Keratin Treatment Support Thread

[sheba1]

ooh thanks. I usually wear my hear in a bun, yes.

I decided to wash out the BKT and clarified about 4 times. Unfortunately it looks like there is still some treatment which remains?

Wow, I'm so surprised you decided to clarify immediately following your first wash. You didn't want to try a deep condition? See if you liked the treatment? Especially since the hard part (the application) had passed.

 

[ansun]

Wow, I'm so surprised you decided to clarify immediately following your first wash. You didn't want to try a deep condition? See if you liked the treatment? Especially since the hard part (the application) had passed.

Well tbh I was afraid that I would continue to shed / continue to have breakage. I was just really discouraged. I didn't know whether the hair that was breaking was damaged/not. I think maybe because my application was a bit iffy that might have affected the results a bit. I usually do my own hair but I got my sis to help me with the BKT. After the product was applied (I used Original Keratin) I could barely sit through the blow drying because the steam/heat were so intense. I think the problem really lay in the straightening. We were using a Sedu and the results were kinda meh, my ends looked really good but 2-3 inches of my roots were kinda bushy/ stiff/bouffant.

Long story short I went over with the flat iron two days later and finally got those great results that I was expecting. I think this might have contributed to the breakage because I really had to tug at the roots and by this time the treatment had dried stiff.

 

[sheba1]

Aww man, Ansun. I really think if you'd given it a good cowash and DC'd with moisture you'd have been good to go. My hair was a puffy mess after my first treatment (well... after every treatment, really) until that first wash. It's after the first wash that I experience the magic. Never with the product in

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I haven't had a chance to do my roots touch up yet but I found the perfect in-the-mean-time answer. I found that the Hairveda Hydramoist makes my roots "bow down" and I can comb my hair and make the perfect smooth bun with no snap crackle or pop now!

I'm getting a gallon of this stuff. I used to hate it before my bkt and it's still sticky, but it makes my roots tame, which is all I want when I'm bunning. There is no friction between my straight and natural hair when I use the spray

I'm in the stretching game now. This is all I needed. I'm going to have "hair down my back" soon, as my mother used to say

 

[camerond]

I am such a total noob, I need a dictionary to post here, what is this stretch thing of which you all speak? I have searched but can't find a definition.

Tks yall

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I am such a total noob, I need a dictionary to post here, what is this stretch thing of which you all speak? I have searched but can't find a definition.

Tks yall

There a bazillion threads on stretching and the techniques used to complete successful stretches. In a nutshell, it's extending the length of time between relaxer touch ups so that you have more new growth to touch up which helps prevent overlap/over processing of the hair which is a major culprit in hair breakage. Stretching is a tool to help with length retention. The trick is to stretch without breakage by managing the new growth between stretching.

 

[camerond]

There a bazillion threads on stretching and the techniques used to complete successful stretches. In a nutshell, it's extending the length of time between relaxer touch ups so that you have more new growth to touch up which helps prevent overlap/over processing of the hair which is a major culprit in hair breakage. Stretching is a tool to help with length retention. The trick is to stretch without breakage by managing the new growth between stretching.

Thanks, I had a feeling, I was wondering if there was a specific product involved.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Thanks, I had a feeling, I was wondering if there was a specific product involved.

There are so many methods, products, ways to do this. I will post more when I get to the office..I'm running out the door now.

It all depends on your hair type, protective styling methods, etc. Stretching is an art and some science! LOL

 

[ansun]

Aww man, Ansun. I really think if you'd given it a good cowash and DC'd with moisture you'd have been good to go. My hair was a puffy mess after my first treatment (well... after every treatment, really) until that first wash. It's after the first wash that I experience the magic. Never with the product in

thanks a lot for your advice! I will keep it in mind for the next time that I do the treatment.

does anyone know if the treament has an expiration date?

 

[MarieB]

Don't hold me to it, but it seems like I read somewhere on this thread, many, many, many moons ago, that the product is good for about a year after the first time it is opened, which, I think is why so many people opt for the smaller containers when ordering (price is, of course, also a factor in the current economy).

