Straighteners and hair damage

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Dd wants the start straightening her hair, I really don’t want it to ruin though and would rather hold off for as long as possible! Will heat protect spray really stop it from getting damaged?

Heat protection is a must. Start off on a low setting and teach her how to use them properly ie- don’t hold your hair in it too long.

My hair has no heat damage. I’ve used the tresemee heat defence for years every time I wash my hair. My hair is thick so my straighteners are on the highest setting but no damage yet 😃

Make sure you use proper heat protection spray. Sounds silly but I was using a L'Oreal Elvive conditioning spray and straighteners on highest level. My hairdresser saw me last week and I have to say my hair looked frazzled. She was like what have you done to your hair 🤣. I'm using a got 2 be one now

I'd picked up the L'Oreal one as a 3 for 2 and thought it was heat protection as well

I’ve straightened my hair all my adult life and never had any damage. I use two heat protectors, the Kerastase Ciment Thermique on wet hair then Lee Stafford poker straight on dry hair.

Honestly, it really depends on your hair type and the level of keratin in each individual strand.

I have very curly, fine hair (but lots of it) and my hair gets very damaged from straightening despite using a decent heat protectant and straightening it on the lowest heat setting!

People with very thick, slightly wavy hair will not suffer as much heat damage as someone with thinner hair with more of a curl (as it will need more straightening/ heat to get it straight)

Things you can do, always use a good heat protectant, try and only straighten once/ twice a week max and use a deep conditioner every week.