Brazilian Hair Straightening: Is the Controversy Just B.S.?
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Brazilian straightening is a hot new process to tame curly locks that might be flat out dangerous.
While many salons claim that their procedures are safe, the skinny on Brazilian straightening is that all the products contain formaldehyde.
With so much controversy surrounding this very effective, but possibly unsafe straightening method, salon owners are now sweeping the dust under the carpet and calling the tiger a kitten.
Names like, BKT, or Brazilian Keratin Treatments are becomming more common than the original hazardous namesake, and some salons claim to use to smallest percentage needed.
But... where safety is concerned...it's best to be an informed consumer.
First it's important to understand that small amounts of formaldehyde are present all around us, it occurs naturally and is found in many manmade products.
The questions arose because the formaldehyde used in manufactured products breaks down slowly under normal circumstances, and is not rapidly released into the enviorment.
However, heat and moderate humidity levels hastens the breakdown and release of the chemical.
Since formaldehyde can bond and stick around awhile, meaning it would be hard to wash out in a few shampoos, there are concerns that the chemical could accumulate on the hair over time and would be re-released with each wash and dry.
So, long term use of the straightening method would also mean long term exposure, and accumulation on the hair.
What Are The Effects Of Formaldehyde?
1) Some people are naturally highly sensitive to formaldehyde, others may not be as sensitive but over time develop an allergy to it. It's in the chemical's make up to stir the immune system and cause sensitivity.
2) Runny nose, sore throat, headache, itching, and irritated eyes can occur with low levels of exposure.
3) It is also a known carcinogen, and smokers in particular are at a greater risk for cancers of the airways, including nasal passages when they are exposed to formaldehyde.
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How Can We Protect Ourselves?
Pregnant women, people with compromised lung functioning whether from bronchitis or smoking, and formaldehyde sensitive people must make a great effort to avoid exposure.
Ask if Formaldehyde or the Brazilian Straightening System is being used in your salon. There are salons that refuse to use the system because if the risk to their clients.
People working with chemicals are just as at risk as the clients they serve. Wearing gloves, and installing a proper ventilation system could help, but remember you are still exposing yourself continuously thereby increasing your chances of harm.
If you experience the symptoms associated with low level exposure, get outside, if product is in the hair ask the stylist to ventilate the room, and rinsed it out ASAP once you feel better.
If you suddenly experience shortness of breath, accompanied by hives, or burning sensations around your head, ask for help, call 911, and get to a ventilated area.
If after a few days with the treatment you or family members start feeling under the weather with respiratory symptoms and fatigue, consult your doctor, and tell him/her about your exposure to formaldehyde.
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It's also said you get what you pay for:
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Taming my super curly hair has been a lifelong journey, but in the end, I find it's best to just deal with my hair according to the day's challenge.
There are lots of people out their who thought bone straight hair was their dream and got the BS treatment only to find out that the look makes them look all washed up.
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Just The Facts And A Shout
- Formaldehyde Facts
- Can a New Brazilian Hair-Straightening Treatment Make You Sick? -- New York Magazine
Is your straight hair making your stylist sick? - Rave For BKT
I Am Not My Hair so... Let's Celebrate Our Souls
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Interesting! I've never heard of this either (thankfully I don't need to straighten my hair, especially w/ formaldehyde).
I have very curly hair and for years I damaged it with relaxers that actually never even worked. This product is like a miracle for me. It makes my hair so managable even in the Floridian swamp-like weather. I love it. I just hope it doesn't kill me!
I never said it doesn't work, but I hope it doesn't kill you either.
I firm believer that people have a right to know the risk, understand their options, and know what to do should in case of things go bad.
I also believe they have a right to decide for themselves.
I think the people at the greastest risk are the ones putting it on clients, but there's no research into that yet.
I've had the treatment. Although I like the results I've decided to go back to relaxing my hair. Does anyone know if you can relax your hair after a BKT. It's now been 3 months and my hair is getting kinky again. In the past I've used Phytospecific hair relaxer.
You'll need to find a good salon. Then let them know which type of BKT was used(since there are different brands).
