Thermal protectant would be your best bet, and a low heat setting. I like Aquage Beyond Shine! (^(oo)^)v
Since coming to the LHC I haven't used my blowdryer or straightener once, and I haven't missed them (or the work, lol) either. I'm pretty happy about that. I've settled into a routine that's working for now and my hair is in pretty good shape.
However, I would like to dry and straighten my hair for a length measurement, and I think I want to straighten it again when my brother comes home (October) to show him how long it's grown.
Any suggestions for keeping the damage to the bare minimum?
bsl > mbl > hip > [tlb] > clsc > fingertip > thigh > knee > ???
Thermal protectant would be your best bet, and a low heat setting. I like Aquage Beyond Shine! (^(oo)^)v
I'm a little piggy! (^(oo)^)v
Thermal protectant, leave-in conditioner, and you can have the heat about mid-level, but move the iron down the hair at a steady, fairly rapid pace, and only once per section.
I love Aquage products! They're a very good brand, if you were going to straighten I'd recommend this plus a straightener that you can control the exact temp and you trust it. I'm sure you'll be just fine with TLC before and after, I doubt you'll do much damage at all.
*Chin* - *Shoulder* - *APL* -*BSL*
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I haven't used heat for about or 4 years..wouldn't want to unless it was absolutely necessary.
I think if I really wanted to straighten for a measure I'd just straighten one piece of hair and lije people have said use a thermal protector.
I never did find one which I believed to work though and whenever I straightened I always had tiny pieces of hair from the ends which broke off (my hair was bleached back then though so wasn't in great shape.
Wash your hair with a good deep conditioner (preferably leave it in for a few mins) then rinse and blot your hair dry. Use Pro Naturals Moroccan Argan oil which is excellent for hydrating, nourishing and smoothing hair. It's also a very effective heat protectant. It's oil but it's very light, don't worry about it getting your hair greasy.
It's the best I've used so far and I also use their shampoo and conditioner.
When straightening, use a ceramic and tourmaline plated iron for gentler heating and try to stay on a low heat setting. If your hair isnt straight on the third pass then you can turn the heat up. If you don't already have a straightener then I strongly recommend the Karmin G3 salon pro styling iron. I use it at my salon and it's simply wonderful.
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