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Hair straightening

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thornrose · 26/04/2010 19:36

I have a 10yo dd and she had her hair straightened (with straightening irons) for the first time this weekend.
She loves it but I worry about how much it may damage her hair. It was done by a hairdresser on Saturday and she used a product on it. It already needs re-doing and it's only Monday! Does anyone have any experience of regular use of straightening irons on mixed race (Afro carribean/English) hair?

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ChynaDoll2006 · 29/04/2010 19:27

Are you planning to keep this as a permanent style? Because if so you should be thinking about why she feels better with straight European style hair than her own.

If it's just for a couple of times... how thick is your daughters hair and how tight is the curl?

vonnyh · 02/05/2010 08:39

Regular use of straightening irons will damage any type of hair.

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