As a follow-up to my last post on avoiding heat damage, I finally took the plunge
and flat ironed my hair. Here is what I
did.
- First I did an overnight deep conditioning treatment with moisturizing and protein deep conditioner. I mixed Darcy’s Botanicals Deep Conditioning Mask, Curl Junkie Repair Me!, honey, grapeseed oil, and avocado oil. My hair felt wonderful and strong when I rinsed it out.
- I cleansed my hair with co-wash (She Scent It Blueberry Co-wash), and then detangled with another moisturizing protein conditioner (Hairveda Acai Berry Phyto Conditioner).
- Then, I applied more protein as a leave-in (Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea Restructurizer) and heat protectant (Carol’s Daughter Chocolat Blow Drying Cream and Grapeseed Oil).
- I airdried for several hours so that my hair was not soaking wet, then blowdried on the medium setting using a modified version of the tension method. I first tried to use a comb attachment, but it was rough on my ends, so I immediately stopped.
- Finally, I flat ironed at 300 degrees with more heat protectant (IC Fantasia Heat Protectant spray in the pink bottle). Then I banded my flat ironed hair.
If I had it to do again, I would use Curlformers to
dry my hair first. Blowdrying was
unnecessary, took a lot of time, and didn’t get my hair that straight. However, I doubt I will be flat ironing my
hair that often. I did not get it that
straight because I used such a low setting, but I did not want to go any higher
and risk heat damage. At the end of the
day, if I really want a bone straight look, I can always wear a wig.
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