If the person doing the new straightening is any good they will call the company to make sure thier product doesn't have negetive effects with other products.
i am a hairdresser and this straightening is horrible for you...it works great but i did a little research...i had the company send me over the msds sheets on the product...i found out that they say there is no Formaldehyde in the product but which causes cancer and they hide it by using other names for it...for example they told me they used aldehyde in it---> turns out to be that it is the same as Formaldehyde if you look under a medical dictionary definition...STAY AWAY!!!
The salon owners also don't tell you the risks of Japanese straightening combined with hair coloring. After about 6-7 semi-annual treatments, my long straight hair broke off from scalp to ends, all different areas. My Japanese stylist made me feel responsible for "damage" and just charged me more for "deep conditioning" which did nothing. i now sport a Pob. Yesterday I tried BKT and love it.
I did the Japanese hair straigthening. I colored a few month after. My hair is breaking like crazy. The color has faded. What to do - the curls are coming back too after 4 month
Hey Tessa,
Get to a good professional salon asap… how do you know it’s good?
Many of the big guys like Paul Mitchell have requirements for salons that carry their line exclusively. For instance…the salon must have its staff attend classes and seminars to use their exclusive products.
Always be honest with your stylist and tell them exactly what you used in your hair between the straightening and breaks…also find out exactly what the Brazilian hair product was that used on your hair since each has a slightly different chemical composition, and share this information.
If a stylist doesn’t do a consult before they dive into your hair…then they are just a hair dresser who could care less about the end result.
You will probably neeed a good conditioning treatment. Tkae a look at my other article Nearly natural solutions for cury hair for a break from chemical straightening.
You have to be very careful with those hair irons.
I'm just curious what do clients do when they get home and have to hold their baby, lay next to their husband or hold a child after they get The Brazilian Straightening Treatment. I found some interesting information while doing research on the Brazilian Straightening. Presumably, the hairstylist & the client are wearing masks to protect from the fumes. Stylist are suggesting to the clients that using air purifiers, expensive fume extractor and do the process in a well ventilated room is making it safe to have this straightening and safe for their stylist to use day in and day out. Ok, but what happens when you leave the salon and you can't wash your hair for a couple of days. Yes, the client is told that "it doesn't touch the scalp, it doesn't get on the skin, it won't seep into your pores. But, what happens when you are laying your head on the same pillow every night, breathing the product into your lungs!! You lay on your back, where is your hair? You lay on your stomach where is your face?Where is your new born's face when you are burping him?Where is your child's face when you are hugging him!! Remember when the product "wears off", in the course of the following 3 - 5 months it returns to its vapor state. As it does this, the client, as well as all who are close by are inhaling the fumes on a daily basis it's the accumulative exposure that is the danger. Heat and moderate humidity levels hastens the breakdown and release the chemical even after treatment.Since formaldehyde can bond and stick around awhile, meaning it would be hard to wash out in a few shampoos, there are concerns that the chemical could accumulate on the hair over time and would be re-released with each wash and dry.So, long term use of the straightening method would also mean long term exposure, and accumulation on the hair Understand that there is 2% formaldehyde volume in the Brazilian Straightening and that is 10 times the amount considered to be safe (.02%) in Cosmetics, nail polish and daily cleaning agents. I have heard once :Our insurance wouldn't cover BKT if it wasn't FDA approved. As a salon owner, a insurance company has never asked me about products that I use, or about a FDA approval. Even the health department that comes into my salon regularly has never asked me about product ingredients. The goo used in the Brazilian method is made of keratin protein and formaldehyde—you know, the stuff used to embalm bodies So what's wrong with it? Its major ingredient, and why it smells so bad, is formaldehyde, which is classified as a human carcinogen by the International Agency on research for Cancer, part of the World Health Organization. In short, it can cause cancer. 2% is very high and over time very dangerous!! Once the Brazilian straightening solution is painted on dry hair, the stylist flatirons the hair, releasing vapors into the air. With repeated inhalation at higher levels, it is associated with nasal and brain cancer, and possibly leukemia, according to the National Cancer Institute. So think about what you and your family are breathing in every time you flat iron your hair.
I totally agree!
