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"Let's face it\u2014keratin treatments sound pretty intimidating. And while I've certainly contemplated getting the service done for my own unruly hair (I do like experimenting with my mane, after all), I've mostly heard mid reviews. For every few success stories, I've been told a horror story that sends me running back to my beloved flat iron and anti-frizz serums. Somewhere between the accounts of burnt, limp hair, and the fact that formaldehyde\u2014yes, the foul-smelling preservative that science class frogs are kept in\u2014was an ingredient, I decided it was never going to happen.\n\n Beyond that, I also didn't like that most treatments seemed to result in perfectly pin-straight hair, which would leave me deprived of my go-to beachy waves for a few months. These so-called magical treatments felt to me like the Lasik eye surgery of hair\u2014they've probably improved since the '90s, but who wants to risk it? After all, it's my hair that we're talking about, and I don't think I could pull off a chemically-induced pixie cut if the process went awry.\n\n But, lo and behold, I found myself sitting at Mizu Salon for the very purpose of this article, hesitantly putting the future of my hair into the (very gifted) hands of Dimitrios Tsioumas, the creative color director for Mizu Salon and the artistic director of Goldwell. Word on the street in beauty world was that Goldwell created a new treatment called Kerasilk, which is not only non-toxic (no formaldehyde or anything close to it), but also (and more amazingly) totally customizable.\n\n Basically, Tsioumas explained that Kerasilk works in a two-component system that allows for all textures. You can maintain your natural texture\u2014from pin-straight to totally curly\u2014depending on how your stylist builds the formula. This genius approach essentially redefines keratin treatments; they're no longer for one uniform look, but rather they can make your everyday style a little less frizzy and whole lot easier.\n\n Tsioumas diagnosed me with naturally curly, decently frizzy hair, so we chose to tame my curls just a tiny bit while maxing out on frizz reduction. \"Mistakes in keratin treatments are mostly made during the application process, with either too little or too much heat, or not enough saturation of the product,\" he said, \"And some treatments even have to be kept straight and nearly untouched for up to a few days after the process to lock in the results.\" Considering it's a super-humid summer in New York City, that seemed like a nearly impossible scenario for me. Check out my natural texture below.\n\n\n\n After a quick shampoo and condition, the formula was applied. To my surprise, there was no bad smell, no burning scalp, and no discomfort whatsoever. Once my hair was completely saturated, I was given a blowdry, and then my strands were straightened. \"In order to create new bonds, heat needs to be applied at the right temperature and speed,\" Dimitrios explained. Basically, the keratin in the system melds with the keratin already produced by your hair, which gives it that super-shiny, soft feeling.\n\n\n\n Once it was all set, I was sent back to the sinks for a double wash and condition, and then back to the chair to have it styled. While it was damp, I could see that my waves were still very much intact (phew!). Knowing no salon would let me sit around long enough to air dry my hair, I opted for a wavy blowout\u2014the real test, of course, would be after I washed it for the first time at home.\n\n Four days later, I bravely reached for the shampoo. For controlled experiment purposes, I used my usual regimen of Redken Diamond Oil shampoo and conditioner (although Goldwell does offer a full line of Kerasilk products to supplement the treatments at home). But this time, I skipped the smoothing cream I usually apply to my damp hair, and I gave it a quick brush through instead, letting it air dry sans product.\n\n Normally a little frizz begins to pop up within minutes and then it gets progressively, expansively worse. But this time, as it dried, it became the silky smooth, perfectly wavy hair I always desperately attempted to achieve through product trial after product trial. The next test will be a rainy day, but from the results I see so far, that shouldn't be a problem. The amount of time I now save in my morning routine was well worth that half-day in the salon. Five months from now, I'll definitely be back for more.\n\n Do you ever get keratin treatments or something similar? Tell us about your experience in the comments below!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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