Keratin Treatment Support Thread

[naturalmanenyc]

Just lovely! I especially like the layers.
I use BKT about every 3-4 months and have no issues with curls returning. Twice a year should be fine.

Here is my hair after the clarifying wash:

After washing, she blew dry, applied the keratin, let it sit for 30 minutes, blew dry again, then flat ironed. Here is my hair after the flat iron:

Here is my hair after returning to the salon three days later. Washed, flat ironed, and styled:

And here is my hair today, a week and two days later, in a wash n go.

 

[LadyPBC]

Wow txcurly10 your hair looks great! Your texture reminds me so much of my own. Which BKT did you use? I'm asking because I'm only on page 36 out of 184 and I'm not sure when you posted. Thanks for sharing.

 

[txcurly10]

Just lovely! I especially like the layers.
I use BKT about every 3-4 months and have no issues with curls returning. Twice a year should be fine.

Thank you! Twice a year will also be better on my budget!

Wow txcurly10 your hair looks great! Your texture reminds me so much of my own. Which BKT did you use? I'm asking because I'm only on page 36 out of 184 and I'm not sure when you posted. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much, and you are welcome. She used the Coppola brand of BKT on me.

 

[Dove56]

Txcurly,

I think Coppola is a nice treatment. I had it done last October and wasn't impressed; then I did it myself a few months ago and I LOVED it. I followed the instructions and left it in my hair for about 30 minutes then blow dried and flatironed and my hair was so shiny, bouncy, and sleek. For reference I'm a 3b/c.

I'm doing a treatment tomorrow and I can't decide if I want to do Coppola or QOD MAX!

 

[sheba1]

Hi Veejee! How are you, my friend?

Looks like you have a decision to make, eh? Either way, I just want to see the end result! I know I know... soooo selfish

Txcurly,

I think Coppola is a nice treatment. I had it done last October and wasn't impressed; then I did it myself a few months ago and I LOVED it. I followed the instructions and left it in my hair for about 30 minutes then blow dried and flatironed and my hair was so shiny, bouncy, and sleek. For reference I'm a 3b/c.

I'm doing a treatment tomorrow and I can't decide if I want to do Coppola or QOD MAX!

 

[txcurly10]

Txcurly,

I think Coppola is a nice treatment. I had it done last October and wasn't impressed; then I did it myself a few months ago and I LOVED it. I followed the instructions and left it in my hair for about 30 minutes then blow dried and flatironed and my hair was so shiny, bouncy, and sleek. For reference I'm a 3b/c.

I'm doing a treatment tomorrow and I can't decide if I want to do Coppola or QOD MAX!

I wish I could do mine myself. I'm way too lazy

I'm sure whatever you decide, you're hair is going to look great!

 

[Dove56]

Hey Sheba,

Hi ladybug!!!! We are some keratin treatment old-timers..lol. In April it'll be 2 years since I've been BKT'ing and I can't stop and won't stop lol!

I did the QOD MAX treatment yesterday and took pictures! I put some in my Fotki Album but the I won't update everything again until tomorrow when I wash the treatment out! I hope you have a good weekend (what's left of it haha)!

 

[Dove56]

I wish I could do mine myself. I'm way too lazy

I'm sure whatever you decide, you're hair is going to look great!

I am sick of doing them myself! I am soooooo picky though, BUT if I could find someone that's a perfectionist to do my hair I surely would go to them. BKT'ing your own hair isn't for the faint of heart!

 

[sheba1]

Hey Sheba,

Hi ladybug!!!! We are some keratin treatment old-timers..lol. In April it'll be 2 years since I've been BKT'ing and I can't stop and won't stop lol!

Aren't we just?! I haven't been around much lately. The other day I said something about a BKT and someone said, "Oh? Are you thinking of BKTing also?"

I'm so glad you're enjoying your hair and that BKT makes it easier for you. I'm (mostly) no heat PSing to my goals and then I'll be back to BKTing. I can't wait until I have full, healthy, swingy, shiny MBL BKT'd tresses!

I did the QOD MAX treatment yesterday and took pictures! I put some in my Fotki Album but the I won't update everything again until tomorrow when I wash the treatment out! I hope you have a good weekend (what's left of it haha)!

Oh, ok great, you went with the QOD! Off to go stalk... eh hem... check out your fotki

 

[*fabulosity*]

Hey ladies...
After much urging and PM's from people.. I am offering my BKT expertise to those in the GA area...
PM for details... one young lady PM'ed me and asked how much my stylist charged to do it.. (almost everyone in the salon I go to here has the keratin (BKT) treatment) ..when she told me to tell her $300 and $150 per touch up .. I was like whoa.. yeah maybe there is a need to offer a more affordable solution for people who want it done right.. but just can't afford those type of numbers..

I hope I don't end up regretting this in the end.. lol..

I've done a lot of BKT's.... most of my friends/family are BKT'ed.. thanks to me.

 

[blackbarbie986]

@fab, I'm so happy to hear this!

