Ionic Hair Retexturizing (IHR) is one method of Japanese hair straightening. It can be used as an alternative to keratin hair straightener treatment, which is a Brazilian hair relaxer treatment more commonly used on color-treated hair. Ionic straightening tends to work the best on hair that has not been chemically treated. Ionic hair treatment differs also from Yuko systems (also a Japanese hair straightening method) in that is more complicated and is not recommended for color treated hair. Ionic hair straightening treatment improves the condition of your hair while straightening it. It does this by locking in moisture and nutrients during the retexturizing process. You can get this straightening treatment done regardless of your hair’s frizziness of curliness. However, it may take longer to complete depending on the frizziness and thickness of your hair. The treatment usually lasts about six months depending on how fast your hair grows.
Consult with one of our experts at Rockville Hair Relaxer if you are looking for certain hair straightening products that will help your treatment last. There are not any hair products that straighten hair perfectly without any treatment, so Ionic hair retexturizing is the way to go if you do not have any color treatment in your hair. After your Ionic hair retexturizing treatment, you should wait at least two weeks if you want to get permanent hair color.