Hair Rebonding

It is a chemical process that helps in permanent straightening of your hair. In this process, the chemical bonds of your hair are broken up, rearranged and then Bonded back in a permanent manner. It manages to perfectly straighten your hair; however, a touch-up is required after every 4-6 months or even later, depending upon your hair growth. Another fact is that your hair remains straight, even after shampooing.

Talking about naturally curly or wavy hair, they contain natural bonds of such nature, which gives them this physical quality to retain curls. The cream softer or relaxant that is used in the treaty breaks their structure, and a neutralizer is used to bond the structure again. In simple words, a rebonding treatment helps in changing your natural hair structure and restructures it in a way that straightens them.

Types of Hair Bonds

Our hair have a structure made up of a protein called keratin. The polypeptide chains of keratin molecules in the hair are held together by three types of bonds, as discussed below:

• Hydrogen Bond – These are the physical bonds, rather weak ones that can be easily broken by water or heart. However, they can be reformed by drying or cooling our hair.
• Salt Bond – These are also the weak physical bonds, which are easily broken by a weak alkaline or acid solutions and when exposed to any changes in pH.
• Disulphide Bond – It keeps the Keratin molecules fixed, so they may retain the shape of hair fibers. When you desire to change the shape of your hair through perming or straightening, these bonds are needed to be broken. For that, heat is an effective method of breaking these chemical bonds that is the simple concept about straightening.

The Process of Rebonding

It totally depends upon the length, type and thickness of your hair on how long will a rebonding treatment take to process. Hair until mid-back usually takes about eight hours or more, for a rebonding treatment. For short hair, it may need three hours approx. Following are the steps involved in a rebounding treatment:

• Primarily, the hair is washed with a mild shampoo without using any conditioner. After that, hair are blow-dried on a medium level.
• Sections are formed in your hair, and a cream softener or relaxant is applied, throughout, keeping it straight. Quite often, a thin beard is used to keep hair straight.
• Cream softener or relaxant is kept on for atleast half an hour or so, depending upon the hair type and length. However, keeping it for longer than required can be harmful. After this process, hair is steamed for 10 to 40 minutes, again depending upon the hair type and length. Then rinsed, thoroughly.
• After rinsing, hair is blow dried and a keratin solution is applied to retain shine and to smoothen them.
• After that, a flat iron is used to straighten the rest and break the remaining curls. It should be make sure that iron temperature dies not rise above 180 degrees.
• Hair is parted again after that and a neutraliser is applied for setting the bonds intact and stabilizing the hair.
• The applied naturalizer is kept on for atleast 30 minutes and then rinsed off using cold water. Hair is blow dried again and hair serum is applied. A last bit of ironing is needed at the end to give the final look. Making your hair appear shiny, silky and straight.

Taking-care of Rebonded Hair

It is absolutely necessary to take good care of your hair after getting a rebonding in order to maintain a healthy look. Therefore, use your shampoo carefully, and make its selection thoughtfully. Also, use a conditioner every time your wash your hair and make sure that you follow a healthy and balanced diet.

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