That's why I'm really against this method to straightening:
I created another article for people who want to try some nearly natural solutions for curly hair.
http://hubpages.com/hub/NearlyNaturalShort-Hair
While the natural methods work fastest for short hair, longer hair will take lnoger, but the results are just as good.
I had this treatment one week ago and my hair is falling out! I have what my dermatologist calls telogen effluvium induced by contact dermatitis. In other words, my scalp itches, is dandruffy now, and handfuls of my hair are falling out. This is going to last for months as the hair growth cycle regulates. I have to take steroids to get rid of the dermatitis, but the damage is done.
This is SOOOOOOOOOO not worth the sinkful of hair that fell out of my head today. I am so sad that I didn't just leave well enough alone.
So the chemicals are not just harmful to breathe. They're bad for your skin. If you're a sensitive skinned person, do not touch this treatment with a ten-foot pole.
Wow, I had not heard about this. I have muliple chemical sensitivties, and formaldehyde is something that sets off weird flare-ups in me. These toxic chemicals are all around us, and people don't realize it. SOmething like this hair straightening method could push easliy someone over theie sensitvity limits. Be careful.
Stay away from the Brazilian and Japanese straightening. I did the Japanese in January. I went back to my stylist who is doingfrequent deep conditioning and clipping the ends. My hair is still falling. It is damaged beyond repair. I have to keep trimming it
hmm. I don't know if I would want to try Brazillian. I'll still stick to the Japanese hair straightening way. I've done if four times now and the only time it didn't work for me was on my fourth time, when I had it done by an inexperienced stylist.
Well as far as I know everything give you cancel now days. There is one brazilian relaxer that doesn't have formadehyde and it works great! Every body have a differente opinion about every product in te market. I do hair and yes the product is strong, but every one I have done so far is been happy with it.
I was seriously thinking about getting the "Brazilian straightening", but had concerns about the formaldehyde. The salon I go to really tried to "minimize" the potential danger; It's well ventilated, its only a small amount, I did it to my daughter and she's fine, were the things I heard. As it happens, I'm trying to get pregnant so this isn't a good idea for me but, I don't think I would have done it anyway. Too many questions about the safety and its not worth the risk.
I was confused re what to do about my hair and my stylist refused to use BS. It helps to read all the comments here, so I am staying away from both BS and Japanese straightening. Has anyone got any information on Ionar or The Marroquino Hair Treatment? I checked their website and they list "keratin white Clay and cocoa oil" as ingridients... It is a confusing world out there, perhaps time to just accept my hair for what it is and work with it!
I did the Japanses Hair straightening a year and a half ago. At first it was okay then my hair fell out in patches. It got so bad that I got hair extensions while I waited for my hair to grow back. My hair is very frizzy and unmanageable so I made an appontmant to have the Brazillian keratin done. I am supposed to be getting the brazillian keratin hair straightening done tomorrow. My hair stylist said that there are no chemicals in the one she uses. I will go and ask to read the ingriedents on the container. This site helped a lot. I now know the other name for formaldehyde.
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I just came back from vacation in Brazil and had this treatment done over there. I went to a well known hair salon and the stylist explained to me that there are many different versions of the formaldehyde treatment (including the “chocolate” and “citric acid treatment”, among others). From what I learned, the formaldehyde treatment started a few years ago and, in the beginning, a lot of people had problems with this treatment; many lost a lot of hair. They found out, later on, that they were using a high percentage of formaldehyde and now they are only allowed to use 2%, which seems to be fine so far. I know many people from Brazil who have been doing this treatment for a few years and are VERY happy with the results. I did the “citric acid treatment” (citric acid is an organic acid commonly used as a pH adjuster and a natural preservative in hair care products), which, according to the stylist, has no formaldehyde (but later on I learned that there is if fact a small percentage). Before the treatment my hair was extremely dry, frizzy, and unmanageable because of the sun, ocean and chlorine. It looked so damaged that I couldn’t wear my hair down because it looked horrible. Even when I used my ceramic flat iron the ends looked awful. It has been about 3 weeks now, since I had the treatment done and my hair looks and feels great. I’ve been wearing it down with no problems, and there is no need to even use the blow dryer or the flat iron (both of which are very damaging). Because of the small percentage of formaldehyde, my hair is not completely straight, but it’s much more manageable, softer and the dry ends look smooth and healthy. Of course I don’t know what the consequences from the long term exposure of this product are, or how my hair will look after the product is completely washed out (he said it would take about 4 months) but I am most definitely happy with the treatment. I will be sure to post another comment if things go bad from now on but, for now, I am looking forward to finding a hair salon in my area that offers this treatment.
