formula worldwide for over 3 years. Encanto products are
made in Brazil, and ship directly to the States. Don't worry, all orders are printed in English for your total satisfaction. Make
sure to buy Encanto only from this account, as we do not allow our distributors to sell online.

What makes Encanto different, and stand out beyond the rest? Start with a great track record of success. Encanto has sold to
salons in Brazil, Europe, and The United States, and most business comes from delighted repeat customers. Next, Encanto provides same day results! No more
tying up dirty hair for 3 days waiting for wash-out. You will experience results as fast as the person can work! We find a comfortable duration usually lasts 2
hours. Furthermore, who can resist the ultra chic packaging this product comes in? No more hiding ugly formula bottles under your sink! You
will be proud to "accidentally" leave these ones out. Oh, and it smells fabulous. You could almost be in Brazil with aromas of mango, citrus, and passion fruit.

So what exactly is keratin? Scientifically, keratin is an intensely strong protein that has been found to be a major component in all skin, hair, nails, and even teeth. Every day, our body sheds millions of these cells due to stress, improper diet, environmental conditions, and lack of care. Keratin has now been put into liquid form to replace old cells with new ones, consequently replacing and restoring elasticity and durability to your hair's true and natural condition. It seeps into the core of the hair cuticle and replenishes those nutrients we lose daily. After using this treatment, you will find your hair 50-70% more manageable, stronger, and virtually frizz free.

Formaldehyde is a common chemical compound that is colorless and has a distinct smell. It also goes by the names of Aldehyde, Formalin, Methanol, Methylene oxide, just to name a few. No matter the name, it is the same. Don't be fooled by "Formaldehyde-free" brands offering a different name. It is found in many household products, food, cosmetics, oral hygiene, antiseptics, and medicines. It even is produced naturally inside of our bodies. Although Keratin restores the health and condition of your hair, the formaldehyde completes the process by preserving the condition of the hair. Without it, your results would not last longer than a couple of days. Formaldehyde is needed to complete that process and without it, this treatment would not give you its promised results. As with any professional use item, you must be knowledgeable and take the proper precautions with a product. However, for no reason should you be concerned of extreme health risks, as that has never been proven. We urge all customers of any brand to do their homework and gather information from unbiased sources.

Some important facts about our product (Please read):
This can be used on any hair type, previously relaxed hair, color-treated hair.
This is not recommended for pregnant women.
This should not be mixed with any other BKT brand. It will not work properly.
This treatment should be done at least 2 weeks after hair color, or 2 weeks before.
This treatment is classified for professional use. If you choose to do this at home, we recommend the help of another person.
This is a same-day treatment. Do not leave in your hair for 3-4 days like other brands. Our special formula is not designed for that.
Please follow all instructions exactly.


Included in this kit:
(1) 16 oz Sodium-free Clarifying Shampoo (contains no cocoamide DEA or preservatives)
(1) 16 oz Treatment
(1) 16 oz Post-Treatment
Clear step-by-step instructions

The sodium-free shampoo is perfect for after-care. The post-treatment is only to be used in conjunction with the treatment itself, not as part of an after-care routine.
This kit is enough for 7-8 treatments depending on hair's thickness and length.
You will need a flat iron for this treatment with a minimum capacity of 400 degrees.

 

[Diamond75]

I went back to my stylist earlier this week as she convinced me to try a deep conditioner before we trim more of my ends off, so I figured what the heck, I needed it anyway.

I have the Coppola/Keratin Complex BKT on my hair, so she did a DC with the Vanilla conditioner and then did a silk infusion with one of the KC products... my hair came out great. It's soft and silkier then when I had the BKT put on my hair. I will probably do another one when I go back to her in 3-4 weeks, if I don't buy the stuff myself and do it at home.

I ordered my MT and it came the next day, so I can't wait to add that to my routine. I hope it will thicken up my hair a little and then I can work on growth.

 

[me-T]

ordered my izunami & qod gold. my bkt day isn't actually until the end of the month, but if i get my stuff soon enough, and my work scehdule permits, it's goin' down!

 

[Muse]

ordered my izunami & qod gold. my bkt day isn't actually until the end of the month, but if i get my stuff soon enough, and my work scehdule permits, it's goin' down!

Oooooo, I can't wait to hear your review. I keep thinking about that flat iron but I am trying to convince myself that I don't need another one. Anyhow I'll just wait to hear from more people about the flat iron before I get it. In the meantime I'll just turn down the temp on mine and pray that it's maintaining a good enough temp to seal the treatment.

