The safe way to use hair straighteners

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by: Hollie Wilcox
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Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 Time: 4:17 AM
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There are a great deal of people who love using hair straighteners in order to get a different straighter look for their hair. However many users of hair straighteners do not use them correctly and this can effectively lead hair to look dry, burnt and frizzy. The correct way to use hair straighteners only means that you will need to have a few other hair care products in order to protect your hair from the heat of the straighteners plates.

Firstly it is essential to wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner. Once having done this comb through the hair with a fine tooth comb and then towel dry it. After having done this, apply some straightening balm to your hair, especially the tips. This will help moisturise and protect the hair. After you have done this comb through your hair again and blow dry it. It is important that your hair is dry before you start to straighten it. Once your hair is dry divide it into three section and clip back two of the sections. With the section left over, hold a can of heat protection spray 1 cm away from your hair and spray down the whole length of the hair. Continue this with every other section of the hair before you apply the hair straighteners.

Finally once you have applied the heat spray then hold a comb into your hair and brush down, at the same time clamp the hair straighteners around your hair with the other hand and pull down as you brush down. Do this for the full length of the hair and then continue with the other sections. Once having straightened all the sections of the hair, finally brush your whole head with a big brush to ensure that each section integrates with one another. This is an extremely effective way of ensuring that your hair is not damaged by the heat and also to ensure that your hair is looking its best once straightened. All of these heat protection products and moisturises can be bought from your nearest hair care store or beauty store or even online. All of these products are also very affordable and very well worth it.

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