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What is Thermal Ionic Permanent?

WHAT IS THERMAL IONIC PERMANENT STRAIGHTENER?
Thermal Ionic Permanent Straightener is basically a three-step hair system designed to permanently straighten naturally curly, wavy or frizzy hair.

WHAT ARE THE THREE BASIC STEPS?
I. The first step, after washing and conditioning the hair, is to treat the hair with Thermal Ionic Step 1 Lotion. This processing lotion softens the curl by relieving the internal stresses of the hair.

II. The second step thermally reconstructs the hair into the new straight configuration. This is accomplished by pressing the hair with a hot ceramic flat iron maintained at 170°–230°C.

III. The third and final step is the treatment of the hair with the Step 2 Neutralizer. This step permanently locks the hair into a "pin-straight" configuration.

WHAT IS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT OF THE STEP 1 LOTION?
Ammonium Thioglycolate is the active ingredient of Step 1 Lotion.

HOW LONG DOES THE HAIR REMAIN STRAIGHT?
The hair remains permanently straight until it is cut off or permed. However, the new growth will be curly and a retouch straightening service will be required after 6–8 months, depending on the rate of hair growth and the degree of curliness of the new growth.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE THERMAL IONIC PERMANENT STRAIGHTENING SERVICE?
• The hair will be permanently "pin-straight", frizz-free, silky soft and and unbelievable shiny. The hair will be in better condition after the treatment than before.

• This treatment minimizes static and fly-aways and does away with "bad hair days".

• The permanently straightened hair will dramatically reduce at-home maintenance time.

HOW LONG DOES THE THERMAL IONIC PERMANENT STRAIGHTENING SERVICE TAKE?
On average, the whole procedure takes 4–5 hours. However, the actual time will vary for each individual, depending on the length, texture and curliness of the hair.

CAN THERMAL IONIC BE USED ON PREVIOUSLY RELAXED HAIR?
Not if the hair was previously relaxed with lye type relaxers (i.e., sodium, lithium, potassium or guanidine hydroxides). If hair has been relaxed with these chemicals, only the new growth can be treated with Thermal Ionic, making sure that there is no overlap with the previously relaxed hair.

CAN THERMAL IONIC BE USED ON COLOR TREATED HAIR?
There are three Thermal Ionic formulations available.
I. NORMAL FORMULA
For use on healthy, virgin hair or hairpreviously colored with semi or demi permanent hair colors, processed with less than 20 volume peroxide.

II. TINTED/HIGHLIGHTED/BLEACHED FORMULA
For use on hair previously colored with permanent hair color processed with 20 volume or greater peroxide, bleached or double-processed hair.

When using this formula, it is very important to determine the condition and/or integrity of the hair. If the hair is very porous, dry and brittle from previous chemical treatments, do not use Thermal Ionic on this type of hair. If there is any doubt concerning the use of Thermal Ionic on a specific hair type, perform a complete strand test.

III. RESISTANT FORMULA
For use on coarse, resistant virgin hair, or resistant hair that has been color-treated using semi permanent, demi permanent or no-lift permanent hair color.

CAN EXTERNAL HEAT BE USED TO SPEED UP THE PROCESSING TIME?
No. The products have been formulated to work at room temperature.

DO I HAVE TO USE A CERAMIC IRON?
Yes. Optimum results are obtained with Conair Pro™, Jilbere de Paris™, Ceramic Tools™, BaBylissPro® or Rusk® ceramic irons, since these irons evenly distribute the heat over the whole plate surface. It should be noted that these irons are calibrated to achieve a temperature of 215°–230°C. This temperature range will produce optimal thermal straightening results.

CAN I APPLY THERMAL IONIC ON PERMED HAIR?
Yes. If the hair is in good condition, Thermal Ionic can be used on permed hair. If there is any doubt, perform a complete strand test.

HOW DOES THERMAL IONIC DIFFER FROM LYE TYPE RELAXERS (i.e., sodium, potassium, lithium, guanidine hydroxides)?
The chemistry involved with the use of Thermal Ionic is similar to permanent waving and is different than the chemistry of lye relaxers. The Thermal Ionic chemistry is gentler and allows you to re-perm the hair even after Thermal Ionic treatment. Re-perming is not an option when hair is treated with lye relaxers.

WILL THERMAL IONIC TREATMENT AFFECT THE COLOR OF THE HAIR?
Yes. Naturally colored hair may be one to two shades lighter and color treated hair will fade. If hair is to be colored again, wait 7–10 days after the Thermal Ionic service.
COULD YOU COLOR HAIR THE SAME DAY YOU APPLY THERMAL IONIC?
No. Wait 7–10 days after an application of Thermal Ionics (See above.).

HOW SOON CAN A CLIENT SHAMPOO HIS/HER HAIR AFTER RECEIVING A THERMAL IONIC TREATMENT?
Your client cannot shampoo his / her hair for at least 48 hours. In addition, the client should not use rubber bands, hair clips, or crimp the hair in any manner within the same time period.

HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE?
Since the process will take 4–5 hours, calculate what your income would have been from other services rendered in this time frame (i.e., haircuts).

WHAT IS THE MINIMUM HAIR LENGTH REQUIRED FOR THIS SERVICE?
The minimum hair length is approximately four inches. For shorter hair lengths, it would be difficult to use a hot flat iron efficiently, due to the width of the flat iron.

