We constantly torture our hair with blow-drying, curling irons, hair straightening irons, and hot rollers. But how else are we supposed achieve a desired hairstyle? Seeing that the use of heat to style our hair is virtually unavoidable, we will discuss some ways to minimize the damage.
You want to make sure your hair is clean. You do not want left over hairspray or gels in your hair when you style it, they could potentially cause you to unintentionally burn your hair.
Use a good moisturizing shampoo and conditioner.
Whenever it is possible, allow your hair to dry naturally and then style it. However in our fast paced, on the constant move world most of us do not have the time to let our hair dry naturally so we resort to the hairdryer.
If you must blow-dry your hair, make sure to towel dry it as much as you can first. This helps to eliminate the amount of heat you have to apply to your hair when you blow-dry. Also, use the lowest heat setting to avoid over drying your hair.
Now that we have clean, completely dry hair it is time to move on to styling. This is usually accomplished by using curling irons, hair straightening irons, or hot curlers. The most important factor here is to have a quality appliance. Quality does not have to be costly. Any product that is made of titanium and ceramic, and uses negative ions (ionic) as well as infrared heat will be an asset to your hair care. If you are confused just ask your hairstylist what they recommend.
You are using more heat on your hair when you use a styling appliance, so to protect your hair from further damage, use an anti-frizz serum, thermal care styling product, or a moisturizing styling product.
Lastly, do not forget to visit your stylist at least every eight to twelve weeks to get those ends cut. Trimming away damaged hair promotes healthier hair growth.
Heat styling is unavoidable, but you can follow the simple suggestions set forth in this article you can avoid seriously damaging your hair. Once you damage your hair that is it. The only way to fix damaged hair is to cut it to a point where there is no damage, or less damage. Unless you like your hair short, take steps to keep long tresses as healthy as possible.
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