| What
type of hair is not suitable for TR?
My philosophy on hair education is that it must be creative
while at the same time being useful for the client. I take
a pragmatic approach to hair, which eliminates a lot of
the fluff seen in a lot of today's education. However, I
do not feel that usefulness means no creativity. On the
contrary, I feel the artistic aspect of the Hair Business
is just as important and essential as practicality. |
Michael Ricca, President,
Heaven & Earth Hair International
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» Lightened
or colour treated hair.
When you lighten or colour your hair you will almost always use H2O2 (Hydrogen
Peroxide). H2O2 destroys some of the sulfur bonds in your hair. How many
of these bonds have been destroyed depends on . .
1)
The strength of the product
2)
How light your hair has been taken from it's natural colour (*see
below)
3)
How often you have coloured the hair that will be receiving the TR service
An experienced hair designer will be able to know if you have enough sulfur
bonds in your hair to be able to get the TR
service. They will do this by seeing and feeling your hair. Unfortunately,
it cannot be done over the internet or phone.
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Some coloured hair will not be able to receive the TR service.
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Some coloured hair will need pre-conditioning treatments.
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In some cases the hair designer may adjust the TR chemicals for some
types of coloured hair.
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Some coloured hair will have no problem in getting TR.
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How much your hair has been lightened cannot be determined with your eyes.
Colours often lighten your hair and then add colour over the top so that
your hair does not appear as lightened as it actually is.
» Hydroxide
relaxed hair
Hydroxide based relaxors/perms sometimes referred to as "Lye" based
relaxors/perms are often used to straighten African type hair. These relaxors
work well on super curly hair because they break down the carbon in the
hair, thus softening it as it straightens. The problem is that they also
destroy the sulfur in the hair. We have known for a long time now that
Hydroxide and Thio do not mix - the hair breaks. So unfortunately if your
hair has been relaxed using a Hydroxide based chemical TR in highly
NOT recommended.
One person had wrote to me and said that a salon cut off a few strands
from her head and then tested the TR on it. Later they said she
was able to get the TR service. I caution people about this because
quite often breakage of the hair due to mixing Thio and Hydroxide does
not occur immediately after the service, it may take a week or longer
to start and will occur ever time you comb, brush or shampoo your hair.
A strand test cannot accurately judge the reaction you will have. Better
to have a small section done on your hair and wait a month to see what
happens to that before doing the whole head.
» TR
and African type hair
Because the main chemical in TR is Thio it may not be able to soften
strong African type hair sufficiently to get good results. On the other
hand, milder, softer African hair types may react quite well to TR
but again the consultation is quite important because some African type
hair will respond well to the procedure and others will not.
(More to come)
Thermal
Reconditioning Part 1, What
is Thermal Reconditioning?
Thermal
Reconditioning Part 2, What
type of hair is not suitable for TR?
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| Michael
Ricca has been teaching Hair Designers for almost 20 years
traveling the world providing hair education to students in
several different countries.
Micheal has trained and maintains a team of educators
whom are located in various countries throughout the world.
A primary personal goal of his is to not only enhance the
professional skills and outlook of his students but to also
make a positive difference in their lives.
Micheal is currently the President of Heaven
& Earth - Hair International. Heaven & Earth
has a complete educational system designed by him specifically
for today's students and unique needs. The system covers all
aspects of hair education, including courses in Hair Cutting,
Colouring, Perming and Current Fashion styles.
For more information click on www.heaven-earth.com.
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