Japanese Hair Straightening

tunatartare · #1 07-19-2006, 08:20 PM

I got a gift certificate for a spa day and was thinking of getting my hair straightened while I'm there. Has anyone had their hair straightened with the Japanese Hair Straightening system or know anyone who has? How did it turn out? How long did it last? My hair is highlighted so I'm concerned that it might be too much damage for it. Any tips or whatnot?

Wine&SilverBlue · #2 07-19-2006, 08:38 PM

a few friends of mine had it done and it really works... but then you have to touch it up if your roots grow in curly. it doesn't really lighten up over time so you're pretty much bound to the straightened parts until they grow out and you cut it off

i think it's really really expensive though, or at least it used to be

tunatartare · #3 07-19-2006, 08:40 PM

Oh it definitely is. It's usually around $500 or so. A girl at my school got it done and she said it cost $500. Her hair came out kind of unfortunate looking, then again, it was unfortunate looking before she got it done, so I can't really judge it based on her.

fullertongreek · #4 07-20-2006, 12:19 PM

I did the chemical straightening in May and couldnt be happier with the results. Its suppose to last 6 months but my hair grows pretty fast so we'll see. One thing to note is that if you've overprocessed your hair (lots of coloring and highlights) it wont last as long and it can turn out looking crappy.

Glitter650 · #5 07-20-2006, 01:32 PM

Japanese straightening is very permenant, but like someone said before you have to touch up the roots, or flatiron them. Sometimes depeding on how curly your hair is you have to flat iron to get rid of any puffiness... I know two friends who did it and it worked great, they could basically wash and blowdry and have straight hair, but it did dry out their hair A LOT, so make sure to use any products the salon recommends to prevent breakage and dryness. Also w/highlights they should probably test a part of your hair to make sure it's not damaged from the color first. The process is also called thermal reconditioning if you want to look it up for more info.

I was going to get it done, but at the consultation they said my hair can't handle it.

Drolefille · #6 07-20-2006, 01:57 PM

Is it actually Japanese, or is it just called that because it makes your hair really straight?

/clearly not a girly girl in any way

ReachTheLimit · #7 10-30-2006, 01:17 PM

KLP, I paid $800 to have that process done on my hair about 4 years ago and it permanently damaged it to the point where it was irreversable.

I was getting ready to go to Puerto Rico for 2 weeks, and I had hair half way down my back. My hair is naturally wavy, and I had been straightening it with a flat iron forever, and had received a very large bonus check from work, and decided to treat myself. The upkeep was only $150 every 6 months, so I thought this would be a good investment to have hair that I didn't have to spend 45 minutes on every day to get straight.

You can't wash it, or put it up for 4 days after...so as you can imagine, showers were hard...I had to squat in the tub and take a large cup over me to bathe to keep from getting my hair wet, because you aren't supposed to use a clip a shower cap, nothing!

So when the day came that I got to wash it, as soon as the water hit it, I felt the cuticle come back open (if you get it done you'll know what this feels like..your hair feels RAW), and it didn't smooth back down.

What I was left with, was something that resembled broom straw and it could not be fixed, and could not be repaired, covered up or anything. I had to cut a significant amount of my hair off.

I went to a top salon in my area to their stylist that actually was an educator for the system. To this day, no one knows why this happened to my hair.

Obviously people have this done with great success, but the results if something goes wrong is horrible. Medications that you may be taking, like birth control pills, also can affect the process negatively.

I would NEVER recommend this system again, and because of what happened with my hair, the salon stopped performing the process entirely for future clients.

I also had another hairdresser that I told this story to, that he once attended a hair show where they demonstrated the system, and selected a volunteer for the show. Her hair started coming out in handfulls at a HAIR SHOW!

NOTE: Sorry, I saw where you already had this done...I sincerely hope your hair is ok, because I don't wish what happened with mine on anyone.

tunatartare · #8 10-30-2006, 01:24 PM

I am sorry to hear that it happened to you. But my hair looks and feels great now. The salon I went to told me not to wet my hair or put it in clips for 48 hours.

DSTCHAOS · #9 10-30-2006, 01:31 PM

I was thinking that it was either developed in Japan or gets its name from results: straight, silky and shiny hair (which is what "Japanese hair" usually looks like to me)

tunatartare · #10 10-30-2006, 01:33 PM

I believe it was derived in Japan. The brand that makes the chemicals for it is Sheisheido which is a Japanese company.

DSTCHAOS · #11 10-30-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

I believe it was derived in Japan. The brand that makes the chemicals for it is Sheisheido which is a Japanese company.

That makes sense.

ReachTheLimit · #12 10-30-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

I believe it was derived in Japan. The brand that makes the chemicals for it is Sheisheido which is a Japanese company.

I'm glad, seriously. I still mourn the loss of my hair too