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Jess Beech

This at-home keratin treatment leaves my frizzy hair smooth and silky, without the salon price tag

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Can I tell you a secret? My hair is naturally very curly and frizzy, but I spend a lot of time pretending it's actually the opposite. As you can imagine, this amount of deception is really quite time-consuming – and very expensive too.

Fancy shampoos, the best hair straighteners and the best hair masks will only get you so far. For consistently fluff-free hair without singeing it to a crisp, the best option is an in-salon keratin treatment (also referred to as a Brazilian blow-dry or sometimes hair botox). They work by sealing keratin (the protein our hair is made from) into your strands to smooth them and rebuild damage. The pros? It will give you sleek, frizz-free hair for three to six months, meaning you're less reliant on straighteners and less frightened of going out in the rain. The cons? It takes around three hours per treatment, costs upwards of £150 a go and can actually fade your colour (I went from brunette to ginger during one unfortunate appointment last year).

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