heat protectants are just as their name implies – protectants from heat.
if you are use any heat styling tools on your hair – yes, that includes blow dryers (see blow out tips), then you should also be using heat protectants to prevent heat damage (otise talks about her heat damage).
after washing your hair and adding a watery leave-in, to prep your hair for your blow out, add a heat protectant to your hair, being sure to get it evenly coated.
one of the ways i do this, while being sure not to use too much, is that i apply the protectant to each section i’m blow drying vs. spraying all over my head and hoping for the best.
i part my hair into four sections and then take a section and half it and apply heat protectant to one half – coating it well and then blow dry and repeat these steps until my entire head is done. when i start to press my hair using my sedu flatiorn, i pull out a one inch section, spray it AGAIN with heat protectant and then pass the sedu over it. doing it this way has helped me to 100% avoid heat damage. however, you should play around to see what your hair likes.
i do suggest though that you use a heat protectant twice in the straightening process — during the blowout and the press.
and because heat protectants are light, they are “hard” to overuse and if your hair has been clarified and conditioned well, you will have blow in the wind hair at the end of your press.
if you don’t press your hair very often, you will find, like i have, that your bottle lasts for a little over a year; though if you have thick hair and/or press more than 3 times a year this may not be the case. either way, it’s essential that you use a heat protectant spray to avoid heat damage, and at around $4-$6 a bottle, it’s a cheap way to avoid an expensive hair disaster!
some good heat protectants:
blow: the heat is on
john frieda frizz-ease heat defeat protective styling spray
beyond the zone turn up the heat volumizing heat protection mousse
silk elements megasilk olive heat protection spray (this is what i use. see my review)
ion heat protection thermal spray (smells soooo good!)
proclaim glossing polish color and heat protection
nexxus heat protexx heat protection styling spray
do you use a heat protectant when you heat style?
MORE RELATED KINKY READING:
- how do you safely blow out your hair?
- silk elements megasilk olive heat protection review
- what can i do about heat damage? is it reversible?
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