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temporary hair straighteners
  • vjrad
    Hi,

    One of your posts discusses dangerous permanent straightening options such as Brazilian keratin treatments. What about temporary
    inexpensive drugstore straighteners that are supposed to last till your next shampoo, such as the ones by Garnier and John Frieda? Are they
    safe? The Garnier one smells HORRIBLE!!

    Thanks,
    Vicki
  • BeautyBear
    The GARNIER blow-dry perfector contains a gentle restructuring agent using Cysteine and Ethanolamine which will temporarily smooth and relax hair. HOWEVER, any chemical process used on hair may cause unexpected problems and if you have colored or chemically treated hair I WOULD NOT recommend using it without a 'Strand Test' first.
  • Right BrainRight Brain
    I agree with BeautyBear's comments on Garnier's Blow-Dry Perfector. Based on it's chemistry, it could be damaging to hair. The Frieda "3 Day Straight" product is a pretty standard silicone treatment which won't hurt your hair but it also won't really work differently from other silicone products. It only lasts 3 days if you don't wash your hair.
  • bluecurls
    oooo so the john frieda just heavily coats the hair, doesnt change the structure or anything? It says it works WITH straightners so I decided not to buy it as I dont use straightners.
  • curlyb

    Google around and look at the reviews and forum threads (Long Hair Care, NaturallyCurly) for Garnier's Blow-Dry Perfector.  There are very few individuals reviewing that product who got the desired results and many who were very unhappy with it (not that reviews are always trustworthy - but there's such a strong consensus out there that this product isn't worth your time that I decided not to mess with it).   


    I asked a similar question in "Ask the Beauty Brains" about safety of Organix BKT 30-Day Smoothing Treatment. I had a great experience with this grocery-store product, but I've been getting concerned about potential dangers of the active ingredient - oxoacetamide - of which I can find out almost nothing!

  • blackbarbie

    All of the temporary straightening products rely on heat to straighten the hair--more heat than you would normally need if you were blowdrying chemically straightened hair. As a consequence, you risk doing more damage to your hair if you regularly use them than you would with a properly applied chemical straightener.


    For a year, I used keratin treatments to straighten my 3B/C hair and in addition to permanently straightening sections of my hair over time, my hair wound up more fragile and damaged than it ever was when I got chemical relaxers. If your hair is really curly (e.g.,Alicia Keyes natural hair), my advice to you is to use these treatments only if you want to wear your hair straight for "special occasions", but if you're looking to regularly wear your hair straight, consider having a trained professional relax your hair.

  • [Deleted User]
    hallow black barbie ya agree with you too much use or over heaten straightener make damage hair, i use few occassionally Sedu , lots of celebrity use it that make me think it as best hair straightener.i use chemical relaxer to minimize the effect.
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