Does heat-styling really cause damage to your hair?
It comes as no surprise that blow-dryers and flat irons cause damage to hair. You can easily avoid heat damage by giving up on hot styling tools. What if you can’t do that? Learn to blow-dry and straighten your hair damage-free!
What does your heat-styling routine entail?
Heat-styling poses a serious threat to your hair and scalp. Blow-dryers, flat irons and curling tongs make hair very dry, dull-looking, brittle and simply unhealthy. Besides that, a high temperature may make hair ends split, which means you will never grow long hair.
How to blow-dry to avoid hair damage then?
- Before reaching for a dryer, remove the excess of water from hair but remember not to cause mechanical damage by harshly towel-drying the hair.
- Set a cool airflow and dry the hair in the direction of hair growth if you go for silky smoothness.
- If you want volume, bend over and blow dry in this position.
- When blow-drying with a round brush, apply a heat protectant first. Remember to hold the dryer at the distance of approx. 10 inches from the scalp to avoid hair loss and greasiness.
- At last, use a cold airflow to seal the hair scales for super-smoothness.
How to curl/straighten the hair?
If the health and appearance of hair really matter to you, try to use flat iron and curler only from time to time. While shopping choose devices that have heat control and proper plates. A heat protectant is a must. Make sure that a hot tool doesn’t touch the hair for too long.
How to care for hair after heat-styling?
After heat-styling, use a setting spray but never forget about hair care products. Apply a product to secure the ends and to moisturize the tresses. As far as hair wash goes, make sure you clear hair and scalp of all product build-up. Also, if you heat-style your hair, you should repair it with an intense hair oil treatment at least once a week.
