Hey....about straightening in the (SF)Bay Area, in CA.....I've been doing it for 7 years. There is a place in ChinaTown that I go to. You have to watch them like a hawk, and tell them over and over again that you want then to do it about 1/2" away from your scalp, for body, but I it looks great when you're done,a and it's about $200!

Hey everyone - I was wondering if anyone has had a good experience with japanese hair straightening in the bay area California? My hair is wavy with a medium thickness, but is pretty dry (even with moisturizing shampoos and condititoners) and I am never satisfied with the way it looks. However when I blow-dry and straighten it I love its look.
I am thinking about having my hair straightened at a salon, but do not want to lose all my hair's volume, and of course have minimal damage done. Any suggestions?

I totally agree with Aliya and Bella74 about Beauty Choice Salon in Houston, TX. They fried my hair bit time. I have to buy very expensive conditioner to treat my hair. Every time when I wash my hair, I have to blow dry and flat iron it, otherwise my hair will look like lion's hair (this is after so-called Japanese Straightening was done to me by Joyce and Patrick at Beauty Choice Salon). When I comb my hair, my hair is breaking a lot too. I called them to tell them the situation a week later after the service, Patrick (the husband) gave me such an attitude!! No apology at all!! Ladies, DON'T GO THERE!!. They may charge a little cheaper but they are not professionally trained for that.

Could you recommend a hair salon for the locations mentioned above?

Can anyone recommend a salon in NJ which uses the Liscio straightening product? I usually go to NYC but they are charging me over $700 now....

I'm an apprentice in a salon in Edmonton, Alberta and I would like to know where I can go to get certified in doing this??

this is for victoria from huston. I have relaxed and straightened my hair for years. once you do japanese, you can not have curly hair, your hair is turned bone straight. if you want to retain some curl , you should only do relaxer. it gets read of the frizzy & volume, and you can keep some of your curl, and you have to do some blow drying to have straight hair. maybe about 20 minutes, but the nice thing, is once you blow dry your hair, and looks nice, it does not become frizzy and volume anymore.

I'ne been using Liscio hair straightening system for last 7years in my salon and I love it.
But sometime even with the same products if your hairdresser doesn't have enough exprience and knowledge they can dammage your hair.
It happened to me too when I first started doing hair straightening about 10 years ago.
I am fully certified bu Liscio and for more info please visit my website. Annabanghairdesign dot com.
Thanks.

I have had Liscio Japanese Hair Straightening for over 2 years in the Charlotte, NC area. The price is high and my hair was damaged in March. Where are the salons that do the Liscio Japanese Hair Straightening in NC. Also, can Chi straightening be used when touch-up is needed on Liscio straightened hair?

Japanese hair straightening is best in Philadelphia, I live in New Jersey but go there every 7 month - they specialize in thermal hair straightening - you can find this salon here (no spaces) alex baraz . com

i live in houston and i just got it done at jessica hair studio salon and she did great my hair is really wavy and freezy but not anymore its so smooth staright and manageable....

please tel me where can i but this product.ta

hallo how can i get your product to use in my salon pleace contact me.i can see that it is a good product so do contact

could you please advise where I can purchase the Liscio hairstraightening system from for my salon in New Zealand

Does this system work on african american natural hair type? I have not had any chemicals in my hair for over 3 years, but living in Florida that has been crazy!!!! any recommendations?

I totally agree with Manju Shyam. I also had a Japanese straightening done at the Beauty Choice Salon at the beginning of the year. My hair is completely burnt from the roots to the ends. I also noticed they were "following" at least 5 other customers at the same time and they also charged me more then I expected from the consultation. It is a cheap price, but believe
your hair will be damaged, dry and burnt for a very long time. DO NOT GO THERE!

I noticed Aliya's response. I live in Houston as well and had a very similar experience. I went to Cosmo salon (www.cosmosalon.biz) on Bellaire and the woman fried my hair. I had to cut it all off and even now, a year later, it hasn't grown back entirely.

I didn't know the damage she had done until I washed my hair 4-5 days later, so I tipped her $50. I was a real idiot.

I've been getting the Liscio hair treatment done for about 5 years now and I will never turn back. It has done WONDERS for my hair, which used to be totally unruly and awful. It was like the gitl from Princess Diaries x1000. Trust me, if you go to the right person, you will get GREAT results. In fact, if you live in LA, I recommend going to Pia Hair Salon in Torrance. It costs $230 if you have short hair, and $250 if you have long hair, and your hair stays stick straight and perfect for about 6 months. Then you go back to have it done again. Even by the 6th month, it's still pretty manageable, just kind of annoying, but that comes with the territory. Plus, you get a free haircut included and they're SO nice. I could never go back to my natural hair ever again. I totally recommend this.

Hi There!
How are you doing? Could you please tell me where can I buy the LISCIO JAPANESE HAIR STRAITENING CHEMICAL or YUKO JAPANSESE HAIR STRAITENING CHEMICAL. for my sister in law salon? Thank you very much & have a good day.

Hi i went to hudson hairs. they charge way too much . Owner is very rude . first time when the did my hairs it did not turn out good . so when i went next day again saying my hairs are not done ok. he comes out saying me that i need to use iron to staright. i said why i should be using iron when i am paying for hair straightenning. he was kind of fooling around. with in three months they become curly again and i went again today. and he keeps saying now i need to pay $400 again to get it staright. keep away from Hudson Hairs. Owner is rude and service are very low.