Originally Posted by
Fractalsofhair
Jenny Wren, depends on the heat of the blowdryer. I do do hot oil treatments where I massively over oil with coconut oil and take a blowdryer to my hair to heat up the oil. I would suggest the cones for regular blowdrying, if it's on anything but the cold function. However, coconut oil can be used in addition to it. I'm not a big fan of what heat styling has done to my hair, (blowdrying my hair daily for one month, plus one gentle bleaching(didn't even lighten my color!) has caused 75% of it at the ends or more to break off, and my hair to go from shoulder length in parts to my chin.(In the front where the hair is more delicate.) This being said, I really don't think this amount of damage is normal for simple blowdrying and the maybe 10-20 volume peroxide bleach I used! I would definitely suggest using the coconut oil the day after you flat iron and at the end of the day when you're done blowdrying your hair, since it is said to prevent protein loss, and any sort of oil will help protect your hair and coconut oil penetrates the hairshaft, thus healing your hair to some degree.(Yes, hair is dead and can't really be healed.) I'm really not the best person to ask for help with heat styling, since my hair reacts sooo poorly to it(whenever my aunt has tried to straighten it, chunks just break/burn off. I have very thick hair so it's not a big deal, but still...). If you blowdry to prevent frizz, the coconut oil does a wonderful job with that!
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