 

[MarieB]

Quick question re:dandruff...I am experiencing a bit lately, kind of the same as I did when I was stretching relaxers (transitioning now). I'm pretty sure this is a new growth issue, and I know already that if I oil my scalp it tends to travel down the hair shaft, leaving me with limp, greasy strands. Any thoughts on shampoos or other things I might try that might help? I'm actually due to BKT again soon (my roots are ready!), and that might help. I don't think the weather is doing me any favors...TIA!

 

[Natural Glow]

Quick question re:dandruff...I am experiencing a bit lately, kind of the same as I did when I was stretching relaxers (transitioning now). I'm pretty sure this is a new growth issue, and I know already that if I oil my scalp it tends to travel down the hair shaft, leaving me with limp, greasy strands. Any thoughts on shampoos or other things I might try that might help? I'm actually due to BKT again soon (my roots are ready!), and that might help. I don't think the weather is doing me any favors...TIA!

I've had the same problem. When I was relaxed I always had a dandruff problem but once I was natural it went away. Since I've BKT'd I've had the same problem. I've just use Giovanni Smooth as silk shampoo and conditioner. I think I just have a dry scalp and BKT, relaxer, etc. just makes it that much dryer and the Giovanni helps with it. I've even tried the generic T-Gel shampoo from Target and that made is worse.

 

[Diamond75]

I thought I would share an article from the AJC.COM about keratin...

http://www.accessatlanta.com/fashion-style/keratin-gets-sleek-straight-290283.html

Dindy Yokel’s hair is crazy curly. “When I wake up in the morning my hair is like Shirley Temple,” said Yokel, 48, of Inman Park. At least it was about three years ago, before she discovered keratin.


In Miami, where she lived at the time, Yokel got the Marcia Teixeira Brazilian Keratin Treatment and decided it was a godsend. “[My hair] always feels very soft and it looks natural. It is not over-straight, and it still has body.”

Keratin smoothing treatments have been in Brazil for many years, but only arrived in Atlanta about two years ago, with about 40 percent of salons in the metro area now offering some version.

The process involves applying a liquid mixture of keratin and other ingredients to small sections of hair before blow-drying and flat ironing it into a sleek mane. After a three-day waiting period (no wetting the hair, no ponytails, no major manipulation), the hair will remain smooth and manageable for up to four months.

Among the benefits are reduced drying time, minimal frizz and hair that is not chemically altered. It takes about three hours to complete a single treatment, which can cost $300 to $500.

With Atlanta’s world-class humidity, requests for keratin treatments spike in the summer, according to local stylists. Atlantans with a variety of hair types are seeking it as the antidote to frizz or as a transition from traditional chemical relaxers.

Still, all isn’t glossy in the land of keratin-smoothed hair.

In October 2007, Allure magazine highlighted the toxicity of the treatments, which contain formaldehyde, a known irritant to humans with short-term exposure. The magazine tested samples and found that many of the treatments had formaldehyde levels ranging from 0.2 percent up to more than 7 percent.

Formaldehyde is very toxic, said John Garruto, founder and president of California-based Free Radical Technology, a cosmetics consulting firm. All countries regulate the amount of formaldehyde allowed in personal care products, he said, usually at 0.2 percent, although up to 5 percent is allowed in nail hardeners.

The top makers of keratin treatments do not divulge product ingredients on their Web sites. On one site, the only indication that there may be dangerous ingredients is a warning not to use the product on women who are pregnant or nursing. Some products on the market claim to use aldehydes instead of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is an aldehyde, Garruto said, but not all aldehydes are as toxic as formaldehyde.

At Vivid Salon, owner Jennifer Barry recently switched to the Marcia Teixeira product. “I did a lot of research,” she said, noting that the Delray Beach, Fla.-based company was forthcoming with Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports.

Recently, Precia Carraway, 33, of Little Five Points sat patiently as stylist Jeffrey Diamond painted the white liquid onto her shoulder-length hair.

“I just want it to be controllable,” she said. Diamond applied the treatment to quarter-inch sections of hair, carefully avoiding the scalp. He smoothed it in, then combed it through each section.

After Carraway sat under a hood dryer, Diamond began blow-drying her hair. Then he touched a flat iron to the roots and ran it all the way to the ends eight times. This was the point at which a chemical smell rose into the air, leading the stylist at the next station to prop open the door for ventilation.

Unlike treatments that left Brazilians with runny eyes and wheezing coughs, only about one out of 10 clients will have some sort of reaction to the aldehydes in the Peter Coppola Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy, said Brad Champion, president of Champion Beauty Supply, which distributes the product locally.

