Brazilian Smoothing treatments are one of the newest products for smooth silky hair.

I decided to try Keratin Express Brazilian Smoothing Treatment because the literature states that it has no formaldehyde.  Keratin Express is a conditioning  treatment that only takes about 35 minutes and  lasts about 6 weeks.  I was told that it bonds keratin  (keratin is the protein that hair is made of) to the hair to condition, repair and smooth.  I was most interested in its ability to prevent frizz by locking out humidity. I was told that after the treatment I could wear my hair either straight or curly and it would be smoother and have less frizz.

My hair is very curly. I sometimes wear it curly but most often blow it out and use a flat iron to wear it straight.  In the winter, with low humidity and the use of serums and smoothing creams my hair will stay smooth and silky. However, in the summer, in higher humidity, with the use of lots of serums, smoothing creams and lots of  work with the flat iron, I can smooth my hair but  frizzy ends develop as soon as I get out into the weather.

The Keratin Express treatment was a simple process:

Before my  treatment, my hairdresser used clarifying shampoo to remove any and all build up from my hair. She did not use conditioner.

Back at her chair, she thoroughly towel dried my hair. The instructions state that the hair should be  90% dry. My hair may have been damper than that.

She quickly applied about one ounce of the product with an applicator bottle, mushing it through my hair with her hands and then combed it through. We then waited 20 minutes for the product to process.

After the 20 minutes and without rinsing, she dried my hair with a blow dryer and then proceeded to straighten it with a flat iron. The flat iron needed to be between 400 and 450 degrees. Since my hair is color enhanced, she used the 400 degree setting.

When she was finished, my hair was extremely straight. In fact it was much straighter and flatter than I like it. Many women would love this exact style – but not me. I knew that I could shampoo and style my hair after 24 hours so I didn’t mind.  I did get compliments on the straight flat style.

There was a feeling of 'product' on my hair so I was thankful when the 24 hours were up and I could shampoo it.

I used sulfate-free shampoo.

After one shampoo, my hair felt very conditioned even without applying any conditioner.

I used a light conditioner on the ends - more out of habit than need.

The only topical treatment I used on my hair was Nioxin Bliss. It is a light leave-in conditioner that  protects hair from the heat of the blow dryer and flat iron.

My hair dried quickly and smoothed out very easily. I did have to use a flat iron but it went quickly and produced better results than before the treatment. Soft, silky, with no frizzy ends.

The weather has been hot and humid. It looks like I got my Keratin Express Treatment just in time to keep my hair from going frizzy during the day.

When I wear my hair curly, it still curls although slightly looser than before and the curls are smoother - not fizzy.

Keratin Express gets an A+ from me.

(I purchased Keratin Express with my own money for my personal use.)

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