http://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese_to_english/cosmetics_be...

Curls, Split! Ringlets, Be Gone!
ELIZABETH HAYT
Published: July 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/fashion/19skin1.html

(...) But in April, Ms. Epstein tried the Brazilian Keratin Treatment at the nuBest Salon and Spa in Manhasset, N.Y. The results were so spectacular, she wept.

“I got very emotional,” she said. “It was mind-boggling how beautiful my hair looked: straight, shiny, sleek and more important, healthy. I have no products in my life now. I wash my hair, air-dry it and then the last 10 minutes, I blow it and it’s pin-straight.”

Such a gushing testimonial is not unusual, stylists say. “For a woman who had a thorn bush for hair and now it’s like silk, well, we’re talking revolution,” said Mark Garrison, who offers the treatment at his salon in New York.

Originating in Brazil, where it is usually called escova progressiva (progressive blow-dry), the treatment has been trickling here for a few years but has become widely available only in the last six months. (...)

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1. DON´T GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY.

Hair color and other chemical processes are a common cause for concern. But, “no study has ever shown that exposure to these chemicals causes any abnormalities during pregnancy,” says Brandy Garret an OBGYN at St. Vincent´s Women´s Hospital in Indianapolis. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now agree that hair treatment chemicals are probably okay when carrying a baby. As a stylist though, you´re exposed several times a day, so wear gloves when handling chemicals and work in a well-ventilated area. If a process like a Brazilian Keratin Treatment concerns you, pass it off while pregnant.

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