lilyjules wrote:hi,
can someone please explain to me what rebonding is exactly, and what the difference between "Japanese Thermal Straightening" and Rebonding is?
Once you have rebonding done, can you ever curl your hair (ie for a fancy party, etc) or are you stuck with stick straigh hair? can you still use pony-tail, etc? swimming in chlorine pool?
any advice/tips explanations would be helpful! thanks!!!!!!!!

Well, actually they are referring to the exact same thing

The difference is in the chemicals that are used. They come from different companies and are thus named differently and priced differently.
The process goes like that. Chemicals are added to your hair to break it down and then they are 'rebonded' together again to form a different structure.. (straight- rebonding, curls-ionic/spa perm)
once you have your rebonding done, you can still curl or tie your hair. you can also swim.
However, you are not suppose to tie your hair in the first 48 hours to let it settle down.
As your hair has been chemically treated, it is now hollow and weak. So, it is not advisable to swim too much. If you have to, put on some conditioner and use a swimming cap before you start swimming to protect your hair.