What Are the Dangers of Ceramic Hair Straighteners?
Ceramic hair straighteners can cause damage not only to your hair, but to your scalp and skin as well. Below is an overview of some of the risks associated with using a hair straightener, so you will be better prepared when choosing the best product for your hair and needs, and to ensure you are using that product safely. Does this Spark an idea?
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Scalp Burning
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When you run a ceramic hair straightener over a section of hair, the hair essentially is burned into the shape of the heated surface: flat. This burning of your hair shaft typically produces a small amount of steam. Held long enough in one spot or close enough to the scalp, that steam will burn your scalp.
Surface Burns
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Additionally, for a ceramic hair straightener to work, it reaches a temperature sometimes in excess of 300 degrees. This intensely heated surface can and will burn your hands, fingers, ears or any other skin it comes in contact with, regardless of the amount of time it touches your skin. It is also possible to burn your feet and legs as well if you happen to drop the iron or knock it from the counter while it is in use.
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Hair Breakage
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If you leave the iron on one section of hair for too long, it will burn and cause the hair to break. This breakage will leave you with uneven, damaged hair that can take months to grow back out to meet the length of your other hair strands.
Thinning Hair
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Repeatedly running a flat iron over your hair will tug and pull at your scalp, causing more strands than normal to become detached. The more often you straighten your hair, the more often you will lose excess hair, resulting in thinning hair.
Considerations
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Just as with any hair routine, you should apply heat to your hair in moderation, as excess exposure can cause irreversible damage, such as breakage. Furthermore, you should always follow the safety instructional booklet that accompanies your hair straightener upon purchase. This book will give you specific tips and procedures to follow when operating your chosen model of straightener, such as proper working temperature, storage and handling actions. Make sure to keep this booklet as a reference guide for the future.
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