Hair - The keratin treatment.

Hi everybody,
So i recently did a DIY - Keratin treatment which i'm going to do a review about another time. Anyway this article is about the keratin treatment and what it is.. Enjoy!

• What Is Keratin? It's a protein that's naturally in your hair.
• How It Works: A stylist applies a keratin hair-straightening product to your hair and then uses the heat of a flat iron to seal it in. The process takes about 90 minutes or longer, depending on your hair's length. Salon keratin products include Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy by Coppola, Brazilian Keratin Treatment, the Brazilian Blowout, and Brazilian Hair Straightening. 
• Time-Saving Tresses: If you usually style your hair straight, a keratin hair-straightening treatment could shorten your blow-dry time by 40% to 60%, says hair stylist Henri Borday of New York's Mizu salon and corporate educator for Global Keratin.
• Farewell, Frizz: You can forget about frizzy hair after treatment. "You could walk out in moist or light rain and your hair won’t change," Borday says.
• Wait Before You Wash: You shouldn't wash your hair for three or four days after getting the treatment. That's because the solution takes time to work, he says.
• Upkeep: After you get a keratin hair treatment, and after the don't-wash waiting period, you should use sodium-sulfate-free shampoo to help maintain the treatment.
• How Long It Lasts: Expect the results to last for 1/2 months
• WATCH OUT FOR: FORMALDEHYDE:  In some keratin treatments there is formaldehyde in it. This can cause cancer unless it's a little bit. Something like 0.2 %. Most keratin treatments with formaldehyde use formaldehyde of 7% and even more! Really watch out and do your research!

Also a lot of people say the keratin treatment gives you smoother, straighter hair but NOT pin straight hair. This is NOT a relaxer.

Does it really work? It might. I tried out the Organix Ever Straight 30 day smoothing treatment which i'm going to do a review about soon. It really depends on your hair and on the keratin brand. Most keratin treatments in the salon are like 200 euro and sometimes even more. The DIY - Organix ever straight 30 day smoothing treatment was less than 30 euro. This is a really good prize, but the downside is that you have to do it by yourself. So.. Is the keratin treatment worth all the money and patience? I'm not sure. It really does depends on you.

Obviously, this picture is made when they straightened their hair.

Sources: Google, Webmd.