{"id":20821,"date":"2019-07-17T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/botoxcapilar.org\/?p=20821"},"modified":"2021-07-13T13:22:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:22:50","slug":"does-keratin-change-hair-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botoxcapilar.org\/en\/does-keratin-change-hair-color","title":{"rendered":"Does keratin change your hair color? Can it darken it or lighten it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A keratin treatment can lighten your dye one or two tones, if the color you have is between light brown and blonde. In black and red colors, the change is almost unnoticeable.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meaning, that the straightening treatment will darken the color of the dye, and if it lightens it, it will depend on the tone of your hair.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, if you don\u2019t want your color to change, it\u2019s important that you respect the order that you apply the two process to your hair.<\/p>\n

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If your color is natural, meaning, you\u2019ve never applied any dye to your hair, the color won\u2019t change. Dark brown will continue being dark brown; blonde will continue being blonde. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you use the keratin correctly, the color of your hair will not change and you will get the best out of this treatment, which is a true wonder for your hair.<\/p>\n

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While telling you this, I remember Elena\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

Elena is one of my clients, one of those clients that was always, always very proud of their hair.<\/p>\n

And the truth is that she had her reasons. Her hair was long with light waves which looked more like a waterfall than a mane.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n The problem is that Elena was tired of using the flat iron to straighten her hair. Every day on average, she had to wash her hair, dry it with a hair dryer and plan an hour to use the flat iron.  <\/span>\n

It was exhausting, not just because flat ironing such long hair can be quite a feat, but also because she slept less time than she needed. And this was causing her problems in her daily life.<\/p>\n

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It was hard for her to concentrate on her studies, she forgot about important things in her work, and she felt more tired.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why, a month ago, she came in to do a keratin treatment. After evaluating her hair, it seemed to me like a good option.<\/p>\n

First, because her hair was dry and damaged from using heat tools. And second, because she wouldn\u2019t have to get up two hours earlier to straighten her hair.<\/p>\n

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Her hair ended up precious. You could tell that the keratin had done its job. Don\u2019t forget that it\u2019s a protein, which has the ability to fill the hair fibers, giving it back nourishment and moisture.<\/p>\n

The constant use of the flat iron and hair dryer strip out the proteins that are naturally found in the hair. That\u2019s why your hair ends up unstable and weak, and frizz appears.<\/p>\n

Can you imagine how your hair would look under a microscope?<\/p>\n

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To give you an idea, your hair can look like a path with cracks and ruts or a piece of limestone with small holes.<\/p>\n

So, Elena left my salon enthusiastic, happy, and delighted that day.<\/p>\n

But that happiness lasted about five days.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n Because when she came back to the salon after five days, her hair was\u2026 I don\u2019t know how to explain it \u2026 an opaque, dull brown, but the worst part was that there were stains all over. <\/span>\n

When I asked what had happened, she told me that she had applied dye, the same dye that she had used every time that she dyed her hair. She had used the same brand and had let it sit for the same time.<\/p>\n

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My eyes jumped out of my sockets. Yes, just like in the cartoons. I couldn\u2019t believe it!<\/p>\n

How could she have even thought about applying hair dye four days after applying keratin!<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t want to be tough, but I sometimes think that when stylists do these types of treatments, there is some sort of transformation that goes beyond hair. It\u2019s as if the neurons were replaced by little birds.<\/p>\n

Do you want to know what had happened to Elena\u2019s hair and why the keratin had changed the color of the dye? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Then don\u2019t move, because I will tell you:<\/p>\n

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