How Hot Should Your Curling Iron Be?? How to not burn your hair - KayleyMelissa
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- Let's answer it: How hot should your curling iron be / how not to burn your hair. The temperature of your curling wand is super important.
Whether your hair is fine or thick, I have the answers for you!
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Temperature Conversion:
250F = 121C
275F = 135C
300F = 149C
325F = 163C
350F = 177C
375F = 191C
400F = 204C
425F = 218C
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Maybe also important to know this is in Fahrenheit (right?) ... for those of us using Celcius here's roughly what it should be for us:
250F = 121C
275F = 135C
300F = 149C
325F = 163C
350F = 177C
375F = 191C
400F = 204C
425F = 218C
This is more or less what to go for in Celsius, adjust to whatever is the closest on the curling iron you use. Hope this helps ...
Esther Hadassa thanks I was really shocked when she talked about 400 because I thought she meant Celsius 😂😂
Very helpful I was trying to figure out 350F to Celsius and I'm like that like 180 or 190 is right? Lol
Used the converter you get when you google 'fahrenheit to celcius'.
Esther Hadassa wow look at you!! Copy and paste!!😂😂😂😂
Not exactly, it didn't let me copy (and paste) ... but it's no problem typing it all up either, going back and forth between the 2 tabs.
I love professional cosmetologist Kayley talk💕💕💇🏻♀️
I have medium thickness, pin-straight, waist-length hair that I have never dyed and I only use heat a few times per month. It took me years to find a curling method that actually stayed in for more than an hour. What I do is use heat protectant spray and then hold my hair on a wand for 10 seconds at 400°. I then pin it to my head until it has completely cooled and when I take it down I separate the curl into smaller curls and hairspray each individually. It takes a while, but it stays in for two days! I hope this helps.
This is great advice! Thanks for sharing 💕
10 seconds at 400 degrees is wayyy too long! Damage will set in for sure! Not trying to judge, just help! Once the heat is at 400 and above, it starts breaking down color molecules in the hair and serious damage can set in. Just trying to give helpful advice from a licensed professional 😊
Emma Schultze did you even watch the video.
Emma Schultze she literally addresses high-heat shaming. Give people a break.
I appreciate this!!! My hair is a little longer than that, and gravity is NOT my friend when trying to get curls! 😍
For 6:21, I used google to convert
Fine hair range :-
Farenheit: 250~300
Celcius: 120~150
Middle range:-
Farenheit: Around 350
Celcius: Around 180
Thicker hair range
Farenheit: Around 400
Celcius: Around 200
Extra note: 1°C = 33.8°F
My hair straightener/curling goes up in 10°C increments, so I rounded it up. Hopefully this helps out someone XO
Girl, you need more recognition. I don't even have long hair or do crazy fancy hairstyles, but your HairEd videos are so helpful!
Kayley I’m starting to look like Monica in the Barbados episodes of Friends. Please teach us how to beat the humidity! Btw you look adorable today 💜
Courtney Jackson I second this! How to fight humidity?
This is what I was coming to ask. Tips, tricks, products to protect against the humidity please!
ugh yes! My city never has less than 60% humidity. I need all the help I can get
Oh, the humidity! 💧
Courtney Jackson I was just about to make a comment asking if I count Mississippily or Mississippilessley when holding it on my hair, just like Ross in friends and then I saw your comment ahah 😂😅
I’m a licensed hairstylist and I love how you explained this. Clients just don’t know and it’s our job to educate them.
This video was really helpful! My hair is medium, very straight, and somewhat damaged - I color it, but I don’t bleach it. 375 for 8-10 seconds works well for me when the humidity cooperates (which isn’t often.)
For those who may be unsure of their hair thickness, Redken has a good test to figure it out (from their No Blow Dry cream which comes in fine, medium, and thick formulas). When you roll one strand of hair between your index finger and thumb: You don't feel anything if your hair is fine, You only slightly feel the strand if it’s medium, You clearly feel the strand if it’s thick.
That’s great to know and so easy to figure out, thank you
Hello, science side of hair tutorials 🤗
🤓🤓🤓 That was by far my favorite side of beauty school!
I love your hairstyle, kayley! Could u please do a tutorial on it?
Renee Love She's did a similar hairstyle in the 2018 festival hairstyles video, but she used safety pins to decorate.
Renee Love it’s also just waves and one Dutch braid going down your head, but I wouldn’t mind a tutorial on how to get braids to go vertical on the side of your head, maybe do a spiderweb or radial pattern which may not be wearable but would look cool and could be simplified to make the hairstyle she’s wearing.
