Happy Sunday! Try Agency: withagen.cy/danielleg TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 My hair history + what we gone be on 1:31 y’all need to get into this 3:23 hair terms to know 6:34 Stylist: how does heat training affect our curl pattern 8:30 Stylist info 9:08 Stylist: heat training vs heat damage 10:23 Stylist: is heat training for all hair types? 10:42 Stylist: how to know when you’ve gone overboard 13:01 Stylist: straightening natural hair to better see breakage? 14:12 Stylist: best heat styling tools and products 16:49 Stylist: reversing effects of heat training 19:49 my hair ain't invincible 20:58 Derm: how heat training affects black hair vs other hair types 23:06 Derm: minimizing hair loss and damage 24:23 Derm: do this to wear your own hair more often 26:12 Derm: hair textures & conditions that make you more susceptible to heat damage 29:06 Derm: heat training and scalp issues? 30:53 Derm: heat training affecting hair follicles and hair growth 31:24 Derm: proper hair care and maintenance to mitigate risks of heat damage 36:17 Derm: relaxer ban? 39:57 Derm: early signs of heat damage 42:00 Derm: products and ingredients to look for 42:31 our scientist expert 43:35 Scientist: science behind heat protectants 44:48 Scientist: what research & testing goes into heat protectant products? 46:28 Scientist: how do heat protectants interact with hair? 47:32 Scientist: new hair product research? 48:34 Scientist: how best to use heat protectants in a hair routine? 51:07 Scientist: clarifying shampoos? 52:29 Scientist: how do they test performance of heat protectants? 53:53 Scientist: are we missing anything when using heat protectants 55:49 Scientist: science behind moisturizing heat styled hair 58:15 Scientist: product recs
As long as i keep my hair mechanically stretched, moisturised and my ends tucked in, I get zero to little single strand knots. I still go for ny trims though because sometimes my hair (or me off regimen) be acting up so I need to nip any problems in the bud before they become too big an issue. I see my stylist and trichologists to keep me in check!
Me after seeing my trichologists: flat twists or 2 or 3 french braids or a combination of the flat twists and french braids that i take down weekly for an hour shampoo, deep condition and detangle and style. I do not have the mental or physical energy to deal with an inflammed scalp, dry hair, tangled hair and then heat styling(blowdrying) twice a week. The trichologists informed me that my hair type of ultra-fine, high porosity, 4c coils or sensitive scalp will not like that kinda manipulation either. 😅😅 I have enough sense to see that it works for others and their lifestyle and their environment but for my daily workouts and living in the land of always raining, it's going to be a struggle to keep it straight and deal with any directly triggered scalp and hair issues. I tell everyone to do what's best for them and what works for them until iy stops working. I wore box braids for a long time because they worked for me until I developed a sensitive scalp in my 30s. As long as we are aware of the risks and radically accept the consequences, then we can do whatever we want with our hair. However it's when we ignore the risks and complain about the consequences and then repeat the same thing expecting different results. Lol! I dyed my hair with my trichologists disapproval. When it was burning my scalp, dry and when it retain none of the coloured length, I didn't complain. I had fun with my coloured hair and am now moving on to something else. My trichologists (omg god so dry 😂) and stylist (oop, your hair is weakening use Olapkex every week😂) complained more about my hair than I did because I radically accept that there would be negative consequences with the dye😅 no plans to redye for the next 3-5 years. 😂
@@marleyhill34 thank you for this comment. I first had alot of hair loss (telogen effluvium) when I had covid four years ago. Now I notice I have this when I'm really tired. My hair is armpit lengtht, but no longer as thick as before. So now I'm looking into becoming a straight natural. I already go about 16 weeks between relaxers or longer at times. Even with 4a-4c hair. So your comment has made me decide I need to see my dermatologist again. Cause this is hurting me, and makes we want to just cut it all off again.
Exactly, I'm 68 years old and have been pressing my hair with an old fashioned straightening comb since I was 6 years old. Just wash, condition and grease my hair and my hair is still down my back with minimal gray hairs. When I choose to wear my hair natural it still is soft and forms waves when I grease it. Have never used a heat protectant except good ole Royal Crown.
@@askbre Sorry just now answering, I wash my hair every two weeks. Now since I've retired I no longer press my hair every two weeks because I'm home or at my Mom's most of the time. I wash, condition and grease my scalp and ends of hair and style in braids. I only press my hair when I have an event to attend. No wigs and weave, just natural.
ive been blowing out my hair for months now and straightening my hair every once in a while at 370°. i have no damage. i deep condition every wash (twice a week) and do protein treatments. its so annoying seeing people judging us, saying our hair is damaged just because we use heat. like, why cant we all just be happy for each other loving our hair?
I’ve been heat training for Four years and my hair is thriving. My curls are all intact, it’s actually thicker now than it was following #natural hacks. I have never done a protein treatment and i only deep condition once a month. I use salon quality products and a temperature suitable for my porosity. I have absolutely no heat damage or breakage.
I think a lot of the judgment is just plain stupidity or I am better than you cos my hair is natural. If I were to put together what I have picked up from a variety of channels .... We are always damaging our hair. Our hair is always dry Doesn't matter what you're doing or using it's always wrong. So I just do what's always worked for me. It's from not trusting my own judgement and following University of TH-cam that I now have very dry hair. Today I clarified and am going back to what I KNOW works. To hell with the judgement. I have had damaged relaxed hair and I had very healthy relaxed hair. Same goes for natural curly. And what I do with my hair has nothing to do with how I see myself and hair ancestry.
Gurl everybody has an opinion about everything. Do what works best for you and your hair. Block out everything else because you will never stop people from having adverse opinions.
Heat is not the problem, lack of knowledge is. Heat can be beneficial when used properly. Using heat is more of a physical change, while relaxers are a chemical change.
My hair tolerates neither heat or chemicals or high levels of mechanical physical manipulation as well. I coloured my natural coils 10 month ago and due to stress, trims and breakage, most of the colour is gone. I retained none of the coloured hair. It was fun while it lasted but not something I can do regularly multiple times a year if i want hair longer than a buzz cut. I just have to be realistic about what my hair will do regardless of how much care is done. Some people have strong hair and scalp. Some people like me have fine and fragile hair and sensitive scalp.
@@poems642 My trichologists told me to avoid heat so flat iron for my straight trim 3 times a year with my professional stylist is enough for me. I have high porosity hair and a sensitive scalp so I shampoo my scalp and deep condition my hair every week. My scalp does not like oil. I'm happy with my kinky-coily-curly hair. Straight hair is not my thing.
@megancurley3555 Let me clarify: The main difference is that the bonds in the hair are changing shape due to heat in order for the hair to be straight temporarily (physical change). Meanwhile, relaxers break down the disulfude bonds to *permanently* straighten the hair (chemical change).
Recently switched to only wearing my hair either straight or blown out. Also got a smoothing treatment. I accept the fact that there probably will be some heat damage or delayed growth. Don’t care tbh. The ease of doing my hair daily is worth it to me.
I have 4b/4c high porosity and high density hair. I’ve been natural 4 years and my hair didn’t start thriving until I went back to blow drying my hair. Do what works for you!
I don't understand the term 'heat training'. I think you can wear your hair straight without damaging it. Even curly hair Caucasians who wear their hair straight don't use the term heat training and don't lose their curls. As a community, we just need to learn how to safely wear our hair straight. We also need to stop demonising those who choose to wear their hair straight. This is only a thing in our community.
You can “heat train” your hair to be more manageable without fully straightening your hair. I plait my hair after washing and conditioning with a leave in. Leave the braids braids in to dry for a day or so. Take down the individual braid, add heat protectant serum, comb, use heat tool (hot brush, hot comb, or curling wand) to gently press the hair. Don’t make it completely straight. Only pass one time on moderate heat. Rebraid the hair. I wouldn’t do this more than 3 times before washing and conditioning. You’ll get an amazing braid out and your hair will be looser once you wash. Deep condition and do a protein treatment after.
