japanese straightener & hair's talent review

she, gina rivera, corrected my hair using mizani lye for color-treated hair, genius! the salon stylists also rinses the hair for 15-20 minutes to make sure all the chemical or protein from reconstructors is rinsed. their relaxers and japanese straighteners come with deep conditioners and trims.  they shows the customers how much they are going to trim before she does. the atmosphere is multicultural. the list goes on...

hair's talent is one of the only salons that know who to do japanese straightening on kinky textured hair. when done proper, japanese straightening is much healthier than relaxers due to it being a milder chemical. and according to her and other kinky haired clients, there is no line of (big word that starts with d. xp) and there are no need for flat-irons or blow driers with japanese straightened hair. you only have to straighten the new growth when it grows out. japanese straightening also can only be done once to twice a year because you need at least 3 inches to do it. this can be a good thing or bad thing depending on the person. when I went to get my hair relaxed, gina was telling me how my hair would be a good candidate for the japanese straightener, but the price is what was setting me back. it can range from $500-1000 or something. after thinking about it, I decided to do it! my price was reasonable, $550, and I'm probably only going to do it once a year. I just got the process done nov. 23, and so far I'm loving it! the roots of my hair are so much smoother and shinier. my relaxed length does not tangle as easily either.

pictures! japanese straightened roots and relaxed length

 after blow-drying. side angle

 after blow-drying, top angle

 

after flat-ironing, back view                           side-top angle

only when it's flat ironed you can barely see a difference between the js and relaxed hair.

just like how they're many stylist that don't know how to do relaxers properly, they're many stylists that don't know how to do js properly. you have to find a salon that cares about hair health.

If anyone wants to do japanese straightening they have to research their salon first! As we know, a lot of salons know barely anything about hair. That's why it's a misconception that js is impossible to do on kinky hair. I'm not advising anyone who's interested to just go to a random salon that does japanese straightening.

here's  informative videos:

in the second video:

she isn't wearing gloves because the chemical is milder.

she is only applying the straightener on the roots, and than protectant on the rest of the length.

and she flat-ironed the hair twice because that is part of the process. 

the way the hair looks after being blow dried is how the hair will always look, even after getting wet.