Differences Between Brazilian Blowout and Keratin Treatment

Okay, so the results are nearly the same, but here are four key distinctions between these two treatments:

Who Should Get Them

Girls with really thick, curly, or voluminous hair will typically choose the keratin treatment because it is perfect for unruly hair. That treatment will make your hair more manageable in addition to reducing its volume.

Professionals do not recommend a keratin treatment for anyone that has thin or fine hair or someone whose hair is already straight. The main reason for this is because it will reduce the volume in their hair even further, which wouldn’t be appealing and would leave hair looking limp.

Contrastly, if you want to keep the movement and bounce in the hair along with the volume while also making it easier to manage frizz, go with the Brazilian blowout. If you have fine or medium texture hair with curls or waves, the BB will give you smoother, sleeker locks without completely taking away your hair texture.

How to Apply The Treatment

It only takes about one to two hours for the Brazilian blowout process done in the salon.

The keratin treatment can take upwards of three hours to finish.

Keratin Treatment

You start by washing the hair using a clarifying shampoo, which is similar to regular shampoo, except that it deep cleans your hair to remove buildup into the hair shaft. Once your hair is washed and towel-dried, you then get your hair blow-dried thoroughly.

The keratin treatment products get applied to your hair in sections until it gets evenly distributed all over. The stylist will likely place a plastic cap on your head for about 30 minutes to get the best results by allowing your hair to soak up the products deeply into your hair shaft.

Your hair gets blow-dried again, and the stylist will flat iron your hair on one of the highest settings, 450°F. You shouldn’t wash your hair for at least three days.