hemolymph
March 23rd, 2013, 08:02 PM
For some reason.. it's REALLY hard to get into my little brain that heat=bad for my hair. I have been desperately wanting long hair for years yet I keep using hot styling products (on a high heat setting I might add..).. and continually have severe damage and back to the salon I go to get it all chopped off.
Well, for a week straight a month ago.. I used a curling iron on my hair. At the end of the week I had major breakage.. like a new layer had been created in my hair because of how much hair fell out. I already had super damaged hair to begin with.
So it finally sunk in that I HAVE to stop with heat!
But... when I let my hair dry completely natural I get super depressed about my appearance. But I recently found a compromise that is promising because I've stuck to it all week and I am pretty pleased with how my hair is turning out (considering how damaged it is..)
So what I do is gently comb my hair with a wide tooth comb after the shower to make sure it's tangle free. After it air dries for a bit I use my hair dryer on the cool setting JUST on my roots so I can fluff it up a bit with my hands and give it some volume that's hard for me to get if it just dries naturally. Then the rest of my hair stays wet and eventually dries wavy.
So I am cheating a little but by using the cool setting but at least it's not warm or even hot.. it really does make a difference in how I feel versus letting everything dry natural.
So this is the result.. it's not amazing but I can at least live with it! Long hair, here we come.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w153/OnesOnTheWay/012_zps4201fdf1.jpg
Well, for a week straight a month ago.. I used a curling iron on my hair. At the end of the week I had major breakage.. like a new layer had been created in my hair because of how much hair fell out. I already had super damaged hair to begin with.
So it finally sunk in that I HAVE to stop with heat!
But... when I let my hair dry completely natural I get super depressed about my appearance. But I recently found a compromise that is promising because I've stuck to it all week and I am pretty pleased with how my hair is turning out (considering how damaged it is..)
So what I do is gently comb my hair with a wide tooth comb after the shower to make sure it's tangle free. After it air dries for a bit I use my hair dryer on the cool setting JUST on my roots so I can fluff it up a bit with my hands and give it some volume that's hard for me to get if it just dries naturally. Then the rest of my hair stays wet and eventually dries wavy.
So I am cheating a little but by using the cool setting but at least it's not warm or even hot.. it really does make a difference in how I feel versus letting everything dry natural.
So this is the result.. it's not amazing but I can at least live with it! Long hair, here we come.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w153/OnesOnTheWay/012_zps4201fdf1.jpg