Recently, keratin care, which provides ease of use, gives shine to the hair and prevents uncontrollable frizz, is preferred by people who care about their hair. What is the increasingly popular keratin care? How is it done? What are the benefits of keratin care? Hair designer Erkan Uzelli answered the questions about keratin care.
What is keratin care?
Keratin care is a hair care application applied to make the hair damaged and worn out due to various reasons look vibrant, smooth and full again.
What does keratin care do?
Keratin care protects your hair by providing the vitamins your hair needs thanks to its special ingredients, stopping breakage and wear and tear. From the first application, it quickly treats, revitalizes, gives a more silky appearance and eye-catching shine.
How is keratin care done?
The most important point in keratin care is that the people who apply it should be professional and the products to be used should be reliable brands that do not contain silicone. Keratin care starts with washing your hair with a special shampoo. If you ask what this special shampoo does, it is used to clean and purify the hair. It cleanses the scalp, opens the pores and allows the pigments in the hair to breathe better, making it ready for keratin application. This shampoo is left on the hair for a short time and then washed off. The keratin is then applied to the hair to fill the gaps in the scales. It is applied slowly and carefully and left on the hair for 15-30 minutes. Afterwards, the hair is blow-dried with not too high heat to fix the keratin. After keratin care, you can use sulfate-free and paraben-free shampoo, conditioner and conditioner suitable for your hair, especially recommended by your hairdresser, and use additional serum for your hair to protect the keratin care applied and ensure longer use.
Does keratin treatment damage hair?
Since hairdressers and users did not know the product well in the first years of keratin care, the product remained harmful in the mind as a result of misuse, and the product, which has also made changes in its technology, continues to be healthier today. If a beneficial application is not applied with the right people and methods, negativities may also be encountered. Frequent repetition causes damage to the hair instead of benefit. For this reason, it should be applied in the time periods specified by your hairdresser. Professional and non-harmful to health preferences should be made in product preference. It should not be forgotten that it should be applied in a professional hairdresser.
How long does a keratin treatment last?
Since the duration of keratin care application may vary according to the hair structure and shape, it should be done in the periods recommended by the hairdresser. On average, keratin stays on the hair between 2 and 4 months depending on the brand. It is recommended to have it done regularly after each procedure.
What should be considered after keratin care?
After keratin care, sulfate-free, paraben-free shampoo, conditioner and hair serum, which are suitable for your hair and especially recommended by your hairdresser, provide longer use of the keratin applied. At the same time, hair bonnets should be preferred for use in places such as the sea and pool for keratin treated hair. Factors such as salt and chlorine can purify the keratin in the hair.
How many days is keratin care not washed?
Since the hair treated with keratin care varies according to the hair structure and shape, it should be washed between 1-3 days recommended by your hairdresser.
Does the hair return to its former volume after the keratin care period?
Keratin care time may vary depending on the hair shape and structure. This situation occurs gradually in hair that lasts between 2 and 4 months. According to the shape of the hair, the process of transitioning to its previous state before the application begins. If maintenance straightening is used, it takes some time for the curly hair to return to its former state, after all, since it has been processed, the hair will be calmer, as a result of its old state being unruly curly, it will return to its former state over time …!
What are the benefits of keratin care for hair?
It gives shine to the hair because the hair strands reflect the light better.
It ensures that the hair that is frizzy, tangled, not easily shaped is straightened and has a smooth appearance.
Thanks to its special ingredients, it provides the vitamins your hair needs and protects your hair by stopping breakage and wear and tear. For this reason, it should be applied regularly after each procedure.
Keratin care saves you from the trouble of blow-drying as it allows you to have hair like a blow-dry.
It makes the hair healthier and softer.
What are the disadvantages of keratin care?
In hair that is not applied as a disadvantage, hair looks dry, hard and tangled due to processes such as dye, ombre, blow-drying. It does not prepare your hair for the next process.
