Comments on Obsession Isn't Just a Perfume...: The Brazilian Blowout 411 With Update

As a hairstylist I agree that keratin treatments t...

2011-10-09T08:14:43.735-07:00

As a hairstylist I agree that keratin treatments to amazing things to your hair but they are DANGEROUS! They are harmful to your lung and respiratory system as well as it can lead to eye and skin disease. The high levels of formaldehyde are extremely harmful because once the heat of a flat iron touches the hair, the chemical vaporizes and the stylist, client and the people around them are exposed to this dangerous chemical that could potentially kill them. Sometimes I would like to look at stylists who offer this and ask them....Are you really willing to risk your life for something that can easily be done with a flatiron without including any of those harsh life threatening chemicals?

Excellent post I must say.. Simple but yet interes...

2011-04-14T10:57:45.266-07:00

Excellent post I must say.. Simple but yet interesting and engaging.. Keep up the awesome work!

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2011-04-10T15:58:20.990-07:00

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2011-04-08T17:56:23.320-07:00

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I have been having Brazilian Blowout done on my ha...

2010-02-23T07:33:53.913-08:00

I have been having Brazilian Blowout done on my hair, and been doing them on my clients, for over a year and a half. It is AMAAAAAZING, and I would be more than happy to discuss it more with you for a post and/or a service if you ever come to LA.

Please allow me to clear up some inaccuracies/misconceptions; I can tell you've done some research, but there is a lot of confusing or conflicting information floating around. Brazilian Blowout is a BRAND NAME, not a category (that would be 'keratin treatment'). Brazilian Blowout has not contained formaldehyde since September 2008, and does not require any waiting period before washing or pulling your hair back.

Those inconveniences are features of other keratin hair treatments, which stylists unfortunately sometimes try to "pass off" as "Brazilian Blowout." If it's the real thing, you should see the logo throughout the salon and have no rules about when you can wash your hair.

This is not to say that other keratin treatments are bad; I do use two others in addition to Brazilian Blowout. But I am always honest with the client about what I am using and why. Most keratin treatments actually require a 72-hour waiting period...that is 3 days. Ouch! To answer your questions about washing your face and showering during that time, I do offer keratin treatment clients shower caps and make-up remover pads at no extra charge.

All in all, Brazilian Blowout is the most popular keratin treatment, as well as the most publicized and the most celebrity-endorsed. Nicole Richie has blogged about it, Lindsay Lohan, Halle Berry and Ashley Tisdale were quick to follow, and more recently Bridget Marquardt and Melanie Brown have had it. BUT there a many salons out there offering "Brazilian Blowout" when they are actually using other products which many contain formaldehyde or other cheap/unsavory ingredients, which may not completely fade out of the hair, and which make you wait to wash it. In other words...BUYER BEWARE. Research your stylist and their product.