Heat Protectant

[Greenwoman]

I recently purchased some heat protectant from Walmart, and I tried it and noticed that it made my hair's texture a bit stiff. I had added moisturizer before putting on the heat protectant. What causes it to make my hair so stiff?

 

[endosurvivor]

I think the heat protectors are mostly just waxes. I would try spraying it on a brush and brushing it through your hair until it's dry and repeat the process a couple or few times depending on how thick your hair is. Also start mid length before brushing through the roots

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[Greenwoman]

I'm a little confused, are you not supposed to apply heat whenever your hair is damp? The instructions on the bottle say to apply it to damp hair and then style. Also, I have heard a lot of people say to dampen hair before flat ironing.

 

[endosurvivor]

I'm not sure but I'm willing to bet if you color your hair or anything that you may want to avoid straightening when wet. Idk I think its hard to apply the same directives to everyone's hair since there are so many variables. I do know that there are flat irons made for wet hair that maybe would be worth looking into

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[Greenwoman]

I could be totally wrong. It was something that I had read on my hair care research. I am black, and I have thick curly hair. I've stopped perming, and I am trying to go all natural, but I still need a way to make the roots behave.