BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT: before and after

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#586
Hopefully my salon will continue to offer this. I LOVE the results. My hair is in much better shape as a result. Out in the rain, or even after wearing a helmet for 2 hours...I can run a brush through it and not look a mess.

My salon included the Oribe shampoo and conditioner gratis as part of the initial package. Unfortunately I love the products! In an attempt to try something less $$, I tried the Burt's Bees pomegranate body-something shampoo (sulfate-free), but it left my hair a rough gooey mess. I was for a lower-priced option (don't know why, since I was a devoted kerastase user until now). I'll probably stick with the Oribe line from now on...maybe alternating with a different conditioner.
 
#590
I really hope this is resolved soon just because I know this is something my hair needs!! Yet, if there is truly that much formaldehyde in the product.... that's definitely a no-go.
 
#591
I dunno. 12% seems just too high for me to believe it! I think if there had been that much formeldahyde in the product, it would have had a longer lasting straightening effect. As it stands, I opted to go for a BKT as opposed to a BB because as a black women with zero chemicals in my hair, I felt the BB was too week of a system to loosen my tight curls. I'll wait and see what the true findings reveal.
 
#592
I agree. . . I'm skeptical.
I've had it twice, it's not even remotely harsh or strong. I'm not convinced it has that much 'hyde in it but I wouldn't be surprised if it had some :shrugs:
All the other brazilian's have it and all have a few complaints about hair loss if you google it. I have no negative experiences.
 
#594
I'm going for it! LEt the countdown begin. I was waiting for my salon to start doing it and they have a majority African American clientele and they have seen great results in the past year or so....

I already use a chemical relaxer so I'm not really scared of the chemicals in a BB
 
#596
I popped into the Salon for a trim 2 days ago and was told they are "temporarily suspending the BB treatments", but that I should hang on to my scheduled appointment. Right now they're evaluating another "Thermal conditioning" treatment. This does not make me happy. :sad: Hopefully the investigations will clear the air (no pun intended) for the BB treatment and all will resume. I know the Salon owner herself had been the tester for the product(s)...so we'll see where it goes.

In other news, I had to re-stock the Oribe shampoo..and looking at the ingredients on the box it shows Sodium Lareth Sulfate. I thought any kind of SLS was bad for the BB treatment? I asked about it and they said that the owner and the BB company had been in long discussions about what would/wouldn't be ok, and that the levels of LareTH Sulfate in the Oribe poo were nothing to worry about.

Just over 1 month after my treatment my is beginning to revert *slightly* to its original state, but nothing like what it was before. Still MUCH easier to style and no frizz!

I will be very bummed if the BB treatment isn't resurrected or replaced by something equally good.:pout:
 
#597
WingNut said:
I popped into the Salon for a trim 2 days ago and was told they are "temporarily suspending the BB treatments", but that I should hang on to my scheduled appointment. Right now they're evaluating another "Thermal conditioning" treatment. This does not make me happy. :sad: Hopefully the investigations will clear the air (no pun intended) for the BB treatment and all will resume. I know the Salon owner herself had been the tester for the product(s)...so we'll see where it goes.

In other news, I had to re-stock the Oribe shampoo..and looking at the ingredients on the box it shows Sodium Lareth Sulfate. I thought any kind of SLS was bad for the BB treatment? I asked about it and they said that the owner and the BB company had been in long discussions about what would/wouldn't be ok, and that the levels of LareTH Sulfate in the Oribe poo were nothing to worry about.

Just over 1 month after my treatment my is beginning to revert *slightly* to its original state, but nothing like what it was before. Still MUCH easier to style and no frizz!

I will be very bummed if the BB treatment isn't resurrected or replaced by something equally good.:pout:
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i agree! the local Ulta has coppola keratin treatment for $175. i don't wanna have to resort to that :(
 
#598
I called my stylist and she is continuing to do this as long as BB continues to stand by their product. Now that they have made affirmative representations that their stuff is still within the range of formaldahyde free, they can be in a ton of trouble if it turns out they've lied.
 
#599
My salon has stopped offering the BB because the stylists were experiencing negative health side effects - coughing, burning eyes, etc. I get Japanese straightening done every year or so and really wanted to try the BB because it takes out more of the frizz. I guess I'll just continue to use a flat iron....
 
#600
I doubt the formaldehyde scare is true, and as long as my salon continues to offer BB, I'll continue to have it done.

WingNut, try using Living Proof anti-frizz shampoo. You can get it at Sephora. It is sulfate-free and works better than anything else I tried (BB products and Moroccan Oil, both of which leave my hair too oily). I bought Oribe too (my salon said it would work w/BB), but took it back after I read the package and saw that it was not sulfate-free.
 
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