Yes!!! Thank you for talking about this. It's a topic I never see anyone talk about/ is really hard to find information on, so I really really appreciate you talking about it
A video that I would love to see: how to decrease pony tail pain. I get headaches from my pony tails; especially if they are high or I have second day hair!
yess!! Me too. I cut my hair short around 2-3 years ago, and before that, I never got headaches from hairstyles, but now that I've grown it out I can pretty much never do a fancy hairstyle without a headache.
Do your pony in 2 parts It helps distribute weight better!
I am a licensed cosmetologist, though I don't practice is currently. To describe individual hair density I like using this analogy:
Fine Hair - Fishing Wire
Medium Hair- Regular Strand Of Thread (Like you make friendship bracelets out of or Twine)
Coarse (Thick/Big) Hair - A Piece Of Yarn
Hope that helps at all.
A piece of yarn? I have never in my life seen anyone with hair THAT thick lol.
The one I like is to take a piece of your hair and roll it in between two fingers.
If you can’t feel it you have thin hair.
If it feels like a piece of thread then you have medium
And if it feels like wire then you have thick hair.
@@supernova11711 I use yarn as a visual obvious reference when comparing the sizes by sight. I also use yarn bc I am not a big craft/sewing person and couldn't think of anything else for that one lol
@@epicnguyens2821 LOL! Fair enough :)
As a Cuban, I have very thick hair. Despite not cutting it for two years, bleaching it multiple times at home by myself, and now putting high heat on it, it is still very healthy. I have to use at least 425 for my hair to even think about curling, let alone holding. My hair is very stubborn and despite my warning, stylists have tried to curl it and it won’t work because they refuse to go over the 400 mark. I even had a stylist say that she couldn’t put that much heat on my hair because I’m blonde, and that means my hair can’t handle the heat.
This is actually so helpful for me! THANK YOU 💖😍
Thank you so much for this video I’ve been a long time watcher and could not get a curl to hold to save my life. This video it just clicked. My hair is thick, naturally straight, and healthy so for me 425 for 5-8 seconds. I let the curl down slowly and put some hairspray in. I waited 30 minutes before running my fingers through it and Ta-Da my favorite curls I’ve always wanted. Thank you.
I have coarse, thick ginger hair. I have slightly damaged dry hair. When I curl my hair I typically use 195 degrees ( 383 fahrenheit) and hold it for around 7-10 seconds. I find this works very well for my hair, and isn't too harsh for my thicker strands. :)
Thank you, great video! I’m a senior citizen and im getting a curling iron for Christmas. I knew nothing about curling, and what I thought I knew was wrong, thank you for such a very educational, practical and easy to understand video.
What I wanna know is, is “heat protectant” just an advertising term? Like is there actually something added that protects from heat or are all leave-ins/detanglers etc going to do the same thing even though they aren’t labeled “heat protectant”
Anna Dodds I would love to hear her table the science behind this. My experience has been that heat protectant has made a visible difference with look of my hair when using heat and helps it last longer. I use the Paul Mitchell Hot Off the Press, a little goes a long way. I tried the Chi 44 guard and hated it because it was pump spray product so it made my hair wet which obviously you don't curl/straighten hair that is wet because it'll ruin your hair. I haven't found any drugstore heat protectants that I enjoy and feel actually do anything.
I'm currently in training to be a hairdresser (so bare with me as I don't have all of the facts and knowledge yet) but we did an experiment with heat protection that definitely proved that they actually work as advertised. We held a hot blow dryer on our hand and timed how long it took for it to become uncomfortably hot (around 3-4 seconds) and then rubbed heat protection in (we used a cream heat protector) and repeated the process. Once the heat protection was on the time we could keep the blow dryer on doubled to around 9-10 seconds. So it definitely has something in it to help shield your hair from unnecessary heat damage that many other leave ins don't have :)
@Sophie Akhurst, should I put in hairspray/mousse (products that help hold the curls) before or after I've curled my hair? If before, should it be before or after the heat protectant?
I always spray my hair after I've curled it, because it feels like my hair would fry if I spray it before 🙈 (since most hairsprays are a fire hazard...)
@@haalloondricka okay so hairsprays in my opinion they make your hair gunky (especially extra hold) so I would lay off on that. I have super thick 1c hair and I don't use hairspray and my curls are fine for days (with a couple touch ups ofc). I would put in my leave in treatments, and the mousse while it is still damp. Wake up the next day (2nd day styling is the most responsive), apply heat protectant, and heat style my hair. Also using things like a blowdry serum right before the mousse or things with "hold" (not hairspray) work for me. I think she has said it in one of her videos. I hope this helped!
