What to Expect from Straightening

The Japanese system cannot take your hair back to the feeling of virgin hair, but it does give the straightest, healthiest, longest lasting results of any form of straightening on the market today. There are some things to keep in mind about the straightening process:

• Yes, it is very true that the hair can feel "repaired" from the process. It is also true that it can be damaged from this process! Damage can occur if the hair is processed too long, iron temperatures are too hot, rough handling of the hair, rinsing with water too hot or too cold or too high-pressured.
• Scalp protection is a crucial step in the process. If no scalp protection is used, "bends" can happen at the scalp and eventually break off. If the hair has been razor cut, the ends could get fuzzy.
• Under processing is not as bad as over processing for the obvious reasons, and at UnSprung, all unintentionally under processed hairs will be redone free of charge, if reported within the first week after the straightening.
  

Despite all of the above, this process is famous for its amazing ability to create soft, smooth feeling hair. Because of all the protein conditioners used during the process, the hair will feel great for a period of time afterwards, which is why some consider this such a miracle. But, after so many washes, the conditioned feeling diminishes as the protein wears down. You can, however use high quality products to maintain some of the conditioning effect.

Whatever damage exists in the hair before the straightening can be hidden amongst the curls and wave. Most people are actually unaware of how much damage they have on their hair. Ends that are split WILL be more obvious on straight hair as opposed to the curly because there is nowhere for those damaged ends to hide.

Being a Member of the "Straight-Haired" Club. That means that your roller set or curling iron style might not want to stay put for as long as it used to. Recall how you can spend all day straightening your hair only to have it go totally fuzzy at the slightest bit of drizzle. That's because your hair, being structurally curly, will take any opportunity to revert back to its natural state. Once you chemically straighten your hair, the hair will want to be straight at all costs! So if you spend all day curling it for an event, it will start going straight with any amount of moisture. It will not hold a curl like it did when your hair WAS curly.

Several people have felt their hair was straighter and flatter than they expected after the straightening service. And having curly hair their whole lives, they had no idea how to deal with it. This is where your regular hair stylist comes in. The day of your straightening is not the day to learn about styling your hair. Any kind of styling done on that day might leave permanent marks in your hair. The focus of the straightening appointment is on getting the hair straight, as evenly as possible, following a set procedure. It is highly recommended that you make an appointment with your regular stylist a week or so after the straightening if you feel you need advice on how to manage your newly straightened hair. A complimentary trim is included with the straightening but its only purpose is to clean up your cut so that you can live with it until you see your stylist.

Results Will Vary. Because of the many different textures found in hair, each person will experience different results. A wiry head of hair will not become a slinky soft head of hair and visa versa. Curly hair that is dry, broken, and split before the service, will still be dry, broken and split, except it will be straight. Most textures have the ability to go straight, but not all are going to be super slinky, super flat or super shiny. Those qualities will depend on your pre-straightened texture.

Previous chemical services, genetics and thermal styling affect your straightening results. With this straightening service, the most damaged part of the hair will process the fastest. If the damaged and healthy parts cannot be precisely separated, then those hairs that reach the finish point first, determine when the whole head is done. If some of the hairs are not totally straight when others are finished, then the under processed hairs will have to stay as they are.