Category: Health and Fitness

You could say it’s a very intensive conditioning treatment. A keratin solution is applied on the hair, left on for about half an hour, then sealed in with heat. The result is straight, shiny, non-frizzy hair.

 

The big difference

So you may be asking: how is the Brazilian blow dry different from other hair straightening treatments?

First, it does not use chemicals that “cook” your hair straight. While other hair straightening treatments are likely to leave your hair damaged, Brazilian blow dry – when done properly – leaves your hair healthier. In fact, the more damaged your hair is when you come in for the treatment, the better your results will be when you step out.

The Brazilian blow dry does not completely straighten hair. If you have curly hair, it leaves a natural-looking wave, minus the frizz.

Because the treatment seals keratin into your hair, you can expect the results to stay even when you shower, swim, and shampoo your hair.

The treatment results are not permanent; they last for about 3 months. This prevents the common problem of hair straightening, which is that while your hair grows out, you end up with the lower half of your hair straight and the newer top half curly.

With the Brazilian blow dry, the treated waves blend in naturally with the new hair. In the unlikely event that you didn’t like the results in the first place, you don’t need to cut your treated hair off to start over; you can just wait for the results to naturally fade out.

Of course, if you like your treatment, you can simply have it redone fresh in three months, as a sort of routine maintenance for healthy vibrant hair.

How it’s done

Depending on how thick or long your hair is, a Brazilian blow dry will usually take just 2-4 hours, unlike other straightening treatments which can last up to 7 hours.

There are five simple steps to getting a Brazilian blow dry:

1. First, your hair needs to be washed using any type of clarifying shampoo.

2. The shampoo is rinsed off thoroughly, then a keratin treatment solution is applied onto the hair. The process for doing this is similar to the process of applying hair colour.

3. After applying the solution, your hair stylists will leave your hair to soak for a few minutes.

4. The hair, still with the keratin solution, is blow dried. The blow dry process can take 30-40 minutes depending on how thick or thin your hair is.

5. When your hair is dry, your stylist will use a flat iron to completely seal in the keratin solution.

6. Any excess keratin solution is rinsed out with water. The basic Brazilian blow dry treatment ends here.

7. For finishing touches, a conditioning mask is applied.

8. The hair is blow dried quickly, just so that you don’t step out of the salon with dripping hair.

After you leave the salon, this final blow dry will be all you need after every shampoo to restore your salon-perfect hair.

So are you ready for your own wash-and-wear beautiful hair? You can get a Brazilian blow dry in London from any reputable London salon. Take this step to achieve shinier and healthier hair and give your confidence a huge boost.