While not everyone uses
heat in hair styling, it is certainly a common practice to do so. Often, a
forgotten tool to support the use of heat on the hair and prevent heat damage
is a heat protectant!
Should You Use a Heat Protectant?
Much like most topics in hair care, there is some debate around
the question of whether heat, or thermal, protectants are necessary for hair
before applying heat. To explain, a heat protectant product (usually a
spray) acts to coat the hair with a fine layer that protects the hair from
subsequent heat coming from styling tools or other sources. A heat
protectant is important because it diminishes the degree
of heat that reaches the cortex of the hair and decreases the
degradation and damage to the internal hair structure. Basically,
it's a line of defense for your hair against heat! If you've ever
trimmed off heat damaged hair, then you're familiar with the aftermath of hair
that has experienced too much heat over time. Who really wants to lose
their natural curl pattern?
While you may hear advice from your friends telling you that a
thermal protector is not necessary, take it from us, protecting your curls and
tresses is a must! For those with curlier hair who may need more heat to
get their hair straightened, you'll want to keep your hair as safe from damage
as possible! We think of it like this: You could reach
into the oven with your bare hands to get the hot pan of food and risk getting
burned...or you could put on an oven mitt and keep your hands safe!
So, should you use a heat protectant? We
believe, yes, you should. It is certainly much better for your hair than
not having one. You'll find that your hair won’t lose its natural curl,
reversion to your un-straightened hair after your heated style is faster, your
hair is less likely to split and break due to damage, as well as other
benefits.
Now, next question -
What Type of Heat
Protectant Should You Get?
As we explained in our hair guide, some heat protectants are water-based, but
with the high heat of a styling tool, that water will evaporate and leave less
protection for your hair strand! Heat protectants that are silicone-based
are great for protecting the hair and you can find many good ones in your
beauty supply store for under ten dollars! Even better, look for heat
protectants that contain some good oil, which will help in
conditioning and further protecting your hair. Examples of good oils in
heat protectant products are grapeseed oil and olive oil,
so look out for those! There is buzz that those oils alone would be
sufficient as heat protectants because of their high smoke points (the
temperature at which the oil begins to smoke after heating), but currently,
their ability to be enough protection is not a conclusive theory. We'll
be on the lookout for any updates in the science!
So, in short, heat protectants are incredibly helpful
for the hair in minimizing heat damage and we do recommend their use! Kick heat
damage to the curb!
Check out more helpful tips
through our Free Online Resource - "How to
Grow Beautiful Hair: The Ultimate Guide"
- The Team at Ishimma.com
Ishimma™ was founded to address the concern of attaining
affordable, quality, natural products that provide adequate moisture to
hair and encourage healthy growth. After research that showed women’s top
complaints with their hair related to persistent dryness, Ishimma™
formulated products to counteract this problem. These products are
made from organic and natural ingredients and are designed to bring the maximum
benefit to hair. Our focus is on bringing you the products that help you
develop and maintain beautifully healthy hair and promoting hair education.
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