Heat and Processed Hair

Its amazing how Indian, Malaysian, and Chinese hair can be processed to appear almost identical to an African American relaxer or a texture of naturally kinky or curly nappy hair. A few of the trendy textures today are, Kinky Straight, Yaki, Afro Curl and Deep Wave. These textures are very popular with African American women and other women of color. Textured hair is very popular in the form of lace wigs and extensions. Since the textures are duplicated so well its less likely others will suspect its not growing from the scalp. Choosing to wear processed hair comes at a cost. Its important to know that when the hair is processed the interior of the hair is permanently altered. The hair is no longer in its natural state and without proper care and upkeep the hair shafts can become weak and brittle.

In order to maintain processed hair its best to limit the ways of manipulating the texture. Case & Point…..Applying heat, such as: flat ironing, blow drying, hot curling etc. to a texture such as Kinky Curly will eventually cause the hair to loose its processed curl pattern.

Processed hair can also be weakened by altering the color with bleaching or color treatment. REMEMBER…. adding additional processes strips the hair of moisture. The more processed the hair, the more drier it becomes and dryness can lead to breakage. The key to long lasting processed hair is SIMPLE.

1. WEAR THE HAIR IN THE PROCESSED TEXTURE YOU RECEIVE IT IN

2. HEAT SHOULD BE USED ONLY ON OCCASION, NOT AS A DAILY STYLING OPTION

3. WE SAY….. IF YOU WANT TO WEAR STRAIGHT HAIR, PURCHASE STRAIGHT HAIR AND WEAR IT STRAIGHT. IF YOU WANT CURLY HAIR, PURCHASE CURLY HAIR AND WEAR IT CURLY, ETC. THIS MAY BE EXPENSIVE UP FRONT, BUT IN THE LONG RUN YOU WILL  SAVE MONEY, TIME AND HEADACHES FOR YEARS TO COME.

To see some of the most popular processed hair textures, click HERE