What she described wasn't a reversal of heat training, its simply growing a new head of hair. The heat trainied portion of the hair will never match the new growth, you'll have to cut it off, just as if you're growing out a relaxer.
This video convinced me to stay away from heat "training". So much info. I'll keep blow drying my wash n go's but the risks discussed in this video are enlightening.
I'm too lazy to style and flat iron my hair (for over 2 hours) every week for the high humidity in my country to destroy all my hard work in 30 minutes. Lol!
@@marleyhill34 Right? It would take me too long to straighten my hair, let alone blow dry and detangle it. So not worth it for it to only look good for a day at most.
I wish more people would visit natural hair stylists for style versatility and that more stylists would learn styles that work well on natural hair. It really helps the "restlessness " that seems so pervasive once natural. There's so much more to natural hair than covering it and straightening it. But I definitely prefer "heat trained " over relaxers.
I rotate my styles every season. Winter-wigs, spring-afrocentric styles, summer puff, wash and go, afro and autumn twist extensions. This way I and my hair get a styling/ mental break.
Giiirl I use to heat train. Loved it until my hair started weakening. Then I saw a lot of females with balding because of all the heat on their natural tresses so I was like hell no not gonna be me😮 it took me 2 yrs to grow out the damage and NOW I can’t believe how much I ❤ my coily curls. I can’t stand the straight hair look on me now. Wow who knew. Have been rockin my natural coils since 2016-2017 and never turning back.
Do you let your hair dry naturally when you wear your curls? Or do you use a hooded dryer? I have a short tapered cut, and I'm drying my hair weekly and I'm starting to worry if this will eventually ruin my hair 😩
@@deeg145 I use to wash my hair in the morning and let it air dry throughout the day when my hair was short. If I needed it to dry faster I used a diffuser on no higher than medium heat. It worked fine when I used mousse and styling foams. My hair doesn’t like heavy curling creams so I’m not sure how that works.
@@deeg145I wash, DC and apply my gel every 4-7 days. I sit under the dryer and diffuse each and every time. I have had no issues. I hear others say they are having problems with doing that but my hair seems to be having no problems sitting under a dryer and then diffusing. I do not believe that bonnet dryers do any damage to the hair because it is not direct heat. I only diffuse for about 5 to 10 min mostly because the bonnet dryer does the majority of the drying. In the summer I do air dry quite often and have had no issues with that either.
You can have dead and porous hair with heat straighten hair also. No matter how you choose to wear your hair, it all depends how well you take care of your hair. Virgin hair can be dead or porous even without it being straighten by heat! Relax hair can be heat straightened also and look just as healthy and vibrant.
I have type 4 hair and I’m still gonna try to straighten my hair. Last time I used a relaxer, I ended up with damaged hair. I will never use a relaxer again, EVER!
As the Dr mentioned sew ins and wigs were causing thinning especially around my edges so I started embracing my natural hair. I straighten my hair once a month and make sure to deep condition use protein treatments get regular trims and just make sure to be gentle with it and my hair is flourishing. It’s bra strap length from a bob in less than 2 years and I’m going for waist length 😊
Ma'am what was causing your hair to thin around the hairline tension, not actually wearing wigs or sew-ins. Respectfully embracing your virgin hair won't resolve the thinning around the hair line, but proper technique and pampering will.
Wow! I am feeling so validated right now. My hair is mid-back length and I get a Mizani mild relaxer twice a year and my hair is thriving. I get a lot of shade from naturals with peroxide, wigs with glued edges and hair straighter than mine. My hair is easy for me to manage, well as easy as 20 inches can be, my natural curl pattern from my scalp is barely wavy in the front and slightly wavy in the back. This has changed as I have gotten older. I use products that contain hydrolyzed protein and moisture. I have not applied direct heat in almost a decade and never permanent color, I roller set under hooded dryer when I wash every two weeks. Every 6 weeks I get a protein treatment and I use Olaplex during my relaxer and the next wash after. I go to a salon for these.
Thiiiiisssss! So last year i started roller setting my natural (unrelaxed), then using the tymo straightening brush on my roots, keeping the curled ends in tact…listen, i still have my curls…my hair lasts at least 2 weeks…and i do about 2 rollersets in a row, then put in a longer term protective style (sew in with curly hair, v part wig, mini twists, twists with extensions) and ummmm….cheat code. I find that wearing my hair rollerset results in minimal hair loss on wash day, and increased density over all. My hair is growing faster than it has in over a decade. I went “natural” and only tried to wear things like twist outs, flexirod sets and wash n gos and girl it ate my tailbone length hair to my shoulders. It’s not for everyone and that’s ok! Last thing, as someone who has natural hair, u can heat train ur hair and incorporate protective styles, ur curls to a degree will maintain and revert when u don’t apply heat, my hair may loosen in my rollersets over time…but some mini twists for a month, regular protein, bond building products…and i see my girls go right back to normal. 3c to 4a…z…it might be 3b to 3c now. Also, keeping ur hair wet often and wetting it daily is worse than applying heat if length retention is ur goal. ❤
You are beautiful, sis! I am planning to do the same. At this point, I don't care to have long hair; I just want it to be healthy and thick. I love my natural hair, but after 40, time becomes more valuable to me.
😊 This is a good comment. Shows how you can cultivate and maintain chemically processed hair and it still thrive, provided that you go EASY on the chemicals and direct heat applications, and care for it in a way that makes sense for your hair type and needs. Brava, sis 🎉
@@mrod87I’m natural and do blow outs and heatless curls with satin rollers or braid outs on blow dried hair. I really want to try roller setting. It’s all about a healthy balance between heat, low heat and no heat and regular trims while maintaining moisture and protein balance
I generally wash , blow dry and flat iron my hair weekly..and I get it straight straight. I also am quite anemic and live in the desert of Phoenix,AZ. I dust my ends FREQUENTLY. I guess I am just blessed to have healthy , thick armpit length hair. But this center part is showing some wear and tear 😂
After prolonged heat training, you get continuous splits. Protein treatments and deep conditioning only helps for so long. After my hair reached mid back I had to trim more often because the splits weren’t just on the ends, but higher up on the shaft. Blow drying isn’t as bad.
I was watching one hairstylist youtube channel. She was doing a whole series of naturals coming in and getting their hair flat.Aren't for the first time or after years or or many many months. Though their hair had grown they had length Most had to cut like 6 inches Off Due to all the breakage and split ends that you don't see when your hair is curly. Also, just cutting the hair randomly in its curly state.
I haven’t watched yet but i know God put this video out because, I literally just thought, “I’m going to start wearing my natural hair straight sometimes” Very interested in what this video has to offer 😍🥰🥰🥰
I already only get my hair flat ironed every 3 months just to get a good trim! Like you said, you don't notice the damage or breakage until it's flat ironed. I want to start doing it every month now! Nice and informative video.
Oh I’m here for this. Because there is no such thing as “heat training” one’s natural hair, it’s just being low key damaged over (a long period of) time and it’s not until they try to rock a curly style that they realize what the influence of the heat, or chemicals, or products, or styling choices, have done. But what do I know? I’m not a stylist and I will admit to having benefitted from “good genes” in that I’ve been a long haired cat my entire life without doing anything particularly special. Aside from not abusing my strands, of course 😅 Edit: and before yall start saying it’s not damage - from a biology/chemistry standpoint, as in the molecular structure of your hair, relaxing, excessive heat, etc is reshaping the bonds of your hair strand. Aka changing it, aka DAMAGE 😙
Water also releases the bonds in your hair, which is why we wet our hair before putting it in shape formers like curlers etc. I don't think that wetting our hair is damaging, or else we should stop washing our hair because the bonds in our hair are being manipulated over and over!
