{"id":45076,"date":"2020-04-15T23:15:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T03:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=45076"},"modified":"2020-04-15T23:18:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T03:18:14","slug":"covid-19-hair-styling-at-home-keratin-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/covid-19-hair-styling-at-home-keratin-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Hair Styling: At-Home Keratin Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I like my naturally wavy hair &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B5V0DwUllc1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandes\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Wendy Brandes<\/a> (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-11-26T19:44:39+00:00\">Nov 26, 2019 at 11:44am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; right up to the moment I hate it. (Anyone who says, &#8220;But I love it!&#8221; is hereby ordered to follow me around with styling tools on a humid day.) The moment of loathing usually comes after I look at a photo and think, &#8220;How long have I been walking around like this?!&#8221; That&#8217;s when I make an appointment with superstar hair stylist (and dear friend) Julie Matos for a keratin treatment that makes my hair perfectly straight.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByQTwJPlO-4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByQTwJPlO-4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByQTwJPlO-4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Before and after #mulletmonday #mullethairdontcare #keratin #naturalhair #idontlikenature #straightenedhair #selfie #nofilter #redlipstick\ud83d\udc84<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandes\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Wendy Brandes<\/a> (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-06-03T16:46:24+00:00\">Jun 3, 2019 at 9:46am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve gone to Julie since 2010 (at least!), which means she&#8217;s had this conversation with me about 20 times:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Your hair&#8217;s very curly,&#8221; Julie warns. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to want a keratin soon.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>I reply, &#8220;I&#8217;m liking the natural texture! I think I&#8217;ll keep going with it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Within 10 days, I call and say, &#8220;When is your first appointment?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I warned you,&#8221; she says, noting that her first opening is another two weeks away.<\/li>\n<li>After two weeks of desperation, I admire my newly low-maintenance and shiny hair and say to Julie, &#8220;Please don&#8217;t let me do this again!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And then, despite Julie&#8217;s best efforts, I do it again. The most recent occurrence was this February. We went through steps 1 and 2 above, then Julie reminded me, &#8220;You told me not to let you do this again.&#8221; And I said, &#8220;I know, but I think it&#8217;s good for a few more weeks.&#8221; Well, we all know what happened next.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NtIdUMzDPM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>After a month of COVID-19 quarantine, my hair was taunting me worse than a Frenchman in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E5Z93AkDUqk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monty Python<\/a> movie.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M9DCAFUerzs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Not to mention the fact that Julie herself could taunt me during our Zoom activism meetings (we&#8217;re not all about hair here)! <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45082\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curlyhair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curlyhair.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curlyhair-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curlyhair-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie: &#8220;I warned you!&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So like a lot of people are doing, I decided to play at-home hair stylist. After intense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/search-engine-self-censorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poodling<\/a>, I chose the <a href=\"https:\/\/nutreecosmetics.com\/products\/uniquestepset\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one-step product<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/nutreecosmetics.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nutree Cosmetics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45086\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nutreecosmetics.com\/products\/uniquestepset\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreeusa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"699\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreeusa-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreeusa-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreeusa-1-300x421.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase. (I don&#8217;t get any money from this, I&#8217;m just helping!)<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I read the instructions both on the box, the insert in the box, and online. I pondered the instructions for a couple of days because there were slight differences here and there.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreestep2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"655\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreestep2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreestep2-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nutreestep2-300x395.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This Sunday, I watched a couple of YouTube tutorials for reassurance and decided I&#8217;d just muddle through it. I locked the pets out of a room so I could open a window: This is a chemical process, so a well-ventilated room is a must. I washed my hair with my regular shampoo and then roughly blew it dry without any effort to style it. Clean and dry hair, as per the instructions!<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"604\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step3.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step3-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step3-300x364.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Then I prayed to the patron saint of hair changes, Linda Evangelista. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45089\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/two-fashion-favorites-two-big-magazines\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lindae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"841\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lindae.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lindae-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lindae-300x507.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to read about this magazine cover.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>While handling the keratin solution, I used the rubber gloves that were included with the kit. I also used a mask. Julie and I were ahead of our time &#8212; long before the pandemic hit, we were using masks to avoid breathing in hair-treatment chemicals. I still had one that I wasn&#8217;t going to use out on the streets; it&#8217;s broken as well as previously exposed to fumes. I do recommend a mask if you have one to spare. If you don&#8217;t, make sure you have that ventilation. Those of you who remember the days of home perms know what the smell is like.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/maskedup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"825\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/maskedup.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/maskedup-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/maskedup-300x497.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The rubber gloves made it hard to tell if I had the right amount of product in my hair. I figure I&#8217;d have a better sense of that if I do this again.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/saturation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"658\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/saturation.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/saturation-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/saturation-300x396.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The most difficult part was applying the formula evenly myself. Having watched Julie&#8217;s technique for so long, I envisioned being as precise as she always is &#8212; she paints every hair! &#8212; but I didn&#8217;t have the same view or the same angles at which to operate. I kept combing the solution through during the 30 to 40 minutes it has to sit on the hair. Then there was the challenge of rinsing 50% of the solution off. How can you tell how much is rinsed out? I kept rinsing a little bit in the sink, debating whether I had removed 50%, and then rinsing a little more. After that I blew my hair dry, struggled to divide it into four sections, and then flat ironed more carefully than I ever had in my life: <a href=\"http:\/\/onestep.nutreecosmetics.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">from eight to 10 times from root to the middle, and from four to six times from the middle to the ends, with a flat iron set at 450 degrees<\/a>. It didn&#8217;t look as perfect as Julie&#8217;s work but I wasn&#8217;t too embarrassed to send her a photo.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/staytuned.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"729\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/staytuned.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/staytuned-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/staytuned-300x439.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Then I waited. If you&#8217;ve seen <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0250494\/characters\/nm0004802\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Legally Blonde<\/a><\/em>, you know you don&#8217;t jump into a shower right after a perm (or anti-perm). You&#8217;ll wash out all your work! With a salon treatment, I wash my hair on the third day, so I washed the at-home version today with the shampoo and conditioner provided in the kit, and blew it dry. And I think it came out &#8230; pretty good! 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(After Julie appointments, I usually go without any further styling effort for weeks.) But the ironing I did today was cursory compared to what I did during the treatment or what I do when my hair is wavy. Now I&#8217;ll have to see how long the keratin lasts. My previous salon keratin was done last June. The effect is supposed to last for about four months, but I always wait longer &#8230; until the point when Julie gives me the warning, and then I wait even longer than that! Anyway, I&#8217;m not expecting four months of straight hair from my inexpert home effort, even while using keratin-preserving shampoo, but right now I&#8217;m happier than I expected.  You can keep an eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandes\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">my Instagram to see how things develop<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>TL;DR: <a href=\"http:\/\/onestep.nutreecosmetics.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I used Nutree Cosmetics Unique Step keratin kit to straighten my hair at home and the early results are good<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like my naturally wavy hair &#8230; View this post on Instagram Curly mullet by @keithcarpenterhair #mullethairdontcare #mulletmonday #eventhoughitstuesday #hairinspo #hairdid #thisis50 #almost52actually #nofilter #selfiewithglasses #haircut #redlipstick by @lipslut A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on Nov 26, 2019 at 11:44am PST &#8230; right up to the moment I hate it. 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