I really love the look of flat-ironed hair

[redcelticcurls]

Is it possible to have healthy long hair and still flat iron once or twice a week?

It would seem to depend on your length goals, the natural disposition of your hair, and other things you are doing to care for it.

There are folks here that use heat and/or chemicals that still have long/longish, reasonably healthy hair.

That being said, I do feel that it is harder if one is going past waist. The ends are just that much older and that much more delicate.

[Nat242]

Is it possible to have healthy long hair and still flat iron once or twice a week?

Red Celtic Curls is spot on - it depends on your goals, your flat ironing method, and your hair type. Coarse hair is more hardy than medium and fine hair.

Flat ironing twice a week is going to put a strain on your hair, and it will become damaged; how damaged depends on the factors mentioned above.

-- Natalie

[Rapunzelwannabe]

The hair has literally been fried by heat, and then burst open

Ahhhhhhh! the hair at the nape of my neck looks like that!! Only it's longer, but it has a bunch of white dots and bursting all over. But I don't use heat products, could it be from jewelry? I wear necklaces pretty often so I could see that....

[Rae~]

I love the look of flat-ironed hair. Luckily (for the health of my hair) I'm far too lazy to actually do it.

This is me exactly; LOVE my hair straight, but can't be bothered to work out how to do it myself. I've only ever had it done at the salon after a trim, and only ever about twice in total, I think.

[crystal_89]

I love wearing my hair straight too. However, I'm trying to reduce my straightening to twice a month or less instead of 3 or 4 times a week as I have a lot of split ends.

[sexyjacksparrow]

I too have gone back to flat-ironing my hair as I like the way it looks. I abstained for over a year and it made no difference at all to the growth or condition of my hair (growth is rubbish regardless but i wanted to double check it wasn't that). I only straighten it once or twice a month at most anyway though so probably doesn't have a huge impact (and I never blow dry).

Kerry xx

[shay_48328]

I think to flat iron maybe once a month sometimes once bi-monthy. I won't be flat ironing for awhile, though, because I just got five inches cut and I am too scared to see it.

[mommy2one05]

well currently my hair is at waist length and I would like it to become longer.
So I guess I will keep trying to walk away from the iron.
My hair is somewhat straight with a few waves that pop in sometimes.
And with the straightening iron it looks so much smoother and nicer imo.