@@pragooutube Does water change the texture of the hair over time? It's not the same thing. Heat training is literally loosening the curl pattern over time. It will never get back to it's original state after that. Your hair just has to dry if you use water, and it's back to how it was.
This is the most well put together, factual conversation I’ve seen on TH-cam about straightening natural black hair. From the experts to the understanding connection.
Shell is such a great educator! Love her content and glad she’s getting recognition because she’s BEEN doing this before “straight hair naturals” became a trend just last year lol
@@shelltalkshair yes I follow your hair routine guide and have watched every single one of your videos! I’m heat training properly as well 🫶🏽 thank you for your education. Wish you were in the DMV and was my hair stylist haha
Heat training is processing your hair. Similar to relaxer but way safer! It’s a morally neutral choice. It’s ok y’all wear your hair in a way that works for your lifestyle and personal style.
I’ve been doing flexi rods and drying my hair under the head dryer and that’s been keeping my hair tangled free defined and styled no damage just growth
I return natural 2002 Open my natural hair salon 2004. I am happy we are focusing on the health of our body n hair/scalp. Thank you for your video Gain my natural hair diploma in 2005 Gain my cosmetologist degree from Aveda Institute 2008
I’m not sure I agree with a relaxer being better than a relaxer. Not only for the health risks but also because I don’t know any woman who relaxes their hair and doesn’t use heat.
I don't use heat on my relaxed hair the majority of time. I wrap my hair and sit under the dryer. The only time heat is applied is when go to the salon for a retouch. Women with relaxers who chooses to heat style their can have healthy shiny hair.
One thing I don't get with heat protectants as explained in this video is, if they work but lessening the amount of heat that reach the strands, why not just skip the heat protectant and turn down the heat?
I trained my hair to be curly and I use some heat when needed. Then I put it up in a protective style. No perms for me. Since 2002. I found out the hard way my hair hates chemicals even dyes, No fake hair no wigs for me.
Yeah my hair is fine and fragile and my scalp sensitive; worsening with age in my 40s. Even stress will take my hair out. Stylists do not seem to understand this and want to manipulate me into heat, colour, straightening chemicals, tight hairstyles and edge control all over my scalp. I'm trying to keep as much hair as possible. I can't have a buzz cut year round. My scalp would be freezing in winter. 😅😅😅
The single strand knots I experience on the "heat free" regimen are really challenging. My mom blow dried my hair on high heat my whole childhood and it never hurt my hair. Blow drying seems to be really beneficial to my hair.
OMG, I know I'm late to the party, but I purchased some jerry juice and cantu leave in conditioner, yesterday. I washed and added them to my hair this morning and my hair has never been so moisturized. As soneo e wiyh very dry 4c hair, this is a game changer. Thank you for this video and for educating us - we need it. Please continue with such great contents.
Thank you for this rich, highly informative video! Looking forward to this being as viral as your edges video. Putting that out there. I havent heated my hair for a long time and I'm a natural. I just worry about it over-drying my 4c hair.
That's always interesting. People always thought I did a big chop because my hair is almost always short. I prefer short hair. I look super cute with short hair. Even when my hair is super short I look after it as well as when its longer. But people think it's short cos it's damaged or I dunno how to manage my hair. I am actually very good at styling. You get damaged hair whether long or short. Length isn't the only way to show off healthy hair. And long hair isn't everyone's goal. It would be interesting to hear what experts say.
Great topic!!! Love how you always include questions we have plus bring in professionals to provide insight! I’ve been natural for over 20 years, pretty much since I graduated from college and decided I preferred highlighted hair to relaxed hair. In the early 2000s the natural community was not as vibrant as it is now, especially where I lived so it made sense for me to blow dry and flat iron my hair. I have never quite caught on to the hair typing so I go with what my parents always said about hair, “all hair is good hair” My hair is fine and medium textured, I suppose plus getting highlights does seem to relax my curl a bit. Anyhow with all the blow drying and flat ironing plus color every 6 weeks that my hair goes through, it is pretty healthy and my curls always come back. Once again, thanks again for this very timely and informative video!!!
My hair is natural and have been for years, the best thing I could have ever done yes it takes a little more care but now I:m so use to it, I have learned to do it my self and if you use the right products it will look like you have a prem. I wash with no sulfate shampoo and condition then I blow dry with light heat light temp flat iron, roller set, and I tell you my hair has grown so much I do keep my ends cut but after Im finished Im curly and so beautiful. Dont use a lot of product. I will never go back to chemicals.
What temperature do you use on your flat iron? How often do you wash your hair and how often do you wash your hair ? I’m thinking about lowering the temperature on my flat iron and I want to start doing roller sets because wearing straight hair all the time gets old
I’m bald af. I’m not heat training anything. I just came to say that I tried agency and while everything didn’t work for me, that eye treatment is the truth. I’ll be buying that again.
Improper usage of heat create heat damage! Yes, because you want to heat trained your hair doesn’t mean your hair has to be damaged when done. Just reduces the thickness of your hair.
I'm over anything heat. Got a silk press for mother's day and she burnt my hair! My curls are gone and I can't get that freaking burnt smell out of my hair!!
I’ve been natural since 2016 and my hair is 4c and down to my lower back, but I’m so done with keeping is in its natural kinky state because of how tangled it gets. I think I might heat train it to stop me from throwing in the towel 😭😂
I HIGHLY recommend the haircare line Hydrathermal Naturals if you heat train/straight natural. It's black owned and the owner uses her own products exclusively and she grew her hair from twa to beautiful healthy bra strap length the whole time wearing her hair straight and using her products. She's 4a/b too. I use the products and they are BOMB. Super soft, silky, strong and moisturized hair. The products really do protect the integrity of the strands while straightening.
When did long hair become a sign of healthy hair? Hair can be healthy no matter the length. What made her hair grow is her healthy scalp. It doesn't matter if she has ACDC hair , all she did was use very good products to help maintain the length of her hair as it grow.
Deep Conditioners and protein treatments every other week. Wrap hair and sit under the dryer or you can blow dry your on medium heat and flat iron it , the wrap it. You can use a bonding treatment like olaplex or paul mitchell bond rx treatment.
I've been on a natural hair journey for the last few years. Its so thick and the healthier it gets, the more difficult it is for me to manage as i was never really taught braiding or cain rows etc. My hair was at its healthiest when i was relaxing twice a year as i could maintain it well. Im going back to this now. I've also noticed that i needed to replenish minerals essential to hair and nails as the body naturally depletes reserves past the age of 25. Armed with experience and additional information in this video, im excited to go back to my old routine without any guilt ❤
yeah nahh Loll. I understand what they are saying but I cannot. The most I'm going to do is 1 silk press per year, and that's just so i can get my hair evened out.
OMG I actually discovered that Aussie Total Miracle a few months ago. It's bomb! Very good light protectant. Not sticky, just supportive of flat ironing effect.
Thank you for this to inform the masses. I have been relaxed then natural then texlaxed back to fully relaxed and now heat training. And my hair has survived it all. Oh and I have also dyed my hair also. I have had some breakage as well but nothing too major. I have had heat damage but nothing too major as well. I say learn your hair and know what products work great for you. We don’t live in a one size fits all world. I have found that washing every week at most every two weeks work best for me. Make sure you keep up with deep conditioning. I add moisture from coconut oil and olive oil. Added to products that I can regularly find in stores that are affordable. I shampoo with clarifying shampoo and follow up with a moisturizing shampoo to make sure my hair is cleaned well. I also add protein twice a month. I noticed more than that is too much for me and it makes my hair break more. And I always follow up with moisture after protein. And please keep up with trims. It has worked well for me and this regime has got me through so much. My daughter would get blow outs and it destroyed her hair. Once we went back to our regime with our products her curl pattern came back. Like I stated before what works for one may not work for all but it work for me and my daughter. And people tell me my hair looks so healthy all the time. And remember set backs just teach you how to better care for yourself. Find what works for you and go with. Take some education from the video and do what works for you. My hair is bra strap length ( I have cut it serval times within a year and a half time) and at the moment I have almost grown out my relaxer and I’m ready to cut/dye again. My daughter’s hair is past her bra strap almost waist length and her curls are popping. Oh and remember that when natural we have different textures in different regions of our head. So treat them differently. And she is right age/ pregnancy changes things. This was a great video. Thank so much for the gems from women that look like us. I hope what I use can help someone. And black women we rock and we are versatile so love yourself at whatever stage or change you’re going through.