 

[Keen]

Hi Ladies. I haven't been on this thread for a minute...

I went to get a treatment at a salon. I didn't want to go but my sister wanted me to come with her. I told the stylist not to shampoo my hair because she didn't have any sulfate free shampoo. Whatever she did to my hair strip out my BKT a lot. I can tell it's not totally strip because of how my ends look but it doesn't have that soft silky feeling anymore. It must be something she did because the change was overnight.

I guess BKT hair is not too compatible with beauty salons. From now on, I'll be washing my own hair. If breakage come back, I will do another application.

 

[*fabulosity*]

Hi Ladies. I haven't been on this thread for a minute...

I went to get a treatment at a salon. I didn't want to go but my sister wanted me to come with her. I told the stylist not to shampoo my hair because she didn't have any sulfate free shampoo. Whatever she did to my hair strip out my BKT a lot. I can tell it's not totally strip because of how my ends look but it doesn't have that soft silky feeling anymore. It must be something she did because the change was overnight.

I guess BKT hair is not too compatible with beauty salons. From now on, I'll be washing my own hair. If breakage come back, I will do another application.

Since I've had the BKT... I take my own stuff to the salon and just tell her to use it...

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I am so loving my hair, I washed and conditioned it today! The less straighter roots are a benefit when I wear my hair down because it makes my hair look thicker. My roots staighten out with my Sedu at 280 degrees.

My hair loves BKT, it's growing and retaining...it feels kinda crazy to have so much hair now :crazy:

ETA: I am not going to be able to do my root touch up this weekend either...too much going on around the house, guests and what not!

My ends are stick straight and my roots are but it's not so bad now. I either flat iron them or use the Hairveda hydrasoft when I'm bunning with no heat.

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

I love my BKT... but I'm still lazy when it comes to my hair... My hair dried too much and was still difficult to detangle, so I ended up putting it in cornrows and putting a wig back on it, both for growth and while I handle being busy. But my hair looks and feels lovely. Kinky Curly works REALLY well with my QOD. I think I'll stick to this brand... the only other brand I'll try is the one where you rinse it out in 1 hour and can go back to exercise, but not if the fumes were bad. I didn't even ventilate with QOD, save for when I had to blowdry the keratin onto the shaft.

But I'll wig until BSL or something. (lol maybe waistlength)

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I love my BKT... but I'm still lazy when it comes to my hair... My hair dried too much and was still difficult to detangle, so I ended up putting it in cornrows and putting a wig back on it, both for growth and while I handle being busy. But my hair looks and feels lovely. Kinky Curly works REALLY well with my QOD. I think I'll stick to this brand... the only other brand I'll try is the one where you rinse it out in 1 hour and can go back to exercise, but not if the fumes were bad. I didn't even ventilate with QOD, save for when I had to blowdry the keratin onto the shaft.

But I'll wig until BSL or something. (lol maybe waistlength)

Haha! You are like me. My hair is so beautiful but I hide it most of the time with my UPA clip on occasion a half wig or a whole lace front. I'm hiding it too until it gets APL, which is not far from now. I'll prolly keep hiding it because it allows me to workout with no worries. Its good for my hair and my body, so why mess with success. When I want to style it and wear it out I can <shurgs>

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

Haha! You are like me. My hair is so beautiful but I hide it most of the time with my UPA clip on occasion a half wig or a whole lace front. I'm hiding it too until it gets APL, which is not far from now. I'll prolly keep hiding it because it allows me to workout with no worries. Its good for my hair and my body, so why mess with success. When I want to style it and wear it out I can <shurgs>

Exactly, and my health and hair growth are first, more than explaining or proving I have hair. The girls at my job were like "Your hair is beautiful and hella long and thick... Why cover it?" DH said the same.. I want it as long as my wigs but thicker... and I cant' be bothered trying to have it straight and retouching it... or washing and going all the time. I hate sleeping in a wet wash and go, because my pillow will be wet all night... and bunning daily is out of the question for at least another 3 months. (when the front is shoulder length)

