Japanese Hair Straightening Salon - Tips For Choosing A Salon

The first thing to know about picking a salon is what system they use. The most popular Japanese hair straightening systems are:

Liscio
The Yuko System
Magic Straight
Bio Ionic Straightening
Rebonding

They are listed here in order of popularity with the Liscio and Yuko systems in the lead with the others bunched way behind. The Liscio system, developed in Japan in 1996, is the granddaddy of the bunch and the most popular in the US. Liscio is followed by the Yuko system in popularity and so on.

Remember that the systems and their respective positives and negatives are a combination of price, time, quality, and, most importantly, your hair condition and how you want it to look. And the process is costly in both time and money so the onus is on you, the ultimate customer, to pick the best salon, technique and technician for you.

We are going to reiterate, often, that the treatment is very expensive and time consuming so you need to do your homework. Here are some pointers:

Start your research by visiting the websites of salons close to you for more details about which Japanese hair straightening treatment they use. You know how to do it. Google your town, Japanese Hair Straightening Salons, Hair Straightening Systems.

To find out what is new, switch your Google search to Los Angeles, New York and Hollywood to get the latest.

Visit the salon and speak with their straightening specialist about the process they use and why they prefer it to the other systems.

Get their resume. You have to determine if the specialist has sufficient experience in the process. Here we go again"you are going to pay a lot in terms of money and time so you don"t want to end up with damaged hair because you went with a rookie.

Get some "before and after" pictures of previous customers results.

Ask to speak with a couple of customers to get some detailed insight into how long it took and to find out if there is anything they didn"t like about the process or the technician.

Check them out with the Better Business Bureau. Extreme? Maybe but this process is big bucks and they may get sued. Just go to the BBB site and plug in the name of the salon. You may be surprised at what pops out.

After all this research you should have a pretty good comfort level with 1) the Japanese hair straightening system 2) the system you will choose and 3) the technician and salon you will choose. If you still have doubts, keep researching. Knowledge is power.

Finally, take the plunge if this is the look you want. I mean other people have done it. Just look at Jennifer, Cher and Nicole.