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Getting perfectly shiny and smooth hair is quite tough, especially when you have to hurry for work or some event.
You would’ve tried a lot of different methods for hair ironing but the ones that we are about to give in this article are the tips that are going to work.
Read on to find out how hair ironing can be made simpler with a few added efforts and why should you go for professional hair ironing.
A Guide to Hair Ironing- Basic to End
Hair ironing is the most popular form of hairstyle and the easiest one to get perfectly smooth hair. But have you ever thought about what heat does to your hair after you’re done ironing it?
Firstly, it weakens them from the roots causing your hair to look dull even after you wash and condition it. Exposure to high heat changes the composition of which your hair strands are made up which leads to them falling out. Secondly, it makes your hair lose moisture which makes it dry and easily breakable.
So the question remains- how to get through hair ironing without damaging your perfectly beautiful natural hair?
Before You Enter The Heat Zone
- First and foremost, invest right. You need to be extremely careful with the size of your straightener. This size depends on the length and the hair type of your hair.
For example, 1” is good for short and fine hair, 1.4” is best suited for shoulder and medium length, thin hair and lastly 1.5” is perfect for long hair as well as thick and curly hair.
- Shampoo your hair, thoroughly massage your scalp, and after you rinse it off completely apply your conditioner to get back the moisture to your hair after you’re done washing it.
- After a good wash, towel dry your hair. When your hair is a bit damp, apply a heat protectant which can be either a hair serum or a heat protectant spray. You can use either of them and it will have the same effect.
- Blow dry your hair. Do not blow dry your hair when it is extremely wet. Let them air dry for 15 minutes before you use heat to do so.
- If you can skip the blow dry, that would be a little better because blow drying your hair causes them to lose elasticity. So whenever you start to blow dry, keep the temperature as low as possible and keep the nozzle a few inches away from your hair.
- Preheat your iron. The logic behind this is if you start ironing your hair before the iron is totally hot, the tongs won’t do the job they are meant to do but rather, it will take longer for you to get the perfect shape.
In the Heat Zone
- Set the right temperature. Just like the size of your iron, setting the temperature right is equally important before you begin your hair ironing process. Set the temperature at the lowest for thin hair, at medium heat for medium thick hair, and at a high temperature for proper thick hair.
- Take a very small portion of your hair, and run a comb through it so that you know the iron will fit. Then chase the iron after the comb. Avoid repetitive movement because that would make your hair static.
- Also, do not panic if you see steam coming from your hair, that is just your heat protectant evaporating.
- You can adjust the heat as you like once you start ironing your hair. Start ironing with as low a temperature as possible and go on increasing if you like.
- And that’s it! Keep taking short portions of your hair that would fit between the tongs of your hair straightener and iron them.
- If you have done the hair ironing the night before, sleep either on a satin pillowcase or a satin case and it would keep your hair as it is when you wake up in the morning!
Hair Straightening Products
Before you enter the heat zone, there are a few hair straightening products that you must ensure that you have. These products ensure that your hair ironing process gets done smoothly without damaging your hair too much with the heat.
- Shampoo and conditioner– Professionals usually advise using a shampoo that does not contain sulphates, since they badly damage your scalp.
Therefore, a shampoo without the sulphates is essential to maintain the strength. Conditioner, on the other hand, helps retain the moisture of your hair after you are done with shampooing them.
- Hair Vitamins– You should usually start taking hair vitamins before your hair ironing treatment in the salon which we will elaborate on further in the article.
- Hair Serum/ Heat Protectant Spray- This should be the most essential part of your hair care routine whenever you shampoo your hair. Hair serum daily helps to keep your hair frizz-free, and away from dryness and also makes your hair smell good. It also acts as a heat protectant.
Hair protectant spray, as the name suggests, protects your hair from heat when you decide to expose it to the said heat.
- Hair dryer (optional)– You can get a hair dryer if you are always in a hurry to shampoo, straighten and then go off to work but as said earlier, blow dryers usually are not that good for your hair band should be used in situations where there is no option left.
- Straightener– The most essential product for hair ironing, of course, is your hair straightener, which should be of good quality, it should have a temperature controller so that you adjust its temperature according to your hair length and type. This also is a huge part of how you can protect your hair from major heat damage.
For your straightener to last for a long time, you need to also take care of it. After you are done hair ironing, you need to clean the tongs of the straightener with a damp cloth so that the dust particles do not remain on it and damage your hair the next time you iron it.
Different Types of Chemical Hair Ironing Treatments
Hair ironing at home is a pretty easy procedure but it can get a lot if you have to do it every other day. In that case, you can opt for chemical hair ironing treatments which will give you a smoothing hairstyle for a longer time and you can sleep stress-free at night knowing you just have to wake up, wave a comb in your hair, and be ready for work in no time.
