Brazilian Blowout for Hair

A friend of mine had it done twice. She has thick, curly hair. The first time was horrible and she really thinks the salon was inexperienced. The second one was great. Her hair was super shiny and looked fantastic. I have finer hair and felt it weighed my hair down, but it did shine pretty well.

I have extremely difficult, thick, curly, frizzy hair. I've tried all sorts of treatments, and for the past several years have had the Brazilian Blowout done every 11 weeks. It helps a ton. I still have to blow it dry with a round brush and flat iron it, but then I get compliments on my hair everywhere I go. It's worth it to me. I had hideous hair for so much of my life. Even though it's expensive and time consuming, I love having pretty hair now.

ETA: I tried the Keratin treatments, and they didn't make much difference in my hair. I've seen them work very well in other hair, but my hair is too coarse and curly. As for wearing the masks with the Brazilian, the Brazilian Blowout is a type of keratin treatment, and as long as the salon is well ventilated there is no problem. No one in the salon that I go to wears masks. Here is an article from Reader's Digest Health that discusses it pretty fairly if you're interested:
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-looks/hair/is-it-safe-to...

I am interested in trying Surface. I like to try everything and see what works best. :)

Ask questions. How long is it supposed to last? What products do you need to use on your hair after the blowout? How long before you can wash it?

It is my understanding that a blowout doesn't last long. I know that I paid $75 for something that didn't last for 2 weeks, and I was NOT happy. I got a Karatin treatment done for $200 (I have long hair) and it lasts 4 - 5 months and makes a big difference for me, especially in hot and humid weather. I use a kind of shampoo that has no sulfides that is especially for keratin treated hair. That makes my treatment last longer.

Good luck with what you choose.

I have done the Japanese straightening treatment and also the Brazilian Keratin. I did not like either one. I have fine, wavy hair, though a great amount of hair, and both treatments made my hair so flat that I looked as if my face were huge and fat and my hair was flat against it, thinning out on the back crown area. It looked like greasy, unwashed hair, even though I washed it every couple of days. It also damaged my hair. I could easily tell where the line was of the new growth versus the treated hair because the treated hair had split ends everywhere. It took years to grow out since I have very long hair, and will never do it again.

I should have known something was up when I saw they were using the same product on me as they were using on some ladies with very kinky, ethnic, thick hair. I feel that they used a high strength on me when I didn't need it. I was very clear that I just wanted to get rid of frizz which is constant living in a humid client like South Florida, but I did not want to give up volume and wanted something that would not be too harsh on my already dyed hair.

Many stylists will tell you that anything containing chemicals will dry out your hair and that the ones who claim it's actually healthy and revitalizing are just hoping to make a quick buck. I feel that's pretty accurate. I would not mind a deep conditioning treatment but anything containing formaldehyde or other strong chemicals is a no-go. Putting dye in my hair is as far as I am willing to go in terms of chemicals at this point.

My daughter is mixed and I've had stylists tell us this MAY help her hair. We just did a treatment called Surface last week on her head and it's made a world of difference. She has more manageable hair now...she won't be able to wash it until tomorrow, but that's normal for her anyways.

Brazilian Blowouts scare me when you and the stylist have to wear a mask to have it done. I've seen amazing results with it, but it's still scary for me to do to me 12 year old.