Brazilian Blowout ZERO (color, blonde, product, highlighted)
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I just did the Brazilian blowout zero yesterday and it turned out frizzier and curlier then it was before. It's horrible. I'm not sure if it's because its a newer product or if it is something the stylist did. I did the regular Brazilian blowout last summer and it looked amazing so I'm really not sure what is going on. If anyone has a similar story or any information I would love to hear it. Does anyone know how the stylist could mess up the procedure?
I just did the Brazilian blowout zero yesterday and it turned out frizzier and curlier then it was before. It's horrible. I'm not sure if it's because its a newer product or if it is something the stylist did. I did the regular Brazilian blowout last summer and it looked amazing so I'm really not sure what is going on. If anyone has a similar story or any information I would love to hear it. Does anyone know how the stylist could mess up the procedure?
I had the BB Zero done about three weeks ago. If you let your hair air-dry, yes, it does frizz and curl. Apply heat to it and it settles right down and stays settled. The stylist can do up to 12 passes with the flat iron, so 5-7 passes leaves some curl to it. If your stylist did not do the maximum number, that may be part of it, but the new formula does not air dry nearly so well as the old one. If you do not want to heat-style your hair, then you'll need to treat it as very wavy hair and put a styling gel on it while wet.
I had it done about 5 months ago, and amazingly my hair is still much better than it was before. It almost seems like its permanent...probably not but I hope so. But I don't know if its the same thing, mine was an all natural formaldehyde free keratin treatment.
I just did the Brazilian blowout zero yesterday and it turned out frizzier and curlier then it was before. It's horrible. I'm not sure if it's because its a newer product or if it is something the stylist did. I did the regular Brazilian blowout last summer and it looked amazing so I'm really not sure what is going on. If anyone has a similar story or any information I would love to hear it. Does anyone know how the stylist could mess up the procedure?
The stylist didn't mess up, I've heard similar complaints from most clients that have had the original BB. The BB Zero has no formaldehyde (hence the zero part), that's why you didn't get the same results. Its the formaldehyde that de-frizzes the hair and makes the cuticle smooth and easy to straighten. Which is why you need it done every three or four months, as the formaldehyde wears off, the frizz returns. The original BB is very dangerous though, it can and has caused all sorts of health problems for people, besides causing hair loss. I would use caution.
formaldyhyde is what they use to embalm people. I can understand it being dangerous. The chemicals they used to use to straighten hair long time ago, were always very powerful though, and probably toxic.
You ever get your hair straightened chemically? Wow.. what a stench that stuff has... the straightener.
Updating my experience with the BB Zero formula -- overall, it isn't worth the price for me. The old formula would keep my hair frizz-free for 4 months +, I only had to redo it because the new hair growth would start to overwhelm it. The Zero formula lasted barely 10 weeks with me babying it all the way. Today, with the humidity, my hair looks like a kudzu vine got in a fight with cotton candy. If I had the $$ to get it done every 2 months, I would, but I don't so I can't. If the price was dropped in half for the service, maybe I could & would swing it.
I have had the Coppola Keratin Smoothing process done twice and have been very happy with it. I believe it has a different formulation than the BB - I haven't heard the concerns with formaldehyde with the Coppola product. There is no significant smell when its being applied. The effects have lasted about 8 months each time.
go back to the salon and talk to them show them what went wrong
I was in 2 weeks ago for a haircut and my stylist saw it. There isn't much he can do about it, though. The salon won't use the original formula anymore (which I can understand -- they don't want to put their people in harm's way), and their prices are set by the cost of the product plus the stylist's time, bc it's such a labor-intensive process.
EE -- maybe I will give the Coppola treatment a try. I've seen they have one for highlighted blonde hair. That was a big factor for me choosing the BB in the first instance, b/c it had good feedback for color treated blond hair.
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