Ladies who got the Brazilian Keratin Treatment: Updates on BKT and questions

Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll said:
Liquid Keratin at Ulta ~ Has anyone tried this? If so, were the results pretty good?
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I've tried it, I like it but I doubt the results are anywhere near the BKT. I have put a couple of posts and pics on my blog, and I definately had shinier, smoother, and reduced frizz hair. My curl didn't really loosen but my twists did hand a little longer, nothing drastic, but a little. I dont believe it has the formeldahyde or the ether (whats in the formeldahyde free versions) so thats probably why the difference.
 
I updated again on the blog. It's after my first wash. I'm going back again to the salon again next week so it will be a couple of weeks before I post pics of my wet hair but after that I want to update like everytime I wash. My curl pattern did loosen quite a bit so it will be interesting to watch it fade out. I wanted to wear my hair straight for a few weeks since I've been wearing it natural in buns and updos like everyday for 2 years. Needed a change badly. I'm happy with how it looks and feels but I am looking forward to getting my curls back but I'm straight for the next few months. Back to curlformers sets and silkwraps!
 
Gorgeous, Southerntease! I'm tripping that that is just blow dried hair. I may be able to get my smooth bouncy roller set, after all... might take a couple applications, but I can hardly wait.
 
Ladies who have BKT (I took the plunge in the end, and so far I LOVE it), what do you use as a daily moisturiser? If at all?
 
ella_belle said:
Ladies who have BKT (I took the plunge in the end, and so far I LOVE it), what do you use as a daily moisturiser? If at all?
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So glad you're enjoying it, Ella belle. I bought the hawaiian silky 14-n-1. But any moisturizer you like without sodium chloride is fine.
 
ella_belle said:
Ladies who have BKT (I took the plunge in the end, and so far I LOVE it), what do you use as a daily moisturiser? If at all?
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I haven't used any because my hair feels "moist" and very strong. It really doesn't feel like it needs anything. I still love my hair and I LOVE how my rollerset came out!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I think I posted in another thread, going into 5 weeks, treatment seems to be wearing off, still relatively easy to detangle/style/straighten, but not as silky straight after washing (ie with no products, styling) I'm going to do my 2nd treatment this week...
 
Has anyone had frizzy hair after BKT. I did it last night and my hair does feel stronger but it is just as frizzy as it would be without the treatment. It's not raining but it is humid (supposed to rain tonight). I don't know what I did wrong. My flat iron only goes to 410 but I swiped each piece until it was no longer tacky like the directions said. Sometimes it was less than 10 times. Maybe it wasn't strong enough? It was 1.75%. I didn't do it to have silky straight hair but I would like it to be presentable for the 3-4 days before I wash.
 

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Jenn22588 said:
Has anyone had frizzy hair after BKT. I did it last night and my hair does feel stronger but it is just as frizzy as it would be without the treatment. It's not raining but it is humid (supposed to rain tonight). I don't know what I did wrong. My flat iron only goes to 410 but I swiped each piece until it was no longer tacky like the directions said. Sometimes it was less than 10 times. Maybe it wasn't strong enough? It was 1.75%. I didn't do it to have silky straight hair but I would like it to be presentable for the 3-4 days before I wash.
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I have had no problems with my hair since doing the BKT. But from what I have been reading on various hair forums ladies are:
1. not following the directions properly
2. the adjustments they are making to the directions to suit their hair are wrong
3. using way too much product for the amount of hair on their heads
4. hair/scalp is in too poor of condition for successful BKT results
5. not everyone has the skills/techniques to properly do the BKT on their hair.
 
Do any of you still rollerset or do braid outs? I noticed that when I tried to do a rollerset using hot rollers, they didn't last the full day. My hair was straight within a few hours, lol. When I frenchbraided my hair this week, my waves are not quite as tight as they used to be. I did my BKT on May 9th. Maybe it's too soon to start wearing styles that aren't straight?! Thoughts anyone, comments...
 
tuffCOOKiE said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5k_nWBLd84&NR=1

This Prevana is sounding REAALLLYY good. It says it DOESNT use formaldehyde, so I'm guessing it uses Ether :sad: I rather formaldehyde than ether...

I like the fact that I don't have to use the flat iron at 400 degrees..

eta: it doesn't mention anywhere in the Prevana how long it lasts. You do, however, have to wait 7 days before washing instead of the regular 3 w the others
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Isn't Pravana permanent?
 
Jenn22588 said:
Has anyone had frizzy hair after BKT. I did it last night and my hair does feel stronger but it is just as frizzy as it would be without the treatment. It's not raining but it is humid (supposed to rain tonight). I don't know what I did wrong. My flat iron only goes to 410 but I swiped each piece until it was no longer tacky like the directions said. Sometimes it was less than 10 times. Maybe it wasn't strong enough? It was 1.75%. I didn't do it to have silky straight hair but I would like it to be presentable for the 3-4 days before I wash.
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You know, my hair looks just like that after my bkt! It always looks great and improves after the first wash, but my hair is so much like that immediately after. I thought it would be different after the 2nd or 3rd, etc, but no, it always looks like that for my "cure period". I just wash it out in 24 to 48 hours and keep it moving. I love the results after the first wash so it's not been a biggie for me. One thing that made a big difference was sabino moisture block. The next day I put sabino over the treated hair and flat ironed through and got a much silkier result. You can see the difference in my fotki between the first and second application; the second using the sabino after.

I, too, wondered if it was because I'm using a 2% solution? Not sure, but my next treatment will be with rejuvenol to see if it is silkier with treatment in hair. Rejuvenol still has a lower formaldehyde content but I've seen the result on other fine haired natural hair and the result seemed to be silkier, heavier hair with defined curls after wash. That's definitely something I want.
 
sheba1 said:
You know, my hair looks just like that after my bkt! It always looks great and improves after the first wash, but my hair is so much like that immediately after. I thought it would be different after the 2nd or 3rd, etc, but no, it always looks like that for my "cure period". I just wash it out in 24 to 48 hours and keep it moving. I love the results after the first wash so it's not been a biggie for me. One thing that made a big difference was sabino moisture block. The next day I put sabino over the treated hair and flat ironed through and got a much silkier result. You can see the difference in my fotki between the first and second application; the second using the sabino after.

I, too, wondered if it was because I'm using a 2% solution? Not sure, but my next treatment will be with rejuvenol to see if it is silkier with treatment in hair. Rejuvenol still has a lower formaldehyde content but I've seen the result on other fine haired natural hair and the result seemed to be silkier, heavier hair with defined curls after wash. That's definitely something I want.
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I want to try the rejuvenol for that reason too. I had the SMB idea with BKT, it just seems they are the prefect complement. Someone said a stylist recommends it in another thread. They said it helps protect the treatment.
 
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