After all the hoopla about my Brazilian blowout--the kind you get for the hair on your head, not the kind you get for down there--I’ve decided not to get another one. For whatever reason, my Brazilian blowout didn’t take. I was left with curly hair underneath straight hair, which is pretty much what I had before I had the privilege of inhaling formaldehyde. In the end, I was unsatisfied with the results.
Instead, I’m opting to use better hair products, which make it easier to keep my hair straight on the occasions when I feel the need to wear my hair down. I’m all about Thermafuse Straight smoothing balm.
A little of the contents of the orange bottle goes a long way to making my hair smooth, shinier, and more manageable. And, like the Brazilian blowout, Thermafuse Straight smoothing balm works with heat, which means that it is actually protecting my hair as I blow it dry. The additional upside is, of course, that I don’t have to put my entire respiratory system in jeopardy for the sake of better hair days.
The product isn’t the cheapest and it’s usually only found in specialty beauty stores like Ed Weiss, but it is well worth it. Other straightening products I’ve tried have left a residue in my hair and haven’t done anything to help condition it. Of course, that isn’t to say that there aren’t other products out there which can straighten hair, but I’m partial to this one. (And, no, unfortunately, I’m not receiving any Thermafuse products for free, although I would like to.)
Of course, I am the only one of the three people I know with Brazilian Blowouts who have been unsatisfied with their results. The other girls flip their hair to show me how healthy and shiny it is since receiving their Brazilian Blowouts and brag about how perfect their hair now always looks.
I ignore them and think about how much money I am saving by NOT getting a Brazilian Blowout and also ponder the how and whys of why exactly my Brazilian Blowout didn’t work. Since the Thermafuse Straight works well enough for me, I’ll continue to save my money for more important things than my hair, like food, health care insurance, car insurance, and entertainment.
How about the rest of you? Has anyone else been brave enough to go for a Brazilian Blowout? If so, how was your experience? Were you satisfied with the results or did you think the whole thing was overblown to begin with?