@@haalloondricka I’m not a hairdresser but I’ve noticed a couple of things regarding this. I hairspray (lightly as it can gunk as the other lady mentioned) after I curl. If I notice that a section hasn’t curled well I will go back in after the hairspray has dried and the hold is fantastic.
So I would say after unless you happen to be one of those people who has hair that just doesn’t seem to like holding a curl. In that case I would say heat protection, then hairspray, let it dry a couple of minutes then curl.
The mousse was critical for me! Fine but thick healthy hair with zero damage - 410 for 10 sec, small sections, 1”. Figured it out thanks to you!
Wow this video is so helpful!! Loyal Braidaholic here and I love these deep dives!
Please do a video about your favorite heat protection products!!!❤️❤️❤️
You nailed every question that I had. I didn't think you were going to talk about hair that is resistant to curl. I have incredibly straight hair, and I can cur it then in about 15 to 20 minutes later it goes right back to straight hair, thank you for the tips.
I love Braidaholic! Also love your hair in this video. I've been thinking about getting a daith piercing!
My fave friendly neighbourhood hair stylist looking fab as always😍💕
Iris Todorović are you from balkan?
Ivana Konatar Croatia
250, sometimes lower. I have virgin hair-- never processed and basically never heat styled. I also naturally curl, so it takes to the shape super easily with minimal heat/cooling needed. I use a wand on occasion to spruce up my natural curls for a special occasion.
Best video I have seen in awhile, very informative and satisfying.. Thanks a lot
Paused at 2:11 because: I’m BLOWN AWAY at the science you just taught me AND because I need to just go ahead and ask for a tutorial on this makeup. I mean really. How do you get prettier literally daily?!!! I love you, Kayley!!! You’re the best hair channel I’m subscribed to. Hands down.
I have very fine hair and I do it in between 130-140C which is around 280-290F, and hold it between 8 to 10 seconds and works perfectly. My hair is also bleached and a bit damaged.
PLEASE do all of these! They're life x
So my whole teenage and adult life I've had super bleached very short hair and have been growing it out for the last 10 years. I finally have past waist length hair that is healthy and no longer treated at all. Increasingly I've been baffled as to how to style my "new" hair and finding your channel has been beyond helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And please do more styles without french braiding, lol, I give up on that.
I love love LOVE when you explain the science of things (hydrogen bonds etc.)! You have the best hair tutorials out there because you do that! ❣️
Thanks Kayley! This was so helpful 😛😛
This video was super helpful and was exactly what I needed. I have fine, thin and wavy hair that has been colored and styled with a straightener for a very long time. I tried several times to switch over to curling and only washing my hair a couple times per week, but couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t achieve this. The times I have curled my hair, I always had the heat setting to a high temp thinking that this would help hold a curl. After watching your video, I found 300 degrees to be my number. I used the duck and slide technique and let the curls cool completely before breaking them up with my fingers to get the look I was looking for and the curls are now staying. I will be doing this all summer! Thank you so much!
I'm glad I found this video cause I was never taught what temperature I should be using on my hair when I curl it. I have more fine hair and I usually just crank my hot tools up all the way. I didnt know any better. Its probably cause my hair doesn't seem to hold curls very long. They always fall out in about an hour. I'm going to set it on a lower heat setting and see if that helps.
Can you do a Hermione Granger hairstyle video and how to do her curls please(love your videos!❤️)
I would actually LOVE to see that as well! ❤️❤️
Please do that soon
This is soooo helpful Kayley. My hair is baby soft but I have never curled it or coloured it. I will try the 150C first.
All your tips on curling hair changed my life. I've had pin straight thick hair that refused to hold a curl. A couple of years back you mentioned that thing about the curl forming as hair cools. Now sometimes I can coax my hair into curls. Thanks for sharing!
So informative! Thanks!
I just curled my hair today for the first time since seeing this video and I cannot tell you how helpful it was. I have always had a hard time getting my curls to last turns out I was using too high of heat. I have medium textured extremely long hair that has also been bleached. I was using a setting around 390-400 I turned it down to 370 (this is the lowest setting on my iron!) and what a difference! Thank you so much for making this video!
This was so helpful and informative! I damaged my hair a few years back curling too often, too hot, and I was not protecting my color treated hair properly. Now that I am more educated and diligent, my hair is so much healthier😊
When I heat my hair curler over 340 F, the number turns red (normally it´s green). So it always made me scared, you know, red is wrong. :D
Wow! This helped me a lot! My hair is SUPER straight, mid back length hair that absolutely despises holding curls. After listening to this, I learnt a lot. I'm definitely going to curl my hair soon.
