Zoltan Hair Texture Blog
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- What's the best straightening for curly or Afro hair?There isn't one best. For a permanent straight on Afro-textured hair, relaxers are the long-standing standard; smoothing suits softer, temporary results.
- Keratin & Hair Straightening in Bristol, Bath, Devon and Cornwall: Why the South West Is Two Different Hair ProblemsVery hard water in Bath and Bristol, soft water and 155 rain days in Cornwall. What that does to frizz, keratin and Japanese straightening, from a Mayfair texture specialist.
- Can I colour my hair after a keratin treatment?Yes. Whether colour goes before or after my Semi or Demi depends on the colour. Much general advice says wait about two weeks if keratin came first at another salon.
Can processed hair extensions be treated again? The label is not the historyBefore another colour, smoothing or perm, identify the actual extension range, processing history and manufacturer restrictions.
Keratin first or extensions first? Plan the order around the actual hairThe order depends on your own hair, the extension fibre and the attachment. For my Straightment DEMI the order is fixed: extensions out first, back in 3 days after.
Why your hair extensions do not blend: look at the movement, not just the colourMy assessment separates colour, movement, shape and daily styling before anyone suggests treating the added hair.- Keratin & Hair Straightening in Yorkshire: Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford, Harrogate and HullWest Yorkshire has soft moorland water and wet Pennine weather; York and the east drink hard water. What that means for keratin and Japanese straightening across Yorkshire.
- How far ahead should you straighten your hair before a wedding?Your own wedding or someone else's: when to book a smoothing, straightening or perm so it's settled on the day. Notes for Fulham, Battersea and the river.
- What straightening, smoothing and perms do to your colourTexture treatments work in the same depth of the hair as colour, so they can change it: fade colour, remove the toner or shift the tone. Here is why, and how to time colour around them.
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