If you want a treatment that will smoothen and minimize frizz in your locks, keratin hair treatments could be just what’s needed. They last up to three months with minimal costs involved compared to alternatives.

Start the process off right by consulting a professional stylist, followed by washing and partially drying of hair before the solution is applied.

Strengthens Hair

Keratin hair treatments strengthen and fortify your locks by adding a protective barrier that guards against daily toxins such as UV rays, hard water minerals, and heat styling.

Additionally, it helps secure your hair color against fading and oxidation and shorten drying times by sealing cuticle cells.

Keratin can cause irreparable damage if overused or administered by untrained professionals, and cause itching or irritation on the scalp and skin if its chemicals are accidentally consumed by those with sensitive skin. Therefore, it’s vital that you use only an experienced stylist when having this treatment performed, and to avoid shampoos containing sulphates which break down its effectiveness and shorten its lifespan.

Repairs Damaged Hair

Keratin treatments provide an effective means of temporarily sealing back together damaged hair strands, including split ends. Furthermore, this treatment strengthens and lessens damage risk for future.

Henri Borday of New York’s Mizu salon suggests that keratin treatments can significantly decrease your blow-dry time by up to 60%. With proper aftercare instructions from your stylist (such as using sulfate-free shampoo and washing your hair no more than 2-3 times weekly), these treatments should last several months.

However, many keratin treatments contain formaldehyde which can be dangerous if inhaled. Be sure to have your treatment in an area with adequate ventilation and select products with low or nonexistent formaldehyde levels or at safe levels. Also plan on waiting 3-4 days before washing off your treatment in order for it to set in and set into place fully.

Reduces Frizz

Keratin treatments can help eliminate frizz and flyaways by smoothing out your cuticle layer, leaving behind sleek and shiny locks. Furthermore, this process speeds up hair drying time – and may even shorten blow-drying time by half! Additionally, this strengthens individual strands making them less vulnerable to heat damage.

Keratin treatments may not be appropriate for everyone, especially if your hair has been bleached as formaldehyde can cause skin irritation and respiratory issues when inhaled. If considering getting a keratin treatment, be sure to follow it up with high quality shampoo and conditioner such as the OUAI line for longer lasting sleek locks – then wait 48 hours before washing your locks again.

Increases Shine

Keratin treatments offer an incredible way to give your locks more shine than ever. A keratin treatment smoothes hair cuticles and fills in damaged areas for gorgeously glossy locks that reduce frizz while increasing styling manageability and helping repair damage.

Keratin hair treatments aren’t long-term fixes; they will fade over time naturally. To maintain continuous benefits from keratin treatments, consider getting one every four months; make sure not to use harsh products on your locks, and try choosing formaldehyde-free alternatives when possible.

Following a keratin treatment, it is important to wait 3-4 days before shampooing again – this will allow time for the keratin to set fully and help prevent further damages to your locks such as dent formation and split ends.

Promotes Hair Growth

No matter your hair texture, or desired result, keratin treatment will make managing it easier, reduce frizz and help create that glossy sheen you desire.

Keratin treatments can also aid hair growth by filling in damaged areas of your scalp and protecting it against dryness during certain seasons or climate conditions.

Keratin treatments contain formaldehyde and should be carried out in an adequately ventilated space. Keratin treatments contain formaldehyde and should be performed only under appropriate ventilation; otherwise they may cause irritation to sensitive skin or lungs as well as being costly if taken professionally; which explains why many beauty brands now offer at-home keratin products with this ingredient.