I have 3c/4a but no actual curls or spirals. All of my curls are waves if that makes sense. I've been doing monthly silk presses since 2020 and my hair is only starting to show signs of "damage" now in 2024. And only because my new apartment has hard water and my hair hasn't been able to reached full conditioned status in between presses. It's all good! I still don't mind having a little damage. It looks good and healthy af.
This was excellent timing as I was just about to make an appointment for a Keratin service. I think the Dr said they're going to be banned, if not already! I have hair that needs a press AND a perm! Lol. I don't hate it, but its a LOT to handle and quite exhausting!
Point being....do whats best healthy for your hair. I like my curls Absolutely do not want heat damage. Just don't want it. I only straighten couple times of year. I like the versatile styling options but heat damage is a hot mess when it happens. Whole hot mess. 😢
Girl, it took me 38 years to learn what not to do with my hair and still the perimenopause and stress be taking my hair out. I'm a Thalessemia carrier with low ferritin and low vitamin D which makes my hair weaker.
isn't your hair texture becoming looser a sign of molecular damage of the hair shaft? heat training only sounds like hair damage in the long run to me... the sebum travelling your your shaft easier than it would than it was curly/ coily makes complete sense in helping your hair grow and retain length better its probably one of the reasons straighter/ looser hair types grow quicker or retain length much better than curlier and coiler types. However it seems like a trade off to me... i prioritise healthy hair first. dgmr, i still straighten my hair.. once every 2 years or so and its great for seeing the condition of the ends of your hair as well as retaining length (i've seen my hair grow quite quickly during these silk presses!). But I don't think over relying on it is the answer for my goals and anyone else who truly wants healthy hair. After all -- heat training modifies the natural structure of your hair to aid in length retention... same way bleach modifies the structure of your hair to lighten the colour and relaxers do to keep your hair straighter for longer. You can use all the great technologies and treatments to strengthen your hair against that damage, because that's what it is... I feel like while lots of people will learn how to take care of their hair in a straightened state they still won't be able to take care of it while its in its natural state in a way that can keep it moisturised and retain length. they wouldn't of had the practice, especially after being so used to having their hair 'heat trained' for so long. So when it's time to slow down on the heat because your hair health tells you so most wouldn't know what to do or how to keep it up as routine. leading to them continuing to straighten their hair despite you hair needing the (probably more than a years long) break or doing the big chop again. These are just my thoughts when i was listening to the heat training technician. Its all each to their own, but i thought it was some food for thought to consider :)
Can you please do a video where professionals talk about sun block for the hair? How often should you apply it? Do you need to wash your hair after every application?...etc...
That part about age and hair is so true. When i was younger i would grt my hair pressed with the old school hot comb at the salon every month and it would always revert no damage healthy hair. Now I barely touch heat for years and I get heat damage easily even from a flat iron and constant splits.
25:30 I swear my hairline thinned from wearing weaves and braids. I’m in my early 30s. I had to lay off the wigs. I want to enjoy my hair while I still have it lol fine hair can’t take all that stress from braids
My hair style preference is a silk press so I don’t care about curl reduction as long as my hair retains integrity. Heat training has been the best thing for my hair and my scalp (i have to wash my hair multiple times a week for my scalp)
@@styleandbeautydoctor I didn’t. But why risk your health for external beauty? In no way is a relaxer necessary for our hair. You might as well heat train your hair if you’re going to chemically alter it and still turn around and use heat too 😕 Maybe I’m biased because I’ve never chemically altered my hair. But I just don’t agree with relaxing hair. And no shade, but the woman who’s saying this hair doesn’t even look healthy. Also, calling protective styles a style of convenience? Hmm.. I’ll take the meat and spit out the bones with this video.
Me too I’ve been going back and forth for years I blew my hair out 3 days ago and already washed it I got scared I wouldn’t have curls but I do. This was after watching this video. I’m content with my curls after seeing this vid the itch to straighten is gone for me.
This was a great informative video and I really appreciate you for sharing. ❤ I'm getting ready to flat iron my curly hair and this really helped a lot. 😊💓
Hey I know this isn't related but can you do a video on sculptura? I recently got it done and I loveee it!!! Because of YOU i was not afraid as a black woman, to get sculptura. Thank you thank you thank you
Happy Sunday! Try Agency: withagen.cy/danielleg TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 My hair history + what we gone be on
1:31 y’all need to get into this
3:23 hair terms to know
6:34 Stylist: how does heat training affect our curl pattern
8:30 Stylist info
9:08 Stylist: heat training vs heat damage
10:23 Stylist: is heat training for all hair types?
10:42 Stylist: how to know when you’ve gone overboard
13:01 Stylist: straightening natural hair to better see breakage?
14:12 Stylist: best heat styling tools and products
16:49 Stylist: reversing effects of heat training
19:49 my hair ain't invincible
20:58 Derm: how heat training affects black hair vs other hair types
23:06 Derm: minimizing hair loss and damage
24:23 Derm: do this to wear your own hair more often
26:12 Derm: hair textures & conditions that make you more susceptible to heat damage
29:06 Derm: heat training and scalp issues?
30:53 Derm: heat training affecting hair follicles and hair growth
31:24 Derm: proper hair care and maintenance to mitigate risks of heat damage
36:17 Derm: relaxer ban?
39:57 Derm: early signs of heat damage
42:00 Derm: products and ingredients to look for
42:31 our scientist expert
43:35 Scientist: science behind heat protectants
44:48 Scientist: what research & testing goes into heat protectant products?
46:28 Scientist: how do heat protectants interact with hair?
47:32 Scientist: new hair product research?
48:34 Scientist: how best to use heat protectants in a hair routine?
51:07 Scientist: clarifying shampoos?
52:29 Scientist: how do they test performance of heat protectants?
53:53 Scientist: are we missing anything when using heat protectants
55:49 Scientist: science behind moisturizing heat styled hair
58:15 Scientist: product recs
I've been straightening my hair more lately and it's really helped my hair grow. No more single stand knots and breakage = length retention!
As long as i keep my hair mechanically stretched, moisturised and my ends tucked in, I get zero to little single strand knots. I still go for ny trims though because sometimes my hair (or me off regimen) be acting up so I need to nip any problems in the bud before they become too big an issue. I see my stylist and trichologists to keep me in check!
@@marleyhill34 Yea, I've been stretching my hair without heat and I've noticed it's getting longer. Keeping it stretched helps with tangles a lot.
I started heat training this year. I no longer have time/bandwidth to fool with wash and gos and twist outs.
