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Same here, that's what I use.
I hear many people say that heat users would be better off rollersetting but show me how to do even a half way decent rollerset on my natural 4b roots and I will put away my flat iron
Also, the ladies who say heat is bad because they've experienced the damage were you using it responsibly? How often were you doing it? How high was the heat? Was it on dirty hair or what products did you use? Were you RELAXED? All those factors come in to play and I don't think anyone can point the finger at heat itself and turn a blind eye to their own misuse. I have misused heat plenty of times before LHCF and suffered major damage but to me it's not bad it was my fault. I have heavily tweeked my process and I feel ok using it on the regular now.
The only options I have for my hair is heat, relaxers, or a busted rollerset(perhaps if I were a 3b, 3c this would work out but the truth is I'm not even close). I don't like braids, twists, afros etc. so heat to me is a nice compromise because I'm doing it right this time.
Co-signing! Heat is not the devil if it's used properly. I've learned over the years on this site that no heat/no manipulation/stretching past 10-12 wks is a recipe for disaster for me. I can get some good results, but the tangling and matting is not worth it. I need to be able to part my hair even at 10 wks post with a 4z hair type and heat makes that possible. My hair is even healthier b/c of it