Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Ceramic Hair Straightners on Damp Hair?

Just wondering if you can use ceramic hair straightners on damp hair, thanksCeramic Hair Straightners on Damp Hair?
No, except if it's a wet to dry flat iron (and even if it is you must use with caution).Using a flat iron even if it's ceramic on wet hair can cause un-repairable damage or scorching to your hair.Water boils at 100 掳C. If a hot flat iron is put on to wet hair, it boils the water inside the hair. The boiling water softens the keratin of the cortex; then the steam from the boiling water expands and forms tiny bubbles inside the hair. Eventually the hair breaks off, either at or somewhere near a bubble.This is called bubble hair.And it looks like this:

http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_/a>Ceramic Hair Straightners on Damp Hair?
No no no no no. That is a bad plan. The heat from the straightener can permanently damage your hair when its wet (it fries it really badly). If you want to straighten your hair while it's wet it's best to get a flat iron made for that purpose (one called ';wet to straight'; works really well and protects your hair from damage). Otherwise you should always dry your hair before straightening it. This will also keep the straightener working better, longer.
No, It's not a great idea, in the short term it can damage your hair and make it frizzy but long term, it will damage the straighteners. You be better to just invest in a good hair dryer that will dry your hair quicker. Or you can get 2 in 1 hair dryers and straighteners which might help.
It's best to dry your hair first, then use a serum to straighten it to avoid any serious damage. However, there are some straighteners that are for damp hair. I've never used them, though, so I don't know how effective they are.

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