[1] A keratin hair treatment is a type of hair straightening treatment that is rather unique in what it can achieve and how it works. These treatments can not only smooth and straighten hair to a completely pin straight result, but also do this without damage, unlike relaxers and other conventional methods of straightening hair. In fact, these products actually repair existing damage and can greatly improve the condition of your hair, leaving it feeling better than it did before using the product. How Do Keratin Treatments Work? Hair is made of a protein called keratin. This protein forms the strong yet elastic structure of your hair and gives it all its natural qualities, including determining whether it looks straight or curly. This natural texture is due to chemical bonds between individual keratin proteins in your hair. Keratin itself, as a protein, is comprised of amino acids. An amino acid called cysteine forms disulfide bonds with other cysteine molecules. The
When hair coloring goes wrong, it often does so in strange ways. Green or orange hair are just some of the potential results from a bad dye job. Luckily, any hair color mistake can also be corrected with the right knowledge. Some of the most common mistakes include: Green or blue hair Over-toned hair A hair color that is too dark Orange hair Yellow hair 1. Green or Blue Hair Green or blue hair are the result of dyeing your hair with an ash dye. In some cases when used incorrectly, the strong cool pigment in ash dyes can become very dominant. This leads to your hair turning either blue or green depending on how dark the ash dye was and what color you applied it over. The main situation where you could end up with green or blue hair is when dyeing a much lighter color darker. In this case, your hair is missing a lot of the warm base tone that is needed to balance the new color and the green or blue tone shows through completely as there is nothing to inhibit it. How to Fix It Fixing str