What to do if hair falls out after keratin straightening? Disadvantages of the procedure - disadvantages of keratin hair straightening Does keratin damage hair?

Marina Ignatieva

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If a girl has curly hair, then someday she will definitely want to straighten it (every second woman, according to statistics). And here a special procedure comes to the rescue, which can straighten your curls even after perm.

So, what do you need to remember about keratin hair straightening?

Advantages of keratin hair straightening - before and after photos after the procedure

This procedure allows you to straighten your hair without the use of chemical compounds.

Pros of keratin straightening:

Disadvantages of the procedure - disadvantages of keratin hair straightening

Like any cosmetic procedure, keratin hair straightening has its disadvantages:

If it’s raining outside and you just left the salon, we recommend using an umbrella, otherwise the effect of the procedure will be ruined.
Allergic reactions are possible due to intolerance to individual components of the straightening product.
For three days, you must not perform mechanical “violence” on your hair. This means that you will have to give up braids, buns, ponytails and everything else.
The procedure is quite unpleasant, as tearing of the eyes may occur due to the fact that the drug contains formaldehyde, the vapors of which irritate the mucous membranes.
If the procedure is done in an unventilated area, there is a risk of formaldehyde poisoning. This phenomenon can even lead to cancer.
After some time, the ends of the hair break off, which forces you to go and cut the ends of your hair.
Hair may appear greasy and dirty.
Hair volume will decrease.
If you have a large head of thick hair, the effect will not last long.
The procedure is not quick. If you have long waist-length hair, then you should be prepared to sit in the master’s chair for 3 to 5 hours.

Expert opinion of Vladimir Kalimanov, chief technologist of Paul Oscar:

Keratin straightening is only 1 type of straightening out of three: there is also permanent straightening and acid straightening. Each of them has its own pros and cons, as well as active components and mechanisms of operation.

The keratin straightening procedure, while having many advantages, does not avoid its disadvantages.

The biggest of them is discomfort during the procedure for both the master and the client. Depending on the concentration of the active ingredient (formaldehyde releaser) in the product, the eyes may begin to water and the nasopharynx may tingle (the same feeling of discomfort when cutting onions).

Is it possible to get poisoned by formaldehyde vapors generated during the keratin straightening procedure?

When working with modern professional preparations, this is impossible, since less than 0.2 mg/m3 of air is released during operation.

In accordance with the order of the Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation dated May 25, 2014 on the MPC r.z. (maximum permissible concentrations of the working area), without harm to health, a person can stay in a room with a formaldehyde vapor concentration of no more than 0.5 mg/m3 of air during an 8-hour working day. As we can see, the concentration evaporated during keratin procedures is 2 times less than the permissible one.

But do not forget the point about individual intolerance to specific ingredients and allergenicity. Not only keratin straightening treatments, but also shampoos, masks and hair dyes are not immune to this. Therefore, before starting the procedure, you should always carry out allergy test on the body’s possible reaction to the composition.

If after the procedure the first few weeks the hair looks dirty, this is most likely a minus not of keratin compositions, but of the professional performing the procedure. This effect can occur if the specialist incorrectly selected the composition for keratin straightening, or violated the execution technology.

I want to dispel the myth that you cannot wet, pin or wash your hair within 72 hours after the procedure. These frameworks can be attributed to old compositions that were relevant several years ago. Today, compositions for keratin straightening allow you to not apply any restrictions in hair care in the first 3 days after the procedure.

Indications and contraindications for keratin hair straightening - recommendations from cosmetologists.

Many believe that such a procedure is almost harmless, but there is a list of indications and contraindications for this procedure (not to mention the disadvantages described above).

What should you consider before going to the salon?

Indications:

Hair that needs straightening and shine.
Curly hair that is difficult to style and comb.

Contraindications:

Damage to the scalp. If you have even the smallest wounds on your head, then you should refuse the keratin hair straightening procedure.
For some scalp diseases, you should consult your doctor.
If you are experiencing hair loss, you should avoid the procedure - after it, the hair becomes heavier, which means that the hair follicles will not hold hair well, which can lead to even more severe hair loss.
If you are breastfeeding or carrying a child, then you DEFINITELY need to abandon the straightening procedure.
People with precancerous conditions should also not have this procedure.

Everything you wanted to know about one of the most popular hairdressing services! What are the quality criteria for this procedure, what results can be expected from it, how to care for your hair afterwards and many other questions are answered by the top stylist of the Alexander Todchuk Studio beauty salon. Ira Sanchez.

