I dont think I will ever have the opportunity to go to a GM salon...sigh...
:(
Everyones hair looks so lovely, I would just love to do this someday.
Well my sister lives in KS, so maybe I could go a little further to the GM salon in TX? (thinking positive, thinking positive... ;) )
Anyhow, I was really curious if anyone has tried a deep conditioning treatment given from a regular salon? If so, how did it turn out?
You see, I was on vacation last week, we took the girls to a huge indoor waterpark/hotel. Anyhow, 3 days of chlorine, chlorine, chlorine.
I kept putting conditioning leave-in on my hair, but alas...my hair looks and feels worst than it has in a long time. (this is 4 days after, of using oils, conditioners, etc, etc..)Depressing!
So I thought, maybe a good heated conditioning treatment from the salon could help?
Maybe someone could point out a good treatment that I could try at home, as well?
I mean really good...tell me where to get it and Im there! :D

1. I have had salon treatments in the past. I assume you have Ulta in Wisconsin -- they have treatments that run $10-$15 each. They usually use Joico K-Pak, I believe.

2. I don't know your hair type, so I don't know how well it will work for you, but BY FAR, the best deep treatment I have ever used is
Kenra Intensive Emollient Treatment
It is the best, far superior to any salon treatment I've ever had. If you don't have tons of hair like me, than a lil dab will do you. Slather that on your damp hair, and apply low heat with a hood dryer and wowza. (you can also use some other techniques if you don't have a hood dryer, of course)

HTH!

When I lived in Alabama, I thought about going to an Aveda salon for a deep treatment. Here is their website, they have a salon locater:

http://www.aveda.com/stores/locator.asp

But here's what I would do if I were you. I would clarify to get all the chlorine, conditioners and oils off my hair. Whenever my hair starts to act wierd and tangly and crunchy, I clarify and all is well! Then my regular conditioners seem to work better.

I use a baking soda rinse, others mix a little baking soda with their shampoo to clarify. I have read somewhere however that baking soda is not good for colored hair. Or you could just buy a clarifying shampoo. :)

Anyhow, 3 days of chlorine, chlorine, chlorine.
I kept putting conditioning leave-in on my hair, but alas...my hair looks and feels worst than it has in a long time.

When my son was swimming competitively and I swam several days a week, we found that Aussie Mega shampoo was fantastic for removing the pool chemicals. Be sure to condition/moisturize afterwards as well.

I belive my sister does this when she has her hair cut and colored. It's not too expensive and it helps curb all the nasty things she does to her hair.

I used to have them done when I fried my hair with dye. My hairstylist used some sort of protein treatment, I think a Redken product. It did wonders but she warned me not to have them done too often because she said too much protein can make your hair drier.

Great advice given here!! ;)

Not much to add . . . except if/when you go in to do it specify EXACTLY the services that you want (like, no cut , or whatever).

And just to get "the look" you might get the roller setting done for grins! :) 8)

2. I don't know your hair type, so I don't know how well it will work for you, but BY FAR, the best deep treatment I have ever used is
Kenra Intensive Emollient Treatment
It is the best, far superior to any salon treatment I've ever had. If you don't have tons of hair like me, than a lil dab will do you. Slather that on your damp hair, and apply low heat with a hood dryer and wowza. (you can also use some other techniques if you don't have a hood dryer, of course)

HTH!
Sounds great Karen, Where do you find Kenra Intensive Emollient Treatment?
Thanks,
Teechia

I've heard that Aveda salons give good conditioning treatments.

I also give myself deep treatments with olive oil. Olive oil works better than any other deep conditioner I've tried. I will either use it as a hot oil preshampoo treatment or apply it overnight prior to washing. I have used it as a leave-in when I my hair is really dry. However, I find that jojoba or monoi work better as leave-in treatments because they are both lighter than olive oil.

Artec Moisture Pak is a good leave-in conditioner too.

Hope this helps.

