Since the start of my hair restoration journey these past years, I’ve been meaning to try step 3 from La Plancha’s directions for the longest time.  Here they are:

This product can be applied in three different ways depending on your particular needs: Apply LA PLANCHA after shampoo, leave in hair for 3-5 minutes, rinse with warm water. Style as usual. 

For moderate conditioning, shampoo and towel dry hair. Apply LA PLANCHA from scalp to ends, wrap hair in plastic cap and place under dryer or blower for 15 minutes, rinse with warm water. Style as usual. 

For deeper conditioning and intensive hair repair, after shampooing apply LA PLANCHA, divide hair into sections, wrap each section in aluminum foil. Proceed to heat each section with professional hair ceramic iron for 30 seconds. Rinse with warm water.

So that’s what I did this past weekend and loved it.  If you’ve ever seen a stylist apply highlights, you notice she turns the customer into some weird looking thing with many foils on their head.  That’s what I ended up looking like.

I parted my hair into small sections because my Iron is not too wide and also wanted to get an even distribution throughout.  I pretty much rolled my hair and then wrapped the aluminium over my hair creating a little packet.

Once I had all of my sections foiled (about 15) I grabbed my flat iron at about 350 degrees and held for 30 seconds each.  I was freaking out at one point because I wanted to avoid my wet hair, so once the iron hit the foil, it began to sizzle! Thankfully it was not my hair but rather the wet foil.  So try not to burn your wet hair if you try this step.

The results! I clearly can notice some heat damage from my recent beauty salon visits (notice how there are some stringy looking hair throughout… ), but overall I was pleased with the results. The above picture was right after rinsing the DC. I then followed up with Giovanni’s conditioner and went under the dryer for 10 minutes, rinsed, roller set……….

After all that washing and roller setting and wrapping I was left with shiny hair, although I’m due for a trim soon, perhaps on my next salon visit.  Overall I was pleased with this step and may try it frequently with other DC’s too and see how it turns out.  Check Out My Regimen….

How to use: This product can be applied in three different ways depending on your particular needs:

1st Option: Apply La Plancha after shampoo, leave in hair for 3 to 5 minutes, rinse with warm water. Style as usual

2nd Option: For moderate conditioning, shampoo and towel dry hair. Apply La Plancha from scalp to ends, wrap hair in plastic cap and place under dryer or blower for 15 minutes, rinse with warm water. Style as usual.

3rd Option: For deeper conditioning and intensive hair repair, after shampooing apply La Plancha, divide hair into sections, wrap each section in aluminum foil. Proceed to heat each section with a professional hair ceramic iron for 30 seconds. Rinse with warm water. Style as usual.

Ingredients: Deionized water, behentimonium methosulphate, cetyl alcohol, propanotriol, cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, ciclomethicone, PPG-3 benzyl, eter mirystate, dimethicone, propilene glycol, hidrolized silk protein, fragrance, lanoline, decyl oleate, metyl/propilparaben, ceramide, panthenol, citric acid.

Review: La Plancha Deep Heat Reconstructor seemed like a protein treatment at first because of the way my hair  would feel after air drying. I found however that after a while it was making my hair very soft especially when I would use it with heat as in step 2 followed by flat ironing. I used this almost weekly all of November and December and found that I got more results with flat ironing as opposed to just air drying. I was at the salon every week since thanksgiving day all the way up to new years eve so I needed all the help I could get from this deep heat reconstuctor and it did just the trick.

I was also flat ironing in between so that made it even worse. Although my ends have suffered a bit, my hair overall stayed very healthy and reacted very well to La Plancha. I had been using la plancha since last fall and with no complaints. Throughout my straight hair phase during the holidays I dealt with zero frizz and did not have to moisturize and seal as much.

I wanted to try step 3 but did not find it necessary nor did I get the time to do it. Right now I have gone all natural with my regimen. But if I ever decide to come back to my Dominican hair products La Plancha is definitely on the list as well as their leave-in I was curious about. I find that the more heat you apply to this DC the better. Be it 20 minutes under the dryer or with styles requiring excessive heat, La Plancha  is definitely the product to keep handy.

The scent is very sweet and the texture is a bit creamy but not too thick either. For under 5 bucks at your local Beauty Supply Store, it’s worth every cent. If you use a lot of heat be it blow drying, flat ironing, La plancha can help strengthen your hair while at the same time providing it with adequate moisture. The great thing about this product is that it’s made to withstand heat, hence the product’s name implies (The Iron) making it an ideal Deep Conditioner for those who get a little too happy with heat appliances.