Hello,

Does anyone know where I can get a japanese hair straightening (perm) in Switzerland? I usually do it when I go to NY but Im not going back for a few more months and need to get the perm done pretty soon. Thanks for any feedback

now a days the straightening used is called a Keratin treatment and is offered in many salons in zurich and other kantons. In fact, I saw in groupon an offer just recently. Look under keratin treatments. Best places are the latino shops and brasilian hairdressers who offer top line products from latin america and great prices. You shouldnt be paying more than 150 chf for this. If you need one recommendation there Ramonas hair salon in kalkbreitstrasse zurich

Hi Mrs T

I have been considering getting a permanent hair straightening treatment on my hair for a long time but Im hesitant and worried it will damage my hair or that it may not even work and fullfill my extra sleek hair dream

So I wanted to ask you, did the japanese product actually work? if so, I would also be interested to know where can I get it done in Zurich. Keratin treatment sounds like a totally different thing to me.

Has anyone here got it done? please share!

My friend got it done and it really works, l will ask her from where in Zurich as l am not sure of the name of the salon.

Hello danekova,


Yes you are correct the Japanese and keratin treatments are different, I've had both and prefer the Japanese because it's stronger and lasts longer than the keratin. My hair is very very curly so I prefer the stronger one. The main difference is that when the keratin comes out of your hair all of your hair goes back to curly. With the Japanese when comes out of your hair only the new growth, or the roots, start curling. I've been getting the Japanese perm for 3 years now and my hair is just fine, of course it's a perm so it's not wonderful for your hair but it has done wonders for me. Oh I also color my hair about every 2-3 months.

Hi familiahenttonen,

Thanks for the tips I will look for the latino and brasilian places, unfortuantely I live in Lausanne so heading to Zurich is kind of far but if I have to I will. Also, I do need to find the Japanese Perm not the Keratin treatment because I've had both and the japanese is a lot better in my opinion, it's stronger and lasts longer. I'll look into the latin places around,thanks!

Thanks Mrs T for the info, If I find a place I will give it a go
Gitti, yes please! Would be great if you could ask her..
Familiahenttonen, if I dont find the japanese treatment I may consider the keratin but I havent seen Ramonas salon and I live in the same street maybe I need to put more attention when I walk, thanks for sharing.

Just a little question on the side: why is it called Japanese straightening? Don't Japanese people have perfectly straight hair anyway?

It is the YUKO Hair Straightening, which was created in Japan in 1996 by Yuko Yamashita.

There is a hairsalon in Zurich, who is offering the japanese hairstraightening. His name is Pedro Sanchez. He is from New York.
Maybe this helps.
I am not a hairdresser, but I know it from somebody who went there.

Dear English forum community

i personally like the Yuko Treatment too. I worked with it in London.
Know i offer it in my Salon in Zollikon.

Check out my website for further Information on my work.
www.natanja-fleckenstein.com


Best Natanja

If you enjoy a weekend in London, you can do it over there. There are many good Japanese/Chinese/Malaysian hair salon. It costs between GBP 80-150 but it lasts for a year at least.