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Burnt and Frizzy Hair
Q: My daughter is 14 and is very concerned about her hair being straight and not greasy. She washes it every day and then blow
dries it at night before applying a straightening iron she can do this for anything up to an hour. Her hair is becoming dry, frizzy and
burnt. I am concerned and she now wants to apply color. Any tips I can give her please?
A: The first thing you need to do is tell your daughter that if she doesn’t do something to protect her hair from the damage she’s
doing to it, having ‘greasy’ hair will be the least of her concerns. If she actually has a problem with oily hair, then she needs to
address that issue and treat it, as opposed to overcompensating by drying the hair out.
The hair needs to be conditioned every day – whether or not it is shampooed. If her hair is oily
enough to require daily shampooing, she needs to be using the gentlest shampoo possible. A moisture-rich conditioning shampoo would be
a good choice. Follow it up with a light, rinse-through conditioner.
Furthermore, when planning to heat style the hair (blow-drying or flat ironing) you should also use
a leave-in conditioner to protect the hair from damage. Be sure to read our articles on thermal styling for additional information on
the proper procedure for straightening the hair. The most important thing to remember is that the hair should be fully dry before using
the flat iron.
In your daughter’s situation, given that you state she dries her hair at night, she should blow-dry
her hair to a “mostly dry” state before bed and allow it to finish drying overnight. In the morning, she can use the flat iron to
smooth the hair. Doing this would allow her to have the hair completely dry as needed for flat ironing without over-drying the hair
with the blow dryer.
As for color: if your daughter’s hair is showing signs of damage, I would advise you to make her
wait until her hair is in better condition before having any chemical service done. I would also suggest that given her age and the
fact that permanent hair color will require a commitment to maintaining the hair color or having additional color services to change
the color, you insist that your daughter use semi-permanent or demi-permanent haircolor in order to do minimal damage to the hair and
allow her to simply let the color wash away when she grows tired of it.
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