A Brazilian Blow Out is a hair straightening/calming/defrizzing treatment that is an improvement on the Japanese straightening. It uses keratin as the filler to give your hair that straighter look and then the bonding happens with a non toxic chemical that replaces the first version which actually used formaldehyde. Ew. Once your hair is flat ironed the heat acts as the final step to beautifully smooth hair for 3-4 months.
I just came back from having this treatment done and I am so happy with the results. My hair is was curly. No question. I could straighten it, but once the humidity hit or if I started to sweat, the curls would come a knockin. If you don’t have curly hair, you won’t understand why we love straight hair so much.
The whole procedure takes about 3 hours and costs between $300-$400 dollars. Make sure you find a REPUTABLE salon there are LOTS of fakes and you want to avoid using the older product with formaldehyde because it can be toxic and has the potential to cause cancer. I know we all want to look good, but nobody wants cancer.
Here are the before and afters
and after
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Hi.
Great article and I’m glad you like the treatment.
I have loads of advice and posts about applying Brazilian Blowout at home – as well as looking after your locks once you’ve used Keratin straighteners – on my blog, http://brazilianfab.wordpress.com/
Head over if you have any questions and keep up the good work.
BB
Thanks for posting your positive experience. It’s true that there are some really bad products out there used for doing brazilian blow drys – but as you said, if you can find a reputable salon that has products without formaldehyde – it really makes an amazing, beautiful difference!
Your hair looks great! You got it at the end of October- how is it holding up?
I just had this done myself! The Brazilian Blowout is an amazing treatment! I’m really glad to have this service