How to Flat Iron Natural Hair Without Causing Heat Damage?
Tired and bored with your curly hair? We can try different ways to highlight our crowning glory – from curly to straight and fine hair or vice versa.
1) Plan ahead. Two to three weeks before a party or an occasion, prepare the hair in advance. Damaging the hair has a high chance of possibility. Preparing in advance gives us time to amend or make corrections when the straightening goes bad.
2) Use a heat protectant. Heat protectant products are purposely made to protect straightened hair from breakage and burning.
3) Do’s to hair straightening preparations:
3.1) To remove dirt and dust, cleanse with a clarifying shampoo. You may also rinse with apple cider vinegar to further remove tangles due to dirt and other hair product’s residue.
3.2) Heat tolerance can be changed by the hair’s condition. So, deep condition the hair prior to hair straightening for two to three weeks. Moisturizing conditioners are the best for this purpose.
3.3) While deep conditioning the hair treat it with hydration therapy. That is to prepare the hair for intense moisture from the heat steamer. Dry and brittle hair is more prone to heat damage since they heat rapidly.
3.4) Pamper the hair with protein treatment a week before straightening. It can strengthen hair cuticles.
3.4) After toweling dry the hair, apply a liquid heat protectant. Then, blow-dry.
3.5) Aside from the liquid, apply silicone-based hair serum to give shine, smoothness, and added heat protection to the hair.
3.6) Let the hair dry naturally or towel dry for at least 80% before blow-drying. This is to minimize rapid hair exposure while hair is wet and to lessen chances of hair damage.
3.7) To make sure hair cuticle is flat, always blow dry in a downward direction. It is the foundation of comfortable and easy ironing.
3.8) Each hair texture responds differently to the level of heat. Patch test the temperature first until you gets the perfect temperature for your type of hair.
3.9) Hair sectioning makes the straightening process easier. Work little by little.
4.0) To keep the straightened hair from drying or reverting due to sweating while sleeping, wrap or bun the hair. Use satin or silk scarf.
4.1) Keep the hair straightener and other hair tools clean. Hardened dirt and dust on your flat iron can snag hairs, cause damage. We suggested the website straightenerlab.com that can help you to choose the best straightener based on your hair.
I hope you were able to get some tips on taking care of your precious locks from this article.