 

[sheba1]

Exactly, and my health and hair growth are first, more than explaining or proving I have hair. The girls at my job were like "Your hair is beautiful and hella long and thick... Why cover it?" DH said the same.. I want it as long as my wigs but thicker... and I cant' be bothered trying to have it straight and retouching it... or washing and going all the time. I hate sleeping in a wet wash and go, because my pillow will be wet all night... and bunning daily is out of the question for at least another 3 months. (when the front is shoulder length)

You are singing my song!! I'm on a personal wig and daily cowash challenge until spring. I haven't yet decided whether I'll continue to BKT throughout the winter. I love BKT but my hair will only be out every other month! Not sure I need BKT for that so.... may not retouch til spring. And by then, who knows?! I might be nearing BSL

 

[naturalmanenyc]

I have avoided sulfate poos for a while. Today I took my Rejuvenol after care poo to the salon & my silicon mix and HE LTR leave-in

Hi Ladies. I haven't been on this thread for a minute...

I went to get a treatment at a salon. I didn't want to go but my sister wanted me to come with her. I told the stylist not to shampoo my hair because she didn't have any sulfate free shampoo. Whatever she did to my hair strip out my BKT a lot. I can tell it's not totally strip because of how my ends look but it doesn't have that soft silky feeling anymore. It must be something she did because the change was overnight.

I guess BKT hair is not too compatible with beauty salons. From now on, I'll be washing my own hair. If breakage come back, I will do another application.

 

[carolb21]

I went to a wonderful stylist named Cassandra Mack who did an absolutely fabulous job with my first BKT treatment. Check out her website; www.cassandramack.com, her work is amazing. She uses Rejuvenol and is conveniently located in Durham. I will try to post before and after pictures. I am in my four day waiting period and my hair is natural. I have not had a relaxer since September of last year.

You ladies rock! Thanks for all the information and for giving me the courage to do this...........

 

[sheba1]

I went to a wonderful stylist named Cassandra Mack who did an absolutely fabulous job with my first BKT treatment. Check out her website; www.cassandramack.com, her work is amazing. She uses Rejuvenol and is conveniently located in Durham. I will try to post before and after pictures. I am in my four day waiting period and my hair is natural. I have not had a relaxer since September of last year.

You ladies rock! Thanks for all the information and for giving me the courage to do this...........

Ooooh tell me more!!! I'm in Goldsboro! I first tried to find a stylist that would do my BKT. I called around to several dominican salons and they all told me I needed a relaxer in order for it to work . I decided I was better off doing it on my own if they felt that way.

But now that you've found someone to do it locally, I would definitely be interested!!! Maybe even for my spring reveal. How much did she charge? Please tell me about the experience you had with her. Does your hair have that swang like Naturaltobe's? She uses rejuvenol also and her hair is fab!

 

[*fabulosity*]

Hey again belllas!!!!
I saw this on YT and I think she provides a good summary of what we talk about here... considering terminology.. she may even be a member here....

It's in 3 parts.. but I'm only posting the relevant ones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrsOnSclTTE&NR=1

 

[naturalmanenyc]

Interesting. I am nearly 100% natural and I surely get benefits from Rejuvenol BKT. Definitely less frizz when curly & longer lasting straight hair when blown out or flat ironed.

Hey again belllas!!!!
I saw this on YT and I think she provides a good summary of what we talk about here... considering terminology.. she may even be a member here....

It's in 3 parts.. but I'm only posting the relevant ones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrsOnSclTTE&NR=1

 

[Natural Glow]

Interesting. I am nearly 100% natural and I surely get benefits from Rejuvenol BKT. Definitely less frizz when curly & longer lasting straight hair when blown out or flat ironed.

I definitely got benefits as well. Less shrinkage and frizz. I only wore my hair straight once since I did the treatment and I didn't use any serum so my hair did frizz but it was SO much easier to straighten and it dried in like 30-40 mins when it usually takes 1hr+

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

Silk Elements Mega Moisturizing treatment works so good with my post BKT hair.

