Keratin Treatment Support Thread

[AtlantaJJ]

Sheba, you need a thread dedicated to your awesomeness. You are ALWAYS right on time to help Someone through Something....{{{BIGggg HUGggg}}} for you, girlie. Really. Truly.

Sheba is my BKT Angel!

I remember when I decided to get the BKT I was sending Sheba all kinds of PMs, she was so sweet and supportive!! And thanks to her, My hair looks great for the first time in a long long while!! I wouldn't have gotten the nerve to do the BKT without Sheba! I'm glad I didn't wait!!

 

[cutenss]

Cuteness,

I love your hair lady, your results are beautiful . How does your hair hold up in humdity after you straighten? Can you take a look at my locked Fotki and look at my curly hair when it was natural and tell me how you think it would respond in humdity?

Hi Veejee
I just looked at your Fotki. You and your hair are so gorgeous! I personally don't think that your hair would frizz up. If anything it would "wave" up. I don't think you hair has the capability to frizz . I think you hair would love Dreamhair. HTH. I probably was not the best person to ask, cause I heart your hair. Especially the pic with the highlights WW

 

[cutenss]

Hi ladies! Been BKT'd now for about 2 weeks, so I'm way overdue with the pics like I promised. Here's my BKT journey highlights in pics and a few words:

I clarified with Bioextratus and Giovanni 50/50. The Bioextratus clarifying poo made my hair hard.

Applied the Zene BKT treatment. I used 2 and a half ounces for my whole head, and used my fingers to apply. Let it sit for 15 minutes, then went under the dryer, instead of using the blow dryer

Time to flat iron. I used a Chi nano set at 325 degrees. I know, I know. Breaking all the rules, but my hair did get straight. It came out like a soft press

Wait 48 hrs. and do nothing. This was the hard part. My hair was covered for two days

Finally, I washed it out with Giovanni Root 66 shampoo. It's SLS and sodium chloride free.

Rollerset, and here's my final results

Few more pics

My hair yesterday. Getting straighter each day! It just wants to fall and hang..

I'll be back with my reflections on how the BKT treatment went, my thoughts and plans for future BKT treatments in a later post. For now, I am really enjoying my softer, more manageable BKT hair...

You hair is Faboulous . Isn't BKT the best since LHCF . I love the bun with the clip. Please 'splain how to do that. That looks like a great PS.

 

[Blessed2bless]

Stella B,
I almost knocked my tea over!! Your results are fabs!!! I want that bun for next weeks hairstyle

 

[me-T]

i think i messed up.
i bought a babyliss pro nano titanium iron for cheap. it goes up to 430 (i know, not enough) and is only 1/2" wide, which i thought would be a good idea to get down to the ng. problem is, i was so awed by the price i didn't realize it was a small lil purse size thing! it's the size of my hand!
my bkt isn't here yet, so i'm wondering if i should go ahead and buy a new iron or try this one out first?

also, how are ya'll doin your edges & nape if you can't get the bkt on your scalp?

 

[Stella B.]

You hair is Faboulous . Isn't BKT the best since LHCF . I love the bun with the clip. Please 'splain how to do that. That looks like a great PS.

Aww, thanks for the compliment, cutenss! That bun with the clip is my favorite protective style. Most days my hair is up in some variation of what you see here. It's easy to do. I make a small part in the front, and bring all the hair to the back making sure its flat in the top and on the sides. I then twist it up like a french roll, put the big clip in, and tuck the loose ends from the twist under towards the top of the head to make a little bun. I secure the little bun with a few hair pins. This is my 'get me out of the house quick bun!!' It serves me well!

 

[Stella B.]

Stella B,
I almost knocked my tea over!! Your results are fabs!!! I want that bun for next weeks hairstyle

Girl, please don't spill hot tea on yourself over a bun! Thanks for the compliment, tho. For some reason, the bun came out extra full and shiny that day..I just told cutenss in the post above how easy it is to do..

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

i think i messed up.
i bought a babyliss pro nano titanium iron for cheap. it goes up to 430 (i know, not enough) and is only 1/2" wide, which i thought would be a good idea to get down to the ng. problem is, i was so awed by the price i didn't realize it was a small lil purse size thing! it's the size of my hand!
my bkt isn't here yet, so i'm wondering if i should go ahead and buy a new iron or try this one out first?

also, how are ya'll doin your edges & nape if you can't get the bkt on your scalp?

