Do you regularly use a straightener? Maybe you are making one or more of the mistakes below? If so, follow our advice to find beautiful hair!
Whether we choose to wear smooth hair or else wavy lengths, our hairstyle often asks us to use a heating device. Our favourite? The straightener that allows us to achieve all kinds of different shapes… curls, waves, or perfectly straightened hair. In other words, we use it very often, not to say daily. However, it is important to take some precautions. The hair straightener is a heating device that attacks the hair fiber rising to very high temperatures.
To avoid damaging your hair too much with a straightener, it’s important to use it correctly, and we’re willing to bet you’re committing too. some mistakes when you straighten, wave or curl your hair. So here are a few to watch out for.
Do not use heat protectant mist
This is the number 1 step to do before you start straightening. Be sure to spray a thermoprotective mist on your hair. A product that will create a shield on the hair fiber in order to protect your hair from high temperatures and therefore prevent your hair from burning.
Pass several times on the same strand
Passing the hair straightener quickly and several times over the same section is not the best method. It is rather advisable to pass the plates slowly and once on a fine wick. In addition to limiting the damage to the hair fiber, your smoothing will be all the more successful.
Not caring for your hair after straightening
Although you thought about using a heat protectant before straightening your hair, do not hesitate to pamper it after styling. For example, you can use a vegetable hair oil (coconut oil, avocado oil or jojoba oil). Warm a few drops of product between your hands, and brush your lengths with your fingertips.
Choose the highest temperature
You may have a habit of setting your straightener to the highest temperature it offers. Error ! Even at the lowest temperature (often 180°C), the device will do the job just fine. There is therefore no need to mistreat your lengths all the more.
Straighten wet or damp hair
Never straighten your hair when it is still wet or damp. This is actually very bad for the hair since it would promote dehydration but above all could break the hair fiber. And nobody wants hair dry and damaged !