Heat "training" is just another way of saying heat damage tbh... Anything which permanently changes the texture of your hair is damaging as it is breaking down the proteins in order to do so... Wait until your hair gets longer I'd say... Your hair hangs differently at different lengths :-)
@lisalilsmartass I understand that the altering in the texture that results from continued use of heat is called 'heat damage', however, I'm far more concerned about breakage. Lots of people who heat-train have received good results with less breakage than when their hair was virgin.
Have you experienced breakage due to heat? Could you suggest an alternative to combat single-strand knots?
@ashababe56 hair is more prone to breakage once the strand pattern is changed through heat as the hair cuticle has been eroded away. You seem pretty nonchalant about the fact that considerable amounts of consistent heat will have to be applied to your hair in order to permanently change the structure? but it is your hair (Y). I've been natural my whole life but I used to suffer from heat damage and your hair just ends up feeling so lifeless, not something I want to go back to ...
@ashababe56 ... I suffer from knots at the ends of my hair to, especially because my hair is long, and trust me it only gets worse the longer your hair gets haha. There's no real way to avoid this (I wouldn't even definitively conclude that heat would solve this) but I'd recommend protective styling, frequent de-tangling (must be gentle) and regular trimming. :)
@lisalilsmartass Thanks very much for letting me know that I'll always have these knots... Lol. Brittanynic16 is heat trained and she doesn't have such problems. I don't want my hair to be straight... I would love it to stay the same without the knots... I'm always really gentle and I detangle sufficiently.
Do you think that I could get breakage from gently blow-drying my hair every 2 months?
@BRNanBeautiful Thanks very much. I watch her actually, her channel inspired this video! She's been very successful, but I'm worried that my hair's not strong enough :S
I don't think every 2-3 months will do anything to loosen your pattern. I think in order for your pattern to get loosened it needs a lot of heat (and damage) plus, it would cause some split ends which would result in even more knotting. Just my thoughts on it. Baking soda helps to loosen texture but it's abrasive and the pH is 8.0 and I'm sure it damages your hair in some way because of that.
@TransitioningBeauty I understand that it's damage (when it doesn't fully revert) but as another subscriber said, Brittanynic16 has had a lot of success with heat training or 'thermolaxing' as she calls it. Baking soda is a no-no for me, I tried that when I was transitioning as it was a disaster!
Maybe I should do the heat every 2 months thing, but include a flat iron.
Your hair looks like a new type of marijuana! xD
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ashababe56 7 months ago
Heat "training" is just another way of saying heat damage tbh... Anything which permanently changes the texture of your hair is damaging as it is breaking down the proteins in order to do so... Wait until your hair gets longer I'd say... Your hair hangs differently at different lengths :-)
lisalilsmartass 8 months ago
@lisalilsmartass I understand that the altering in the texture that results from continued use of heat is called 'heat damage', however, I'm far more concerned about breakage. Lots of people who heat-train have received good results with less breakage than when their hair was virgin.
Have you experienced breakage due to heat? Could you suggest an alternative to combat single-strand knots?
ashababe56 8 months ago
@ashababe56 hair is more prone to breakage once the strand pattern is changed through heat as the hair cuticle has been eroded away. You seem pretty nonchalant about the fact that considerable amounts of consistent heat will have to be applied to your hair in order to permanently change the structure? but it is your hair (Y). I've been natural my whole life but I used to suffer from heat damage and your hair just ends up feeling so lifeless, not something I want to go back to ...
lisalilsmartass 8 months ago
@ashababe56 ... I suffer from knots at the ends of my hair to, especially because my hair is long, and trust me it only gets worse the longer your hair gets haha. There's no real way to avoid this (I wouldn't even definitively conclude that heat would solve this) but I'd recommend protective styling, frequent de-tangling (must be gentle) and regular trimming. :)
lisalilsmartass 8 months ago
@lisalilsmartass Thanks very much for letting me know that I'll always have these knots... Lol. Brittanynic16 is heat trained and she doesn't have such problems. I don't want my hair to be straight... I would love it to stay the same without the knots... I'm always really gentle and I detangle sufficiently.
Do you think that I could get breakage from gently blow-drying my hair every 2 months?
ashababe56 8 months ago
You are so adorable. You should watch BRITTANYNIC16 she is very imformative on heat training. I can"t wait for more vids from you. GOOD LUCK!
BRNanBeautiful 8 months ago
@BRNanBeautiful Thanks very much. I watch her actually, her channel inspired this video! She's been very successful, but I'm worried that my hair's not strong enough :S
Lots more videos to come!
ashababe56 8 months ago
asha u look gorgeous......waw
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ashababe56 8 months ago
I don't think every 2-3 months will do anything to loosen your pattern. I think in order for your pattern to get loosened it needs a lot of heat (and damage) plus, it would cause some split ends which would result in even more knotting. Just my thoughts on it. Baking soda helps to loosen texture but it's abrasive and the pH is 8.0 and I'm sure it damages your hair in some way because of that.
TransitioningBeauty 8 months ago
@TransitioningBeauty I understand that it's damage (when it doesn't fully revert) but as another subscriber said, Brittanynic16 has had a lot of success with heat training or 'thermolaxing' as she calls it. Baking soda is a no-no for me, I tried that when I was transitioning as it was a disaster!
Maybe I should do the heat every 2 months thing, but include a flat iron.
ashababe56 8 months ago
Ha! Look it's Asha ! Imma show this to Francois :D
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I love this video! you look all excited and stuff. I'm tweeting this. hope it gets you more viewers.
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