![]() ![]() There isn't a quick and easy “fix” for damaged hair. Adding heat can further weaken your hair’s structure. When you use your curling iron or flat iron over these products, it causes hair to break down even more.Ĭoloring your hair too often and bleaching can cause damage and can also exacerbate heat damage. Color treatments aggressively break the bonds in your hair’s cortex and cuticle, which affects the strength and stability of your hair. Using hot tools on unwashed hair can cause further problems for hair damaged by heat because certain styling products like texture sprays and dry shampoos contain ingredients that are not meant to be heated. Many of us may assume that hotter is better for achieving our desired look, but using these tools at high heat settings can damage the hair cuticle. When you style your hair with heat, you “wake up” these bonds and they stretch, tense, and reform.įlat irons and curling irons are made to reach temperatures of up to 450☏. ![]() Hair that looks frizzy and dull and snaps off easily has been damaged, and the biggest culprit is often heat.Įach strand of hair is made up of three bonds: fats and oils (4%) that act as a glue to help hold the structure together and make it water repellent, water (17%), and protein (79%) that gives hair its shape and structure. The top eight complaints also included breakage or split ends (60%) and dryness (55%). A survey conducted by InStyle found that frizz is the most common hair complaint (63%). ![]()
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