 

[MarieB]

fabulosity Now I wish I lived in the GA area. I'll just have to keep doing my own BKTs....sigh.

 

[thov]

Hello Ladies,
Does anyone know of a salon that does a great bkt in the DC and VA area?

Tee

 

[ChristmasCarol]

Hi fab *waves* Glad to see you. Love your avi - so pretty!

 

[Dove56]

Hi Fab,

DANG, I wish I was in GA!!! You look beautiful in your siggy?

Have you tried the Global Juvexin? I'm thinking about it....

 

[sheba1]

Hi Fab,

DANG, I wish I was in GA!!! You look beautiful in your siggy?

Have you tried the Global Juvexin? I'm thinking about it....

Oh my goodness...

What in the world is juvexin?

[video=youtube;xKaSmzv6WVY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKaSmzv6WVY[/video]

 

[sheba1]

Her hair is bananas... second treatment, no perm in 5 months. How is Juvexin different than BKT no juvexin?

I'm all out of BKT so... Just sayin...

[video=youtube;ZTCY2RnKyrI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCY2RnKyrI&feature=related[/video]

 

[ChristmasCarol]

Her hair looks great! Juvexin is made by Global, but other than that, I don't know anything about it and I'd never seen hair treated with it.

Go 'head and be the guinea pig, sheba1

 

[sheba1]

Oh nooooo sipp100 I'm tryna be good!! No heat til, oh I dunno a long, long time! But I may need to make an exception on this one. Really loving her results.

 

[ChristmasCarol]

Well sheba...just think of it as an "intense treatment"...you're not flat ironing for looks, just to seal in the treatment - so that's a good use of heat, right? Lol

 

[sheba1]

Well sheba...just think of it as an "intense treatment"...you're not flat ironing for looks, just to seal in the treatment - so that's a good use of heat, right? Lol

Oh yes! I was looking at all wrong Off to check out pricing

 

[ChristmasCarol]

I'm such a bad influence...and you're such a willing participant! Match made in heaven, lol.

I haven't used BKT on my natural hair in a while (16 months into transition), but I use it on the line of demarcation and the relaxed hair. I may just do a treatment on my whole head next month, though. Winter is coming up and I think I may want the protection BKT gave me last winter. It'll have time to wear off by spring when I want the natural look back...I just have fears about it not reverting, even though it reverted in the past.

 

[sheba1]

I'm such a bad influence...and you're such a willing participant! Match made in heaven, lol.

I haven't used BKT on my natural hair in a while (16 months into transition), but I use it on the line of demarcation and the relaxed hair. I may just do a treatment on my whole head next month, though. Winter is coming up and I think I may want the protection BKT gave me last winter. It'll have time to wear off by spring when I want the natural look back...I just have fears about it not reverting, even though it reverted in the past.

hahaha indeed, we are a match!

I totally understand how you feel about the fear of your hair not reverting. It's hard to imagine the hair getting that doggon straight and going back to like it was before.

There are plenty of other ways to protect your hair this winter, though. I actually plan on spending my cooler months in a nice sew in or tucked away under a warm and cozy wig . I love the way we have so many options with our hair.

 

[lilikoi]

LOL sheba1 and sipp100 : You're both so bad! All that rationalizing! LOL

I've been quietly researching J u v e x i n for a while.

J u v e x i n is nothing more than a gimmicky name their "proprietary" keratin additive. They claim that is not as highly hydrolyzed as the keratin used in other brands (that is, the protein pieces are larger) which they claim makes it more effective, yadda, yadda. I get really testy with marketing hype. HOWEVER, what piqued my interest in the product was:

1. the ingredients list: keratin (J u v e x i n, whatever) is listed high at the top, implying a higher concentration than I usually see in other similar products.
2. the strawberry "flavored" formula has actual strawberry extract (call me silly, but this meant a lot to me )
3. They are honest enough to list "formaldehyde" as an ingredient, unlike a other brands (Dre@mH@ir, C oppol@, etc) that like to pretend the formaldehyde isn't there...
4. I had used their old 4% formula and liked it--made my hair (natural portions, while I was still transitioning) manageable, and transformed 4a coils into almost 3c-ish curls.

SO, long story short: I have just a few ounces of Dre@mH@ir left, and while I was considering trying C oppol@, I'm now SERIOUSLY considering getting this. Will keep you guys posted.

P.S. --RANT ALERT--I'm distorting the names of products because I'm mad at these companies! Talk about market-driven price hiking. Our collective demand for these products has made them so greedy ("let's see how much they're willing to pay") Really, the costs are surreal for a product that doesn't use expensive ingredients--formaldehyde is dirt cheap, keratin, not so expensive either... So, there, I'm not promoting them for free. The only way I justify (to myself) buying them is that getting the treatment at a salon is even more expensive, and in the end, by doing it myself I'm spending less money on hair than when I was relaxed. --RANT OVER-- (sorry)

P.P.S. fabulosity, can you provide a link to the video you saw? Or at least the name of the program/station so I can google it? TIA

 

[ChristmasCarol]

lilikoi

Thank you, Professor

That sounds too strong for me, so I'll just stick to my formaldehyde-free baby formula. Sounds good for someone who wishes to straighten their hair, however.