Thinking about adding this to my regimen: Aphogee Green Tea Keratin Reconstructor - it should be available at Sally's. I'm not taking my hair out this weekend (yes, I'm lazy), but I'm looking to restock my hair supplies with things pro-BKT maintenance. I also read a comment where it helped keep roots from getting frizzy...

http://www.sallybeauty.com/ApHogee-reconstructor/SBS-670574,default,pd.html

 

[Sui Topi]

So lol I am going to do my color at the end of the month, and then BKT, but I have been stuck thinking about this for a few months now. I can't decide if I will do it red or purplish black lol. Decisions, decisions... Who knew hair could be so difficult. I'm thinking of doing it red because I have a vacation coming up and I would like a lighter hair color, and then if I want it black to just do a rinse later on. My only problem with that is I don't want to ruin my red with the rinse if I choose to go back to red. I did a rinse earlier this year and it is still stuck to my hair. I would hate it if the black stuck onto the hair color I paid for because then I might as well have just done it black. Le sigh...

 

[*fabulosity*]

I just CAME from Sally's and I was trying to find that Silk Elements but I couldn't remember the name.. oh well.. that justifies another trip.. he hee..

What I did get was some Ion demi color (on sale for 3.49) in burgundy brown
Flat iron cleaning pads,

Oh and what I can't wait to try is the Diamond Shine stuff I got. I got the rinse out glaze... and the diamond shine conditioner... for cowashing.. we'll see.. I'll be back with reviews.. it was 2 for $10 and had my 20% coupon so I had to...lol.

Then I went next door to TJ's and got the Rusk Str8 flat iron spray and shine serum 2 pack for 3.99 and nexxus gloss drops for 2.99... shopping in person is way cheaper.. lol..

I'm going to do another twist out and I'll report back on the diamond shine stuff... It has hydrolzed keratin like 3rd or 4th on the list..

And as for the video.. I'm just posting the info.. I wish more black girls with BKT would do YT videos and then there would be a variety of experiences... so newbies know what they're getting into and all those... "why not just get a perm people" can STFU...

 

[sheba1]

Thanks for sharing the info, Fab. I immediately posted a comment. She thanked me and said that she did receive benefit, just not the benefit she'd expected which was stick straight hair til the treatment wore off.

 

[*fabulosity*]

Thanks for sharing the info, Fab. I immediately posted a comment. She thanked me and said that she did receive benefit, just not the benefit she'd expected which was stick straight hair til the treatment wore off.

Yes, she was a little disillusioned from jump... plus I don't think she researched as much as we did. It's a different story when you're going to a salon and then doing it yourself. I guess when people go the salon; they trust that the stylist's know what they're doing... which should be the case....but not always... so we who do it at home inevitably research more.. but I like her vids.. I went out and got a titanium flat iron the other day after watching her vid... because I liked her results and I wanted to see if there was a big difference between the results I get from ceramic vs titanium when sealing in the treatment..

Global Keratin has a bunch of new vids now too...

http://www.youtube.com/user/globalkeratin#play/uploads/2/EGtEsC_WnmY

http://www.youtube.com/user/globalkeratin#play/uploads/4/_5javy4aZ_E

Since I got some from Chameleon... I thought I'd better start educating myself!

 

[Keen]

Since I've had the BKT... I take my own stuff to the salon and just tell her to use it...

I learned my lesson. I will do another application next Friday.

 

[Keen]

I went to a wonderful stylist named Cassandra Mack who did an absolutely fabulous job with my first BKT treatment. Check out her website; www.cassandramack.com, her work is amazing. She uses Rejuvenol and is conveniently located in Durham. I will try to post before and after pictures. I am in my four day waiting period and my hair is natural. I have not had a relaxer since September of last year.

You ladies rock! Thanks for all the information and for giving me the courage to do this...........

Hi Carol! I spoke with her through e-mail. I tried to see how much she charges but she would not give me a quote without seeing my hair. I just wanted a range of what she charges. I decided to do my own hair and it turned out great.

How much did she charge you?