The Silk Wrap Treatment – Straight Hair Without The Heat

Get silky relaxed hair with or without flat ironing and smooth natural hair with low heat

There is something therapeutic about getting your hair done, particularly when your stress levels are high. Self-care am I right? Sometimes you just want a hairstyle that shows the length and lustrous bounce of your own hair without using chemicals. The best thing for that of course, is a silk wrap.

A silk wrap offers the aesthetic appeal of silky straight hair and will also give you a short break from the detangling marathons and breakage that can occur from tangled curls if you are natural. For those of us who are relaxed, by choosing to style your hair with a silk wrap you can get silky hair with or without flat ironing.

The first thing you should know is that a silk wrap is not a Dominican or Brazilian blowout. These methods require the use of super high heat, heavy manipulation as well as temporary anti-reversion products such as shampoos, conditioners and heat protectants.

A dominican blowout usually involves direct heat in the form of a blow dryer*, a round brush and tension to achieve the straight look. Sometimes a flat iron* may also be used after the blow dry too.

A Brazilian blowout on the other hand, involves using keratin and other chemicals to keep the hair straight after which high heat from a flat iron* is used to seal in the keratin into the strands.

Although direct heat is used in all these methods the degree of heat is very different and much, much lower for a silk wrap.

Now that you know what a silk wrap is not, you should know what it is! It is a healthier alternative to…