Guide
Hair rebonding
Hair rebonding straightens the hair it treats for good, because it changes the strong bonds that hold each hair’s protein together. Afterwards, the hair keeps about 90 per cent of those bonds and loses about 10 per cent, which turn into a different substance. Before a rebond, tell us what has been done to your hair, because some earlier straightening rules a rebond out.
The products we use are on our hair straightening page.
How does hair rebonding work?
Each hair is made of long chains of protein, and strong bonds hold neighbouring chains together. The usual rebond goes like this: a lotion opens these bonds, and a hot iron straightens the hair while they are open. Then another lotion closes the bonds again, this time in the straight shape, so they now hold the hair straight.
Is hair rebonding good for hair?
After the usual rebond, hair keeps about 90 per cent of its cystine, the part of the protein that forms these bonds, and about 10 per cent turns into cysteic acid, a different substance. So the treated hair ends up with fewer of these strong bonds than before. Our guide to how long a rebond lasts covers what happens as your hair grows.
What to tell us before a rebond
Tell us what has been done to your hair before: colour, bleach, straightening. Say if it has had a relaxer, a different kind of chemical straightener, with or without lye. A relaxer and a rebond are incompatible with each other, so hair that has had a relaxer cannot be rebonded.
Before you book
If any of your hair has had a relaxer, or you are not sure what was used on it before, tell us that first.
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