Me after seeing my trichologists: flat twists or 2 or 3 french braids or a combination of the flat twists and french braids that i take down weekly for an hour shampoo, deep condition and detangle and style. I do not have the mental or physical energy to deal with an inflammed scalp, dry hair, tangled hair and then heat styling(blowdrying) twice a week. The trichologists informed me that my hair type of ultra-fine, high porosity, 4c coils or sensitive scalp will not like that kinda manipulation either. 😅😅 I have enough sense to see that it works for others and their lifestyle and their environment but for my daily workouts and living in the land of always raining, it's going to be a struggle to keep it straight and deal with any directly triggered scalp and hair issues. I tell everyone to do what's best for them and what works for them until iy stops working. I wore box braids for a long time because they worked for me until I developed a sensitive scalp in my 30s. As long as we are aware of the risks and radically accept the consequences, then we can do whatever we want with our hair. However it's when we ignore the risks and complain about the consequences and then repeat the same thing expecting different results. Lol! I dyed my hair with my trichologists disapproval. When it was burning my scalp, dry and when it retain none of the coloured length, I didn't complain. I had fun with my coloured hair and am now moving on to something else. My trichologists (omg god so dry 😂) and stylist (oop, your hair is weakening use Olapkex every week😂) complained more about my hair than I did because I radically accept that there would be negative consequences with the dye😅 no plans to redye for the next 3-5 years. 😂
@@marleyhill34 thank you for this comment. I first had alot of hair loss (telogen effluvium) when I had covid four years ago. Now I notice I have this when I'm really tired. My hair is armpit lengtht, but no longer as thick as before. So now I'm looking into becoming a straight natural. I already go about 16 weeks between relaxers or longer at times. Even with 4a-4c hair. So your comment has made me decide I need to see my dermatologist again. Cause this is hurting me, and makes we want to just cut it all off again.
@@da1stamericusHugs, I cut off half last year.
My mom has been a so called straight natural for at least 30 years. Her hair is strong, healthy and long.
Exactly, I'm 68 years old and have been pressing my hair with an old fashioned straightening comb since I was 6 years old. Just wash, condition and grease my hair and my hair is still down my back with minimal gray hairs. When I choose to wear my hair natural it still is soft and forms waves when I grease it. Have never used a heat protectant except good ole Royal Crown.
How ofter does she wash deep condition blow dry and flat iron?
@@askbre Sorry just now answering, I wash my hair every two weeks. Now since I've retired I no longer press my hair every two weeks because I'm home or at my Mom's most of the time. I wash, condition and grease my scalp and ends of hair and style in braids. I only press my hair when I have an event to attend. No wigs and weave, just natural.
ive been blowing out my hair for months now and straightening my hair every once in a while at 370°. i have no damage. i deep condition every wash (twice a week) and do protein treatments. its so annoying seeing people judging us, saying our hair is damaged just because we use heat. like, why cant we all just be happy for each other loving our hair?
I’ve been heat training for Four years and my hair is thriving. My curls are all intact, it’s actually thicker now than it was following #natural hacks. I have never done a protein treatment and i only deep condition once a month. I use salon quality products and a temperature suitable for my porosity. I have absolutely no heat damage or breakage.
I think a lot of the judgment is just plain stupidity or I am better than you cos my hair is natural. If I were to put together what I have picked up from a variety of channels .... We are always damaging our hair.
Our hair is always dry
Doesn't matter what you're doing or using it's always wrong.
So I just do what's always worked for me. It's from not trusting my own judgement and following University of TH-cam that I now have very dry hair. Today I clarified and am going back to what I KNOW works. To hell with the judgement.
I have had damaged relaxed hair and I had very healthy relaxed hair. Same goes for natural curly. And what I do with my hair has nothing to do with how I see myself and hair ancestry.
Gurl everybody has an opinion about everything. Do what works best for you and your hair. Block out everything else because you will never stop people from having adverse opinions.
@@sheneidaseward22510/10 comment
I think there is a difference between heat styling and heat training.
Heat training includes a loss of curl tightness over time
Heat is not the problem, lack of knowledge is. Heat can be beneficial when used properly. Using heat is more of a physical change, while relaxers are a chemical change.
My hair tolerates neither heat or chemicals or high levels of mechanical physical manipulation as well. I coloured my natural coils 10 month ago and due to stress, trims and breakage, most of the colour is gone. I retained none of the coloured hair. It was fun while it lasted but not something I can do regularly multiple times a year if i want hair longer than a buzz cut. I just have to be realistic about what my hair will do regardless of how much care is done. Some people have strong hair and scalp. Some people like me have fine and fragile hair and sensitive scalp.
@@poems642 My trichologists told me to avoid heat so flat iron for my straight trim 3 times a year with my professional stylist is enough for me. I have high porosity hair and a sensitive scalp so I shampoo my scalp and deep condition my hair every week. My scalp does not like oil. I'm happy with my kinky-coily-curly hair. Straight hair is not my thing.
@@marleyhill34I see. That makes sense
Using heat is a chemical change
@megancurley3555
Let me clarify:
The main difference is that the bonds in the hair are changing shape due to heat in order for the hair to be straight temporarily (physical change).
Meanwhile, relaxers break down the disulfude bonds to *permanently* straighten the hair (chemical change).
Recently switched to only wearing my hair either straight or blown out. Also got a smoothing treatment. I accept the fact that there probably will be some heat damage or delayed growth.
Don’t care tbh. The ease of doing my hair daily is worth it to me.
Dont claim delayed growth its unnecessary it can actually grow it if done right bc your strands will be stretched allowing it to retain moisture
I have 4b/4c high porosity and high density hair. I’ve been natural 4 years and my hair didn’t start thriving until I went back to blow drying my hair. Do what works for you!
How do you avoid heat damage and dryness with high porosity hair?
@@Anne_oneDrink More Water. Do more Deep Conditioning
I don't understand the term 'heat training'. I think you can wear your hair straight without damaging it. Even curly hair Caucasians who wear their hair straight don't use the term heat training and don't lose their curls. As a community, we just need to learn how to safely wear our hair straight.
We also need to stop demonising those who choose to wear their hair straight. This is only a thing in our community.
You can “heat train” your hair to be more manageable without fully straightening your hair. I plait my hair after washing and conditioning with a leave in. Leave the braids braids in to dry for a day or so. Take down the individual braid, add heat protectant serum, comb, use heat tool (hot brush, hot comb, or curling wand) to gently press the hair. Don’t make it completely straight. Only pass one time on moderate heat. Rebraid the hair.
I wouldn’t do this more than 3 times before washing and conditioning. You’ll get an amazing braid out and your hair will be looser once you wash. Deep condition and do a protein treatment after.
Love this!
Quite helpful..
Thank you ❤
Me too!
You did your big one with this video!! ❤❤
awww thanks!!!
I love my heat damaged hair. It’s exactly how I want it to be lol. It looks smooth and straight and to my bra strap. I’m ok with that.
It looks closer to yt hair texture. Got it
@@favouro6344yeah
What she described wasn't a reversal of heat training, its simply growing a new head of hair. The heat trainied portion of the hair will never match the new growth, you'll have to cut it off, just as if you're growing out a relaxer.
Exactly what I thought and commented the same.
This video convinced me to stay away from heat "training". So much info. I'll keep blow drying my wash n go's but the risks discussed in this video are enlightening.
I'm too lazy to style and flat iron my hair (for over 2 hours) every week for the high humidity in my country to destroy all my hard work in 30 minutes. Lol!
@@marleyhill34 Right? It would take me too long to straighten my hair, let alone blow dry and detangle it. So not worth it for it to only look good for a day at most.
i have been a straight natural for 14yrs and i have low density fine hair i blow dry and flat iron my hair every 2wks and my hair is healthy
"...Turning down the radio so you can see an address better.." I feel personally attacked lol
Same 😂😂
I died 😂😂😂
How about the radio wasn't on and I still turned it down 🙄
😂😂😂😂
Me too! Sometimes I don’t even have the radio on at all because I just need silence 😅🤦🏽♀️😆
I wish more people would visit natural hair stylists for style versatility and that more stylists would learn styles that work well on natural hair. It really helps the "restlessness " that seems so pervasive once natural. There's so much more to natural hair than covering it and straightening it.
But I definitely prefer "heat trained " over relaxers.
I rotate my styles every season. Winter-wigs, spring-afrocentric styles, summer puff, wash and go, afro and autumn twist extensions. This way I and my hair get a styling/ mental break.
@@marleyhill34 very smart, I'm trying to go in this direction!
@@delle3955 I rotate my make up the same way so that I use up all the product. It also helps me to keep my skills fresh.
