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talking about heat use

11 Jun
Hair Talk, Q&A, The Gems
Sasha-Shae

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just a short video, in which I discuss heat damage, heat usage and taking the precautions to avoid the worst.

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Sasha-Shae Shaw 622 posts

Sasha-Shae Shaw is a Visual Artist who is passionate about Natural Hair and it's care, Art and it's various forms, the world of beauty and fashion and her love for design. Follow up on the Tumblr Gallery where you can share your own photos, and check out the design services and portfolio, for all your Graphic, Web Design and Photography or custom craft needs.  

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  • Girlblessed aka jackie s

    Hey chica!

    I'm sorry to hear about your heat damage – I know its no fun. (I'm LOVING this site btw!) And thanks for the tip about over doing the flat ironing – I didn't realize u could “train” your hair to be straight! wowsers…

    I came across this YT vid sometime back and it has REALLY helped me to have a bone straight look w/o the damage and with low heat. Her hair texture is more silky than mine, but I found the technique great all the same. I didn't go the extra mile and do the wrap and hairdryer bit, I just did the flat iron…I know only flat iron my hair like this :-)

    PART 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDK1i8YN-s8&play…

    PART 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPOHOmiIDfs&feat…

  • http://afroniquelyyou.com afroniquely

    Thank you for the love! I appreciate it. And yep..you certainly can. I know personally 4 people, who's hair they have now trained to be straight, just because they flat iron it so much. But a good note, you can train it to be curly! By always deep conditioning and moisturizing, this allows your curls to start popping!

    And ohh..good video links you shared there..And I agree..I think when I do decide to use heat again, I will only flat iron, no blow dry etc.

  • DeeJ

    I unfortunately have experienced heat damage. I wish that two years ago someone would have warned me about losing your natural curl pattern, then I wouldn't have made a mistake. In 2008-2009, especially 2009 I straightened my hair way too much. Everytime I look at pictures of myself that year, my hair was straight the majority of the time. I used to blow dry my hair, then flat iron on the highest heat setting, then every morning touch up my edges with a flat iron and curl it with a curling iron. The last time my hair was straight was October and in March after reading multiple articles online, I realized why my bangs were still straight even though I hadn't straightened my hair for 5 months. Due to heat damage my bangs were straight when the rest of my hair was curly. So I had no choice but to cut the straight pieces and hopefully they grow back soon, because now I have to wear a head band over the bangs to keep them down. You live and you learn. Now I am not going to touch that flat iron for a very, very long time.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Robbin-Melton/100000684532644 Robbin Melton

    I’m late to this post, but find it all very interesting. I’ve been natural all my life, but religiously blow dried and hot combed in fall/winter. In spring/summer, I’d wear twists, puffs, etc. A few weeks ago, some guys at a kiosk in the mall grabbed me and flat ironed a small section of my hair. I was truly amazed and didn’t know a flat iron could even be used to straighten natural hair. Now I want one, but as much as I want one, I’m scared to use it in my hair because I love my natural hair. This is making me think twice about obtaining a flat iron. I guess for me, the straightest I’ll ever go again for a while is a blow out. I’m addicted to the volume. LOL

    • http://afroniquelyyou.com afroniquely

      Lol!! Hey Robbie, trust me, I’ve seen some people who can flat iron their hair and be fine. I think for me, my hair can be pressed just not often and not with high heat. I say it’s ok to invest in a flat iron, just be smart about heat usage. Always use heat protectant and deep condition before any heat usage process. I did all these steps, but as I have learned, over time, my hair doesn’t like severe heat and my strands are fine, but I thought they were thick..so I used it on high heat..ah well, now I know. when I flat iron..lower heat and still use heat protectant :)

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