ITA with you re: the price-gouging! Upwards of $300 for a 16oz bottle is downright shameful. But hey, I'm a capitalism stan, so it is what it is, lol.

 

[hoi]

This thread is amazing. I just had one done 2 days ago after months of deliberation. So far so good. I had it done at Ted Gibson by Tiffany. It was $350 on sale!!! Yikes. I just don't trust Dominican Salons. They use way too much heat, and I also don't feel comfortable applying it myself. I have 4b/c hair that is very dry/brittle. I can't wait to see the washed out results in 2 days. From the looks of it, I think it will be fab. My hair is super silky. It is typically silky after a flat iron, but I think I can tell it is silkier than normal post BKT.

I plan on doing roller sets and not flat ironing frequently. My stylist told me to avoid any sodium or sulfate products. I am looking for a super moisturizing shampoo and setting lotion. Any recs?

 

[hoi]

Hi. Most of the dominican shops in silver spring do them. I have not had good experiences w/their standard blow dry/rollerset/flat iron technique in the past. They used too much heat and it left my hair dry and brittle, so I def wasn't going to trust them to do a BKT. I went to the Ted Gibson salon. If you are not familiar, it is uber high end and was on Housewives of DC. I don't condone that show, but I have a frieind recommended her AA stylist to me. Her name is Tiffany. She is beyond professional and great! I went for a consultation initially and she was very patient, answering my 50mil questions! I got it for $350 on sale! Yikes! It typically costs $450-550! Anyway, I am on day 2 and am loving it so far. My 4b/4c hair is super silky. You have to wear it stick straight for the 1st 4 days. I can't wait to wash it and do a roller set. Hope this helps. If you find a really good, more affordable spot elsewhere in the DMV, please let me know.

 

[brownbean96]

Thank you for your thorough research. Please post back if/when you try it.

LOL sheba1 and sipp100 : You're both so bad! All that rationalizing! LOL

I've been quietly researching J u v e x i n for a while.

J u v e x i n is nothing more than a gimmicky name their "proprietary" keratin additive. They claim that is not as highly hydrolyzed as the keratin used in other brands (that is, the protein pieces are larger) which they claim makes it more effective, yadda, yadda. I get really testy with marketing hype. HOWEVER, what piqued my interest in the product was:

1. the ingredients list: keratin (J u v e x i n, whatever) is listed high at the top, implying a higher concentration than I usually see in other similar products.
2. the strawberry "flavored" formula has actual strawberry extract (call me silly, but this meant a lot to me )
3. They are honest enough to list "formaldehyde" as an ingredient, unlike a other brands (Dre@mH@ir, C oppol@, etc) that like to pretend the formaldehyde isn't there...
4. I had used their old 4% formula and liked it--made my hair (natural portions, while I was still transitioning) manageable, and transformed 4a coils into almost 3c-ish curls.

SO, long story short: I have just a few ounces of Dre@mH@ir left, and while I was considering trying C oppol@, I'm now SERIOUSLY considering getting this. Will keep you guys posted.

P.S. --RANT ALERT--I'm distorting the names of products because I'm mad at these companies! Talk about market-driven price hiking. Our collective demand for these products has made them so greedy ("let's see how much they're willing to pay") Really, the costs are surreal for a product that doesn't use expensive ingredients--formaldehyde is dirt cheap, keratin, not so expensive either... So, there, I'm not promoting them for free. The only way I justify (to myself) buying them is that getting the treatment at a salon is even more expensive, and in the end, by doing it myself I'm spending less money on hair than when I was relaxed. --RANT OVER-- (sorry)

P.P.S. fabulosity, can you provide a link to the video you saw? Or at least the name of the program/station so I can google it? TIA

 

[Dove56]

Hey Fab, I am liking the Pureology Hydrate shampoo. I don't love it yet (don't think it was worth $30), but it might grow on me.

Right now, I'm all about the Living Proof No Frizz line...this stuff is the best! The No frizz treatment takes the place of a blow-dry cream, flat iron spray, and serum...it leaves my hair looking better than when I used all those steps. I love that it gives amazing results whether you're wearing your hair straight or curly.

I just got samples of the No Frizz shampoo and conditioner, which are both sulfate, salt, and silicone free. Loving them so far.

Browsing Folica.com last week, I noticed that Global contains Juvexin. It comes in the 3 strengths you mentioned. I might try the Curly strength for my mom. She wants to keep her curls, and I need her treatment to last longer than my MTA, since she lives in a different state, and I only see her twice a year.

Mstar,

Thank you for your review on Living Proof No Frizz products. I purchased these products today! I am going to wash the QOD MAX out of my hair (did it last week) and do my hair with the Straight Making Cream for Thick to Coarse hair and with the leave-in. I will post photos tomorrow! I can't wait to try it!

 

[Dak]

Uh oh. A new product? Thanks for the heads up.