Choose the Right Straigthening for your Hair

There are two basic kinds of straightening:

• CURL RELAXER: only relaxes curls – does not produce stick straight hair, inexpensive, can last 1-3 months based entirely on individual hair and proper care (3 months would be exceptional)
• PERMANENT STRAIGHTENING (thermal reconditioning): produces long-lasting, stick-straight hair, can last 6months with proper care

Curl relaxer isn’t really meant to get  your hair “straight”. You’ll have wavy hair. It’s just mean to do what it says – relax curls. How long it lasts can depend on quality of product, and is affected most by your individual hair. Usually, you can discuss it over the phone, make an appointment, and go right in to have it done.

Permanent straightening is more serious. Get a free consultation to start. Your stylist absolutely needs to know if you’ve ever used boxed color, permed your hair, etc. and how long it has been, to make the best recommendation. Let the stylist see and touch your hair in person. You can often get the straightening done the same day – just be aware, permanent straightening is a 5-6hour process, and it’s costly. So bring enough cash, and plan to stay a while. Scheduling for early enough in the day (e.g. at least 2pm) is a good idea.

Be very selective: The choice of straightening products by stylists varies widely. Some cheaper products produce hair damage, and some products emit harmful fumes (e.g. formaldehyde). The stylist can burn your hair if products are improperly used (e.g. without proper protective conditioners in the process). Cheaper products also can last only a fraction of the time, causing your investment to evaporate. It is not advisable to choose this process casually from an inexperienced stylist, especially if they’re price-cutting (they’ll have to cut corners on the process to make up for it). Pay a little more, and keep your hair – it is worth doing this right.

Anastasia utilizes the highest quality straightening products with great care and experience. If you’re near Oklahoma City and would like to schedule an appointment, call and book one now.

Japanese Hair Straightening with IStraight

ISTRAIGHT SYSTEM FOR A HEALTHY HAIR STRAIGHTENING PROCESS

Born with natural curls and waves, your hair probably has been envied by many. But are you wondering how you could get the typical celebrity look with straight shiny and more importantly, manageable hair? Technology has hosted a variety of solutions for people with frizzy hair, who’ve always found it quite a task, unknotting the curls that have a natural tendency to become so when they are either wet or dry.

Some of the anti frizz creams could give you a temporary solution but cause great damage to your hair in the long run. Straightening unmanageable hair permanently is not just a solution for people who’ve had trying times with their kinky entanglements but if done the right way could be an incomparable healthy rejuvenator for your hair. Amongst the many hair straightening systems, the istraight system, broached by the Japanese has been effective with different textures of hair. The procedure and chemicals involved in the istraight system is far better than any other, owing to a number of reasons.

Straight but nourished hair is the goal of the  istraight system, when compared to just straightened hair that tends to become brittle and damaged eventually.

The disulphide bonds, that every person is born with determines whether they have curly, wavy or straight hair. This Japanese system is extremely gentle and works on numbing these natural bonds with natural hair nourishing chemicals and the flat iron that changes the very shape of the hair cuticle by pressing it down.

A silicon based straightening system along with a sodium hydroxide relaxing agent could be a dangerous combination for any type of hair. Watch out for this because most salons that promise to straighten hair at a cheap price adopt this process. In contrast, the istraight system uses ceramide as a major straightening ingredient which ensures the right moisture level in each hair strand. This is what ultimately keeps straightened hair from getting damaged.

With professionals who are trained at the istraight system, you could look forward to an entirely new and brilliant personality in just 3 to 4 hours. The shine and gloss on your hair, whether it is short or long is sure to make heads turn as you yourself bask in the smooth and silky hair feel you’ve always yearned for.

Anastasia is a salon hair stylist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Out of town appointments welcome.

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