Get lost frizz...Part 1

Listen up ladies, I just got the Keratin treatment done last night and I am super stoked for my results to be revealed this Thursday.

What is this Keratin treatment, you ask? It is a smoothing and straightening process that you can get to help your hair be virtually maintenance and frizz free. It is also very safe for your hair, so it helps improve your hair's health in the process.

They say the treatment lasts anywhere from 3-5 months, depending on how often you shampoo your hair. Every time you wash your hair, you wash $$$ down the drain. The cost is pretty steep and can vary depending on the length of your hair and the salon's pricing. I won't reveal what I paid, but I will say it wasn't cheap. HOWEVER, if I get the results I am hoping for, it will be money well spent!

Ok, let's get down to the process, I am sure you are all wondering "how do they do this?"
I arrived at the salon at 5:15PM. I did get my base color done which padded about 40 minutes on to my time there. Once they rinsed my color out they used a purifying shampoo and cleaned the shit out of my mop. I am talking CLEAN as a whistle!!!! I was worried how they were going to comb through this mess, but she managed.
My hairdresser applied the Keratin (Coppola brand, there are a few on the market I found out through some research)section by section, carefully combining it through so every strand was covered which took about 30 minutes. When she was done applying the formula; it looked like I dunked my hair in a jar of Crisco oil. She set the timer for 20 mins and we enjoyed some wine and chatted about shopping, money and boys. DING!!!!! time is up. I was so excited for my big reveal, what's next??? Do I look like Heidi Klum now? Am I skinner??? Tell me!!! She then removed some of the excess oil from my hair and started to blow dry my mess out...I mean mess. But wait, she wasn't using a brush or anything, just her hands to work through my mop and it didn't look like the mess it normally does....could it be that easy??? Fat chance.

Now we enter the flat ironing process. She used this special flat iron that is designed specifically for this process to flat iron the hell out of my hair, tiny section, by tiny section. It doesn't hurt or damage the hair if done correctly. There are a range of "passes" the iron should take on each section based on your hair and the results you are trying to obtain. My gal is a true professional, so she knew what she was doing. When it was all done, it looked silky smooth and fab!!

Now for the bad news. You cannot wash your hair for 3 fricking days!!! That means NO moisture. (i.e. sweat, cardio exercise, oils from your hands, styling products, etc.)That was a total bummer. My gal suggested taking baths to prevent any chance of my hair getting unnecessary moisture, which made sense. She also advised against putting any kind of hair ties or bobby pins in my hair, and and most importantly, NO tucking my hair behind my ears!!! I guess your hair becomes easily formed, like you are molding clay those 3 days while the product sets in.

I left the salon at about 9:30PM and are scheduled to return Thursday for my cut and big reveal...stay tuned for more results.

UPDATE: So here I am, day 2 (it was done Monday night) and I am feeling a little grungy looking today. Very Kurt Cobain. Ugghhh, I can't imagine what tomorrow will be like. Good thing I live in the Arizona desert...