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Bone Straight: Brazilian Keratin Treatment

There’s been a lot of fuss about this treatment, but a lot of the results have prompted many a positive review, even by black women. If your hair is growing and once again in that awkward length stage after a cut, and you want your hair straightened without using relaxers, this is a great way to go. It’s indeed a little bit more expensive, but the results are worth the price, as a Brazilian Keratin treatment can keep your hair straight for about three months, before going back to the regular state of your hair. The Keratin is something that curly hair is lacking and you can get it through the treatment. However, as opposed to perms, there is not a change in the structure of your strands, nor are there any unhealthy chemicals involved, that is if you get the treatment sans formaldehyde, of course (don’t ask). Afterwards, be content with whipping that hair back and forth, because for the first few days you can’t wash it, put it in a ponytail or curl it. Because the treatment lasts so long, these distortions early on can leave dents and kinks in your hair that could stay as long as the Keratin lasts in your locks.

*Straightening process is said to last up to 12 weeks

*Allows hair to go back to its natural state without breaking because it doesn’t physically alter the strands the way a relaxer does

*Shouldn’t get Keratin treatment and then a relaxer soon after because the relaxer reacts negatively to it and strips away the Keratin

*Said to be healthy for natural and permed hair; Pregnant or nursing women shouldn’t try

*Once first few days pass, very low maintenance and Keratin protein gives it shine