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When the team at Pastels Salon offered for me to try their new hair straightening system from the UK, Kerastraight, I jumped at the chance. Years of abuse has left my hair in terrible condition and my best friend is my pair of GHD straightening irons! So the offer of potentially not having to straighten or even blow dry my hair straight was too tempting to resist, particularly as a mother of 2 when time is in very short supply!
Kerastraight is an advanced Brazilian straightening treatment for all hair types, even dry & damaged and lasts up to 4 months. (It is not the kind of treatment that makes your hair poker straight with not even a kink - my hairdresser Natalie described it as more of a relaxant than a straightener.)
KeraStraight does not use any strong chemicals to straighten the hair but adds natural keratin which gives hair it's strength. KeraStraight penetrates the hair repairing internal & external damage. It coats the hair preventing further damage resulting in soft, shiny, healthy & straight hair. KeraStraight is suitable for all hair types including coloured, highly lightened, bleached, permed, very dry & on virgin hair. (This is great as a lot of other straightening treatments cannot be done if your hair is coloured/highlighted).
On the day of my treatment, I took myself down to the Pastels Salon at the Ritz hotel and settled in for what I thought might take up to 4 hours. (My first guilty pleasure was taking that time out to read magazines without the children!). The treatment was very simple, my hair was washed and dried to remove it of any product, then the treatment was applied to my hair, strand by strand! Then my hair was straightened using hot straightening irons, with the product still in. (Slight panic at the amount of smoke my hair was creating from this but I was reassured this was normal). In total it only took about 2.5/3 hours and I was then instructed I couldn’t wash my hair for 2/3 days, nor could I tie it up or even put it behind my ears! (If you have seen how greasy my hair is after even 24 hours this was the most scary prospect of the whole treatment – particularly as the product that was left in my hair made it even heavier!).
So after 3 days of sporting a seriously greasy hair style (some strange looks from my husband) and trying my best to not put it behind my ears, I finally washed it using the special shampoo and conditioner Pastels had kindly given me. What a relief to wash it! I purposefully didn’t dry it with a hairdryer to see if I was really going to be able to live without blow drying. The result was definitely straight.
After the first week, my conclusion to this fabulous new treatment is I am a fan. Although I am still using a hairdryer to dry it as I prefer the look, I haven’t had to touch my straightening irons, my hair looks much healthier and shinier and it stays lovely and straight all day/night (previously this wasn’t the case for me. My hair would take in any humidity and slowly start to frizz as the day went on.)
I would highly recommend this treatment to any mums out there who currently spend time blow drying and/or straightening their hair. The treatment costs 1200/1500 dhs depending how long your hair is and lasts up to 4 months.
For further information on this product check out www.kerastraight.co.uk and for booking contact Pastels on 04 399 5016 or 04 394 7393 www.pastels-salon.com. Mention Dubai Mums Club when you book so they know how you heard about it!
Thanks again to the team at Pastels for this fabulous experience and see you in 4 months!
Jenny Haddad, Dubai Mums Club
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