In the modern world it is very difficult to find a woman who does not strive to be beautiful and well-groomed, to be perfect in everything. Girls are ready to spend day and night in beauty salons to become at least a little better. And almost the main concern of a modern woman is the condition of her hair, which is not at all surprising. After all, everyone wants to show off their beautiful, long and thick hair.
What girls do not do for this purpose: they dye, build up, straighten, curl their already damaged hair, and this is not the whole list of procedures available in our time. And one of the most popular today is the boost up procedure - the creation of basal volume.
What is boost up?
Basic hair volume boost up is a procedure that until recently was available only in some beauty salons. The author of this technique is Elena Glinka, a fairly popular hairdresser from St. Petersburg. It was this woman who came up with the idea of winding each strand on a hairpin and fixing it with a special compound, which gives a long-term effect of hair raised at the roots. On theAt the moment, the boost up procedure, the price of which is quite high in hairdressing and beauty salons, is available to everyone. It can be done fairly easily at home.
Let's take a closer look at how the procedure takes place, with the help of which boost up hair volume is obtained. At the same time, we will find out what is needed for its implementation.
What does it take to get hair volume boost up at the root?
Although the ease of manipulation can be conditional. To carry out the boost up procedure at home, you will need:
- Girlfriend, acquaintance or your personal hairdresser. Yes, unfortunately, it is impossible to make a boost up for yourself. But your best friend or neighbor may well help you.
- Special composition with which the procedure is carried out. Elena Glinka herself recommends Paul Mitchell cosmetics. Sets of this cosmetics are commercially available and consist of shampoo, moisturizing spray, conditioner and, in fact, Paul Mitchell Acid Wave or Paul Mitchell Alkaline Wave biowave. These two products differ in that they are designed for different types of hair. If you have dry and thin hair, then you should choose Acid Wave, and if, on the contrary, coarse and naughty, then opt for Alkaline Wave. The funds of this company are ideal for the boost up procedure, the price of the entire kit varies between 2000-4000 thousand rubles.
- Some handy tools. Hairpins, foil, shower cap, combs, hairdryer and more.
- Stock up on patience. This is almostthe most important thing for this procedure, as it takes a very long time.
Now let's go directly to the procedure, during which boost up hair volume is acquired.
Where to start?
Let's start with contraindications. Basal boost up hair volume should not be done on people with very short hair (at least shoulder length is recommended), with bleached hair (their already thin hair will not survive another chemical exposure). You can forget about him and people who just do not want to injure their hair. No matter how hairdressers praise boost up hair volume, reviews of the procedure are not entirely rosy. But more on that later.
Step 1. Preparation
Special preparation for the procedure is not required, it is possible and even recommended to do a basal volume of hair boost up on unwashed hair.
Get all the supplies you need and you're good to go.
Step 2. We twist the hair into hairpins and fix the strands with foil
The most time-consuming process. The whole procedure takes about five or six hours, and two of them - winding each strand on the hairpins. It is necessary to wind the hair so as not to touch the hair roots (remember that you need to work only with the root zone!). Twist 7-14 cm of the entire length of the hair, the ends also do not need to be touched.
After this painstaking work is done, it is necessary to fix each strand wound on a hairpin with foil.
As you can see, all this requires at least a modicum of professionalism, so it is advisable to go through speci altraining seminars from the very creator of the methodology - Elena Glinka.
The procedure itself is a bit like a perm, only not all the hair is curled, but only its root zone.
Step 3. Apply the composition to the hair
Now you need to apply the composition that you previously purchased to the section of hair that you twisted into hairpins. In no case should the product get on the hair roots or skin, it is very harmful. Try to somehow protect the scalp from getting on her composition.
You should not wait too long, literally 5 minutes after applying the product, you already need to wash it off.
Step 4. Wash, dry, style
If you thought that the hardest part is over, then you are deeply mistaken. Now you have to carefully remove the foil and hairpins, which is a very unpleasant and even slightly painful process.
After all unnecessary items are removed, rinse your hair well. Shampoo and conditioner for this is present in the kit that you purchased. If you bought some other composition or this one, but separately from the kit, you can wash your hair with any shampoo, just give preference to companies that do not add SLS to their products.
Your next task is proper hair styling. They need to be not just dried, but done in such a way as to smooth out the curls obtained after the chemical process. If you do not learn how to style your hair properly, then these small areas of "corrugation" will always be visible, and this is verylooks ugly.
Hair volume boost up: reviews of the procedure
So, the initial information has been received. You have read this article, but if you still can't decide on the boost up hair volume procedure - photos and reviews from real people will help you.
As mentioned earlier, not all reviews describe the procedure so rosily, but this does not mean that it should not be done.
First, keep in mind that each person has a different hair texture. That is why boost up is not recommended for people with damaged hair, as there is a high risk of hair loss after the procedure.
Secondly, the person who performed the procedure is of great importance here. Indeed, the quality of the procedure in a professional setting and at home will be very different: at home, along with a neighbor or girlfriend, you can seriously damage your hair. The choice is yours.
Pros and cons of the procedure
Like every procedure, boost up also has its pros and cons. And we, perhaps, will begin with an analysis of all its advantages.
Of course, the most important plus of boost up is the volume, which (as the creator of the technique promises) lasts for about six months. I don’t really believe in this, to be honest, because the hair grows, and the part with the “corrugation” will gradually slide down. But in general, a beautiful volume is provided to you for a couple of months, provided that you know how to style your hair correctly.
Another plus of the procedure is that it has hair restoration properties. And HowPaul Mitchell representatives say that there are no aggressive substances in their products, that is, their products cannot affect your hair badly. But on the scalp … And let the manufacturers indicate as much as they like that their products contain propolis, which relieves irritation when it gets on the scalp, anyway, this has not yet been proven by anyone, and, probably, it is not for nothing that their composition cannot be applied to the skin, because, in addition to that propolis, there are plenty of chemicals in the composition.
It was already mentioned above that the hair will grow back over time and the "corrugated" part will slide down. Another plus of the composition is that it should be washed out of the hair during these six months, but even if this does not happen (and most often it is), then the wavy part can be easily leveled with an iron.
And now let's look at all the disadvantages of the procedure, although it seems that even in the advantages described above, there are already enough of them.
Let's start with the fact that you won't find good masters who can do boost ups even during the day with fire. Yes, you can do this procedure at home, but before that it is still advisable to take training seminars.
The next disadvantage of the procedure is time. Few people can endure five hours in a row in a chair, and think about the person who fiddles with your hair strands, trying to twist them.
The cost here also plays an important role, because 3-4 thousand rubles is a lot of money. And this is only the cost of the composition. If you use the services of a professional hairdresser, then the cost almost doubles, it all depends on where you live, on the density andthe quality of your hair, the honesty of the person and so on.
It's cheaper and much faster to style your hair with a hair dryer or curling iron, especially since boost up also requires daily styling, and without it, these curls will look very stupid. So what's the point? The cost of a good curling iron and volumizing product is much less than the cost of a treatment.
So, summing up, there is little useful in this procedure, but it's up to you! Once again, read the reviews of people who have already boosted themselves, weigh the pros and cons and make the right decision.