I get pretty close to my scalp, and then comb through, so product kinda distributes to my roots. Also, go ahead and try your iron out first before spending money on a new one. You'll know if a better one is needed, pretty quickly, and since there is no precessing limit on BKT, if you need to stop and throw a scarf on for a BSS run, you'll be ok.

 

[Dove56]

Hey Veejee, I am at work, so I will look tomorrow when I get home, and give you my humble opinion. I have looked at your fotki, more than once (I'm a stan), and from what I can remember, you should not get revision, after using the Dreamhair. Aren't you texlaxed? Have you had revision since doing BKT? But your hair looks so beautiful, always. So silky and shiny. Even your NG

Thanks Cuteness,

I'm texlaxed and that hair will *not* revert in humidty so I love that. My newgrowth is holding up very well so far but it's only been 19 weeks. I initially relaxed my natural hair because I got sick of it waving up after I sweated under that flat iron (in my Katt Williams voice..lol) for a couple of hours.

 

[Dove56]

Hi Veejee
I just looked at your Fotki. You and your hair are so gorgeous! I personally don't think that your hair would frizz up. If anything it would "wave" up. I don't think you hair has the capability to frizz . I think you hair would love Dreamhair. HTH. I probably was not the best person to ask, cause I heart your hair. Especially the pic with the highlights WW

Thank you Cuteness. I just really, really, really don't want to texlax if I can avoid it. I'm still scared to death of relaxers that's why I only texlaxed twice a year since I started back in 2007. I will definitely give the Dreamhair Keratin a go and see how my ng holds up!

 

[cutenss]

Thank you Cuteness. I just really, really, really don't want to texlax if I can avoid it. I'm still scared to death of relaxers that's why I only texlaxed twice a year since I started back in 2007. I will definitely give the Dreamhair Keratin a go and see how my ng holds up!

I really dont think that you need to texlax. You natural curly hair is AWESOME. BKT is going to enhance it even more. You see my have, and I have a tighter pattern than you. You'll see, you will love it.

 

[mstar]

AtlantaJJ, cutenss, and VJ...I'm in love with your hair! Absolutely stunning.

AtlantaJJ, your shine is blinding me over here! Your natural hair looks similar to mine (my curl pattern seems to be getting looser every day, from henna) so I hope that my results will be as nice as yours.

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

I ordered DreamHair from Fabulosity.... acai.
I haven't washed since myhair cut,but I am about to.
I must say, maybe I did misapply the treatment.... or didn't use enough.

Here's my hair post - 1st QOD gold treatment airdried NO product

After 2nd treatment, airdried before the wash and cut no product

Before the cut, but airdried with Kinky curly to make form. The curl is slightly wavier, as you can see.

the front with kccc

the back

 

[Dove56]

I ordered DreamHair from Fabulosity.... acai.
I haven't washed since myhair cut,but I am about to.
I must say, maybe I did misapply the treatment.... or didn't use enough.

Here's my hair post - 1st QOD gold treatment airdried NO product

After 2nd treatment, airdried before the wash and cut no product

Before the cut, but airdried with Kinky curly to make form. The curl is slightly wavier, as you can see.

the front with kccc

the back

You and your hair are so pretty!!! Your hair looks so thick and healthy.

 

[me-T]

done! took from 3pm til 10 (had stops in between)

how do you know if you didn't use enough? i used finger-dab amounts on thin pieces. it looked like i didn't put a dent in the 2oz i poured out.
i didn't have any fumes at all. i could've done this in the living room watching tv instead of outside
my hair feels soft, in a dry sort of way if that makes sense. it also has lots of movement, and with 2" of newgrowth, i still have that thickness. unlike if i were to relax bone straight.
my ng got about as straight as the last time i "bonelaxed" also my hairline looks fantastical!
also that itty bitty flat iron did the trick!
so far, i really like it. lookin forward to the wash & 2nd treatment in 2 weeks(to help straighten allthat ng i have)
only thing i'm not happy with is the fact that i'm still not bsl yet. regimen slackin'll do that to you

anyway, here's pics. they aren't that good cause i was tryin to hurry up and sit down somewhere lol

 

[sheba1]

Me-T, your hair is beautiful!!!

 

[me-T]

better pics!

man, i wish i could put somethin on my hair. oil, serum, pink ol moisturizer, somethin!
i like the movement. i wouldn't call it swang, cause it doesn't come back in its place. it's reeeaally light and airy. the wind will have my hair all over the place

 

[cutenss]

better pics!

man, i wish i could put somethin on my hair. oil, serum, pink ol moisturizer, somethin!
i like the movement. i wouldn't call it swang, cause it doesn't come back in its place. it's reeeaally light and airy. the wind will have my hair all over the place

Your hair is HOT! Love that flow Try a dab of oil or serum, and comb through to distrubute well. That should help. I do it and it helps.

