I had my first Brazilian blowout on April 1st. Natasha had been pressuring me for about a year to try it out. I have naturally super thick, curly, stubborn red hair. I have been blow drying and straightening it for years, it was time to try and relax my curls! I had the quickened 24 hour blowout, where the stylist applies the solution and straightens your hair stick straight. You cannot get it wet or crinkled for 24 hours, then you can wash your hair with sodium chloride free shampoo and conditioner. This blowout typically last about 3 months, but depends on how much you shampoo your hair. I typically shampoo every 3 days (thanks to dry shampoo). The blowout was amazing! My hair was not stick straight, but when blow dried out it was nearly perfect. Once I flat iron, it was smooth and soft.
About a week ago, I told Natasha I think my blowout was gone already! My frizz free, nearly straight hair, was curly and frizzy, like before! I have had it only 3 - 4 weeks! This could not be true. But it is, and I am disappointed because of the big price tag it had cost me ($150.00 USD).
Today, in Target, I spotted a new product from John Frieda, called 3 Day Straight. Price was $8.99 USD, but on the bottle was a $2.00 off coupon, so I paid $6.99. This product claims to seal in your straight style for up to 3 days. I turned the package over and notice that one of the ingredients was Keratin. Keratin is the main ingredient used in the Brazilian blowout. Once I knew that this had Keratin in it, I was sold. *All photos were taken with my iPhone, sorry for quality*
Directions were easy. Just apply 7-15 sprays to wet hair (depends on length and thickness) and comb through with brush. Then blow-dry and flat iron as usual. Easy enough! At first I though my hair felt super sticky while I was drying. After my hair was completely dry and I flat ironed, it was silky and super straight. Almost like when I first had the Brazilian done.
Overall, this worked pretty well - it really did feel like a fresh Brazilian. The weird texture of my hair was completely gone once it was dry. I would recommend not putting a lot of product in the hair. Start with just a couple pumps and build up slowly. I could see too much of this feeling really sticky. My hair came out stick straight and feels like it will not frizz. Only thing I wish was different that instead of lasting only 3 days, that it lasts for 2 weeks or more! Really good product for us at-home hair straightening girls (and boys!) :). No need for me to spend $150 + for a salon treatment that only last 1 month. Definitely recommend.
This product was purchased by me.
