Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at
9:08 am
Permanent Hair Straightening has become very popular as recent styles of pin straight hair are the in thing. This technology was developed in Japan where straight hair is desired by most women. This process is generally called Japanese Hair Straightening but in the US, Canada & UK it is also referred to as Ionic Retexturizing, Japanese Straight Perm, Thermal Reconstruction, and Rebonding. This is a very intensive process that leaves the hair completely straight, and feeling silky and smooth with a glossy appearance. It works by breaking down the hydrogen bonds in the hair’s cortex to remove all curl and waves. Since this is a permanent restructuring of your hair, it will last until new hair growth, which will of course come in as normal.
Permanent Hair Straightening only works on Caucasian or Asian hair. It is not recommended for African hair which is considered more fragile. For African hair you are better of with relaxing which is especially made for African hair. If you have used a relaxer on your hair in the past you should not get your hair permanently straightener as these two processes are not compatible and you may see breakage or fall out. Also, be sure to inform your stylist about other processes like bleaching, color, highlights etc. that you have used in the recent past. The best way to make sure you are a good candidate for this process is to have your stylist do a strand test. Actually your stylist should be the one to suggest this if they are professional and and experienced and are looking to get you the best results. Although straightening can be done on colored hair, be sure to follow general guidelines of waiting two weeks or more before and after.
If you do decide to go ahead remember that hair straightened by this process will keep your hair looking smooth and shiny for six to nine months depending on your hair growth rate. Therefore the 4 to 6 hours (depending on hair length) it takes for the process is definitely worth it. You may also think that the cost of $500-$800 for a good experienced stylist is worth it as it will cut down on daily styling time for many months. I will caution you to use only shampoos and conditioners recommended for your new shiny mane. Primarily you will need deeper conditioning, maybe even leave-in conditioners, and styling products with sunscreen.
I have many friends that swear by Japanese Hair Straightening and have not personally heard any horror stories. I myself am considering it but am still mulling it over. One thing to remember is that permanent means that you will not be able to have any curls or waves – no curling iron will work. So it is a commitment for over six months so choose wisely.
Ann is a home based business entrepreneur who researches various topics and reviews internet products. For more information on total hair care visit her site Best Hair Care Guide.
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at
10:54 am
One of the most popular hair styling tools used by most of the peoples these days is a hair straightener. In the most common way this hair styling tool is used for the purpose of straightening your curly unmanageable hair with the help of heat technique. It changes the hair structure by applying heat to it. It was first invented by Erica Feldman in the year 1872. It was then nothing but hated rods used for the purpose of straightening or styling the hair. During the 1960s women tied to use this technique for straightening their hair by using clothing irons to remove unwanted curls and waves of their hair. It was only in 1909 that Isaac K. Shero got the patent of hair straighteners by using two flat irons that are heated and pressed together. Like most of the inventions the hair straighteners also underwent gradual change of development. And the hair straighteners that we use these days are undoubtedly credited to Lady Jennifer Bell Schofield. She was the one who, in 1912 combined made out the hair straighteners into a hinged, two plated heated iron. But that too is not the ultimate end of development of the hair straighteners. Far more developments are still in progress to make the hair straighteners better and far more safer and a thing of much more utility to be used more safely.
These days a large variety of hair straighteners are available in the market. These are quite easy to use and even you can use it at home without wasting a lot of money and time by visiting a hair stylist for the purpose of straightening your hair.
Now let us have a look how does a hair straightener work. The process that the hair straighteners use to straighten the hair is quite easy. The main thing is heat treatment. Breaking down the hydrogen bonds found in the hair’s cortex, which causes hair to bend and become curly is the main thing that is done by the hair straighteners to make the hair straight. Though it is true that the hydrogen bonds are reformed when exposed to hair but when it is broken the hair is unable to hold its original, natural form thus at that time you can easily give it the shape you want to mould it into.
With the development of technology the pattern of heating technique in the hair straighteners has also changed. The ceramic heating elements that are used these days for heating purpose are more effective because of their constant heating with a very fast heat-up time. Flat irons with a higher-quality plate is much more desirable as they straighten the hair much more easily and cause less damage to the hair. In good hair straighteners the ceramic coating is very hard and are sprayed in layers and baked on to perform the best. It is true that these units are much costly, while the less expensive units do not have any ceramic coating, rather sometimes have a paint-like coating, which is soon gone off causing a lot more damage to the hair cortex.
Generally hair straighteners are used only on dried hair. It takes a few minutes and then you can get your desired straight hair look. But the thing that should be kept in mind is that a hair straightener may damage your hair. Though a sensible use of hair straighteners doesn’t have much harmful effects on the hair but if you are desperate enough to use it daily, you are sure to ruin your hair.
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at
5:54 pm
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at
5:36 pm
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at
1:13 am
I just bought a Cortex cordless hair straightener new, albeit off ebay.
The little manual said to charge it for 3 hours until use.
I set it up, plugged it in and turned the power button on. It said "000", and stayed like that for the past 4 hours.
When I disconnect it from the power, the buttons will not turn on. When I leave it in, the buttons do not do anything more than beep.
The manual says that it will say "C" when charging. It doesn’t.
Somebody help?