 

[me-T]

thanks cutenss! i was trying to follow directions to a T this 1st time, but the dryness is killin'! off to go oil!

 

[pet]

Cuteness: I see you have used Dreamhair! Your results are fabulous! Did your hair take the increased level of formaldehyde well? Right now I use QOD Gold, and it only has .02 formaldehyde, and I'm afraid that if I use something stronger I might damage my hair... My hair works great with QOD, but I'm trying to find something that is less expensive..

 

[cutenss]

Cuteness: I see you have used Dreamhair! Your results are fabulous! Did your hair take the increased level of formaldehyde well? Right now I use QOD Gold, and it only has .02 formaldehyde, and I'm afraid that if I use something stronger I might damage my hair... My hair works great with QOD, but I'm trying to find something that is less expensive..

Thank you. To be honest, I do not buy/use base on the formaldehyde content. I buy based on reviews that I get here on LHCF. I have used the QOD MAX and HATED IT! Will never use again. I love the DreamHair and will continue to use it, but I want to try the Softliss.

 

[Natural Glow]

So...I'm about to do my (hopefully) last Softliss treatment this weekend then get me some of that good stuff-DreamHair-so what seller are ya'll getting the DreamHair from? Is it WE SELL YOU GET CASH? That's the only one I saw on Ebay.

 

[Stella B.]

Great job, Stella, great hair, too. Your rollerset came out delish. I like the color of your hair....

Which color, Bronze???...and to think my hair color was really close to black some years ago! Now its a dark muddy brown from old age, wear and tear, and lots of henna!!!! In regular daylight it still looks darkish, but when I am in a well lit room, whoa...my grays and henna seem to take over!!!!

 

[me-T]

So...I'm about to do my (hopefully) last Softliss treatment this weekend then get me some of that good stuff-DreamHair-so what seller are ya'll getting the DreamHair from? Is it WE SELL YOU GET CASH? That's the only one I saw on Ebay.

yup, thats where i got mine

 

[sheba1]

Hey there NaturalGlow, if you're not gonna get a liter might as well get it from Fab. Trusted seller, she has all the scents and you can try it for way cheaper than $40.

 

[Natural Glow]

Hey there NaturalGlow, if you're not gonna get a liter might as well get it from Fab. Trusted seller, she has all the scents and you can try it for way cheaper than $40.

Thanks I'll contact her.

 

[cutenss]

So...I'm about to do my (hopefully) last Softliss treatment this weekend then get me some of that good stuff-DreamHair-so what seller are ya'll getting the DreamHair from? Is it WE SELL YOU GET CASH? That's the only one I saw on Ebay.

I did, but agree with sheba1. *Fab* has the hookup. But that seller was fast and trustworthy.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Lauren, I can't see your hair because I'm at work and they block some pics but I know its fab!!


Me-T got that BKT swing! I put a little bit of coconut oil in my hair when it feels dry after a treatment.. just a dab..

 

[lovenharmony]

OK BKT gurus, I'm thinking about taking the plunge and BKTing my hair over the weekend! I purchased the 33 oz of DreamHair over a month ago and I have been looking through tutorials and reading this thread to make sure I do it right and don't damage my hair in the process. The only thing I haven't really heard about is how you ladies go to sleep after you BKT your hair! They say that you can't pull your hair back, so what style do you put your hair in when going to bed? Do you wrap it then flat iron it for 3 days straight? I have no clue...help me please!

 

[ChristmasCarol]

OK BKT gurus, I'm thinking about taking the plunge and BKTing my hair over the weekend! I purchased the 33 oz of DreamHair over a month ago and I have been looking through tutorials and reading this thread to make sure I do it right and don't damage my hair in the process. The only thing I haven't really heard about is how you ladies go to sleep after you BKT your hair! They say that you can't pull your hair back, so what style do you put your hair in when going to bed? Do you wrap it then flat iron it for 3 days straight? I have no clue...help me please!

lovenharmony, I just wear my hair straight down with a side part after I apply the treatment. So at night I just put on a loose bonnet. It really doesn't get that messed up, so I just smooth it down with a wide-tooth comb in the morning. Most BKTs should only be flatironed once before the first wash. I have to wait 72 hours before washing out the Keratina brand. But, if you have the kind of BKT that washes out the same day, I'm not sure.