Deep Conditioning Treatments Vs. Keratin Treatments
We’re lucky to live in a time and age where it’s not hard to find hair treatments for practically any sort of issue. Unfortunately, that does give us an unexpected dilemma: with all the various treatments out there, it’s no longer easy to determine the best of them all.
In the battle of deep conditioning treatments vs. keratin treatments, which one does your crowning glory really deserve?
Deep Conditioning Treatments
Our hair always looks its best when it’s moisturized. That’s why deep conditioning treatments are such a must for everyone, no matter the hair type or style.
If you’ve ever done anything to your hair, like tied it up, braided it, got a rebond or a hair perm, or used any kind of styling product whatsoever, then you probably also need to do a deep conditioning treatment every now and then.
The benefits of deep conditioning treatments are many and varied:
- Moisturizes hair. The topmost benefit of deep conditioning your hair is that it moisturizes your strands. This improves your hair texture and generally just helps keep your hair healthy and nourished.
- Prevents breakages. Like we’ve said time and time again, if you keep your hair moisturized, it's also keeping them healthy and less broke to damages. By doing so, you’ll be sure to prevent potential breakages happening to your beloved strands.
- Makes hair shinier. Not only can a good deep conditioning treatment help your hair from the inside, it also makes your hair’s appearance look and even feel much better.
- Reduces frizz. Dry hair and humid environments together cause frizz. When your hair is dry and the air around it is not, your strands tend to get up and try to find moisture around it, therefore appearing frizzy. By keeping your hair well-moisturized, there’s no need for your strands to sought out moisture elsewhere.
Keratin Treatments
Keratin treatments are typically salon-done chemical processes that aim to repair dry and damaged hair.
Results can last anywhere from three months to six months, provided that you follow all your stylist’s recommendations. If your hair’s condition isn’t that bad, a keratin treatment is usually a good temporary solution to frizzy hair, instead of the more extreme hair rebond treatment.
These days, you can find DIY keratin treatments that you can do at home too. But for the most part, it’s still better to just avail the service at a salon to make sure that everything goes smoothly. Also, home-done keratin treatments rarely last as long as one done in a salon. That’s still aside from the actual chemicals and solutions used. Actually, salons also tend to have better equipment needed to do the entire treatment.
Deep Conditioning Treatments vs Keratin Treatments
Not all deep conditioning treatments are keratin treatments, but all keratin treatments are deep conditioning treatments.
New York salon owner Arsen Gurgov says in comparison to a Brazilian blowout, “Generally speaking, you will get more of a smoothing and deep-conditioning effect with a keratin treatment as it contains less harsh chemicals and silicones, which weigh down the hair and clog the scalp.”
There isn’t much difference between these two kinds of treatments, as you can see. Although strictly speaking, keratin treatments are generally understood as the more professional treatment between the two. Meanwhile, ‘deep conditioning treatments’ is the general term for the treatment. This can mean anything from DIY moisturizing treatments to professional Brazilian blowouts.
Whatever it’s called though, it’s good to get at least one hair conditioning treatment for your hair per month, or even per week. Keeping your hair moisturized doesn’t just ensure that it always looks its best, but also so that it always feels best.
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