BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT: before and after

[blah956]

RAH-ROH!!

I was speaking to a pal about how i get the brazilian blowout and she said that it in fact DOES have formaldehyde. she said she called and requested the ingredients sheet (i forgot what she called it) directly from the company and she said it still has hyde in it (i am not sure if she said it had formaldehyde or a derivative of it). she also said that brazilian blowout has several lawsuits against them in which the people suing have had their hair fall out from getting regular treatments. she said she would recommend getting the treatment at least twice tops in a year.

 

[blah956]

but then again, i'm not sure if she was just trying to get me to go into her salon and get their brazilian treatment

 

[Swanky]

TBH, there's claims about hair loss w/ every keratin treatment on the market.
I've googled reviews for every brand and there's always a couple of complaints about this for each one.

 

[lizavet8]

Thank you guys so much! Looks like we have several salons in Montana that do the BB....so I can't wait!

 

[princesskara]

for those who had very curly hair before the BB how were your curls after the BB when you let your hair air dry...did you have waves a al Nicole Richie?? did you put any product or just let it dry alone? When you use the blow dryer did it get straight??

I have super curly hair - the first week it was straight and then I had waves. Now, after 2 months I have perfect ringlets. They say they can pass up to 8 times and I did the full eight. I think I can upload pictures - the curls I had to get rid of, air dried (front and back) and blown out for 5 minutes with a blow dryer (no brushing - I then had to use a big curling iron to fix the ends)

 

[NYCBelle]

I have super curly hair - the first week it was straight and then I had waves. Now, after 2 months I have perfect ringlets. They say they can pass up to 8 times and I did the full eight. I think I can upload pictures - the curls I had to get rid of, air dried (front and back) and blown out for 5 minutes with a blow dryer (no brushing - I then had to use a big curling iron to fix the ends)

very nice! if i let my hair airdry with no product then i'll have waves but when i use get and a diffuser it'll get very curly. hopefully i won't have any curls just waves. thanks for posting pics!!

 

[Arachne911]

RAH-ROH!!

I was speaking to a pal about how i get the brazilian blowout and she said that it in fact DOES have formaldehyde. she said she called and requested the ingredients sheet (i forgot what she called it) directly from the company and she said it still has hyde in it (i am not sure if she said it had formaldehyde or a derivative of it). she also said that brazilian blowout has several lawsuits against them in which the people suing have had their hair fall out from getting regular treatments. she said she would recommend getting the treatment at least twice tops in a year.

well I think with any chemical reatment there would be a risk. I myself love the BB and I plain on getting it again maybe in April. I just got it and I have to say it is amazing no frizz even when I was caught in the rain!

 

[blah956]

well I think with any chemical reatment there would be a risk. I myself love the BB and I plain on getting it again maybe in April. I just got it and I have to say it is amazing no frizz even when I was caught in the rain!

i agree. i really love the BB and have dealt with frizz and poof and baby hair alll my life. this is the one remedy that makes my hair way more controllable. i'd still get it any time.

 

[thegraceful1]

Love it! Just had it done today, I have super sensitive scalp and was worried that my scalp would get a rash or something, but is was pain free, the whole process lasted it 2 hours, so far I love it! can't wait to see how it feels not to flat iron my hair for once

 

[NYCBelle]

Love it! Just had it done today, I have super sensitive scalp and was worried that my scalp would get a rash or something, but is was pain free, the whole process lasted it 2 hours, so far I love it! can't wait to see how it feels not to flat iron my hair for once

yes please give us an update

what was your hair like before?

 

[thegraceful1]

^ my hair texture is like Salma Hayet (sp?) but as I got older it becomes frizzier so now my hair looks like the Violet character from the invisible movie but as long as my hair is not frizzy, this is perfect.

 

[LOREBUNDE]

anyone with natural "african american" hair try the BB?

I was wondering the same thing. This morning in local paper I found an ad for this, i never knew what it was but remember there was a thread here. I was thinking of my daughters hair, course and curly.

 

[blah956]

i think another poster said it was better for her to get another treatment than BB for her coarse hair

 

[flashgirl]

someone posted a salon in south florida that was pretty cheap and good but I went through this whole thread and cannto find it, can anyone tell me the name>? thanks!

 

[WingNut]

I'm going to jump on this fast-moving train!!!

I just read through this whole thread....coincidentally enough since I just had the treatment done 1 week ago!

I've been struggling with my shoulder-blade-length hair and it's crazy frizziness forever. I've always had weird hair....smooth and straight on top and in the front, crazy bushy/wavy with some curls in the back. If I let it air-dry I look like a poodle, but only from the back. So it would take 1/2 to 1 hour to dry it and smooth it just so I could put a loose curl here and there.Just before I had the treatment, I was running around with wet hair and DH proclaimed that I had "Cocker-Spaniel hair"

Anyway, I was at a racetrack, suffering through multiple bouts of helmet-head, when I picked up an email on my iPhone introducing the Brazilian Blowout (tm) brand treatment (no Formaldehyde). I was on the phone that day getting my consult appt at my usual salon with a different stylist than the one I normally go to. After the consult, he wasn't available to get me in until after the end of October, and due to my travels, that meant it would be mid-October before I could get it done. Luckily my usual stylist came in at that moment, and while she hadn't been on the list of stylists who was ready, she told me she had been to the training and would do mine. Oh, and could I come back at 3:15pm that same day? You have no idea how quickly I said YES!!!

So we did it...I have complete faith in her btw....and I could NOT be happier. My hair still has wave, even better than before because prior to the treatment I had really kinky waves that were rather un-glamorous. Now it's looser and does exactly what I want. In the rain, it gets curly, but all I do is comb it out and I don't look like a twisted string-mop...just loose waves. Sweating in a helmet for 1 hour in 100+ degrees = same thing. Just comb it out and I am actually presentable! After the race, going to dinner, I didn't even bother washing my hair (too tired!), but blasted it a bit with the dryer and was out the door with a smile on my face.

Finally. This is the hair I've always wanted! Mine, just MUCH better behaved! It looks pretty much the same as before when I'd spend an hour styling, only now it takes 10 minutes, tops.

And yes, I've already booked my next appointment