Quantum Thermal Straightener For Color Treated Hair Review

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(More customer reviews)For many years I have wanted to use the Japanese Thermal Straightening system but I was a bit afraid because on many of the blogs that I read it was stated that the product was not recommended for black hair especially if you have used a relaxer before. However after waiting for about 18 months for my hair to grow out I finally decided to purchase the Quantum Thermal Straightener. I did not purchase it on amazon. I got it for a cheaper price at another online retailer because it was on sale. The price on amazon.com is actually a really good price. It is much less expensive than the price at the local beauty store. In addition, you cannot purchase this product at the local beauty store and many other online stores unless you are a licensed cosmetologist.
Let me just say that I am really impressed with this product. First of all it did not burn my scalp like the relaxers usually do. Also, my hair is completely straight and incredibly soft. Even my mom was surprised at how smooth and soft my hair was. After the whole process was completed it did not have a weird smell like the relaxers usually do when I used them in the past. For anyone that is considering using this product, I will give the following advice.
1. Make sure that your hair is very strong and is in really good condition. If your hair is not healthy, then you may not want to use this product.
2. Even though I had previously relaxed my hair, I have to warn others that you may not get the same result as me. I had previously tex-lax my hair with a relaxer and I usually only relaxed my hair twice a year. Moreover, I had gone without any type of relaxer for about 18 months.
3. Make sure that your hair texture can accommodate this product. This product is meant for curly and wavy hair. I have naturally wavy hair but still I was apprehensive about using it. Test the product on a few strands of hair before fully committing to the whole thing.
4. Even though the product says it contains 2 applications, I ended up using the whole package because I have long hair. There is a lot of product in the package but since the whole hair has to be saturated all the way to the ends, if you have long hair you may end up using the whole package.
5. Use in a well ventilated area as the straightener (#2 product in the big jar) smells like rotten eggs. After the straightener is rinsed out of the hair and the neutralizer is applied the smell will go away. When the leave in treatment (#4 product) is applied to the hair it will smell great.
6. The products that come in the package include 1 porosity equalizer (#1 product), 1 straightener (#2 - big plastic jar), 2 Neutralizers (#3 product) and 1 leave-in treatment(#4 product). Other products that you will need include a clarifying shampoo, a tint brush, gloves, plastic hair clips,a wide tooth comb and a ceramic flat iron with temperature control. I used Suave Clarifying shampoo which I purchased at the local retailer for about $1.50. I bought the tint brush at the local beauty store for about $1.00. I purchased the Fromm International 100% ceramic flat iron from amazon.com.
7. It is very important that you use a ceramic flat iron with temperature control because you will need to keep a constant temperature of 180 C/350 F. Straightening the hair with the flat iron took me about 5 hours to complete. I did it twice. Once after the straightener was washed out and then again after I rinsed out the neutralizer and applied the leave in treatment.
8. The process took about 7 hours to complete and the hair should not be washed for 48 hours (2 days ) after that. Make sure that you have enough time to go through the whole process before you decide to use this product.
9. The process involves the following steps below:
(a.) Wash the hair with the clarifying shampoo. Dry the hair with a towel and apply the porosity equalizer (#1 product)to the whole hair from roots to ends.
(b.) Apply the straightener (#2 product) using a tint brush. Apply to the whole hair even the ends. Comb through the hair. Allow the hair to be processed as per instructions enclosed with the package. Coil a few strands around your finger and if the hair maintains the coil, then it has been processed. If not, wait a little longer and then try again.
(c.) After the hair has been processed rinse the hair thoroughly with warm water keeping the hair as straight as possible throughout the whole process.
(d.) Finger dry the hair while using a blow dryer and leave 10 -20% moisture in the hair.
(e.) Preheat the ceramic flat iron at 180 Celsius/356 Fahrenheit for 1 minute. Use the flat iron to straighten the hair in small sections. Use the clips and the comb but try to keep the hair as straight as possible throughout the whole process.
(f.) Apply the neutralizer (#3 product) to the whole hair from roots to ends and allow it to process as per instructions enclosed in package.
(g.) Rinse the hair thoroughly for the amount of time specified with the enclosed instructions. Then apply the leave-in treatment (#4 product) to the hair.
This is where the instructions ended but I added another step ( as I had read about this on the Internet) and I went ahead and used the ceramic flat iron to straighten the hair a second time at 180 C/356 F.
10. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SKILLED ENOUGH TO USE THIS PRODUCT. I have been doing my own hair since I was 15 so I know how to do hair. However, if you are inexperienced, you may want to seek out a reputable and talented hairstylist who has experience with Japanese thermal straightening.
It takes a long time to process but I love the final result. I am so happy with my hair. I constantly touch my hair now because it is so soft. I would highly recommend this product.

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