At Lux Salon in Grant Park, Adrienne Leak, a certified Coppola stylist, uses the product on about 20 percent of her clients who are shifting from relaxers to keratin treatments. Leak said the biggest problem clients have is when the treatment isn’t done properly.

But not everyone is convinced.

“I can’t tell you exactly what the ingredients are,” said Kim Etheridge, co-founder of Mixed Chicks, a product line for curly hair textures. “Remember Rio [a hair straightener from the 1990s discontinued after customer complaints]? It was the best thing coming until everyone’s hair started falling out. So time will tell.”

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

I just did another dream hair... and I was too heavy handed... and my eyes were stinging lol

My sister did the flatiron and she didn't do it as she was supposed to ... she only did 3 passes because "I'm going to wash it out anyway" (roll eyes) and I was trying to tell her that was the point...


About to wash it out, let it dry, braid it up and wait til I get another brand to try. LOL

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

I got my Marcia Teixeira BKT treatment in the mail today. I'm good for the next year, hopefully, lol. It's 33oz (I'm giving away 4oz, so 29oz left for me n my girls). I'm in braids until march, but I think I'll do my daughter's hair this weekend....

 

[casey3035]

I got my Marcia Teixeira BKT treatment in the mail today. I'm good for the next year, hopefully, lol. It's 33oz (I'm giving away 4oz, so 29oz left for me n my girls). I'm in braids until march, but I think I'll do my daughter's hair this weekend....

I'so glad to be able to get the 4 ozs. Thank you...You are a sweetherat and sooo helpful!

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

I'so glad to be able to get the 4 ozs. Thank you...You are a sweetheart and sooo helpful!

No problem! I hope you have a positive experience and a great transition.

 

[Minty]

I'm sitting here "snowed in" and want to read me-T's review of the new flatiron!!!!

Where are you chicka?

 

[Dak]

I'm thinking about doing another BKT, I have a sample of Dreamhair, Accai, but didn't opinion change about DH? What's the final consensus? I was very happy with QOD, though I didn't use high heat with it. My second treatment was with Softliss, where I did use the higher temp. Didn't like the results as much, I preferred a little more "life" in my hair.

So should I go ahead and use the DH, or order more QOD?

 

[winnettag]

I'm thinking about doing another BKT, I have a sample of Dreamhair, Accai, but didn't opinion change about DH? What's the final consensus? I was very happy with QOD, though I didn't use high heat with it. My second treatment was with Softliss, where I did use the higher temp. Didn't like the results as much, I preferred a little more "life" in my hair.

So should I go ahead and use the DH, or order more QOD?

I have a sample of DH here that I'm not going to use based on the reviews I've read. I ordered QOD yesterday.

 

[Dak]

I have a sample of DH here that I'm not going to use based on the reviews I've read. I ordered QOD yesterday.

Thanks, Winnettag, who did you order your QOD from?

 

[winnettag]

Thanks, Winnettag, who did you order your QOD from?

Good ole' Ebay.

 

[sheba1]

I don't really see how consensus can change about DH with Fab's hair thriving and, at least, 2 other heads she's taking care of doing so well? Not to even mention Natural Glow's results and DH was Cutenss fave until Ana (from DH) started acting truly stupid.

For me, I backed away from DH because of their biz practices; truly turned me off. That's when it seemed that suddenly no one liked their product, either. It's like they were actin a fool and suddenly people were like, "well it ain't really all that, anyway..." ya know?

My hair behaves well with DH, it just makes my hair too straight for me at this point in my journey. I have enough of my sample to do another treatment, and I'll definitely use it. I have 3 or 4 more Global treatments, also; so that should take me into next year, I guess. After that, I'll decide what to use next.

Hey, Dak, I'd love to take that sample off you if you choose not to use it?

 

[Moniquenuss]

For me DH wasnt all that great. Im transitioning and I found that it worked great on my relaxed ends, but when it came to my natural roots it was only smooth for that day. On wash days it was a tangled mess! So I had to kick it!

My personal fav is Global 4% Chocolate! Reasoning being it gets my roots super straight, but when I wash it turns out nice and wavy! Also when I air dry, which is 95% of the time, my ends airdry nice and flowy!

IMO It may depend on your hair status before you do the treatment

I hope this helps someone!

*Smooches*

 

[Dak]

Glad to hear some people are still doing OK with DH! I'm thinking then to go ahead and use it, but use my generic flat iron with it, that doesn't get killer hot. I really don't like my hair that straight.