Hey wonderful people of the world!
I know this is out of my normal range of topics, but I just wanted to remind people of a very, very, very important step in hair care that I just cannot emphasize enough: use heat protectant please, please, please when you style your hair with hot tools or heat stylers. I know many people who have learned the hard way.
My friend, let's call her Amy, used to have the most amazing, unique hair that I had ever seen before in my life. It was your normal shade of light to medium brown, but it was naturally curly like a mermaid's hair, and it was down to the middle of her back. In short, it was one of the most gorgeous hairstyles that I had seen. While I thought that she should just leave it be as it was, I couldn't convince her that it was gorgeous. (But who could blame her? We all have something we're not satisfied about.) She would straighten, or straighten then spiral curl her hair with hot tools. At first, I noticed this about once or twice a week, but within two months, it started happening every single day. I noticed, but my first thought was, "Eh, free country, it's not my hair, I can't tell her what to do with it if she doesn't want me to."
Then, just yesterday, she ran up to me. Her hair was flat, but it seemed frizzier than it usually was. I thought that she had just straightened it again.
"Did you straighten your hair today?"
"No, I showered, got out, and let it air dry, that's it."
"Isn't it usually... Curly after you shower?"
"Yeah... But not anymore."
Yup, turned out after I checked her ends and felt her hair that she had literally killed her hair with the hot tools and heat styling. Instead of returning after a shower to her normal bouncy mermaid locks, her hair was not flat, dull, and frizzed out. When I asked her whether she used heat protectant, she responded saying that she had not.
So, my friends, spare yourself the stress and worry of a bad hair day, and nurture your hair to look its best by just simply using some heat protectant when you plan on using heat to style your hair. It's quick and easy with the range of heat protectants out there these days. But please do your hair and yourself a favor: don't forget the heat protectant!
