Welcome to Zen Hair Fashion

Balayage and Ombre

Balayage is a French word meaning to sweep or to paint. It allows for a sun-kissed natural looking hair colour – similar to what nature gives us as children – with softer, less noticeable regrowth lines. The principal idea being less is more when creating soft, natural looks.Balayage is applied on the surface and not saturated through the section until the very tips, otherwise you would have a streak of colour that isn’t vey soft at all. It can also be called a freehand technique because no foil or meche are used to create the highlights.

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  The Ombre hair color effect is a gradiation of color from dark at the roots to light ends.

“Rooty” hilites have always been fashionable but this takes it to a whole new level.

Roots are dark-natural and fade into a lighter shade from mid-shaft to the ends. It’s a very beachy, natural look.

Look around and you’ll see it on many celebrities in different variations from the more subdued, subtle looks like Camila Alves to trendy extreme flashes of color like Drew Barrymore. How intense you take it is completely up to you, but the best part is it only looks better as it grows!

Japanese Hair Straightening

Curly hair is caused by genetics, of course, but it’s also caused by some basic chemistry. Ringlets, kinks, and waves arise when pairs of sulfur atoms in the amino acid cysteine link up together, forming, appropriately enough, disulfide bonds. (There’s a lot of cysteine in hair because it’s one of the major building blocks of keratin, the protein that makes up most of the hair shaft.) During this process, each of the sulfur atoms sheds an electron, and that’s what allows one of the most reliable techniques for straightening hair to work.
During Japanese hair straightening, a reducing agent—in this case a chemical known as thioglycolate—forces electrons back onto the sulfur atoms, reversing the process that created the bond. After the hair is nourished with shampoo and a protein-rich conditioner, the stylist will apply a solution of thioglycolate that’s activated by the heat of a dryer. A flat-iron then makes hair as straight as possible before a chemical neutralizer tells the thioglycolate to stop processing and keeps the hair in its new shape.
The process often takes three to four hours, and clients shouldn’t style or wash their hair for about three days afterward to avoid disrupting the treatment or losing that nice salon smell sooner than necessary. The chemical reaction is permanent, and changes the actual structure of the hair—that’s why Japanese-straightened hair won’t curl again the way keratin-smoothed or flat-ironed hair eventually does, at least until it grows out. At that point, if you want to maintain the sleek look, you can go back to the salon to touch up the roots.

Yuko Hair Straightening

YUKO Hair Straightening is the internationally patented system recognized worldwide as "Japanese Hair Straightening" or "Thermal Reconditioning".

 YUKO, together with Phiten, developed the specialized process that has proven itself as the envy of the hair industry. Each step of the procedure is tailored to recondition, protect and maintain the health of the hair. Wavy, curly, kinky, no matter how unmanageable the hair is, YUKO will leave the hair luxuriously straight with a lustrous shine.

Keratin Treatment

What is keratin? Keratin is a fibrous protein found naturally in the hair. It acts as a protective shield against humidity, the primary cause of frizz. Over time, the hair loses keratin from exposure to the sun, the environment, styling and chemical services. Porous spots develop in this damaged hair, much like potholes in a road. Keratin Smoothing Therapy treatments give the hair shine, strength, smoothness and elasticity.
By replenishing lost keratin, Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy treatments help repair damage, lock out humidity to reduce unwanted frizz, and give the hair increased manageability and styling versatility. Our signature Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy helps to rebuild strength and restore smoothness and elasticity to the hair, giving it a more youthful, healthy appearance.

Hair Design

Zen Hair Fashion is dedicated to making men and women the most beautiful in San Francisco and bay area. we focuse on providing beauty treatment of the highest quality , Training staff in the latest innovations and utilizing cutting edge techniques.