If your hair is severely damaged, the most extreme solution is to cut it off and start fresh. Instead, the focus should be on maintaining hair to prevent further damage. If you continue using hot tools, the damage progresses as well.Īs we've noted, damaged hair repair isn't possible because the protein bonds and cuticles have been permanently altered. Eventually, those bonds are broken, and hair becomes hydrated in a way that can't be fixed. However, using hot tools at high temperatures on a regular basis prolongs the changes to the protein bonds and moisture levels of each strand. The chances of you experiencing heat damaged hair after one blow dry or one straightening session are slim. The damage done to your hair is cumulative. There are no active cells that can be sent in to repair the damage. Because of this, the cells can't adapt, and when they're changed, it's permanent. Once your hair starts growing past the follicle, it's made up of dead cells. Once the alpha helix is melted, the change is permanent, and your hair will retain the shape of the melted keratin bonds. When the keratin is heated to temperatures higher than 400☏, the alpha helix begins melting. This is present in both curly hair and straight hair. Each strand of hair is made up of a protein known as keratin that has a natural curve called the alpha helix. High temperatures permanently alter the structure of the protein bonds in your hair. If the strand only stretches a small amount, doesn't stretch at all, or breaks when you stretch it, then you're dealing with heat damaged hair. If the hair stretches approximately one-third before returning to its normal length, then your hair might be dry but has not been damaged. Carefully pull the strand from both ends. To test for heat damaged hair, pull a strand of hair from your head after you shower so it's wet. Most hair can't handle such high heat, and heat damage can affect all types of hair from pin straight to tightly curled. Most hot tools reach temperatures of more than 400☏, but this is misleading.
Heat damaged hair occurs when you blow dry, flat iron, or curl your hair at the highest temperature settings over an extended period of time. These are all symptoms of heat damaged hair. You may also notice more split ends or an excess of strands going down the drain each time you shower. After using hot tools on a regular basis, you may notice that your hair isn't as shiny, soft, and full as it once was.
0 kommentar(er)