I have been doing Brazilian straighting since last August, I loved it, my hair is so smouth and shiny, I used "chocolate" and I didn't have any problems, I have highlights in my hair, this traitement is amazing!
There are several companies that produce BKT. Many state they have no formaldehyde in their formula. They have aldehyde. Does this not sound like a derivative? The scent of the treatment has nothing to do with the strength. Whether using 0%, 2% or 4% you can choose mint, strawberry, acai or chocolate scent. BKT is the latest and greatest "bad boy" on the block to sensationalize. How much less damage do we do ourselves with color or perms? If you're a smoker can you really point a finger at BKT? You take in formaldehyde with every cigarette. It's in your carpets, counters, cabinets, foods and nail products. To single out BKT and blindly ignore your daily intake offenders is so un-informed. Like mom used to say...a "little" knowledge is so dangerous. Either cut it all out of your life or get informed so as not to appear silly.
Hi,
Sorry to butt in, but I've been checking in on this hub for months now and I have to say something, even it it does perhaps amount to blatant self promotion.
I British, but I live in Brasil and I've been using Keratin hair straightener for a couple of years. I love it so much a run a website selling it all over the world.
The product I sell is made by a company called Niasi (www.niasi.com.br) and I can assure it does not contain Formaldehyde, Aldehyde or any of the derivative names I've heard banded around.
The simple truth is that unlike some countries (America included) Brasil has incredibly tight laws about the use of chemicals and the responsibilties of service providers like hairdressers.
Once the product was ruled unsafe - by authorities here - its use was outlawed. What the smart producers did was go away and find other ingredients which would work.
Everybody knows about the Keratin thing, but other chemicals and extracts have now been found which do the same job (actually theu do it a lot better).
Now I'm not simply trying to plug my site (www.escovaprogress.com by the way) because any hair straightener produced in Brazil - and that includes many different product names such as Escova Progressiva, Escova Progress, Escova Marroquin (Moroccan), KerateLiss it goes on and on - will nt contain the dreaded Formaldehyde.
As it goes, as well as been the most effective Keratin product on the market (You'll see it in just about every salon in Brasil) Zene Escova Progress was the first of the new wave of hair straightening treatments to be formally approved as 100% safe by the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
I'm not sure if such a blatantly commercial post will make it to this hub, but I hope somebody somewhere picks up on this and spreads the word.
That way you can all have beautifully straight, glossy hair just like me :)
BB
i have found this hub to be terribly interesting!!! thanks to all involved. i am a hairdresser and was just introduced to the brazilian smoothing system yesterday. we were told it did not contain formaldehyde but it used amaldehyde instead. sounded eeriluy simular to me, but we performed the service on our models anyway. i am now very concerned about bringing these products in to my salon!! will definetly do more investigating.
*****for those expierencing hair loss from japanese relaxers*****
I am certified in this product and the reason hair falls out is the fault of the stylist!!! the relaxer esentially makes the shaft of the hair shrink. if the product is applied directly to the scalp (WHICH IS A HUGE NO-NO!!), the hair shaft becomes smaller than the diameter of the hair follicle and the hair literally slides out of the follicle. this is irreversible, unfortunately. you can tell whether the hair is breaking or falling out at the scalp by the size of the hair. if they are full length strands with a small bit of scalp tissue (GROSS, i know) attatched to it, then its just falling out and trims and conditioners will not help. if the strands are half-sized and maybe the end of the strand is grazzely, then trims and conditioners will help prevent further damage. be sure to ask your stylist if they are CERTIFIED to use these products. even ask to see their certificate. i held on to mine just in case anyone asked for proof. do not be shy to do this...its YOUR hair and you have to live with the consequences. a professional stylist will not be offended to provide this info to their clients!! Good luck all!!!
