Professional hair straightening?

[fortmyersbride]

Have you done it? Is it worth the time and money?

I always like the way my hair looks when I get it cut, but I rarely have the time or motivation to blow dry and straighten it at home. I have thick, wavy/curly hair so it's a long process. I usually just let it air dry, but it tends to get weird bumps and flat spots since I have to wear it up in a scrub hat all day at work.

Should I suck it up and try a straightening treatment, or are they not as great as I hope them to be?

[cahabalily]

I did it when I was in college, and it changed the texture of my hair. It wasn't damaged, per se, but it felt....drier. It's just so much softer if I just flatiron it traditionally.

I achieve the same results with my Chi, although it does take longer. And even after the chemical straightening I still had to use my Chi.

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[lindyanne]

I did the yuko and loved it. I have done the agenda smoothing and like it but I still have to blow dry my hair do I think I'm going to buck up and travel to get the yuko done again

[fortmyersbride]

I have a Chi and like the results I get with it, but I guess I'm just lazy and find it time consuming to straighten on a regular basis (I'll also blame my thick hair for this). But unless it will completely eliminate the need to blow dry or straighten, perhaps it's not worth it for me.

[kangaroo11]

I did Yuko for years and then moved on to Brazilian. I loved the results with Yuko and liked the Brazilian because my hair is not colored at all, so Brazilian is not as good for me. I only stopped because I'm pregnant.

[emilyinchile]

I did keratin straightening every 3 months for a little over a year and loved it. I stopped because it maybe gives you cancer But everything gives you cancer these days, and my hair, which sounds like yours, looked fabulous. I'd definitely give it a try, especially if you can get a Groupon or something so it's not as much of an investment up front.

[Deleted]

I do Japanese (liscio) and it has been life changing. Best thing ever. I do it 1-2x/year. It takes about 4 hrs but my hair is a dream for months after.

[Deleted]

Oh I don't need to blow dry- it dries straight. It just looks more polished when I do. I only flat iron the roots when it grows in.

I would only recommend it if you have thick hair, though. My sister has much thinner hair and it made her look flat. She switched to keratin and is happier with that.

[fortmyersbride]

Oct 8, 2012 22:33:12 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

Oh I don't need to blow dry- it dries straight. It just looks more polished when I do. I only flat iron the roots when it grows in.

I would only recommend it if you have thick hair, though. My sister has much thinner hair and it made her look flat. She switched to keratin and is happier with that.

Hmm, this sounds very promising. I do have very thick, somewhat coarse hair so I would love for it to look more smoothed and polished without a lot of upkeep.

[starlily]

Yes I've done it and yes it was worth the time & money.

[momof2boys]

I have thick coarse hair, that is curly underneath on the bottom layer, not on the top layer if that makes sense. I HATED my hair. When it was short and the weight was taken off it it was slightly curly all over so I could somewhat play up the curls, but hated the feeling of gel in my hair trying to make the curls consistent. When long I wore my hair in a pony tail or bun everyday.

I had the Japanese thermal straitening done three years ago. Amazing! It lasted almost two years before i had to do it again! It doesn't usually last that long but b/c my hair was mostly curly underneath it lasts longer then if your hair is curly or whatnot on top where people can see it. It also lasted longer b/c I cut my hair short when I had it done and then just let it grow, so the weight of the hair helps pull it down. For two years I didn't have to blowdry it, straighten it, nothing. Just wash and go.
After two years I had it done again. Its now been a year and a few months since i've repeated it. Its starting to get a bit thicker etc but not awful and I won't repeat it for at least another year b/c it is expensive I want to get two years out of it again.