I had Thermal Reconditioning done on my hair 4 years ago in Toronto as well. I went to a Korean salon recommended by a friend. It took them about 3 hours to process my hair and charged me $170! I wish I could get that kind of deal now!Date: 8/22/2008 9:11:11 AM
Author: niccia
Do you mean Thermal reconditioning (TR) ? If so, I had it done about 4 years ago by a girl in Toronto who has since left. I researched very carefully before I let anyone do it, as it can be very damaging when done wrong (chemical haircut, 90 degree bend etc). I know a lot of Korean salons do it, and many more salons offer it now than when I first had it done. Anyway, it cost me about $1000 at the time, and my hair was wonderfully straight and sleek (much less volume) for about a year. I only had wavy frizzy hair to begin with though, and it was pretty straight until my ears, so thats why it lasted so long. If your hair is very curly you will have to get it done more often. I didn''t find it very damaging, my hair actually looked a lot better. I haven''t done it again since then, but I often think about doing so.
Note: I still used a straightening iron after TR, but mostly just to smooth it.
Hope that helps
Date: 8/22/2008 10:31:00 AM
Author: diamondfan
I have not, but I have heard about the keratin treatment, which replaces the Brazilian which had formaldehyde...I hear great things about it. I have curly/wavy hair and I color it and this process is safe and supposedly really helps with the frizz. It does not straighten chemically supposedly. I might try it but after my son''s bar mitzvah.
Some of these things can ruin your hair, others are fine. You have to go to good salons and really ask questions...