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Brazilian blowout is one of the new treatment modes for hair. Brazilian blowout is also commonly referred to as a form of keratin treatment, the hair straightening technique that is claimed to be the most recent.
The result of this treatment is that the hair looks naturally straight and does not get tangled easily. This straightening process only takes about 2 hours. How do you do it? Is there any harm in doing this treatment for hair?
Many say this treatment is dangerous because it contains high levels of formaldehyde. Check out the following complete information first.
Brazilian blowout and how it works for hair
Brazilian blowout is a treatment used to straighten hair. This treatment binds protein to the outer layer of hair, which helps to smooth, protect, and soften hair.
In detail, actually this Brazilian blowout process uses a cream containing protein from a mixture of amino acids.
Before starting, your hair will be shampooed and dried up to 80 percent. Then, apply keratin cream all over your hair and let it dry for a while.
Well, after the keratin cream product dries the hair is heated with a flat iron, which aims to make hair look straighter and more regular.
It is in this process that the keratin is expected to penetrate the hair follicles. So that with these natural ingredients, the hair is not damaged even though it is heated with a flat iron.
After applying the cream and straightening your hair with a tool, the hair will be rinsed with conditioner. Then it is blow-dried, to make the hair tidier and more voluminous. The process only takes about 90 minutes.
One of the advantages, the hair with Brazilian blowout will last for 3-4 months. Then after the process, you are free to do anything with your hair, such as combing, pinning, or even bending your hair.
Your hair will not cause bends or pins, because it uses a straightening process that uses a cream made from keratin, a natural ingredient that was already in your hair.
Danger of formaldehyde, a cancer trigger
Even though it is claimed to use natural ingredients for hair, the brazilian hair straightening process still has its own dangers.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States, equivalent to the POM in Indonesia, has prohibits this type of hair straightening method in 2011 ago.
Formaldehyde, an ingredient used to embalm or preserve bodies, was found in Brazilian blowout cream.
Formaldehyde (also known as formaldehyde) can only be used at a rate of 0.2 percent in the use of cosmetic products. Unfortunately in Brazilian blowout cream, users far exceed the dosage limit, which is as much as 8 to 12 percent in each of the different product brands.
In the test results, this material can cause certain side effects such as sore eyes, difficulty breathing, and cases of hair loss.
In addition, this formaldehyde material is also associated with cancer risk and is classified as a potential carcinogen (cancer trigger).
Experts are not yet sure what long-term effects formaldehyde has on human health. However, in laboratories examining the effects of formaldehyde in animals, it has been shown that formaldehyde causes cancer.
Exposure to high levels of formaldehyde due to environmental factors at work (factory or medical workers, for example) has also been linked to a number of cancers in humans. However, the long-term effects of formaldehyde in small amounts are still unknown.