Giiirl I use to heat train. Loved it until my hair started weakening. Then I saw a lot of females with balding because of all the heat on their natural tresses so I was like hell no not gonna be me😮 it took me 2 yrs to grow out the damage and NOW I can’t believe how much I ❤ my coily curls. I can’t stand the straight hair look on me now. Wow who knew. Have been rockin my natural coils since 2016-2017 and never turning back.
Do you let your hair dry naturally when you wear your curls? Or do you use a hooded dryer? I have a short tapered cut, and I'm drying my hair weekly and I'm starting to worry if this will eventually ruin my hair 😩
@@deeg145 I use to wash my hair in the morning and let it air dry throughout the day when my hair was short. If I needed it to dry faster I used a diffuser on no higher than medium heat. It worked fine when I used mousse and styling foams. My hair doesn’t like heavy curling creams so I’m not sure how that works.
@@deeg145I wash, DC and apply my gel every 4-7 days. I sit under the dryer and diffuse each and every time. I have had no issues. I hear others say they are having problems with doing that but my hair seems to be having no problems sitting under a dryer and then diffusing. I do not believe that bonnet dryers do any damage to the hair because it is not direct heat. I only diffuse for about 5 to 10 min mostly because the bonnet dryer does the majority of the drying. In the summer I do air dry quite often and have had no issues with that either.
Thank you ladies🤗
I’m with you on that, no heat training for me, my hair hates even minimum heat, but thrives without it
Relaxed hair just feels so dead and porous compared to heat straightened hair.
You can have dead and porous hair with heat straighten hair also. No matter how you choose to wear your hair, it all depends how well you take care of your hair. Virgin hair can be dead or porous even without it being straighten by heat! Relax hair can be heat straightened also and look just as healthy and vibrant.
I have type 4 hair and I’m still gonna try to straighten my hair. Last time I used a relaxer, I ended up with damaged hair. I will never use a relaxer again, EVER!
As the Dr mentioned sew ins and wigs were causing thinning especially around my edges so I started embracing my natural hair. I straighten my hair once a month and make sure to deep condition use protein treatments get regular trims and just make sure to be gentle with it and my hair is flourishing. It’s bra strap length from a bob in less than 2 years and I’m going for waist length 😊
Ma'am what was causing your hair to thin around the hairline tension, not actually wearing wigs or sew-ins. Respectfully embracing your virgin hair won't resolve the thinning around the hair line, but proper technique and pampering will.
Wow! I am feeling so validated right now. My hair is mid-back length and I get a Mizani mild relaxer twice a year and my hair is thriving. I get a lot of shade from naturals with peroxide, wigs with glued edges and hair straighter than mine. My hair is easy for me to manage, well as easy as 20 inches can be, my natural curl pattern from my scalp is barely wavy in the front and slightly wavy in the back. This has changed as I have gotten older. I use products that contain hydrolyzed protein and moisture. I have not applied direct heat in almost a decade and never permanent color, I roller set under hooded dryer when I wash every two weeks. Every 6 weeks I get a protein treatment and I use Olaplex during my relaxer and the next wash after. I go to a salon for these.
Thiiiiisssss! So last year i started roller setting my natural (unrelaxed), then using the tymo straightening brush on my roots, keeping the curled ends in tact…listen, i still have my curls…my hair lasts at least 2 weeks…and i do about 2 rollersets in a row, then put in a longer term protective style (sew in with curly hair, v part wig, mini twists, twists with extensions) and ummmm….cheat code. I find that wearing my hair rollerset results in minimal hair loss on wash day, and increased density over all. My hair is growing faster than it has in over a decade. I went “natural” and only tried to wear things like twist outs, flexirod sets and wash n gos and girl it ate my tailbone length hair to my shoulders. It’s not for everyone and that’s ok!
Last thing, as someone who has natural hair, u can heat train ur hair and incorporate protective styles, ur curls to a degree will maintain and revert when u don’t apply heat, my hair may loosen in my rollersets over time…but some mini twists for a month, regular protein, bond building products…and i see my girls go right back to normal. 3c to 4a…z…it might be 3b to 3c now.
Also, keeping ur hair wet often and wetting it daily is worse than applying heat if length retention is ur goal. ❤
You are beautiful, sis! I am planning to do the same. At this point, I don't care to have long hair; I just want it to be healthy and thick. I love my natural hair, but after 40, time becomes more valuable to me.
😊 This is a good comment. Shows how you can cultivate and maintain chemically processed hair and it still thrive, provided that you go EASY on the chemicals and direct heat applications, and care for it in a way that makes sense for your hair type and needs. Brava, sis 🎉
@@mrod87I’m natural and do blow outs and heatless curls with satin rollers or braid outs on blow dried hair. I really want to try roller setting. It’s all about a healthy balance between heat, low heat and no heat and regular trims while maintaining moisture and protein balance
@@mrod87what products do you use for protein and moisture if you don’t mind me asking
I generally wash , blow dry and flat iron my hair weekly..and I get it straight straight. I also am quite anemic and live in the desert of Phoenix,AZ. I dust my ends FREQUENTLY. I guess I am just blessed to have healthy , thick armpit length hair. But this center part is showing some wear and tear 😂
After prolonged heat training, you get continuous splits. Protein treatments and deep conditioning only helps for so long. After my hair reached mid back I had to trim more often because the splits weren’t just on the ends, but higher up on the shaft. Blow drying isn’t as bad.
my fav serums are biosilk silk therapy and moroccanoil.
Is the biosilk also a heat protector? I use it as well
No biosilk is a lightweight sleek serum, not a heat protector I use mazane heat screen as a heat protector and I am a professional stylist.
I was watching one hairstylist youtube channel. She was doing a whole series of naturals coming in and getting their hair flat.Aren't for the first time or after years or or many many months. Though their hair had grown they had length Most had to cut like 6 inches Off Due to all the breakage and split ends that you don't see when your hair is curly. Also, just cutting the hair randomly in its curly state.
I haven’t watched yet but i know God put this video out because, I literally just thought, “I’m going to start wearing my natural hair straight sometimes”
Very interested in what this video has to offer 😍🥰🥰🥰
This is perfect timing! I’ve just began to contemplate heat training my hair. Straightened it for the first time in years a few days ago.
I already only get my hair flat ironed every 3 months just to get a good trim! Like you said, you don't notice the damage or breakage until it's flat ironed. I want to start doing it every month now! Nice and informative video.
Oh I’m here for this. Because there is no such thing as “heat training” one’s natural hair, it’s just being low key damaged over (a long period of) time and it’s not until they try to rock a curly style that they realize what the influence of the heat, or chemicals, or products, or styling choices, have done.
But what do I know? I’m not a stylist and I will admit to having benefitted from “good genes” in that I’ve been a long haired cat my entire life without doing anything particularly special. Aside from not abusing my strands, of course 😅
Edit: and before yall start saying it’s not damage - from a biology/chemistry standpoint, as in the molecular structure of your hair, relaxing, excessive heat, etc is reshaping the bonds of your hair strand. Aka changing it, aka DAMAGE 😙
💯 agreed
Water also releases the bonds in your hair, which is why we wet our hair before putting it in shape formers like curlers etc. I don't think that wetting our hair is damaging, or else we should stop washing our hair because the bonds in our hair are being manipulated over and over!
Let people damage their hair in peace.
Lol we don’t care.
@@pragooutube Does water change the texture of the hair over time? It's not the same thing. Heat training is literally loosening the curl pattern over time. It will never get back to it's original state after that. Your hair just has to dry if you use water, and it's back to how it was.
This is the most well put together, factual conversation I’ve seen on TH-cam about straightening natural black hair. From the experts to the understanding connection.
thank you!!!
Shell is such a great educator! Love her content and glad she’s getting recognition because she’s BEEN doing this before “straight hair naturals” became a trend just last year lol
Aww thank you so much. I appreciate you!
