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183 of 186 found the following review helpful:
 VERY important to use a 450 deg high-quality flat-iron May 10, 2009
By Sultry Science Sweetie
I have thick, coarse, kinky-curly red hair. I had been using chemical ethnic relaxers and it was really damaging my hair, so I tried a salon keratin treatment. It worked great, but I was out $400... then I found this product. I think what helped is that I tweaked the given directions a bit to follow the stricter directions for the expensive salon treatment (namely, comb a lot of the product through my hair in small sections, use a salon-style flat iron that heats up to 450 deg, don't wash for 72 hours, and keep the hair flat and dry during the entire 72 hours). The comment regarding the smell of the product during the 72 hours is correct - it is a weird smell, almost like burnt cereal, and your hair is slightly greasy. I recommend doing the treatment over a long weekend where you don't have any major plans. Anyhow, this kit saved me the $400, it made my damaged, chemically-treated hair soft and manageable, and my hair is easy to style, curly or straight.
For curly-haired girls out there, I highly recommend the book "Curly Girl" by Lorainne Massey. The most important point from the book: stop using shampoo. It dries your hair out and makes it frizzy. Only use conditioner. These keratin products work best if you use shampoos/conditioners that DON'T have sulfates in them (this strips the keratin off the hair shaft, making it frizzy). I promise if you only use conditioner and not shampoo, your hair will not stink from not being properly "cleansed".
To sum up, I think to get the most out of this keratin product (which I've been using for 4 mo now and get salon-quality results from it) you need to nix shampoo, use salon-quality conditioners (ones with silk or keratin proteins in them) and use a high-quality high-heat flat iron when using the product. My coarse, frizzy, unmanageable hair is now a halo of soft, gorgeous wavy ringlets that I can actually run my fingers through (I could NEVER do that with my frizzy curls...)
85 of 90 found the following review helpful:
IT WORKS PEOPLE ARE USING IT WRONG!! Jun 19, 2009
By D. Chambers
"hair guru"
the product works as well as it is supose to! People are using it wrong. first off for the people who complain about it being to greasy during the 48 hour period need to use less of the prodct. its only a 4 oz bottle and with that four 0z you should be able to get 2-3 aplication out of that. STOP TRYING TO USE THE WHOLE BOTTLE AND STOP USING MORE THAN YOU NEED! THATS WHY ITS LEAVING YOUR HAIR VERY GREASEY! when you aproach the step where you have to saturate your hair with the treatment you should gentely squeeze your hair with a towel so that you dry it a little before adding the treatment this way you can see if you are over saturating your hair with the treatment or undersaturating it. Also you have to comb from roots to tip for even distrabution so you dont have to spray it too much because you will distribute the wetness throughout by combing it. The next biggest mistake people make when buying this product is to think this is end all be all. this is only a safe alternative to chemical straightening therefore healthier BUT not as effective as a chemical treatment. it will lessen your frizz and it will loosen up the curl of your hair but when you wet your hair dont think it will be straight. It will stay curly becase its your natural hair. The only thing the product will do is make your curls look more tamed and for some it will tame their curls to look like a soft wave instead. When you blowdry or flatiron you hair it will become straight!(the more heat source used the better the results, ceramic flat irons at 450 degrees give the best straight hair results although you dont have to use a flat iron that high)Once your hair gets wet after straightening it, it will curl, but the keratin will just shorten your styling time when you try to straighten your hair out again, and it will stay smoother and straighter in humidity. If your looking for straight hair for more than 30 days, even when you hair is wet, and when you let you hair air dry then this is the WRONG PRODUCT FOR YOU. this prodct is for people who enjoy their natural hair and just want it to be tamed and want it to take less effort to style/ heat straighten.
105 of 116 found the following review helpful:
 Not what you think Feb 21, 2009
By missmarieshea
Well, having been a product junky most of my life, I was very excited to try this new LK system. I got it before there were any reviews and was skeptical but had really high hopes for it. I have thin curly/frizzy hair of which I wear both straight and wavy or curly. I have been looking for a miracle product most of my adult years.
I followed the instructions completely to the letter. During the flat iron process my hair looked absolutely gorgeous. I looked almost like I had Brazilian hair. I was very impressed and excited that this might actually work. The treatment itself smells like the DHA chemical reaction when you get a spray tan. I didn't let that bother me though. In the end, after the 48 hr neutralization, I decided not to blow dry my hair but to wear it curly. I had hoped the frizz would dissapait and it be wavy - not curly. I put a very light styling product in to test. Guess what - FRIZZ central. It did not improve the frizz nor make blow drying any easier. I was very dissapointed in the product. Claiming you have to use their products to make it last is a croc to me too.
The only thing I can say is that I can try it again. It does say cumulative affect so perhaps that is the problem. But as others have noted, it seemed to change the color of my hair very slightly (auburnish). I just colored and wouldn't want to risk it. So, later down the line perhaps.
I wouldn't spend the money on this product. I wish I could send it back. BTW. beware of biast reviews (hmmm, some reviews I've read here and other websites seem rather fishy to me - such as the companies marketing dept.)I had the hightest hopes for this product and am a 32 yr old woman always looking for something better.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Not Recommended for Chemically Relaxed Hair Feb 17, 2009
By Honest
"D. Honest"
I bought this product about 3 weeks ago and I must warn you. If you chemically relax your hair, DO NOT use this product. I had a very strange reaction, which may be due to the chemicals in my hair, but they boast "can be used on relaxed hair.
My hair became lighter (almost blonde in some areas...very weird)and started breaking terribly. I now have some pieces of my hair that are only two inches long and others 15 inches.
This product does not get rid of frizz AT ALL. It did make my hair very soft, but I wondered if that was due to the ph balance which may be why my hair is breaking off.
I have stopped using the product as of one day and noticed a great reduction in breakage.
As stated earlier, I am not sure if it is just the chemicals mixing in some way that is creating this, but if so, they should not recommend it for this type of hair.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Save your money! Feb 18, 2009
By jfn212
What a complete waste of time & money! My hair is fine w/ a medium curl and a little bit of frizz along the hairline. I didn't see any difference after using this product and I followed the instructions to the letter. Also the shampoo & conditioner that comes in this pack are so small, I've been to hotels where the bathroom amenities are bigger! Really, I can't emphasize enough...don't waste your money!
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