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Protect Your Hair from Straightening Temperature Damage
Your hair can be damaged by a hair straightener that is not hot enough. Because you would have to run over your hair multiply times with a hair straightener, this would put a lot more stress on your hair, especially the cuticle, and damage hair mechanically.
Invest in a high quality hair straightener (if you don't already have one), a cheap one can burn hair really fast. As we know hair burns at approximately 451 degrees F, but the hottest salon quality hair straighteners could not heat up more than 425 degrees F, which is about 25 degrees lower. However, fine hair may be scorched at a lower temperature, so if you think it's too low (because it's hard to straighten) and want to raise up the temp, test it on a little bit of hair first and closely examine the results before you tackle all of your hair with it.
In general speaking, hair will be damaged mechanically more quickly with some modern hair appliances than with heat. This is why you should use a high quality hair straightener to reduce mechanical damage for your hair.
If you notice that your hair is getting frizzy and dry, make sure you are using the right temperature on your straightener. You might have it too high or even too low! Use a product also to help with straightening and reduce friction. Don't brush your hair too much also, because it stresses your cuticles. It's OK for styling purposes though and it might even help cuticles lie flat and be shiny. But don't brush excessively when your hair is wet, but most importantly when it is wet and doesn't have quality conditioner; when it dries it can make frizzy problems worse. Always use quality conditioning products but be price conscious. If you compare ingredients, you may find that some products are exactly the same or very similar with exception to the brand and price! Always do your research.
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