Hair straightening query from India

Hi Guys

I am 25 year old Indian male; I have naturally dry, rough and curly hair, but the growth and the strength of the hair is fine,

I want to grow them and keep them straight.

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Hi vaibhav,

For hair safety reasons, it is not that easy to give you a tangible answer. So your description of the process is NOT enough information to give you the right advice. You need to know the chemical ingredient of hair straightening products before making a permanent decision.

To the best of my knowledge KEUNE have permanent wave solution products and I doubt if they have a hair straightening product that is specifically made for this purpose. Schwarzkopf have GLATT and L'Oreal have X-TENSO and CERA THERMIC.

I am providing you with 3 inks to my Website which will help you understand each of the hair straightening processes.

http://www.verticalsinhair.com/process.shtml

http://www.verticalsinhair.com/conventional.shtml

http://www.verticalsinhair.com/trline.shtml

Steve

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the info, it was really helpful.

I've looked for what keune use, I had a talk with a Keune professional, he said they do have a straightening product but he gave away no other information about it.

I looked for it on the Keune site too, I found a link for hair straightener but no other information is available.

http://keune.dmansion.nl/products/?do=06a943c59f33a34bb5924a af72cd2995

I also looked for L'Oreal X-TENSO and X-TENSO CERA THERMIC on L'Oreal site, but they have'nt mentioned their chemical ingredients either.

If I wanna go with one of the two available options here .... L'Oreal and Keune ....... which one is better,

Please suggest ..... as I am still in dark regarding the chemical ingredients and there effects .... as upon consulting both L'Oreal and Keune professionals claim their products to be the best.

or is there any other product range available in India.

Thanks in advance

Vaibhav

Hey Vaibhav,

Okay, no more dark areas for you in regards to the chemical ingredients and their effects.

The chemical ingredient in L'Oreal X-TENSO and X-TENSO CERA THERMIC is ammonium thioglycolate - sometimes referred to as thioglycolic acid.

The chemistry of the hair straightening process is identical with that of permanent waving, with the breaking of disulfide linkages and re-forming of the hair shape (in a straighter arrangement this time, rather than in curls), followed by re-making of the linkages.

What are the effects of hair straightening?

The reducing agent in TR products is called ammonium thioglycolate in an alkaline solution. The thioglycolate reducing agent acts on the keratin in the hair by breaking the disulfide linkages that join the pairs of cysteine units together. The result is that the keratin softens and swells. The softened hair is then put into its new shape. As it is manipulated the cysteine linkages slip past each other and realign themselves with new cysteine partners.

Neutralizing lotion is then applied. This contains oxidizing agents. One that is often used is hydrogen peroxide, the same substance that is used in hair bleaches. Oxidizing agents work in the opposite way to reducing agents. They make the cysteine units link together into pairs again, hardening the hair and giving it its new, permanent straight shape.

The destruction of disulfide bonds leads to the production of a new molecule called cysteic acid. Unlike disulfide bonds, cysteic acid is not a cross-linked bond between protein chains of the cortex, so it weakens the overall structure of the hair. Although this is an inevitable side effect, the end result is hair that is easy to manage. An appropriate protein/moisture balance can be achieved through the proper hair care treatment.

I don't know what is available in India and I don