I have thin, fine hair and going up to 400 has been a game changer! I have a very grown out balayage (thanks 2020), and start at my roots. I’ll hold for 5, twist further down and repeat. My slippery shiny top comes out thoroughly heated, the blonder, more damaged parts have just enough. Sometimes I’ll even wrap the bottom then immediately untwist the the top for beach waves and release the clamp when I’m done. I CAN do this at 375 but I always end up going over sections if I do.
I love how we can see how passionate you are when you're talking about hair 😍
I love how original your videos are 💕
Those little flowers in your hair look sooo pretty. Where did you buy them?
I guess I have very thick hair. I usually need to go about 400 otherwise it does nothing. My hair is colored and naturally curly. I've used heat only once the last 3 years.
your eye makeup and hair in this video are so gorgeous! this was super helpful btw. I think I would prob put my curling wand up to 400 degrees
My daughter has stick straight hair and likes to curl it because I have curly hair. I was trying to explain to her how drying your hair in curlers is different from using a curling iron. Definitely gonna show her this video. Thank you so much for the great explanation!
Other youtubers... you put heat on your hair it cu
Kayley... SCIENTIFIC REASON
LOVE THAT!!!!!
This is the most detailed video I’ve come across. Everything was explained so well and in such an entertaining way. I’m definitely not a beginner when it comes to curling my hair and I can gauge the temperature I need pretty well, but since I just bleached my hair twice and colored it twice it’s pretty damaged so I needed advice for the heat to use with the state of my hair now. This video helped so much💕
Thank you for this! I now know that I've been heating my hot tools to a much higher temp than necessary. Based on what you said, I'm probably going to lower the temp about 100 degrees and see how that does. Thanks so much! :)
This is ridiculously helpful! Why didn't I learn about your channel earlier?!
YES to more detailed, informative videos like this about the basics! Love it!
Oh wow this is so helpful! I gave up trying to curl my hair as it grew longer it was just too hard. Recently been experimenting again to mixed results. I had no idea about the heat setting! I have been jacking up the curler as high as it goes! I’m not sure what temp I had it at exactly but the curls were super hot when I was trying to pin them. I just toughed it out as I thought it was part of the process! 😂 going to check the temp settings on my curler tomorrow, start around the middle and go from there!
You're the best! Thank you. You answered all my questions, very informative ❤
One of the only actually helpful explanations out there. I love the braidaholic name.
Hey Kayley! Could you do a video on sulfates and silicones? Like whether or not they should really be avoided, their effects on different hair types, whether you should use sulfates and not silicones or silicones and not sulfates, etc. Also, some recommendations for sulfate or silicone free products would be great! Thanks!
I love love loveee your videos. This definitely helped me out!
Girl I was worried for a second when you said put 300-400 degrees on your curling iron! We work in Celsius in Australia and that would fry your hair off! Really educational video though x
I LOVE THIS VIDEO. Same rules apply for hair straighteners?
I have pretty thick naturally curly/wavy hair that’s fairly healthy. 375 for 10 secs seems to work best for me. My problem is taking small enough sections because I’m lazy and want to do my hair as quick as possible 😁
Tutorial on your look! Love it! Please! ❤️
I pincurl my hair every night, haven't used a curling iron since January, great for vintage styles! Anyway... just watching because Kayley is an informative sweetheart!
I have fine to thick hair, wavy, shoulder length , and I’ve dyed my hair about 4 times it’s still very healthy and takes curl well. I use the ion extra long curling iron and it works great at 360 to 380 degrees!
I think my hair is in the middle and I've always used 180o Celsius. I don't colour treat my hair anymore. I always hold it for twenty seconds. I now know they I can try the curling iron a little cooler and hold the hair on it for less time. So this was super helpful.
Yup, love more
This was so informative! Thank you for explaining not only what to do, but why. Keep it up!
Braidy bunch is so cute!!!
This was BRILLIANT! So useful. I guess this means that no curling iron is any better than another (excluding those that don't distribute heat evenly) it's more to do with technique. I have heavy, thick hair and couldn't keep a curl in my hair until I started using pin curls.
I needed this video so much!!
Your eye color pops so much with this eyeshadow color. I was staring into them all throughout lol
I use this method that works SO WELL!! I use a $10 curling iron (I know, I know, it's cheap but I'm cheap too so) set it on high even though I have thin, bleached hair, ( I get it done once a month) I leave it on for 15 sec. and pin it up in a dount shape or hold it for 10 sec. Last time I curled my hair it lasted for A WEEK, I put it in a bun at night and took it out in the morning and I would have these cute waves, and my hair is notorious for holding a curl for 2 hours lol.
