keratin on bleached hair

Yes, you can have keratin on bleached hair

It is the question we are asked most by blondes, and the answer is yes, with the right formulation. Mermaid Gloss is the blonde keratin treatment in our range: formulated to work on everything from freshly balayaged hair to bleached hair that has gone porous. It rebuilds fibre while it smooths, which is the opposite of what people fear a chemical service will do to already-lightened hair.

It takes the yellow out while it smooths

This is what separates it from an ordinary smoothing treatment. Brassiness and yellow tones are warm pigment showing through as your tone fades, and sun, salt and hard water all speed that up. Mermaid Gloss neutralises those yellow tones as part of the same service, so you are not booking a gloss and a keratin separately. Cleaner, cooler blonde and calmer hair, in one sitting.

Up to 30 washes

The treatment is built to last up to 30 washes, fading gradually rather than dropping off. It hydrates as it works, rebuilds the fibre and supports the follicle, and it is formaldehyde-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free and cruelty-free. For blondes swimming daily in Bali it is the single most useful thing on our menu, because it holds tone in exactly the conditions that destroy it.

Timing it after the bleach

If you are having a full bleach or a balayage with us, we will normally lighten first and let the hair settle before glossing keratin over it. If your blonde was done elsewhere, send a daylight photo on WhatsApp and tell us roughly when it was done and what was used. Both change the timing, and we would rather tell you honestly than work blind.

If the pool got there first

Green is not a toning problem and Mermaid Gloss is not the fix for it. Green is a mineral deposit from pool water settling into porous hair, and it needs lifting out with our Green Hair Removal service before any glossing is worth doing. Once the deposit is gone, Mermaid Gloss is what keeps the tone from drifting again.