i got this done at a great salon for a pretty good price. i asked for the treatment w/o formaldehyde, but it was more expensive (the chocolate treatment) and i'm allergic to the ingredients in that one, so i just stuck with the traditional. my hair felt so soft and was so much more manageable! it was still curly, but much nicer and easier to blow dry/straighten. i got so many compliments afterward, and did not lose hair or die for that matter...just make sure you go to a reputable place and not the place with the cheapest price!
wOJO
Please help me. I had the bkt in January 08 and loved it. I then redid the bkt at the same salon and liternally 10 days after the treatment, my hair started to fall out, it has now been 7 months and still falling out. I have been to many doctors to try and find the reason and I am sure this is it. I still do not see any regrowth and am loosing about 100 hairs a day. I had very thick hair and have lost about 50% of it. Mine is falling from the root, has the white sheath at the end. Do you think damage is irreversible. I had a scalp biopsy done last week and they told me I have a lot of hairs in telogen stage and I should get regrowth. I now just was my hair and leave it to dry on its own, I do not blow dry it I am so depressed to see my hair falling out
you did the right thing by going to a doctor. Try this website for natural hair care. You might be able to contact my friend Keichelle through it. She is an expert in natural hair care that migh help you get regrowth.
I love the Brazilian treatment. I've been using the dream hair brand for about 9 months. The results are fabulous. My frizz is gone & my hair is less curly, easy to style and looks healthy! The product didnt say it had formeldahyde, but I later found out it did.
About a week after my last application, I developed a cold. Which I found out was bronchitis. My bacteria levels were extremely high & the doctor was really surprised that I didn't smoke or have asthma. I found out if I had not gone to the doctor, this would've turned into pnemonia. I've been really sick for about 2 weeks and I decided to google it. Ironically formeldahyde can cause bronchitis. I really believe this is why I am so sick. I am now freaked out because the treatment slowly washes away & I have these fumes on my head. I am also extremely bummed, because I will not use the product again.
I know having bronchitis doesn't seem to be that bad. But I think it's a wake up call. Looking at all of the long term effects are scary. Lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, asthma.. etc. etc. Has anyone experienced any health issues? I don't know if I should cut all of my hair off, so that I'm not breathing in the product any longer. Or if the levels are now low enough for it not to bother me. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. I feel weird telling my doctor about this.. but I can't find anything about preventative exposure on the web.
Hello there!I have never done the brazilian keratin but i did the Japanese thermal reconditioning,namely yuko and it was a DISASTER,apparently the stylist put the the chemicals on the scalp and ten days after the treatment my hair started to fall out in HANDFULLS.....it has been 2.5 months and I have noted incredibly thinning in my hair and I can barely comb it because lots of it comes out,also the scalp is extremely flaky and itchy....I also had a scalp biopsy done and and it confirmed that I had an acute exogenous trauma to the scalp that also left me with telogen effluvium.....it supposedly goes away after a 6-8 months....please girls don't mess with your hair......be happy with what u have
I am currently going through some serious kinky hair issues, iam used to having relaxed hair, however i have decided to go natural, and have been since september. I thought i had found the golden ticket when i ran into someone offering to do this on craigslist! But i have a biology degree and once i saw formaldehyde, i knew what time is was.... lol meaning i didnt want it anymore. Its not worth it! There is an alternative, and its called Ojon and Wen. These products work, but it takes a little longer but they are completely natural. I was going to get the BST for a quick fix.
It seems as though this particular page is a pretty obvious plug for Paul Mitchell; and for that reason I don't buy the whole "Brazilian Straightening is Bad; Paul Mitchell is good" rhetoric. Right when I signed up for Hub just now, they asked if I had something I wanted to sell. I'm going to do some more research on the Brazilian process, because it costs 1/3 of the Japanese treatment. Plus, I've tried Gloss Drops, and it doesn't work AT ALL on my hair.
