Will Kerastase Hair Relaxers Straighten Hair Like Japanese Rebonding?
Posted Nov 16 2011 1:01am
Intrigued…I want to know whether treatment with Kerastase hair relaxers (straighteners) is the same as Japanese rebonding of hair (as permanent straightening is known in most Bangalore (India) salons)? If not, what is the difference and what is safer for brown hair (Asian) streaked with a golden tint?
The Right Brain replies:
The only Kerastase straightening products we were able to locate are in their “ Oleo Relax ” line. This line consists of 3 cleansers, 2 treatments, and 3 protectant products. These are traditional shampoos and conditioner products in the sense that they don’t contain any reactive chemicals that will to permanently (or even semi-permanently) straighten your hair.
Japanese straightening, on the other hand, combines thioglycolate (a chemical that reacts with the sulfide bonds in hair to reconfigure the shape of the hair.) with heat straightening. This process is very effective at straightening but is also very time consuming and can be highly damaging.
The Kerastase products will be much safer for your hair but they won’t provide long lasting straightness.
Just because a company sells a product with the name “relax” in it, that doesn’t mean it will truly relax your hair. You really need to understand the chemistry of the products you’re using so you can tell if they will do what you want them to do.
Intrigued…I want to know whether treatment with Kerastase hair relaxers (straighteners) is the same as Japanese rebonding of hair (as permanent straightening is known in most Bangalore (India) salons)? If not, what is the difference and what is safer for brown hair (Asian) streaked with a golden tint?
The Right Brain replies:
The only Kerastase straightening products we were able to locate are in their “ Oleo Relax ” line. This line consists of 3 cleansers, 2 treatments, and 3 protectant products. These are traditional shampoos and conditioner products in the sense that they don’t contain any reactive chemicals that will to permanently (or even semi-permanently) straighten your hair.
Japanese straightening, on the other hand, combines thioglycolate (a chemical that reacts with the sulfide bonds in hair to reconfigure the shape of the hair.) with heat straightening. This process is very effective at straightening but is also very time consuming and can be highly damaging.
The Kerastase products will be much safer for your hair but they won’t provide long lasting straightness.
Just because a company sells a product with the name “relax” in it, that doesn’t mean it will truly relax your hair. You really need to understand the chemistry of the products you’re using so you can tell if they will do what you want them to do.