You can curl or flat iron your hair without heat protectant although if you don't use heat protectant you could potentially damage your hair.
Make sure you're not leaving the curling iron or flat iron in your hair too long when using it without heat protectant.
If you straighten your hair without heat protectant it can potentially cause damage to your hair including causing split ends, burning, breakage and dryness.
The heat heat from the straightener can harm the hair shaft directly and leave it weakened and more prone to damage.
To protect your hair from heat damage and for best results with heat styling use a heat protectant spray or serum before you apply the heat with the straightener or curling iron or a blow dryer to reduce damage to the hair.
You can straighten your hair without heat protectant but it's best to use heat protectant.
You can still damage your hair even if you use heat protectant.
Heat protectant and heat protectant spray can prevent some heat damage to your hair but if you use heat settings that are too high or use the hair styling tool in one spot too long it can cause heat damage even if you use heat protectant.
Heat protectant spray does actually work although heat protectant sprays cannot completely eliminate all heat damage.
Heat protectant spray scan significantly reduce heat damage to hair by slowing down heat transfer and distributing it more evenly across the strands of hair.
This protects the hair from excessive heat from flat irons and blow dryers and curling irons.
When using hair spray with heat protectant you should put the heat protectant spray on first before the hair spray.
The heat protectant spray is meant to be used directly on your hair before you apply any heat styling tools and hairspray is used to set a style after the styling is complete.
When using heat protectant spray you should apply the heat protectant spray to damp or towel dried hair before you blow dry the hair.
You can apply the heat protectant spray to wet hair but it's best to towel dry the hair some before you apply the heat protectant spray.
Although if you're using a curling iron or flat iron, your hair should be completely dry before using the heat protectant spray.
Ingredients that you should avoid in heat protectant spray are synthetic fragrances, parabens, formaldehyde and alcohol.
Some heat protectants contain alcohol which can be flammable and could ignite if you're not careful.
Formaldehyde can be harmful if you breathe it in and parabens can irritate your skin and affect your hormone balance and could cause hair loss.
Fragrances can lead to drying out hair and synthetic aromas could include chemicals that can damage your hair.
Sulfates should also be avoided if possible in heat protectant spray as they can strip your hair of moisture and natural color.
Other ingredients in heat protectant spray to avoid are Triclosan, Phthalates and Polyethylene glycol.
The heat protectant spray that is the best is EVA NYC mane magic 10 in one primer.
It's a great heat protectant and also provides UV protection as well and has a good smell to it that I like.
TresEmme Keratin Smooth Heat Protection Shine spray is also a good heat protectant spray.
Heat protectant spray is good for your hair.
Using heat protectant spray can reduce damage to your hair from use of heating styling tools.
The use of heat protectant spray reduces the amount of heat that your hair absorbs from the heat styling tools and prevents split ends and breakage.
Heat protectant sprays also hydrates your hair and helps maintain the hair's natural moisture.
Using heat protectant spray also makes your hair less frizzy and also makes your hair easier to style.
If you want to protect your hair from damage from blow dryers, hair straighteners, curling irons or any other heat styling hair tools the heat protectants are a necessity.
To use the heat protectant spray apply it to the hair before you use the heat styling tools including the hair dryer.
And use the lowest temperature that you can on the heat styling too to help minimize damage to your hair.
Look for heat protectant spray that is formulated for your type of hair.
Heat protectant sprays can also help keep your hair looking shiny as well.