I worked for a Brazilian Hair Staraightening Co. They don't even really know if it's harmful or not, it's all about the money! They would tell their clients it's totally safe but I did my research and formaldehyde is very dangerous. I even showed them my findings but they only wanted to concentrate on the parts of the documents that might imply that formadehyde is not so harmful. They rely on the fact that they have a low formaldehyde content but what they fail to tell the people is that this is sitting on your head for months. It's there while you sweat, while you sleep, while you work. It's formaldehyde sitting for months on your head! You are constantly and consistently being exposed and there are NO studies to determine what the long term effects of this particular exposure can be. Beauty is not worth this. I never felt comfortable working for them because I knew they dealt in half truths. Please think twice before getting this done!
i'm brazilian and i've done already two types of straightening treatments. i think i've done a them a total of five times altogether. the first three were with a treatment called "photum" which works with a bit of chemicals and then some lazer. you basically stay up to 6 hours in the salon going through series of steps for the procedure. they say it stays until it grows out but i think it only works for half a year. they also told me that this procedure was less harmful than BKT, and i believe them because there are no fumes at all when they apply the stuff to your hair. but still, 6 hours on a chair is too long! so i tried BKT for twice and it's worked fine for me so far. but i won't be doing it again because i'm concerned that if i do it too much it could harm me in the long-run.
i've also only recently learned that there is an actual law now that states that hair treatments that contain formaldehyde can't be done in salons now. my hairdresser told me this and she added that if they catch a hairdresser doing it, they go to jail for 10 years with no bail! so i got my hairdresser to do it at my house for me for the last time, but i don't think i want to be involved in something that is remotely close to breaking a law!
It's been three months since I did the BKT treatment to my hair....It's been okay. Initially I was very satisfied with the results after my first wash, I started to realize that my hair was shedding like crazy throughout the day. I thought maybe I used the wrong shampoo. After a couple of washes and trying to find the best shampoo the shedding was minimal. (tresamme smooth and silky)gave me the best results. I started to use leave-in treatments for breakage and my hair really is a lot better. I really don't want to get the BKT treatment done for another two or three months. However, the roots are getting really curly. Can I relax (chemically)? Oh, I also notice that my hair is not growing as fast....it is growing just not as fast as it use to. I need to know if I can relax the roots and why if anyone knows the growth is stund......
I am a hairstylist in souther california, i am experienced in both japanese and brazilian hair straitners and i can tell you i have never had any of my clients experience hair loss with it. Go to an experienced hair straitner stylest you will not have this problem. Its your hair dresser's fault not the product. As far as the brazilian is concerned yes it is still considered a new product and don't know the long term affects are.But for those who got the brazilian and are concerned obout thier safety and want the product off, go jump in to the ocean or clorien water and that atomaticly will deteriorate the brazilian off your hair. Salt is the enemy to the brazilian, and yes this sit does sound like a promotion to Paul Mitchel produt. stop the panic and insanity.
can I relax my hair before getting my 2nd BKT treatment? My roots are out of control!!!!!!
There is a non chemical straightening system called Reform. It is the first NATURAL STRAIGHTENING SYSTEM in the industry that does not use a harsh chemical to break down the hair bonds. You do not wear gloves, it is 100% Vegan and Fragrance Free.
It is a wonderful system that has changed my life in the salon! The formal systems are very dangerous and actually illegal in Brazil, funny as they came from there! Allure magazine two years ago put a 4 page article just on the warnings to these systems and yet look how the popularity took over! All these Keratin Systems have a derivative of a formaldehyde! Look at the last part of formaldeHYDE! Hum....When used with heat a Aldehyde will turn to Formaldehyde.
I sure hope the price tag on your life is more than what your making for these systems. if you continue to use them, I would suggest you start a death piggy bank! Not any money in the world would make me consider using them or work NEXT To someone that does use them. Please people!!!!
I am supposed to be having the brazilian straightening treatment in a few days (the cocochoco chocolate one) and i am nervous. most of the articles that i have read are old (from 2 years ago). have they maybe improved it since then? i really want to do it but i am scared to take a chance - ie re the harmful chemicals in the treamtment. i have v curly and dry hair and this will really help. any comments?
I've been using this system for some time and I found out a wonderful and treated hair. I've had NO hair loss or hair breaking. Just the opposite, my hair has never been so beautiful. There is a strong odour, it's true but all the straightening treatments have terrible smell too besides they all have hazardous substances, all of them.
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maricarbo says:
2 years ago
I had never heard of this type of straightening for hair. Good information.