CAN I GET MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION FROM A JAR?
Yes, as long as the remainder of the product is used within 24–48 hours. Once a jar has been opened, it is exposed to atmospheric oxygen which causes the product's efficacy to slowly diminish.

11 Comments »

by Susana from Canada on Jul 21, 08

After I have my hair thermal straightened, which shampoo and conditioner should I use?

by VALERIE UWAINE from hawaii on Jun 1, 08

I'm a licensed cosmotologist here in hawaii, is there any classes coming up in the near future?

do you have to be have to certified to perform
service?

by sarah from UK on May 26, 08

I'm thinking of having mine done with ionic but wanted to find out as much as possible.
e.g. does it have to be pin straight?! i would love to just have big loose curls without frizz... and if it has to to be straight can it easily be curled with curling tongs?

by manoo from pakistan on Apr 26, 08

which shampoo is can b used after taking the Thermal Ionic Permanenttreatment?

by Claire from chicago on Apr 10, 08

I have gotten both the Japanese straight perm and the ionic straight perm before. Personally the japanese straight is the best. It does not damage the hair as much as the other product. Plus it doesn't have the harmful chem like the ionic. And i totally regreted paying $200 for that ionic perm, not only did it not really work, it smell bad, and .. sometimes the chemicals are too strong, u can lose hair. That is what happend to me, after a week, i started losing a lot of hair, then eventhougly i got over it. So be wise stick w/ the japanese perm. It's well worth it. If only we can just buy the japanese perm and do it ourself. I can only get my hands on the ionic perm, so it's a bummer.

by Amber Perchinsky from springfield va on Apr 2, 08

If I have the thermal straightening done, will I be able to curl my hair with a curling iron to just put some big curls or wave when I want a change?

by alexis from virginia on Mar 31, 08

Hi, I had a question how long does the termal ionic treatment keep your hair satraight.
Thanks

by mary from FLORIDA on Mar 17, 08

I had the CHI done several times and I loved it, however I am now pregnant with my fourth child and this is too expensive to keep up. My question is can I now after not having the chemical process done in 8 months have a curly perm or do I have to wait for the new growth and slowly get rid of the straight hair?

by Elaine from Canada on Feb 4, 08

OMG! If I could show you all a picture of my shiny (natural spiral and not frizzy curly) hair before this wreckage called Chi straightening, I would. I am in the public eye a lot. I wanted a straight look permenently because I live in a wet humid climate and would have to iron my hair every day if I wanted straight hair. I was very against straightening my hair. I had dark wavy long hair with red bold highlights.
I let people talk me into it. BAD IDEA.
Now, although I have very long straight hair I got very, very, VERY SICK from Chi Hair Straightening formula.
I got the process done. The goop was on for 8 mins. It was rinsed off. Part 2 went on. Washed off. Hair blown dry and ironed to make it "take effect" permanently.
In 2 days I had: RED SORES WITH WHITE HEAD ALL OVER MY FACE AND BACK. I went to the hospital. They put me in Quarentine room and thought I had flesh eating disease, or some very serious disease!!!!
I missed 3 weeks of University, and my life. I am not ever going to be the same. My health is forever changed.
The doctors kept asking me: did you get your hair coloured or straightened? That first hospital stay I said "YES".
I went back to the hospital the next week for 2 more days, as the sores were huge and travelled down my body.
Like I said, I stayed home for 3 weeks.
The chemicals made me very sick.
I had reached my "toxic load" because of that chemical.
I cannot color my hair with traditional hair products from the drug store AND I cannot get it done in a salon! The PPD in haircolor makes me sick after the Chi straightener.
Its been 4 mos. My hair is BREAKING. It is sticking up about 3 inches in pieces as it is broken and is not long enough to lay flat.
Also, it looks really stupid to have curly hair grown in like a reverse perm out of my skull before the straight hair. I have to use a hot iron (of the best quality) every time I wash and dry my hair to straighten the new growth, which comes in very fast! I straightened my hair 4 mos ago and now I have over 3 inches of kinky hair growing in.
AND IM SICK FOREVER FROM THE CHEMICALS.

So, don't be a fool, dont try to be so trendy that you get very ill, these chemicals are very toxic (staightener and hair color). PPD = 8 percent. PPD is in Coal Tar, Gasoline, etc. Hair stylists have a higher rate of lung disease and cancer because of these chemicals.
I have found a colour product I can use now.
HERBATINT. PPD = .8 not even a percent. No other chemicals. All natural. Finally used my first color last week, looks great, shiny and NO SMELL, NO BURN. Get it at a health food store.

So grls, look great, be yourself, improve your looks to suit your self and not trends, do it the least damaging way. Dont use a chemical hair straightener and DONT use a haircolour from a salon or drugstore. If you do, put the name into the internet and look up for example: "Loreal Haircolor MSDS" and it will give you the manufacturer's chemical sheet.
Good luck, look great and stay healthy.
:)

by Chaylene from Sebastian, Fl on Dec 29, 07

Will my hair become frizzy a couple months after the process?

by Biji from ipswich on Dec 3, 07

will it cause any damage to our hairs in future or any hair loss?

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