Flat irons safe for hair?

my daughter has very curly hair and it is natural....she and her sister (only wavy hair) just bought a flat iron to straighten their hair....last night while they were using it i could smell it through the house....was this the iron i was smelling because of it being new or was this her hair burning....she has tried repeatedly over the years to straighten her hair with no luck (not even with chemical straighteners) and has now found that this works perfectly.....do i need to be concerned that she is damaging her hair?....they are 16 years old and i am not so worried about the one with wavy hair as she wont need as much contact with the iron but the one with curly hair (and i do mean finger in the light socket curly) has to really apply the heat....how bad are these things and are they designed to straighten hair that is so curly or only straighten moderate curl?....i am concerned that she will ruin her beautiful hair!Flat irons safe for hair?
The smell is indeed because the iron is new.


If you read the package you are supposed to turn the iron up to full heat and then let it just sit and burn off for about 10-15 minutes. Don't worry if you did not do that, it won't hurt anything it is just to get rid of the smell so that the smell will not be in your hair and so you won't have to smell it every time you use the iron for a week or so.


Yes! Flat irons ARE damaging to your hair. It can burn your hair if not used properly. Make sure she is getting her hair trimmed once a month. This takes off the dead ends...dead ends happen very soon because the ends are thinner therefore the heat frys them sooner. Also make sure that she is using a heat serum before flat ironing. As a professional I am not supposed to say this...but you can just it at a department store. Of course professional products are PH balanced and do not contain as much alcohol as store brands. When I say store brands I am talking about Suave, VO5, Tressemme, Dove etc. They will make her hair more dry because of not being PH balanced and the alcohol...but get her a good deep conditioner and leave in conditioner and she will be fine. If you do want to spend the money for a professional product I suggest Redken, Biolage, BedHead/Catwalk, or go to Sally's. I also highly recommend her getting a hot oil treatment every other month. Sally's will be able to help you out very much.


Here are some things you might want to look into getting (I have mentioned them throughout my answer):


Heat protector/heat serum(find one that seems to suit her needs best, such as if she flat irons every day she will want a stronger one then she will if she flat irons a few times a month) :


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Deep conditioning treatment (I highly recommend this):


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Leave in conditioner:


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Also a shampoo that is made for hair that has been exposed to flat irons is a good thing to get. Tressemme has a good one. (I actually use this myself.)


Hot oil treatments:


http://www.sallybeauty.com/on/demandware鈥?/a>


Find one that works best for her. They are all very cheap.


If I missed a link just search in the search engine.


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Good luck. And if you need anything else please just email me.


Flat irons safe for hair?
The smell you are smelling is the because the flat iron is new. They do give off a foul smell for the first month or so, and also when you use a lot of hairspray you will also be able to smell that as well. Flat irons do damage the hair because of the high heat. There are several things that help with the damage. Keeping your hair trimmed works to get rid of the split ends. You can also use a reconstructor to help restore the hair. I recommend Ion Repair solutions Reconstructive Treatment. Its about 8 dollars for for a decent sized bottle. Bed Head also offers products for damaged hair, such as After Party and Ego Boost! Hope this helps.
That happens when I am doing my hair also, You are smelling the hair being straighted. If you don't want to damage her hair then I would only use the flat iron once or twice a week. Also, try using some products like deep conditioners and heat protection cremes.
She'll be fine. Just make sure she's using a heat protectant first. Very important. I have Tresseme Heat protectant. Spray on before any heat and she'll be fine.
Flat irons can and will ruin your hair if you don't use them properly. You need to make sure that they aren't using the irons too much, daily being too much, but I know it's hard to tell a 16 year old not to straighten her hair. You should buy some heat protectants- the kind that you spray in your hair immediately before flat ironing it. Don't go to Walmart looking for this either, consult a professional that has the good tools to protect their hair! Also, the bangs will be the first thing to fry- have them blow-dry their bangs straight instead of putting all of that heat to them.
Well for the long run it will not be a good idea because hair is a good conductor of heat and this invariably reaches the scalp and robs the scalp of moisture. Since they are young you will not see the damage but if they use it regularly then with 3 to 5 years the texture of the hair will suffer and as years go by and they will start using hair color which will not help the situation.


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My irons smell funny when they're new so thats common.I use a wet to straight iron(Remington) and I think my hair actually looks and feels more healthy when I straighten it.I only wash/straighten my hair every other day though.The natural oils are good plus it would be too much work everyday.