Naturals - what's the best heat protectant?

[coyacoy]

hi ladies - interested in hearing from you re: best heat protector?! I am a 4a/b natual and would like to blowdry a little more often and maybe even flat iron every now and then. while admittedly a PJ, i got nothin' in the heat protectant department! what are the best ones out there? thanks!

 

[naturalmanenyc]

I use a combination of Chi Infra Thermal treatment and then Nioxin Bliss Thermal Protector to blow dry & flat iron.

I noticed no heat damage at all using this method. I made a slideshow of my process.
http://youtu.be/Nl7YRN475b8

 

[PJaye]

I have the best results with Sabino Moisture Block (old version) when I flatiron.

 

[coyacoy]

Great video, naturalmanenyc! thanks so much for sharing

I use a combination of Chi Infra Thermal treatment and then Nioxin Bliss Thermal Protector to blow dry & flat iron.

I noticed no heat damage at all using this method. I made a slideshow of my process.
http://youtu.be/Nl7YRN475b8

 

[Nonie]

I don't know if there's such a thing as best, but the last time I straightened my hair I use Chi Thermal Treatment to condition and then John Frieda Frizz Ease spray and serum and they served me well. I didn't even have that smell of burning you get when you flat iron, not even when I wet my hair to wash. And my hair did not revert until I decided I wanted it to and shampooed it when it reverted fully. I have always loved John Frieda Frizz Ease to keep humidity at bay. That was my first time using protectants and I was not disappointed.

 

[coyacoy]

thanks, PJaye - do you still use a leave in condish; or do you use the Sabino as your leave in?

I have the best results with Sabino Moisture Block (old version) when I flatiron.

 

[coyacoy]

thanks, Nonie - so were you using heat previously w/o any heat protectant? just curious how that worked out for you and/or what led you to start using the JF products? I haven't ever used that line, have only used Chi and Mizani thermal products but that was years ago! I am so out of the loop on heat protectant products!

I don't know if there's such a thing as best, but the last time I straightened my hair I use Chi Thermal Treatment to condition and then John Frieda Frizz Ease spray and serum and they served me well. I didn't even have that smell of burning you get when you flat iron, not even when I wet my hair to wash. And my hair did not revert until I decided I wanted it to and shampooed it when it reverted fully. I have always loved John Frieda Frizz Ease to keep humidity at bay. That was my first time using protectants and I was not disappointed.

 

[MeechUK]

Try adding a little Grapeseed oil to whatever you decide to use. It's a great heat protectant.

 

[KinkyGenius]

My votes are:
- Nioxin Bliss Thermal Protectant for spray heat protectants
- Elucence Silk Hydrating Elixir for serum heat protectants

 

[coyacoy]

thanks, ShyIntellect - do you still use a leave in condish along with the nioxin o elucence?

My votes are:
- Nioxin Bliss Thermal Protectant for spray heat protectants
- Elucence Silk Hydrating Elixir for serum heat protectants

 

[coyacoy]

good to know, MeechUK - thanks! what about applying the grapeseed oil directly to hair for this purpose?

Try adding a little Grapeseed oil to whatever you decide to use. It's a great heat protectant.

 

[MeechUK]

good to know, MeechUK - thanks! what about applying the grapeseed oil directly to hair for this purpose?

You can also use it on it's own as a serum. Grapeseed oil has multi-purposes in haircare. It softens and strengthens and is a great heat protectant because it can withstand high temperatures whilst protecting your hair. It also acts as a setting lotion when roller setting with heat. Best of all it's cheap and cheerful!

 

[sweetashoneybabyluv]

I live by "Got2b Gardian Angel"

 

[divachyk]

MeechUK - I didn't know grapeseed served as a heat protectant.

Nonie naturalmanenyc - which is better Chi Silk Infusion or Chi Infra Thermal. I normally use Silk Infusion. I'm not familiar with Infra Thermal. How do they differ?

 

[Mandy4610]

I have the best results with Sabino Moisture Block (old version) when I flatiron.

Same here. I stocked up after they changed the formula. I hope the new formula is good, I will try it when I run out of the old formula which will be in a long long time

 

[coyacoy]

Mandy4610, your hair is gorg!!