Ok, I found the Kenra Intensive at:

www.hairproducts4less.com

for 9.95 which is the cheapest I have been able to find thus far -- can anyone beat the price?

I've gotten the upscale treatment (for pennies on the dollar=trip to Asia, heh heh...dad thought $100 was expensive, but i got a cut/style, conditioning treatment AND triple-color highlights for that price!), and it was really nice because they did a scalp, neck, arm and hand massage while the treatment was processing...very nice! That's my ONLY experience though 'cuz I'm cheap :)

I DO have to endorse the Kenra treatment others have mentioned. I just used this last Friday...now if I could only get in the habit of doing it regularly! One thing w/ this treatment--it works WAY better w/ heat! Being cheap, I used Teacherbear's suggestion to use a heat pad to warm the treatment...works like a charm, and the heat pad works great on cramps, heh heh. You could also just put a lot of oil in your hair and heat likewise, but it's harder to remove the oil out of your hair.

Moral of this story: I guess you could do the treatment @ home, but it's just not the same when you massage your own head, y'know?

I have!

I got given a £30 (US$50?) salon voucher for my birthday a couple of years ago, and really didn't want a hair cut or chemical process ;) So I had a deep conditioning treatment at Toni and Guy, using Tigi products, and then a blow dry/set (baaaaaad I know, but blow drying once in 7 years can't be all that bad). I was happy with how it turned out, although I have to say it wasn't as good as the GM treatment, and not much different to what I do at home (except for the blowdry, which made little difference on my straight hair anyway). But my hair was treated with great respect, and it was nice to have someone else caring for it for a change :)

Thanks everyone! This was helpful, I really want to try the Kenra now! Maybe do a clarifing before hand, then the kenra. :D
As far as the Aveda salon, I was excited to find out that I do have a local one here, so I think that I am definantly going to make an appointment for a treatment, just to see how it turns out, and in comparison to the home treatments.
Thanks everyone ;)

Sounds great Karen, Where do you find Kenra Intensive Emollient Treatment?

i got a free sample (1 ounce) from Kenra directly at their website
www.kenra.com when it first came out. doubt it is still available, but you could always email the company and see if you can get it. The 1 ounce sample lasted for about 5? treatments, I'd guess

Ok, I found the Kenra Intensive at:

www.hairproducts4less.com

for 9.95 which is the cheapest I have been able to find thus far -- can anyone beat the price?


that is a great price, i think it sells in salons for about $20
but like i said, a little is all you need, so 1 tube will really last



I thought about going to an Aveda salon for a deep treatment.

I went to an Aveda salon for a treatment. My hair turned out bad, but I think Aveda salons are hit and miss. Earthtones goes in Connecticut, and she only pays $15 for a great treatment. At the Aveda nearest me, it was I think $30 or $40 and I was highly disappointed, which is why I recommend the Ulta salons, at least your not out a lot of money if it sucks.

HTH!

I have emailed Kenra to see if they will send me a free sample, and I noticed they also have a salon list on their site, and there were ALOT of salons (in my area at least) who carried their products -- so maybe you should check that out too!

I don't know if this will help or not, but Malibu makes a treatment just for chlorine. I've used thier products to remove Iron buildup and they worked VERY well! You can find Malibu products at some salons, trade secret and at sally's (I think) They are pretty inexpensive and the Malibu shampoo I used for awhile to combat the iron had NO sles in it. It smells good too, like the ocean...

HTH a little

is rinsing your hair with water, either tap or distilled, before you get into the pool. This fills the hair shaft with good water, and less of the chlorine will find its way in. : 8)

I just e-mailed Kenra to see if I could get a sample of the Intensive Emollient Treatment. SOunds great. I would love to have it done in a salon but and very leery of my hair being handled by someone who doesn't understand how precious it is to me. The salon I usually go to isn't on the Kenra salon list. I'm so afraid of one of those scissors happy vixens yanking a fine tooth comb thru my hair and then wanting to cut a bunch off. Call me paranoid lol.