There’s nothing more refreshing than a fresh style and update to your hair. But, there’s nothing worse than ruining your hair treatment by not waiting long enough to style your hair. So, can you tie hair immediately after keratin treatment?

Can I Tie Hair After a Keratin Treatment?

No. Keratin treatment is a sensitive process that must be left alone for three days to prevent damage to the hair treatment unless you want to end up with unsightly creases.

Keratin is malleable when first applied, it is essential to leave your hair down, straight, and undisturbed for the first three days.

During the first three days, do not use any styling product on your hair. The keratin needs to set, and any products applied to your hair (like mousse, hairspray, or gel) could strip the keratin from your hair, reducing the amount of time between keratin treatments.

Using any ties, clips, or headbands will cause the hair to dent, which is nearly impossible to repair until your next treatment. Because keratin treatment is expensive, you’ll want to take good care of your hair and protect it as much as possible after the first few days of the treatment.

On day four, you can start to style your hair again, but you’ll want to use loose ties and avoid any clips that are tightly pressed into the hair. Keeping hair loosely styled and loosely tied will allow the keratin to continue to set in your hair without leaving any permanent creases.

By the end of the first week, you’ll be able to do a lot more with your hair in terms of styling options, but be careful to follow guidelines from your stylist.

When Can I Style Hair After The Keratin Treatment?

You can tie your hair after keratin treatment once three days have passed since the treatment. Guidelines recommend loosely tying back your hair, but you’ll want to wait even longer for more tight styles.