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| About Thermal Styling | |
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Face the facts… hair styling these days often involves the use of heat. Blow dryers, hood dryers, curling irons, flat irons, hot rollers, wave irons and pressing combs, all help today's woman achieve an endless array of styles. To keep your hair in good condition, remain mindful of these facts: |
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Heat is
extremely drying to hair. Moisture is depleted when hair is exposed to the heat of styling appliances. Hair can become dry, dull and difficult to style. |
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Hair can
only withstand a certain amount of heat before damage results.
High heat can significantly remove the cuticle layer, leaving the delicate inner structures of the hair exposed. This will cause brittleness and excessive breakage. |
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Hair texture
and condition are important factors when thermal styling. Fine hair requires less heat than coarse hair. And generally, chemically processed and damaged hair cannot withstand as much heat as virgin hair that is in good condition. |
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Here's what you can do to maintain the health of your hair… |
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Indulge your hair in good and consistent conditioning. Deep conditioning treatments using the appropriate kinds of conditioners are critical when thermal styling. They help counterbalance the moisture loss associated with thermal styling. Deep condition with a good moisturizing or humectifying treatment before styling, like KeraCare® Humecto®. If hair shows signs of damage, make sure the conditioner also has some substantive proteinous agents. |
| 2. | Ease the way. Prior to blow drying, apply a styling
product that allows the styling brush or comb to glide easily
through the hair. KeraCare® Silken Seal® is an
excellent choice. Limit the amount of combing and brushing through
the hair and refrain from applying excessive force. |
| 3. | Seal the deal. When roller setting, apply a good setting
product and a dab of oil moisturizer to help seal the cuticle
layer and produce sheen. We highly recommend KeraCare ®
Setting Lotion and KeraCare® Oil Moisturizer with Jojoba
Oil. Never use excessive tension when winding rollers;
this could result in hair breakage. And always use rollers, clips
or picks that are smooth and that don't snag the hair. Sit under
the dryer no longer than it takes to dry the hair. Extended exposure
will only increase the chance of moisture loss from the hair and
scalp. |
| 4. | Come clean. Thermal curling works best on clean hair.
Use a dab of light hairdressing, oil or silicone sealant if you
like, but do not over-apply styling products, especially alcohol-based
holding products. In combination with heat, they can scorch the
hair, adding to hair dryness. |
| 5. | Keep it moving. Keep hand-held appliances in constant
movement along the hair. (For instance, do not position the flat
iron in one place too long.) |
| 6. | Beat the heat. To reduce the potential for hair damage,
carefully monitor the temperature of styling appliances. Use the minimum heat setting needed to accomplish your styling objectives. |
| 7. | Be ever-so-gentle. Keep mechanical manipulation and
styling stress to a bare minimum. In other words, no yanking or
extreme pulling when styling the hair. |
| 8. | Remember, "less is more." Refrain from thermal styling on a day-to-day basis. If healthy hair is your goal, use heat only after shampooing and deep conditioning. |
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