Its very hard to find such useful necessary information as a beginner.. Thank you so much... Can you please do a whole deep dive in video on heat protectants , its types, and how should we choose one that suits us best...
This is the best video ever!❤️❤️
Thank you so much Kayley. I have naturally thin strands of hair, but I also use quite a bit of heat on my hair and I thought it was normal to use hot tools at 400 degrees. My hair has been SUPER damaged the past few years and now i know why!
I have very fine hair, but A LOT of it with a slight natural wave and no color treating and minimal heat styling and I find 350 for 4-5 seconds is perfect for me.
Kayley, can you a make a tutorial for the hair and make up you used in this video? I loved both!
Gurl your hair and makeup is seriously goals ! 😍
Could you do a video on how to go from a bad hair day to a good one on curly hair? I know you did one for straight hair but one for us curly girls would be super helpful! Also I love braidaholic family!
My gosh, that hairstyle is poppin 😍 you look so stunning, guurl
Excellent explanation. I have naturally curly (type 3B) medium density, medium porosity hair at a natural level 3. I currently have some level 5/6 red highlights. To straighten my hair with a flat iron I use 390F or 400F. To curl with irons I use 400F because I pass it through very quickly. I am very careful when using 400 because I have found that metal tools can heat my hair above 400 if left on too long even when set to 400 and that it will loosen my curl pattern permanently. I have unfortunately learned this lesson with a flat iron, a curling iron, and a ceramic thermal brush and blow dryer. I rarely style my hair with flat irons or curling wands these days, but I do diffuse it dry regularly and blow it out with a large boar bristle brush on occasion.
Shoulder length. Mostly straight with some wave. Just shy of the horse tail example in the video for thickness. Colored red, was blonde for a while last year. So porous in spots toward my ends; working on trimming them out as my hair grows. Typically the 375 range works for me, and I hold it on the curling wand about 5-7 seconds. Seems to work for me!
Love your hair in this video 😍😍😍
Extremely flat-haired girl here, and I've always thought styling my hair with heating tools was useless cuz the style goes flat in an hou, or a light breeze. But I've never coloured my hair, and don't bother using heat that often (cuz I thought it fruitless), so maybe my hair is thicker than I thought. I've also never known how hot my tools should be or how long to leave my hair on for! This may call for some experimenting.....
I am personally very fond of the name braid-oholic! Love the videos you make on the basics
I LOVE these deep dive videos on the basics PLEASE DO MORE!! I would love one on dyeing hair aka what is lightener and toner, etc. I get balayage done professionally but I would love to know exactly what my hair stylist means when she uses those terms!
I have thick, straight hair that hasn’t been dyed in about 2 and a half years. I hear style once a week maybe. I do 400-410 for 8-10 seconds. I also feel that using a traditional iron with a clamp rather than a wand gives a better curl and hold for me.
Thank you for the helpful video!! I'm a total newbie
It would be much much more helpful if you give the temperature in degree celcius as well. Its a bit confusing for me to gauge farenheit as a non-american.
Seriously just thinking this when I was curling my hair today. Thanks for reading my mind! :)
I'm have medium thick hair that's naturally curly/wavy. For curling my hair, I'm about 375° for about 8 seconds. I will pin them if time allows because sometimes the natural curl wants to fight it. I actually turn down the heat towards the top of my head because it's not as wavy.
My daughter has THICK hair with a slight wave that's silky smooth. I let her highlight or baylage it just or it won't stay in a ponytail. Her temp is 400° and about 8-10 seconds.
Your video is too practical 👌👌👌 GR 💙
If you see this kayley reply cabbage!!!!! Like last time!!!! Ily kayley!!!!! Also happy golden birthday!!! 🎉 🎈
Take care of your pasta curls.😂😂😂
Love your videos! Thank you for the info - sooooo helpful :) xx
This is so helpful! I really needed this
Braidy Bunch is so cute for a name. I have fairly thick hair so usually stick to drying my hair for waves/curls but I guess I need to get braver with the heat.
I have fine, healthy, near mid arm length hair. My best temperatures are 330- 380! Hope this helps! (My hair is a lot like Kayley's.) Love you Kayley!
I have quite fine hair, so I usually curl them at 170-180 Celsius, sectioning them in about 3 straws (according to your unit of measure ;)), keeping them for about couple of seconds. Right after, I pin my curls close to the head in a circle-like shape, so that they don't loose the curl too quickly.