Ira Sanchez Top stylist of the beauty salon "Alexander Todchuk Studio"

1) In fact, “straightening” is just a marketing ploy, and the procedure is initially aimed at restoring and treating hair.

The composition with keratin under the influence of high temperature is temporarily “sealed” in the hair structure, filling it with shine, strength and, at the same time, straightening it. Marketers decided to focus on this pleasant “side” effect. But if you have strong and elastic curls, after keratin straightening they will not turn into perfectly straight ones. They will be more obedient and curly. Initially curly hair will become wavy, and wavy hair will become straighter. And only on naturally straight hair, this procedure will give the result of a perfectly smooth, flowing hair sheet with a glossy shine.

2) After keratative straightening, special care is required.

Firstly, you need to limit yourself to using regular shampoos, give preference to sulfate-free ones. Secondly, you will have to give up any oils and masks for several months. Oils make the hair structure heavier, and masks loosen the cuticle and help wash out keratin. How long the result of the procedure will last depends on your lifestyle. If you go to the pool, wash your hair often, or are going on vacation where you will swim in salty sea water under the scorching rays of the sun, the effect will not last long.

3) If you dyed your hair the day before, keep in mind that after keratin straightening it will become half a tone lighter.

Plan the procedure in advance and notify your colorist about it. If you are dyeing your hair along the entire length, choose a shade slightly darker than usual. This rule applies to the palette of dyes for both blondes and brunettes.

4) If you color your hair, do it before, not after, the procedure.

In this case, the hair color will last longer, since the dye pigment is sealed along with the keratin. But if you apply dye after keratin straightening, the effect of the procedure will immediately decrease. The exception is if you only dye your hair roots. In this case, you can be completely calm about the result, since the master always applies the keratin composition, stepping back from the roots by 3-4 cm.

5) Keratin straightening cannot be done independently at home.

This is one of the most technically complex procedures, requiring high professionalism from the master and strict adherence to the rules for applying the composition. Experience is also very important in this matter. If your stylist is excellent at cutting and dyeing hair, but is new to keratin straightening, it is better to refuse the procedure. The slightest mistake in drawing up the proportions of the composition and its application, exposure or ironing - and at best there will be no effect from the procedure.

6) If after the procedure the hair did not improve, but rather deteriorated, in 90% of cases the reason for this was the hairdresser’s mistake.

After application, the keratin must be “sealed” at a temperature of 230 degrees. If the master applied too little keratin composition or did it unevenly along the length of the strands, then these 230 degrees burn the hair itself. In this case, instead of recovering, they will be further injured.

7) If after keratin straightening the hair becomes “oily”, quickly gets dirty and visually loses volume, it means that the procedure was performed technically incorrectly.

Hair can become “greasy” if the hairdresser made a mistake in the amount of keratin composition, applied too much of it, or overexposed it. The most important thing in this procedure is the refined technique of following step-by-step instructions. For example, the amount of product that is suitable for voluminous hair and thick hair will be too “heavy” for fine hair.

8) The result of the procedure largely depends on how many times the master irons each strand of hair.

In some cases, 4-5 times are necessary, but if the curls are too tight and elastic, you may need to repeat this 8-10 times. An individual approach is required.

9) After keratin straightening, you can do a variety of styling and use any styling products.

Do you want to go back to curls again? You can safely curl your curls or, conversely, straighten them even more. Curlers, curling irons, straighteners, hair dryers - you can use any tools you are used to. This will not affect the effect of the procedure.

10) Keratin straightening has no effect on hair growth or hair loss.

The composition of the product does not come into contact with the scalp. As I already said, it is applied 3-4 cm away from the roots. If you suddenly feel like your hair is falling out more, look for other reasons.

11) Keratin straightening does not affect the thickness of the hair shaft; after the procedure, the hair will not become thicker.

Keratin will make your curls more shiny, elastic, restored and smooth. They will stop frizz from humidity, become more manageable in any styling, curls and curls will straighten. But their numbers will not increase. The impression of volume is created by enveloping the hair with a keratin composition. And if you initially have porous and severely damaged hair, in this case, the restoration effect will be most noticeable.

Nature has gifted me with gorgeous thick oriental hair, but life without experiments is depressing, and my unfortunate mane suffered the most.

