New Brazilian beauty treatment ‘burns’ off split ends

A brand new Brazilian beauty treatment claims to leave your hair in healthy and soft condition- by burning off split ends!

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by Fiona Day |
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Brazilian model Barbara Fialho swears by the treatment, known as velaterapia, which burns off split ends with an open flame.

The Victoria’s Secret model said in a recent interview that she used the treatment to keep her hair smooth instead of straightening treatments.

‘If I did I would lose all my hair!’ she said. ‘They’re very strong.’

Victoria's Secret model Barbara Fialho uses the unusual treatment
Victoria's Secret model Barbara Fialho uses the unusual treatment

Barbara Fialho also claims that fellow Victoria’s Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio and Isabeli Fontana.

Vogue Brazil editor Victoria Ceridono experimented with the treatment, and told a UK fashion website: ‘It's unbelievable. You don't get shorter hair, but if you touch the treated side it feels so much smoother and healthier!’

The treatment started in Brazil

The treatment is currently offered at Laces Hair Salon in Sao Paulo, but it won’t be long until the Brazilian hair care trend makes its way over here.

The salon’s website describes the treatment as using an open flame that ‘cauterises the hair, leaving behind a passage of nutrients to its interior, removes split ends and the impermeability of the hair caused by brushing and other chemicals.’

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