@@shelltalkshair yes I follow your hair routine guide and have watched every single one of your videos! I’m heat training properly as well 🫶🏽 thank you for your education. Wish you were in the DMV and was my hair stylist haha
Im a 4a/4b girl and have a lot of knots and dryness, i do my full routine once a month, during that month i touch up max 2 times, my hair loves it 😊
Panteen is what I used when I first went natural. It’s so moisturizing and smells delicious
Why did you stop using it and what do you use now?
I love that you bring in pros to break this down for us. Such beautiful work! Thank you!
Heat training is processing your hair. Similar to relaxer but way safer! It’s a morally neutral choice. It’s ok y’all wear your hair in a way that works for your lifestyle and personal style.
I’ve been doing flexi rods and drying my hair under the head dryer and that’s been keeping my hair tangled free defined and styled no damage just growth
I would love to see a video highlighting the benefits of 4c hair.
Benefits 😂. Maybe it doesn't have any. What are you to do? Not everything has benefits.
@@jazmeen04 insane versitility, ability to hold heat, textured when straight, is not stringy, etc
@@jazmeen04 nasty comment. What’s funny?
It’s always your own.
We have the best braidouts and twistouts. Our hair can appear thicker than it actually is due to our curl pattern.
Exactly I was hopeful since it was a video filled with black women but nope she said get a Jheri curl😂
I return natural 2002
Open my natural hair salon 2004.
I am happy we are focusing on the health of our body n hair/scalp.
Thank you for your video
Gain my natural hair diploma in 2005
Gain my cosmetologist degree from Aveda Institute 2008
I’m not sure I agree with a relaxer being better than a relaxer. Not only for the health risks but also because I don’t know any woman who relaxes their hair and doesn’t use heat.
I don't use heat on my relaxed hair the majority of time. I wrap my hair and sit under the dryer. The only time heat is applied is when go to the salon for a retouch. Women with relaxers who chooses to heat style their can have healthy shiny hair.
One thing I don't get with heat protectants as explained in this video is, if they work but lessening the amount of heat that reach the strands, why not just skip the heat protectant and turn down the heat?
I trained my hair to be curly and I use some heat when needed. Then I put it up in a protective style. No perms for me. Since 2002. I found out the hard way my hair hates chemicals even dyes, No fake hair no wigs for me.
Yeah my hair is fine and fragile and my scalp sensitive; worsening with age in my 40s. Even stress will take my hair out. Stylists do not seem to understand this and want to manipulate me into heat, colour, straightening chemicals, tight hairstyles and edge control all over my scalp. I'm trying to keep as much hair as possible. I can't have a buzz cut year round. My scalp would be freezing in winter. 😅😅😅
Appreciate the video. I'm probably done with straightening my hair but love the conversation and knowledge and the Cat Williams cameo.
Dr Aguh and Dr Jordan- Brown's portion was very informative and educational.
The single strand knots I experience on the "heat free" regimen are really challenging. My mom blow dried my hair on high heat my whole childhood and it never hurt my hair. Blow drying seems to be really beneficial to my hair.
OMG, I know I'm late to the party, but I purchased some jerry juice and cantu leave in conditioner, yesterday. I washed and added them to my hair this morning and my hair has never been so moisturized. As soneo e wiyh very dry 4c hair, this is a game changer. Thank you for this video and for educating us - we need it. Please continue with such great contents.
Thank you for this rich, highly informative video! Looking forward to this being as viral as your edges video. Putting that out there. I havent heated my hair for a long time and I'm a natural. I just worry about it over-drying my 4c hair.
I wonder, have you done a video with experts asking if long hair is the only indicator to healthy hair? Hence the obsession with length checks, etc?
That's always interesting. People always thought I did a big chop because my hair is almost always short. I prefer short hair. I look super cute with short hair. Even when my hair is super short I look after it as well as when its longer. But people think it's short cos it's damaged or I dunno how to manage my hair. I am actually very good at styling. You get damaged hair whether long or short. Length isn't the only way to show off healthy hair. And long hair isn't everyone's goal. It would be interesting to hear what experts say.
It’s one indicator because damage hair breaks and is unable to retain length
This video was full of information. Thank you so so much for making this!
Glad it was helpful!
Great topic!!! Love how you always include questions we have plus bring in professionals to provide insight! I’ve been natural for over 20 years, pretty much since I graduated from college and decided I preferred highlighted hair to relaxed hair. In the early 2000s the natural community was not as vibrant as it is now, especially where I lived so it made sense for me to blow dry and flat iron my hair. I have never quite caught on to the hair typing so I go with what my parents always said about hair, “all hair is good hair” My hair is fine and medium textured, I suppose plus getting highlights does seem to relax my curl a bit. Anyhow with all the blow drying and flat ironing plus color every 6 weeks that my hair goes through, it is pretty healthy and my curls always come back.
Once again, thanks again for this very timely and informative video!!!
My hair is natural and have been for years, the best thing I could have ever done yes it takes a little more care but now I:m so use to it, I have learned to do it my self and if you use the right products it will look like you have a prem. I wash with no sulfate shampoo and condition then I blow dry with light heat light temp flat iron, roller set, and I tell you my hair has grown so much I do keep my ends cut but after Im finished Im curly and so beautiful. Dont use a lot of product. I will never go back to chemicals.
What temperature do you use on your flat iron? How often do you wash your hair and how often do you wash your hair ? I’m thinking about lowering the temperature on my flat iron and I want to start doing roller sets because wearing straight hair all the time gets old
I’m bald af. I’m not heat training anything. I just came to say that I tried agency and while everything didn’t work for me, that eye treatment is the truth. I’ll be buying that again.
Improper usage of heat create heat damage! Yes, because you want to heat trained your hair doesn’t mean your hair has to be damaged when done. Just reduces the thickness of your hair.
I'm over anything heat. Got a silk press for mother's day and she burnt my hair! My curls are gone and I can't get that freaking burnt smell out of my hair!!
Dang! I’m sorry!
I’ve been natural since 2016 and my hair is 4c and down to my lower back, but I’m so done with keeping is in its natural kinky state because of how tangled it gets. I think I might heat train it to stop me from throwing in the towel 😭😂
Such a well balanced video, especially with the inclusion of all the experts, thank you!👏🏽
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.
I HIGHLY recommend the haircare line Hydrathermal Naturals if you heat train/straight natural. It's black owned and the owner uses her own products exclusively and she grew her hair from twa to beautiful healthy bra strap length the whole time wearing her hair straight and using her products. She's 4a/b too.
I use the products and they are BOMB. Super soft, silky, strong and moisturized hair. The products really do protect the integrity of the strands while straightening.
When did long hair become a sign of healthy hair? Hair can be healthy no matter the length. What made her hair grow is her healthy scalp. It doesn't matter if she has ACDC hair , all she did was use very good products to help maintain the length of her hair as it grow.
Great information from professionals! Excellent video! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This was wonderfully informative! Thanks for doing such a deep dive. 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Using mechanical tools causes more damage to hair than any heat tool, or chemical service can.
Can do video about relaxers and how to maintain a relaxed healthy hair
Deep Conditioners and protein treatments every other week. Wrap hair and sit under the dryer or you can blow dry your on medium heat and flat iron it , the wrap it. You can use a bonding treatment like olaplex or paul mitchell bond rx treatment.
I've been on a natural hair journey for the last few years. Its so thick and the healthier it gets, the more difficult it is for me to manage as i was never really taught braiding or cain rows etc. My hair was at its healthiest when i was relaxing twice a year as i could maintain it well. Im going back to this now. I've also noticed that i needed to replenish minerals essential to hair and nails as the body naturally depletes reserves past the age of 25. Armed with experience and additional information in this video, im excited to go back to my old routine without any guilt ❤
This video was everything.. I literally received answers to all the questions I’ve had since embarking on my natural hair journey.
Yay!! I'm so glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching!
