Blog Archive, 2005

Yes, Peter Louis Now Runs a Japanese Straightening "Boot Camp". If you are a licensed stylist in the United States and your salon is willing to carry the Peter Louis Haircare Line $1000 minimum purchase plus $1000 Training fee. You can be eligible to train for one week at the Peter Louis Salon. And work on one client( client pays 50% off to be a model) and your salon will be mentioned on our blog.

Even Men Tame their Hair with TR

This link contains the News Report featured on NY1:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?&aid=20295&search_result=1&stid=20

Milbon staff member, Ichiro Konoike ( Inventor of Japanese Straightening and President of Milbon), Genoveva, Ichiro's Son, Peter

I was Pleasantly surprised to be asked to help with Milbon's New Liscio product development. I felt this would be a Fantastic opportunity to be an active participant in the creation of a new and more versatile Japanese Straightening aka Thermal reconditioning procedure. During the R&D period we received several shipments of solutions from Osaka, Japan which would be adjusted and modified as per the suggestions of the stylists involved in this R&D Project.

JAPANESE HAIR STRAIGHTENING HISTORY

The first question that is asked when the clients hear about Japanese Hair Straightening aka Thermal Reconditioning ( which is like saying Champagne aka sparkling wine ) is "Why do the Japanese need a relaxer? They already have straight hair!" Contrary to popular belief, a high percentage of the Japanese population has wavy or kinky curl to their hair.

LISCIO "The First Japanese Straightening System"

Highlights are very tricky to work with, but can be done. Many salons highlight hair with bleach and sometimes they overlap their prior work on retouch. This is very damaging to the hair and makes the Japanese Straightening treatment difficult; because some hair is lightened right next to hair that is not lightened, creating a great degree of difference between the porosity of neighboring hair strands. So the highlighted hair will process faster than the virgin strand next to it.

During a retouch procedure only the new growth is treated. The other hair is usually
protected by using high protection cream so the solution will not penetrate
into the previously treated hair. If there is any curl or wave in the
previously treated hair, a mild solution can be applied.

The retouch procedure is often more difficult to perform, so it is strongly recommended that you use a stylist very experienced in Japanese Straightening.

The Hair that gets treated will remain straight. The new growth that
appears in the months following the treatment will need to
be Thermally Reconditioned again. The new growth usually
needs to be treated about four to twelve
months after the initial treatment depending on curl and length.

A Partial Thermal Reconditioning Treatment can be done on the hairline in front of the ears. This will make it possible to go longer between full treatments because the rootsare less noticeable underneath.