How can I make sure not to fry my hair with a curling iron?

Question

How can I know if my hair can tolerate the heat form the curling iron?
How can I avoid frying it?

By the way, I've never actually used a curling iron, so any tips on how I should do it?

Answer 1

Curling irons provide even heat that is controlled by you. The irons must be made of the best quality steel so that they hold an even temperature during the waving/curling process. There is no one correct temperature used for the irons when thermal curling. (Just keep in mind that hair burns at 130 degrees.)
Temperature depends on the texture of the hair, whether it's fine or coarse or whether it's been lightened or tinted. Coarse and Gray hair as a rule can tolerate more heat than fine hair. Keep in mind to always (after heating) test irons on a piece of tissue paper. Clamp the heated iron over the tissued and hold for 5 seconds. If paper scorches or turns brown, the irons are too hot! Let them cool somewhat before using. Overly hot irons can burn, scorch, or damage hair and can discolor white hair. Thermal irons should be kept clean and free from rust and carbon. To remove dirt or grease, wash the irons in a soap solution containing a few drops of ammonia. This cuts the oil and grease that usually adhere to the irons. Fine sandpaper or steel wool with a little oil, helps to remove rust and carbon. It also polishes the irons. To permit greater facility in movement, oil the joint of the iron.

Always use a heat protective spray of some sort to your hair prior to applying heat to your hair. This will prevent heat damage.

Also a curling iron is not meant for everyday use. This will cause long term damage especially if iron (heat factors) are not used properly.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Use heat-typed hairstyling product to use on the hair before you begin to curl it, or straighten it. Make sure if you have used a blow dryer that your hair is in fact dry before you use a curling iron on it. Also, do not have the instrument on too high of a temperature and do not leave in the hair any longer than 5 seconds at a time. If possible, do not use curling irons and blow dryers every day, that is very hard on the hair. Used to be a hairdresser, so these issues were common.

Answer 3

To make sure you don't fry your hair, make sure your hair is completely dry, if it's not, the heat will burn those wet hairs and cause them to be split ended. To see of your hair can tolerate being curled, put the iron on the lowest level and gradually move up. Ask your nearest hairstylist, they can give you more tips on how to curl.

Answer 4

OK well that's easy just go to sally's beauty supply and buy this thing called beyond the zone (turn up the heat) flat iron protection spray its a orange bottle and spray a little on ur hair before doing it..i know that is mainly for flat ironing ur hair but it works very good for that too its about $5.99

Answer 5

If it has lower settings, use them. Otherwise just try not to keep your hair in it too long. Before you use the curling iron, you should spray in a heat defense product to help protect your hair and seal in moisture.

Answer 6

attempt steam curlers or previous college sponge curlers. additionally, earlier you circulate to sleep at night, attempt a version of a pin curl. you are able to test by potential of taking a million/4 inch strands of your hair, twisting your hair into tight coils, and bobby-pinning each and every individual hair coil in an X formation making use of bobby pins. Sleep on those curls and take out the bobby pins interior the morning and you will desire to realize a wavy seem without using hairspray. I even have stumbled on the final technique to be fantastically valuable for my wavy-at recent hair. additionally, you need to purchase a curling iron with a bigger barrel. It appears like your curling iron is skinny, that's the reason for kinky-tight curls.

Answer 7

If you have coarse hair, use curlers. If you have thicker smoother hair, use a curling iron. Hold your hair for 5 seconds maximum in the curling iron. Hope this helps!

Answer 8

Any Chi iron products and i use REDKEN Extreme Anti Snap for distressed hair it helps with straight irons and curling irons

Answer 9

get a conditioning spray (i use VO5 miracle mist conditioning heat protection) it protects your hair from the heat of the curling iron. it also smells good :).try your curling iron on the lowest setting and if it does not do much turn it up. experiment to see which setting works best for your type of hair.

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that is the website for VO5 thing....hope it helps!!!

Answer 10

use VO5 Heat defense spray. it helps so much it smells great and the best part is that its super cheap.