Hair Repair Treatment in Bangkok

Noticed your hair turning rough, frizzy and dull since moving to Bangkok? Hard water minerals, strong UV and air-conditioning are the usual culprits. Ciel's repair menu is built around TOKIO Inkarami — the Japanese in-salon treatment that bonds keratin inside the hair shaft instead of just coating the surface. It is especially effective on bleached and chemically straightened hair.

Why Bangkok water changes your hair

Bangkok tap water is harder than Japan's; mineral build-up makes hair stiff and colour patchy. We prep the hair to remove build-up first, so treatments and colour work evenly — the reason results here can finally match what you had back home.

The Ciel method — three things we analyse before we touch your hair

At Ciel we do not start from "what style do you want". We start from three analyses, then design the menu that fits you.

• Your actual hair — thickness, damage from colour or bleach, chemical history, natural wave. Checked section by section from root to end.
• Bangkok water and climate — hard tap water, sun, humidity and air-conditioning mean hair here needs different formulas and steps than in Japan. We run a mineral-removal prep before every chemical service.
• Your lifestyle and home care — how often you wash, whether you blow-dry, sport, sun or office air — so the result lasts, not just looks good on day one.

Aki (4 years in Japan, 3 in Australia) and View (Thai stylist, Thai-speaking) confirm the plan and the total price before starting. No surprises at the till.

Three treatments at Ciel — how to choose

• TOKIO Inkarami 4-step (฿1,990 · 1 hr) — builds keratin bonds inside the hair rather than coating the surface. For bleached, frequently coloured or straightened hair. The result is hair that is genuinely stronger; lasts 3–4 weeks, longer with the home-care line.
• Olaplex (฿1,990 · 15 min) — repairs the disulphide bonds broken by bleach. Done during a bleach or colour service to limit damage while it happens.
• Kerasilk keratin (฿3,990 · 2 hrs) — anti-frizz smoothing without straightening chemistry; lasts 3–4 months. For frizzy hair that does not want a harsh service.

Why hair dries out faster in Bangkok

Three culprits: hard water (calcium and magnesium deposits make hair stiff, dull and colour uneven), sun and humidity (the cuticle stays open, moisture moves in and out all day, hair swells) and air-conditioning (pulls moisture out for eight hours). A good treatment therefore starts by removing the build-up — otherwise it is cream on top of dust. Ciel runs a mineral-removal prep before every treatment and every chemical service.

The TOKIO process at Ciel

• Hair check and formula chosen by damage level
• Prep: remove mineral and silicone build-up
• Steps 1–2: low-molecular keratin driven into the cortex
• Step 3: INKARAMI locks the keratin into internal bonds
• Step 4: surface seal, then optional ultrasonic iron (฿500) to push the actives deeper
• Blow-dry and home-care advice

Best combinations

Colour + TOKIO the same day (first-visit set ฿3,486, 30% off) or cut + TOKIO (Hokkaido set ฿2,711, 15% off): the cuticle is already open after a chemical service, so the treatment absorbs best. For every bleach we recommend Olaplex during and TOKIO after.