How to Resist Heat Styling your Hair?

One of the primary reasons why the hair gets damaged, is the excessive use of direct heat for styling, with the help of blow dryer and flat irons. Hair loses all its moisture and elasticity and becomes brittle and hence prone to breakage if treated with heat. Heat damaged hair has a very dull appearance that no hair product can set right.

A lot of women have benefited by avoiding the use of direct heat for styling their hair, and although it may seem difficult, it is quite possible to resist its temptation.

Ways to resist heat styling your hair

• Always think about the long-term repercussions of your action. Hair damaged by heat cannot be reversed to a large extent and the only way to get normal healthy hair is to do away with the damaged bits. Keep that in mind every time you are planning to blow-dry or flat iron your hair.

• Once you have made the decision to stop heat styling your hair, hide or give away styling aids like blow dryers, flat irons and heat curlers. In most cases out of sight is also out of mind.

• Learn how to style your hair without the use of heat with the help of cool Afro-American natural hairstyles and hair dos that look even better than heat styled hair. Get inspired by celebrities who are going natural with no heat styling. Natural is the new healthy trend. Do not be afraid to be a part of this revolution.

• Form good natural hair care habits like post-shampoo conditioning, deep conditioning treatments and wet disentangling with wide toothed combs. Following these will automatically make your hair more manageable and your hair will fall with a bounce and shine you have never experienced before.

• Make sure that you use hair products that have natural ingredients that are moisturizing and hydrating for the hair. Moisturized hair does not frizz and no frizz will lead to no direct heat styling.

• Do not expect your hair to behave differently . Curls are a part of you and your identity. The day you embrace it, your hair will embrace you back and reward you with healthy hair.

Protect your hair from damage when styling

If you must use direct heat styling once in a while, make sure that you use hair products that protect the hair from too much damage. It is better to be safe than sorry.