Japanese Hair Straightening Reviews
Japanese Hair Straightening Reviews
REVIEW: Quantum Japanese Straightening
All About Re+5 Keratin Treatment
I have tried almost every new concept on my hair. The perming, straightening, coloring, highlighting, teasing, curling, braiding and styling in almost every way imaginable (except I've never been too short). So it is not surprising that I decided to do one of the latest trends in hair care - the Re+5 Keratin treatment.
You may ask, what is the Re+5 Keratin treatment actually? Well, it's a treatment for smoothing and straightening hair that helps your hair virtually maintenance free as well as frizz free. It is ideal for those with hair that tends to be frizzy and responds poorly to moisture, like mine, and also gives great deal of added luster to your hair, so it makes it look much healthier.
This Re+5 Keratin treatment lasts between 3-5 months, depending on how often you wash your hair because the keratin does gradually and naturally flowing out of hair little by little, so those who do not shampoo too often are kinda lucky. The cost of this procedure, which lasts two to two and a half hours, usually runs up to $150 per hour, depending on the length of your hair.
This means the total bill will be between $ 300 and $ 400 for the treatment process, and also you have to buy a special shampoo for it which usually costs about $ 35 for a large bottle, so after the whole process and some after-treatment products, with the tip and shampoo, you're probably facing with an almost $500 bill, more or less. My bill came to be about $ 485, as I have long hair. The process took two hours to me, and it was not all bad at all.
I have had thermal reconditioning before as well (also known as Japanese straightening), whose process took about five hours in total and cost a bit more. It is said to last longer though, and the hair will be so poker straight that maybe not everyone is happy about that because the lacking in body for a while.
The Japanese straightening also has a very distinct smell in the process, while the Re+5 Keratin treatment I had did not smell at all during the process. A slightly dull smell did come out for the three days following the treatment, but it was not so bad.
Let's talk about the process and my experience now, and finally, my review of what I think about it. I reached the salon at 3:30. The technician told me about what to expect, and looked at my hair to gauge the texture and condition of my hair. She told me that I would surly love my hair when it was done. She took me to the shampoo chair and washed my hair with Re+5 keratin purifying shampoo, to make it more porous so that the keratin can deeply penetrate into the hair. I asked her about the product. "Re+5 keratin is specialized in keratin treatment. Its performance is as great as some local brands while the price is much lower because it is made in China", she explained.
When my hair was clean, my technician took me back to the styling chair where she blew it dry completely, which I thought it a nightmare to see a giant bale of hay on my head. Then she went and mixed the Re+5 Brazilian Keratin hair treatment and came back, pinning my hair into sections and painting the mixture on it with a brush until it was completely saturated.
Then she set a timer for twenty minutes, and I sat there and read a magazine, almost falling asleep I might add. She returned in twenty minutes, took me back to the shampoo chair and rinsed out the product. I'm not sure if there was a neutralizer or any other type of solution added to my hair at the time because I was so relaxed that I could hardly notice anything since getting my hair done always makes me a zombie.
I noticed that there was no strong chemical smell during the whole process this time. I was a bit surprised, especially after having had so many treatments, the Japanese straightening, cold smoothing, and hair coloring, which all smelled very strong. My scalp did not burn or itch at all either. I am not sure if that's just the brand they used or what, but that gave me a good feeling of its safety. Now we were down to the wire. Finally I was going to see the results of this amazing keratin treatment. She blew dry my hair again, then divided it into sections and flat iron them one by one, from root to tip. She warned me that my hair would look very flat in the next three days, just like someone plastered them in the head. But I have been used to that since the same thing had happened with the thermal reconditioning.
She also suggested that it was important that I can not get my hair wet for the next 72 hours. Also I was not allowed to sweat, which means that I could not be working out for the next three days either. I was advised not to put any type of hair tie or hair clips in my hair, and not even tucking my hair behind ears because of the moldable hair shape after treatment while the product maintained over the next two days.
When the flat ironing is finished, I could not believe how shiny my hair looked. Besides it was so straight – very very straight! Almost too straight, but I knew that it would not be exactly as straight as it was all the time. The hair itself looked great, but I admit I felt terrible seeing me with absolutely zero body to my hair. The next three days were suffering.
The hardest part was not getting any moisture on it. You can't imagine how difficult it is to do that when you're around water. You still have to shower. So I wore a shower cap and only wished that it would keep every drop of water. It worked well except for a few drops when I took it off my head.
My hair looked great when I left the salon, regardless of the plain which was very difficult for me to deal with. And it looked a little duller and even flatter the next day. However, I knew that as soon as they were washed, it would look much better. FINALLY, the third day came, and I immediately washed my hair with the special sodium laurel sulfate free shampoo (Re+5 keratin daily shampoo and conditioner). BTW, sodium can take the keratin out of hair fast, so any products with sodium or sodium-based ingredients is advised to be avoided, according to my technician.
I blew the hair dry. Wow, that seemed amazing! It was not as completely poker straight as when I got the thermal reconditioning done, but shiny, no frizz, and looked very healthy. It was so soft and silky that makes you want to touch it. I really like the result because you can have some natural wave.
So that's my review of the Re+5 Keratin treatment. I would recommend it to anyone who wants hair to be more manageable with less maintenance, and anyone who wants to eliminate the frizz and some of the curls of hair, especially during the summer months we have here in Ohio where humidity reaches ridiculous levels.
More details:www.re5keratin.com
phytospecific photorelaxer vs matrix optismooth?
im looking for a better way to straighten my hair. I had bad experience with relaxers before, but phtospecific phototrelaxer says they are different from other relaxers, reviews said that it is mild and doesnt cause damage or burnt hair. On the other hand, matrix optismooth is a form of japanese straighter (hair rebonding product). I undergone hair rebonding before with excellent results but not with opti smooth. What do u think is a better product to use?
Yeah i think Matrix optismooth is worth a try, the jap are smart 
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