GinaCurl - no ordinary curl reformer!
Break Up with Your Wigs & Weaves!
If you're relying on wigs and extensions to cover up your hair because your natural hair journey has failed you, GinaCurl will set you free. It's the healthier alternative to soft curly perms, relaxers and texturizers, and a low-maintenance way to rock your curls and coils.
- Easy comb outs
- Less shedding
- No knots and tangles
- Grow longer and stronger hair
- No harsh smells, just lasting results
Finally, a gentler alternative to traditional curly perms, relaxers and texturizers!
What is GinaCurl?
GinaCurl is revolutionary treatment for clients with lots of curls and coils, and hair of mixed textures. Unlike other chemical texture treatments, GinaCurl is specifically formulated for tightly coiled and curly hair and is easily customized for varying curl patterns and mixed porosity levels using a technique that gives attention to every strand so that hair looks equally fabulous all over. It's the healthier alternative when you want to soften and stretch your curls, smooth or permanently straightening your hair. It eliminates tangling, reduces frizz and excess volume, and best of all, it helps preserve your new length.
And unlike any other curl treatment, with GinaCurl you can go from Curl Reformer to Straight Variation and back again!
Who is Gina?
Learn more about Gina Rivera and learn why a white woman dedicated a decade to creating gentler, healthier treatments for African American hair and hair of mixed textures. It started with an early admiration for curly hair, followed by compassion for her clients who struggled to grow and maintain their length. Her experience guided her to treat curly hair types 4B and 4C with extreme care and gentler formulations, an approach that was in stark contrast to the rest of the hair industry.
How is GinaCurl Unique?
We adjust our approach to protect your hair. Most clients have a natural mix of textures and varying porosity levels from past chemical treatments. The longer the hair, the more layers of complexity.
Your roots require a stronger chemical because virgin hair is resistant. But hair that's been chemically altered has a higher porosity level which requires a gentler formula. As we work our way down and around the head, we analyze and adapt.
This customized work takes time, and experience that only a GinaCurl stylist would have. GinaCurl is not a Jheri Curl, a Nuwave, or soft curly perm. GinaCurl is a modern curl treatment developed with compassion for curls and coils, and with over a decade of research.
From soft, predictable curls to smooth and straight,
Grow The Look You've Always Wanted
Road Trip!
Bring GinaCurl to Your Salon
Do you have a group of 6+ people who'd like to get a GinaCurl service? We'll come to you. Learn what's required when we travel to your location, how are travel expenses are covered, and how the host receives a 25% discount.
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GinaCurl for Men
When it comes to maintaining their good looks, men want easy! For a day to day look, they refuse to make a fuss. Most of all, they want their hair to look natural. GinaCurl gives him more control of his curls and, if he prefers a short style, makes a great foundation for a graphic cut.
GinaCurl Clients Love Their Results!
Several months - even several years after getting a GinaCurl- our clients are still happy with the texture and look of their hair. Most client return for a retouch on their new growth. We even have some clients on their 26th GinaCurl!!
The main chemical ingredient in Gina's GinaCurl chemical services is thioglycolate.
Gina worked for years with her chemist to come up with the perfect blend of compounds to create this special one of its kind formula which works wonders. GinaCurl consists of 3 different curl reforming chemical strengths along with GinaCurl Protection and a GinaCurl LPP. Between the 5 different products we are able to create 22 different chemical strengths to adapt to the porosity levels down the hair shaft.
The mixture is different for each person. For example, the curl reforming solution generally contains 5-15% of thioglycolic compound. On high porosity hair, we'll use a milder mixture. On virgin hair or hair that is more resistant, we'll use a stronger mixture.
Gina’s Curl Reformer contains other key ingredients. Alkaline substances are used to give the desired strength. Detergents are used to help the solution “wet/adhere” to the hair more easily and make penetration more uniform. Chelating agents (metal binding agents) are used to remove metals like iron and copper. These metals can make the solution turn purple or green and give the hair a distinct odor. Conditioning ingredients, such as proteins, emollients and polymers are also important, as they help protect hair during the straightening process and keep it manageable. And of course a pleasant fragrance is added.
As the hair grows and your natural curl pattern emerges, a re-touch will treat the new growth.
When will I need a retouch?
Depending upon the degree of your natural curl pattern, the rate of hair growth and the style you wear will determine when to come back for a retouch. The curlier the natural curl pattern and the shortness in length, more often the need to do a re-touch application.
Do you re-process all the hair in a retouch?
Absolutely not! Only the new growth is treatment. Retouches are more tedious than the initial treatment on a virgin head of hair. For this reason, performing a re-touch requires even more experience from the stylist!
Many stylists think they can duplicate Gina's technique but they don't know how to handle the touch-up process. If not done properly, a ridge can form where the new growth meets the old, hair can break and the ends can become straight or lose its curl pattern.
We recommend that new GinaCurl stylists master their technique on at least 25 virgin heads before performing any retouch services or before attempting to treat color treated hair. If you're planning to have a GinaCurl retouch of any kind at a location other than Hair's Talent Salon in CT, please verify your stylists level of experience.