Same here. I stocked up after they changed the formula. I hope the new formula is good, I will try it when I run out of the old formula which will be in a long long time

 

[dyamonds10]

Sabino Moisture Block and ic heat protectant spray

 

[Nonie]

@MeechUK - I didn't know grapeseed served as a heat protectant.

@Nonie @naturalmanenyc - which is better Chi Silk Infusion or Chi Infra Thermal. I normally use Silk Infusion. I'm not familiar with Infra Thermal. How do they differ?

divachyk, I don't know which is better. I bought Infra Therma Treatment because it made sense to me as a treatment that protects hair from heat damage and figured it'd be better to use it to condition than just any ol' conditioner. What's more, I don't like using leave-ins when straightening my hair. I prefer all moisture to come from conditioning and then all I use on my hair during straightening is a protectant. I think leave-ins get in the way of the protectants adhesion to you hair which is why people get reversion or heat damage, methinks.

 

[Napp]

i personally like smooth n shine straighten polish

 

[naturalmanenyc]

I never used Chi Silk Infusion, just Chi Infra Thermal.

MeechUK - I didn't know grapeseed served as a heat protectant.

Nonie naturalmanenyc - which is better Chi Silk Infusion or Chi Infra Thermal. I normally use Silk Infusion. I'm not familiar with Infra Thermal. How do they differ?

 

[PJaye]

thanks, @PJaye - do you still use a leave in condish; or do you use the Sabino as your leave in?

coyacoy

I apply a light coating of leave-in conditione before air drying and using the Sabino (IME, less is more when flatironing).

 

[NappyNelle]

Are you ladies blow drying AND flat ironing? Is that what people mean when they name two heat protectants?

 

[coyacoy]

PJaye that makes sense - in my limited experience with heat on my natural hair, i find that the normal products i use to moisturize turned out to be overkill and not helpful at all in the straightening process - thanks!

@coyacoy

I apply a light coating of leave-in conditione before air drying and using the Sabino (IME, less is more when flatironing).

 

[Nonie]

Are you ladies blow drying AND flat ironing? Is that what people mean when they name two heat protectants?

NappyNelle, not me. I have always flatironed my hair wet first w/o anything on it :crazy: and then flatironed it a second time with serum applied. That always gave me best results.

But since I am now stuck on protectants, instead of taking the risk of flat ironing my hair wet with just water, I first airdry with curlformers to stretch it. Then I spray it with John Frieda Heat Defeat for my wet-to-dry first pass. The instructions do say to use it immediately before heat, which I took to be a blessing to my WTD press. And then I did my second flatiron pass with the serum protectant (In the past I didn't really care that the serum was for heat use; but this time I was careful to use JF Thermal Protection Serum....) Best experience ever! Beautifully straightened hair that didn't have a burned smell, felt soft and stayed that way till I washed it. Reversion was immediate when I applied shampoo. Can't beat that!

 

[TopShelf]

Youtube as well as the net has some great reviews on Tresemme heat tamer. I'm gonna try this with my new Jilbere steam flat iron

 

[Beverly Ann Properties]

I blow dried my hair and went to the DS for the stylist to flat iron only. I used Nioxin Bliss Thermal Protectant to blow dry my hair. After my flat iron my hair reverted back to natural when I washed it a week later, with no heat damage at all.

 

[Mandy4610]

Mandy4610, your hair is gorg!!

coyacoy, thanks

 

[winona]

I believe the nioxin thermal bliss has been discontinues Ulta has stopped selling it and it is no longer available on their website. I will be contacting them on tomorrow

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[JudithO]

I believe the nioxin thermal bliss has been discontinues Ulta has stopped selling it and it is no longer available on their website. I will be contacting them on tomorrow

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It has been discontinued for at least 5 months now... I can't even find it online...

 

[Aggie]

I believe the nioxin thermal bliss has been discontinues Ulta has stopped selling it and it is no longer available on their website. I will be contacting them on tomorrow

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Oh no! I was just thinking about buying this. I hope not though - I'll do a search right now.