You are so right!
yeah nahh Loll. I understand what they are saying but I cannot. The most I'm going to do is 1 silk press per year, and that's just so i can get my hair evened out.
OMG I actually discovered that Aussie Total Miracle a few months ago. It's bomb! Very good light protectant. Not sticky, just supportive of flat ironing effect.
Thank you for this to inform the masses. I have been relaxed then natural then texlaxed back to fully relaxed and now heat training. And my hair has survived it all. Oh and I have also dyed my hair also. I have had some breakage as well but nothing too major. I have had heat damage but nothing too major as well. I say learn your hair and know what products work great for you. We don’t live in a one size fits all world. I have found that washing every week at most every two weeks work best for me. Make sure you keep up with deep conditioning. I add moisture from coconut oil and olive oil. Added to products that I can regularly find in stores that are affordable. I shampoo with clarifying shampoo and follow up with a moisturizing shampoo to make sure my hair is cleaned well. I also add protein twice a month. I noticed more than that is too much for me and it makes my hair break more. And I always follow up with moisture after protein. And please keep up with trims. It has worked well for me and this regime has got me through so much.
My daughter would get blow outs and it destroyed her hair. Once we went back to our regime with our products her curl pattern came back.
Like I stated before what works for one may not work for all but it work for me and my daughter. And people tell me my hair looks so healthy all the time. And remember set backs just teach you how to better care for yourself. Find what works for you and go with. Take some education from the video and do what works for you. My hair is bra strap length ( I have cut it serval times within a year and a half time) and at the moment I have almost grown out my relaxer and I’m ready to cut/dye again. My daughter’s hair is past her bra strap almost waist length and her curls are popping.
Oh and remember that when natural we have different textures in different regions of our head. So treat them differently. And she is right age/ pregnancy changes things.
This was a great video. Thank so much for the gems from women that look like us. I hope what I use can help someone. And black women we rock and we are versatile so love yourself at whatever stage or change you’re going through.
Great info. Thank you for taking the time to interview these professionals and sharing the knowledge.
I have resilient hair 4a, fine. Average density! I can color my hair umpteen times a week! I prefer wearing my hair natural!
I love your videos, so informative and entertaining!
Thanks so much!
I have 3c/4a but no actual curls or spirals. All of my curls are waves if that makes sense. I've been doing monthly silk presses since 2020 and my hair is only starting to show signs of "damage" now in 2024. And only because my new apartment has hard water and my hair hasn't been able to reached full conditioned status in between presses. It's all good! I still don't mind having a little damage. It looks good and healthy af.
Interesting information about relaxers, that they aren't the issue. Keratin treatments are the problem.
There's the L.O.I.S. hair typing as well
I would be considered O's within this system.
And there's also the Pamela Ferrell hair system. Hth
Heat training = heat damage
People love their hair like that
This was excellent timing as I was just about to make an appointment for a Keratin service. I think the Dr said they're going to be banned, if not already! I have hair that needs a press AND a perm! Lol. I don't hate it, but its a LOT to handle and quite exhausting!
Really. I just think the process of a keratin is too much for me. I like to do the bare minimum with my hair
Point being....do whats best healthy for your hair. I like my curls
Absolutely do not want heat damage. Just don't want it. I only straighten couple times of year. I like the versatile styling options but heat damage is a hot mess when it happens. Whole hot mess. 😢
Yassss queen hit it again! I always love your videos and I been waiting on this since I was 7 lol talking 40 years Mk THANK YOU ❤😊
lol thank you so much!!!
Girl, it took me 38 years to learn what not to do with my hair and still the perimenopause and stress be taking my hair out. I'm a Thalessemia carrier with low ferritin and low vitamin D which makes my hair weaker.
I’m going to watch till the end and subscribe just cause of the effort you put into this video >>>>>
thank you SO much!!!
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!
isn't your hair texture becoming looser a sign of molecular damage of the hair shaft? heat training only sounds like hair damage in the long run to me... the sebum travelling your your shaft easier than it would than it was curly/ coily makes complete sense in helping your hair grow and retain length better its probably one of the reasons straighter/ looser hair types grow quicker or retain length much better than curlier and coiler types. However it seems like a trade off to me... i prioritise healthy hair first. dgmr, i still straighten my hair.. once every 2 years or so and its great for seeing the condition of the ends of your hair as well as retaining length (i've seen my hair grow quite quickly during these silk presses!). But I don't think over relying on it is the answer for my goals and anyone else who truly wants healthy hair. After all -- heat training modifies the natural structure of your hair to aid in length retention... same way bleach modifies the structure of your hair to lighten the colour and relaxers do to keep your hair straighter for longer. You can use all the great technologies and treatments to strengthen your hair against that damage, because that's what it is...
I feel like while lots of people will learn how to take care of their hair in a straightened state they still won't be able to take care of it while its in its natural state in a way that can keep it moisturised and retain length. they wouldn't of had the practice, especially after being so used to having their hair 'heat trained' for so long. So when it's time to slow down on the heat because your hair health tells you so most wouldn't know what to do or how to keep it up as routine. leading to them continuing to straighten their hair despite you hair needing the (probably more than a years long) break or doing the big chop again.
These are just my thoughts when i was listening to the heat training technician. Its all each to their own, but i thought it was some food for thought to consider :)
Thanks so much for this information. Cleared up so much misinformation.
Can you please do a video where professionals talk about sun block for the hair? How often should you apply it? Do you need to wash your hair after every application?...etc...
Seems like a lot of work. I’ll just keep my wash and go.
7:01 regardless it's still damage lol. It is damaging the hair technically but one could say this is semantics.
That part about age and hair is so true. When i was younger i would grt my hair pressed with the old school hot comb at the salon every month and it would always revert no damage healthy hair. Now I barely touch heat for years and I get heat damage easily even from a flat iron and constant splits.
Fantastic advice for if I ever straighten my tightly coiled fine stranded coloured treated dense afro hair!!!! Thank you so much😊😊
25:30 I swear my hairline thinned from wearing weaves and braids. I’m in my early 30s. I had to lay off the wigs. I want to enjoy my hair while I still have it lol fine hair can’t take all that stress from braids
My hair style preference is a silk press so I don’t care about curl reduction as long as my hair retains integrity. Heat training has been the best thing for my hair and my scalp (i have to wash my hair multiple times a week for my scalp)
You look like you could be related to Kenya moore
This is Nikki Anderson I been married for nineteen years my mother does my hair my mother use the hot brush for my hair is better
Why would she recommend a mild relaxer? 🙄
Hey! Did you miss the part where she talked that through?
@@styleandbeautydoctor I didn’t. But why risk your health for external beauty? In no way is a relaxer necessary for our hair. You might as well heat train your hair if you’re going to chemically alter it and still turn around and use heat too 😕 Maybe I’m biased because I’ve never chemically altered my hair. But I just don’t agree with relaxing hair. And no shade, but the woman who’s saying this hair doesn’t even look healthy. Also, calling protective styles a style of convenience? Hmm.. I’ll take the meat and spit out the bones with this video.
I needed this so bad!!!! I've been thinking about heat training , but I love my coils... TYSM
Me too I’ve been going back and forth for years I blew my hair out 3 days ago and already washed it I got scared I wouldn’t have curls but I do. This was after watching this video. I’m content with my curls after seeing this vid the itch to straighten is gone for me.
Thank You for this very informative video. I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for making this
This was a great informative video and I really appreciate you for sharing. ❤ I'm getting ready to flat iron my curly hair and this really helped a lot. 😊💓
This video is not for me because I no longer use heat! Maybe, another time! But informative!!😊
I appreciate the support either way! thank you so much 💕
Great video! So informative!
This is very helpful thank you so much I really appreciate it a lot
This was a great video!
Hey I know this isn't related but can you do a video on sculptura? I recently got it done and I loveee it!!! Because of YOU i was not afraid as a black woman, to get sculptura. Thank you thank you thank you