I'll tell you in detail how I killed my hair. read and be horrified : My hair color is dark chestnut (almost black), it was lightened, and then successfully dyed pink (at first the bangs were left and dyed several times, and then the entire length), before that, the bangs were red and blue (before each dyeing they were lightened with dye from sess), then I washed my hair and tinted it with lightening dye from L'Oreal Preference "ash blonde" - it was beautiful, but not light enough, as it seemed to me. I went to the store and bought dye from Garnier, after which my hair turned into an unspeakable horror - it completely deteriorated, it felt like a wig, and what’s worst is that it didn’t become lighter, but turned yellow, because this nuclear mixture washed away the noble ashes from Lorial Preference. I think, well, since it didn’t work out blonde, I’ll probably dye it blue, I’ve been dreaming about it for so long... I took out tonic and dyed it. But sapphire blue, which I had dreamed of all my life, did not make any impression on me; I regretted this paint job. What did I do next? I went to the bath, and all night I washed my hair with all kinds of shampoos, and then rubbed my hair with laundry soap. The color is firmly ingrained into the hair. And in the morning, with blue lifeless hair, I went to the hairdresser. The hairdressers were shocked. As far as I understand, they did not have a wash, and the blue color had to be lightened again, this time with a brightening supra. Since blue is lightened and green, I had to tint it red. In the end we got this beauty:

But this was not enough, because the goal was originally blonde! As a result, another trip to the hairdresser, another lightening and toning.

But every day, the condition of the hair worsened even more. I had to give up using a hair straightener, and also, for some reason unknown to myself, I gave up using hair oils. In general, my hair took on a completely expected look:

Irreversibly burned, killed, weakened, extremely thin, eternally tangled hair that gathers in tangles that cannot be combed without tears.

Light color was my dream since childhood, and I liked it like no one else (of course, when my hair looked healthier), so I didn’t want to dye it dark. But the hair was very dry, unruly, fell into tangles, it was impossible to comb without tears (to be honest, it has always been like this, because the hair is curly, but now it is a thousand times stronger).

It was decided to try the keratin hair straightening procedure. I found a specialist; at that time she was working on “cocochoco” products.

What does this procedure promise us?

Sealing hair scales, sealing split ends of hair;
Eliminates dryness, brittleness and split hair;
Provides hair protection after coloring;
The color is fixed on previously colored hair, as well as the durability of the coloring;
Prevents hair loss, promotes hair growth;
Hair gains shine and elasticity;
100% Hair straightening ensures easy combing and styling.

The procedure is done as follows:

The hair is washed well with deep cleaning shampoo to wash away the remnants of all kinds of products that were previously applied to the hair, for more intense penetration of keratin into the hair structure.
Then the hair is dried with a hairdryer.
The composition is applied to the hair, the head is wrapped in polyethylene and wait 30 minutes.
Hair with the applied composition is dried with a hairdryer.
Then the master, starting from the bottom of the back of the head, straightens each strand with a styler.

Result:

COCOCHOCO rectification poles:

after the procedure, the hair is extremely smooth and soft;
look well-groomed and neat;
do not stick out in different directions;
the comb and fingers do not get stuck in the hair;
easy and quick combing;
the shine was noticeable even on my blond and damaged hair;

Disadvantages of COCOCHOCO straightening:

volume disappears for a week;
The cocochoco composition is a composition of the previous generation, since after straightening it is necessary to avoid getting any moisture on the hair for 3 days, sleep only with loose hair for 3 days and do not use hairpins, elastic bands, hair clips, etc. (Compositions of the new generation, for example "Inoar" - review, allow you to wash your hair within an hour after the procedure, and you can also braid, curl, pin your hair on the first day);
on bleached hair the straightening effect does not last, the hair is actually restored, does not frizz in different directions, but does not remain straight;
I had to wash my hair more often because the hair roots quickly became oily;
wash only with sulfate-free shampoos;

Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos immediately after the procedure. But I want to show you photo after 3 weeks:

Students come to the INOAR Academy every day for master classes. Some of them are still learning the basics of keratin straightening. Others already have hairdressing experience behind them. And this experience is not always positive. In any case, both of them always have a lot of questions. Let's answer some of them.

What mistakes can a specialist encounter when performing keratin straightening?

Often, after training, masters still do not have enough experience, and they make some mistakes:

Excess composition (more than normal). If during the procedure you apply more of the composition (Moroccan Hair Keratin / G-Hair Keratin / BotoHAIR) to your hair than normal, the procedure will become uncomfortable, the procedure time will double, the hair will become greasy and quickly get dirty.
Wrong choice of iron temperature.

