Tips For Avoiding Heat Damage by Stylist Jamie Nguyen

 

Tips for Avoiding Heat Damage:

 

Healthy hair starts in the shower. At the end of the day, if you’re not properly cleansing, hydrating, and conditioning your hair, you will not have a healthy result. This is why we always recommend using a high-quality shampoo and conditioner that is sulfate free.

 

No matter if you have straight, fine, coarse, or curly hair, you should never heat style your hair without applying a heat protectant. For example, you would never head out the door without applying your sunscreen first, right? The same concept applies here if you’re looking to prevent heat damage to your hair. A good, quality heat protectant, such as Pureology’s 21 Benefits, will provide a protective shield around your hair cuticles to prevent your hot tools from causing too much damage to your hair.

 

Another tip for avoiding heat damage is to turn down the heat. One of the biggest mistakes people make when using a hot iron is turning the heat setting up too high. While temperatures can vary based on your hair type, it’s typically recommended you stick within the 200-to-300-degree range. Do not use your hot tools at its highest heat setting. If so, this is when all hair textures will start to see signs of heat damage no matter how much heat protectant you apply to your hair.

 

While this is good practice for just about everyone, nourishing hair treatments are extremely important for those who regularly heat style or are already struggling with heat damaged hair. A deep conditioning treatment will not only help replenish your hair’s natural moisture, but it can also help look and feel smoother once you get out the shower.

 

Lastly, anyone who’s ever had heat damaged hair can likely say that split ends make your hair feel rough. While there’s no way around split ends, damage conspire is still possible with hair trims. Keep a schedule with your stylist to ensure you’re ridding your mane of split ends. This can help prevent them from traveling up the hair shafts and doing even more damage to your hair.