Japanese Hair Straightening - Page 2

Brit Chick · Mar 26th, 2007, 12:16 PM

^ If my hair was totally untreated then I'd have tried the home kit although part of me thinks it's too good to be true especially when you consider that professional yuko costs around 300-350 and takes around 6-7 hours.

Having said that, I really want to see results from the home kit as it's got me curious

Sara516 · Mar 26th, 2007, 05:13 PM

I know Raheela's in Brooklyn offers it

carpdiem · Mar 27th, 2007, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shweetdreamz

flushing mainstreet. go to some nice chinese salon. they wont charge you an arm and a leg and do a decent job.

would u have phone number for any of those? I am not from that area and want to try it once I go there....

Thanks,

Sanna

Confucius · Mar 27th, 2007, 03:15 PM

I'll send you pics of naturally dried hair pre and post treatment..

Brit Chick · Mar 28th, 2007, 05:14 AM

^ Thanks hon.

I'm getting my yuko done at the end of the week and will take before and after pics too

Cyme · Mar 28th, 2007, 07:36 AM

plzz share ur pic with us,,love too see da diff..

Brit Chick · Mar 31st, 2007, 01:14 PM

Had my hair yuko'd yesterday and I'd forgotten just how long it takes. I was in there for over 7 hours but it was worth it

Pics:

Before yuko, just left to dry naturally hence why it looks so yucky.

Post yuko, just left to dry naturally with no styling products whatsoever (hence the flyaway hairs):

The finished product:

S'cuse the awful state of my root regrowth, wasn't allowed to drye my hair before yuko'ing it but you can afterwards which is exactly what I'll do next payday

Cannot wait to wash my hair tomorrow as I'm feeling a little greasy at the moment but am looking forward to being to have an extra 40 minutes in bed each morning and just being able to wash my hair and go

Cyme · Apr 1st, 2007, 10:34 AM

omg BC ur hair looks soooo beautiful... it worked out so good,, iluv it.

thanx 4 sharing ur pic.

Amani06 · Apr 1st, 2007, 03:37 PM

Brit chick ur hair looks fab! Very nice!

Now i feel tempted to get the Yuko treatment done but ive got coloured hair so i dont think i can.

Sara516 · Apr 1st, 2007, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brit Chick

Had my hair yuko'd yesterday and I'd forgotten just how long it takes. I was in there for over 7 hours but it was worth it

Pics:

Before yuko, just left to dry naturally hence why it looks so yucky.

Post yuko, just left to dry naturally with no styling products whatsoever (hence the flyaway hairs):

The finished product:

S'cuse the awful state of my root regrowth, wasn't allowed to drye my hair before yuko'ing it but you can afterwards which is exactly what I'll do next payday

Cannot wait to wash my hair tomorrow as I'm feeling a little greasy at the moment but am looking forward to being to have an extra 40 minutes in bed each morning and just being able to wash my hair and go

holy crap that's gorgeous hair..

belle · Apr 1st, 2007, 07:54 PM

brit chick your a tease now i want to have it done! It looks healthy and nice.

Sara516 · Apr 1st, 2007, 08:08 PM

AND it does NOT look yucky in the first pic.. I'd kill for hair like that, curly/wavy OR straight..not messy like mine

farishta2 · Apr 1st, 2007, 08:22 PM

brit chick, you have got beautiful hair..i would love to do that..but my hair is towards the thinner side..so i can't experiment

Brit Chick · Apr 2nd, 2007, 04:41 AM

Thanks for the compliments girls....I had my first hairwash post yuko last night and was terrified of getting it wet in case it went all curly again but my hair looks exactly the same as in the pics I posted. I just washed it and let it dry totally naturally with no styling products whatsoever. By the time I was ready for work it had dried totally straight and sleek.

When I start to get regrowth then I'll probably use a couple of drops of serum but that's all. It feels much healthier and soft too cos they lock in so many different vitamins and proteins into the hair shaft during the process that it's a conditioning treatment too. And I find that it doesn't get knotty or tangled either even when I go out in the most windy weather.

Amani - you can get hair yuko'd if it's coloured cos mine was. The only ask that it's not coloured in the month or so before getting yuko done.

Hope I've convinced you girls

Femme Fatale · Apr 4th, 2007, 10:23 AM

Beautiful hair BritChick. I f my hair was only wavy like urs is in the first pic I wouldn't even get it straightened

They don;t look yucky at all.

What do you use to tame the flyaways after the straightening?

Brit Chick · Apr 4th, 2007, 11:59 AM

Thanks Femme.

I don't really use anything to tame the flyaways cos you can't even see them, for some reason they look very prominent in the pic but in real life you can't tell. However if I want a really glossy sheen then I do use a teen tiny drop of serum just brushed lightly over the top and that's it.

All in all I *heart* my yuko's hair. Although having said that I spent an hour tonging my hair last night before I went out

shweetdreamz · Apr 4th, 2007, 12:45 PM

your hair looks absolutely amazing brit chick! i think it worked out so well for you mainly because you have really thick hair. the effect isnt flat at all.