Should I Spray Hair Before Using a Curling Iron?

Curling your hair adds a new element of style.

Heat-Protectant Sprays

Curling irons and heating tools can cause damage to your hair if used every day or if your hair is exposed to the tool for an extended period. To avoid damage, Samantha Gunn, stylist for Atlanta Vanity Concepts, recommends a heat-protectant spray to seal your cuticle and boost shine.

Alcohol-Based Hairspray

Hairspray and styling spritz offer a finishing hold for your style. When applied to hair that is then styled with a curling iron, the alcohol and other ingredients in the product are cooked onto the hair, and create a stiff spiral curl with no movement.

Bottom Line

Before curling, use a heat-protectant spray to keep your hair healthy. There is no need to use hairspray before wrapping your hair around a curling iron. Once your curls have set, a fine mist of hairspray will help your curls stay bouncy throughout the day, without making them stiff.

References

• Samantha Gunn; Stylist; Atlanta Vanity Concepts