If the wrong temperature is selected, the procedure will be ineffective. To achieve a positive result, observe temperature standards:

for coarse, curly hair - 230 C;
for normal, colored hair - 210 C;
for bleached, damaged hair - 180 C;

Does keratin “eat” hair color?

If all the rules for performing the keratin straightening procedure are followed, especially with regard to temperature conditions and hair coloring conditions before and after the procedure, then keratin does not affect the color. After the procedure, due to the fact that the hair is saturated with oils and nutrients, the cuticle closes, light reflection and shine appear in the hair. Because of this, the hair appears half a tone lighter.

Which irons are suitable for keratin straightening treatments?

In order to perform the keratin straightening procedure efficiently, you need to choose the right iron.

The iron must have temperature control up to 230 degrees.
The power must be at least 50 watts.
The ironing plates should be ceramic, titanium or tourmaline coated.
When purchasing an iron, make sure that the plates are pressed together tightly.

In what direction should the strand be pulled during the keratin straightening procedure?

Maintaining the angle of tension of the strand during keratin straightening is very important. In order to preserve the client’s original hair volume as much as possible, it is necessary to pull each strand perpendicular to the head: at the back of the head we pull it towards ourselves, at the top of the head - upward.

How often can I repeat the keratin hair straightening procedure?

Keratin straightening is a hair healing procedure. Repeated procedure will not damage the hair, but we must remember that the volume of the hair cuticles is limited, filling them is possible only to a certain level. If the client wants to repeat the procedure or the previous procedure was not taken for any reason, then the interval between two keratin straightening procedures with Moroccan Hair Keratin and G-Hair Keratin is one month.

How to do keratin straightening for hair that is severely damaged at the ends?

The ends of the hair are usually worn out by styling, and this is the most damaged area of the hair. Therefore, when performing keratin straightening, you should treat them as carefully as possible.
During keratin straightening, the first three to four times the specialist should press the iron firmly - along the roots and middle of the hair, lightly - at the ends. Then we stretch the entire length of hair from roots to ends with strong pressure on the iron.

When to wash off Moroccan Hair Keratin: after an hour or immediately after ironing?

It takes 15 minutes for the hair to cool down after the master has ironed it. However, if you don’t want to wait, you can blow them with cold air from a hairdryer for one or two minutes. After this, feel free to rinse the mixture from your hair and apply the mask.

Can masks and conditioners from other companies be used after keratin straightening?

Properly selected home care products can preserve the beauty of your hair for a long time. INOAR home line products contain the same ingredients as INOAR professional straightening products. This allows you to increase the duration of the straightened hair effect up to six months. Therefore, we recommend using home care products from INOAR.

Your darling decided to experiment with her hair. I did chemistry, then also lightened it.. And what was the result? Washcloth on your head! Yes, not just a washcloth, but also one that collects in tangles, which is impossible to comb out. The hairdressers threw up their hands and lamented, “This is the first time I’ve seen something like this in 10 years.” Well, not the teeth, they will grow back.

However, I need to go to negotiations, meet foreigners, I want to look presentable. And then some girl writes to me in spam on VK, saying, I’m doing straightening, inexpensive! So I decided to straighten my hair.

The girl is dumb, she does it at home, but it only costs 2,000 rubles for 3 hours of work. I started by selling this mixture to hairdressers, and then I decided that it’s not a lordly thing to work for someone from morning to night, you can earn money yourself by doing straightening right at home. One year of work experience.

Well, once she came, there was nowhere to retreat.

Now check out what happened before:

It is quite obvious that the hair is in terrible condition, it is impossible to style it, it is frizzy, frizzy, etc.

Now let's see what happened immediately after

The next day:

And after 2 weeks, the whole effect evaporated somewhere! I washed my hair with sulfate-free shampoo and not every day.

Fluffy, shaggy... curly.

Then I found my conditioners and balms. It became more decent:

This is without styling, I washed it in the evening and went.

Now for the procedure itself:

long, three hours!!! First, the hair is washed, then dried, then the composition is applied to each strand. It smells obsessively and will stink on your head for another week. Then it is dried again and straightened with an iron, iron at 230 degrees. The composition evaporates, releasing formaldehyde. It stinks, God forbid it gets into your eyes. There is smoke. Then you need to rinse your hair with water after 5 hours. Avoid sulfate shampoos, but you don’t need to change any balms, sprays, etc.

My burnt hair didn’t take effect, the effect is only on living ones, but they were in wonderful condition anyway! It has become easier to comb, the hair has lost volume and gets dirty quickly. In my opinion, this procedure did not help me much, but it did not harm me either.

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