Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Natural Hair Care: Is Low Heat Styling Less Damaging?

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Natural Hair Care: Is Low Heat Styling Less Damaging?:
by Tonya McKay

Heat styling has long been an accessible method to achieve a new hair style, whether it’s a carefully curled look or a glossy straight one.
Unfortunately, subjecting hair to the high temperatures of blow drying, curling, or flat ironing can have disastrous effects on its health and beauty. This is especially true for delicate, curly hair with its tendency to be particularly vulnerable to structural damage and breakage.
For this reason, many naturally curly haired people avoid using heat on their hair at all and rely upon air drying, scrunching or pineappling, and strategic placement of clips to impart body and shape to their tresses. However, the occasional yearning for a temporarily smooth, flat hairdo is felt by many, and the allure of the flat iron is ever present.

Low Heat Styling Tools
Many styling tools offer options to operate the equipment at lower temperatures. Recently, one company (CoolWay™, The Low heat Revolution) has been marketing a low heat flat iron styling system as a way to safely achieve straight tresses without all the damage. Among other things, their appealing claims boast that their system reduces drying time, increases hair strength by 300%, reduces breakage by 75%, and reduces frizz by 50%.

But are lower temperatures truly safer for your hair, and...continue reading @ www.curlynikki.com