Anyone Use a oil for heat protection

[ThinNnappy]

Before flat ironing, does anyone just use an oil?

 

[bgsix]

I don't think an oil can be a heat protectant. I normally use it after flat ironing, just to give my hair some sheen.

Waiting to see what others have to say.

 

[goldensensation]

About 2 years ago... and I fried my hair!

 

[MizaniMami]

About 2 years ago... and I fried my hair![/quote]

And that's all it does.

Think about what oil does when it reaches high temperatures. Think chicken grease. Don't do it!!

Only time I use oil before I am flat ironing is to seal my leave-in but I use such a small amount and heat protectants afterwards.

 

[HoneyDew]

About 2 years ago... and I fried my hair!

Same here. I used to use WGO because my stylist suggested it. Not a good idea. It was okay at first, but my hair started responding in a bad way after a while.

 

[Neroli]

Oil is NOT a heat protectant and will not protect your hair from heat appliances. PLEASE find a good heat protectant/serum if you're gonna use heat. I recommend:

nexxus heat protexx serum
IC (fantasia) serum
NTM serum
many many more!

There are many good heat protectants/serums out there, cheap and expensive, PLEASE use one before applying heat to your hair!

 

[Tee]

Ditto

 

[gemini051987]

Lustrasilk Oil Sheen contains propane!

I use to use oil for my hair when I used heat and blow dried it. It protected the hair to a certain point but once you start using appliances over and over again the hair cuticle breaks every time. This causes breakage. I stopped using heat period. Going out in the sun is enough. My hair is healthier now. I found out the other day that Lustrasilk Oil Sheen has propane in it. Are we really trying to start a fire now? Anyway, it was on the back of the product. I wonder if other oil sheen products contain this ingredient. Check the labels, ladies!

 

[LovelyZ]

Oil is NOT a heat protectant and will not protect your hair from heat appliances. PLEASE find a good heat protectant/serum if you're gonna use heat. I recommend:

nexxus heat protexx serum
IC (fantasia) serum
NTM serum
many many more!

There are many good heat protectants/serums out there, cheap and expensive, PLEASE use one before applying heat to your hair!

What about using oil along with a heat-protectant? Would my hair have enough protection? Without the oil, my hair has no sheen.

 

[MizaniMami]

What about using oil along with a heat-protectant? Would my hair have enough protection? Without the oil, my hair has no sheen.

Just add the oil AFTER you flat-iron.

 

[Tara G.]

all i can say is DONT DONT DONT do that.u can go from shoulder length hair to nothing in matter of no time.if only i had known.

 

[ladybug71]

It wasn't that long ago that I used to, but I know now I need to stop.