My hair straightener goes up to 450 degrees. What's a good temp for white girl curly hair? I know it varies w/races. I keep it at 300 right now but I don't know if I need it that hot.
2006-09-09 15:29:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
well, vickie. If you don't know what kind of question it is why bother posting your "answer" I was wondering if anyone with hair like mine could tell me what setting they use. ADUH
2006-09-09 16:05:52 · update #1
Not sure read some hair straightening tips and more on this site to help you with it
2006-09-09 15:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to judge it according to a few different factors.
1) is your hair color treated, bleached or highlighted?
2) is your hair baby fine, fine, medium, course, course/wiry?
3) are you dealing with REALLY curly hair, or just obnoxious wave?
It is always best to use the lowest heat that will get the job done. The finer your hair is the lower the heat should be, and of course, the courser/wirier it is, you need more heat to deal with that. If you have any type of permanent color in your hair, highlights, bleach ALWAYS use a lower heat setting.
Just make sure you're using a thermal protective spray on your hair before you straighten. (Urban Potions Thermal Setting Spray is great, Paul Mitchell has Heat Seal, Kenra has a Thermal Setting Spray. Just use something....but make sure it's good!!) Also, make sure you're doing weekly deep reconstructive treatments on your hair to replace the moisture/protein in your hair that it's getting zapped out of it. Also, you shouldn't need to be straightening EVERYDAY. You should be able to go at least every other day and for some dryer hair types, they can go once a week with a shampoo and straightening session.
Hope this helps....good luck!
2006-09-09 15:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by hairdoerbren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends how thick the hair strand is or coarseness of it. If your hair tends to get weighed down easily, then you have fine hair and need to use the lowest setting available. If your hair feels stiff or wirey and can hold a style without much of gels and hairspray, you have coarse hair. You can probably get away with using high temps without much damage. If your hair is neither, you have medium hair texture. Just use the lowest temperature that you can straighten your hair and use proper thermal protection products.
2006-09-09 16:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by Gommie B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone should remove stupid answers that say "I don't know"...what kind of help is that?
For the hair, try different temperatures. Go with the lowest one that still straightens your hair the way you want it, especially if you use the straightener a lot.
High temperatures can cause real damage to your hair overtime. It gets drier and starts looking unhealthy.
2006-09-09 15:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by hermanita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly it has nothing to do with race, some black girls have curly hair that is really fine like white girls hair and some white girls have nappy hair.
But the best way to see which degrees works for you, is try the medium or the middle of the lowest and highest degree on your hair an then go from there.
2006-09-09 15:34:41 · answer #5 · answered by Tarabeara 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as long as it gets straightened. high temps are really bad for your hair. so try to keep it lower.
2006-09-09 15:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by dreamerxmonkeii 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WOW that sounds HOTT. But I wouldnt know how hot you should have it. You should use biosilk. Its a oil that you put in your hair. That helps a lot. Then maybe it wouldnt matter how hot you have it.
2006-09-09 15:32:18 · answer #7 · answered by MJ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
um yah 300 or 250 is good
2006-09-09 15:36:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well **** , what kinda question is that it depends on what your hair can handle . if 300 streightens it without burning it up leave it there
2006-09-09 15:33:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it really depends on ur TYPE of hair read a manual
2006-09-09 15:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by ohdarliingletgo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