There are different chemical hair-ironing procedures that a salon can offer you. There are three kinds of treatments that you can choose from- Cysteine treatment, Keratin and Olaplex, and lastly rebonding.
Keratin treatment will keep your hair permanently straight for 3-5 months, the cysteine treatment can last from several weeks to a few months depending on the number of times that you wash your hair, the last one, i.e., rebonding will provide you with extremely straight locks by breaking down the natural bonds of frizzy hair and building new bonds of the desired shape.
If you are looking to get any of these treatments done, Envi Salon is the perfect place for you! It has well-trained professionals, striving just to give you smooth and shining hair while using the correct products for the strength of your hair.
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After Straightening Hair Care
Opting to get hair straightened from the salon will include a brief after-straightening hair care routine for you. Mostly, the professionals advise you to start taking hair vitamins a few days before you go into the hair-ironing treatment.
But you need to confirm with the professionals that you are consulting before you go through with that. Apart from that, start eating a nutritious diet, rich in antioxidants and good fats to strengthen your hair before the treatment starts.
Getting a hair treatment done does make your hair a bit dry and therefore, you need to deep condition your hair once a week or in ten days. Add a hair serum into your routine as well.
This you can apply every time you wash your hair and dry it a bit, it will protect your hair from frizz and dryness and will help retain moisture in your hair.
Envi Salon has a line of professionals who provide excellent service when it comes to hair ironing as well as the after straightening hair care. Protecting your hair from damage while giving it a smooth, shiny and silky look.
Hair Smoothening
There is not a lot of difference between hair smoothening and hair straightening. The products for both are identical and the processes are also quite similar.
When you get your permanently ironed from the salon, you will question the amount of time that it would stay the same because you get it permanently straightened. Hair ironing consists of a chemical being applied to your hair which changes the configuration of its strands.
In the end, it leaves your hair shiny, smooth, and straightened. When you get your hair smoothened, a chemical will be applied to your hair which will make it shiny and smooth and after it has evaporated a flat iron is used to straighten your hair.
Comparing both of these, the result that we get from them is identical. People choose to straighten their hair because it is easier to manage them as compared to any other kind of style.
When you get your hair ironing done, the professionals apply an alkaline agent that breaks the keratin bonds of your hair and reshapes them while on the other hand when you get your smoothing hairstyle done, formaldehyde solution is used to saturate your hair, and break the hydrogen bonds in your natural keratin hair.
Nowadays, another treatment has become more popular than smoothing hairstyles or hair ironing. Keratin has become people’s choice when it comes to hair ironing treatments.
What happens in the keratin treatment? It provides your hair with Keratin, the opposite of what smoothing hairstyle or hair ironing does to your hair. It does not damage your hair and gives it the frizz-free, smooth, and shiny look that you might be searching for.
This treatment lasts for a long time, it depends on the combination of the product used by the professionals. It lasts for around 3-5 months and costs you around 3000, this changes according to the popularity and the charges of various salons.
Envi Salon provides you with a list of permanent hair ironing treatments that you can opt for. Our professionals will make sure that your hair is perfectly shiny by the end of it by working with good quality products which suit your hair type.
Hair Straightening Salon Prices
Parlours usually charge between rupees 3000-4000 in case of permanent hair straightening. It depends on the length and the type of your hair. This type of hair ironing stays for 3-5 months depending on the kind that you got done from the salon.
For simple hair ironing which is quite temporary, it takes you rupees 300-400 to get done. This will wear off in a few hours or a few days depending on the amount of times that you wash your hair. If you expose it to less moisture then it might stay for 2-3 days altogether.
And if you do not want to go to a salon to get your hair ironed, you can buy a straightener which costs different depending on which brand you buy it from. You can easily straighten your hair at home within 15-30 minutes using the straightener. You can choose whichever option suits the best to your hair condition as well as the time for which you want your ironing to last.
You can visit our site https://envi.in/ to know more about the prices of our hair treatment. We ensure good quality of products as well as a good deal if you are looking for a good place with prices fitting your budget.
Envi Salon has given good experiences to a lot of people and reviews that we treasure the most. Experience what these people have experienced and give your hair a look to marvel at.
Wrapping It Up
Hair care and hairstyle decisions are difficult to make but if you follow this guide, it might help you a bit in making them. Hair ironing, undoubtedly, makes your hair feel smooth, look shiny and presentable every single day but it does come with its own set of cons that might become a bit of a problem.
But you don’t have to worry now since we solved those problems in this article. In this guide, we covered the topics of types of permanent hair straightening, tips for hair ironing at home, hair care and at the end the Salon prices.
Visit our site https://envi.in/ to get to know how you can begin your hair-ironing process with the best professionals around!
There are a few frequently asked questions answered below:
Is it good to iron your hair?
According to hair stylists, you should not be ironing your hair every day, since it exposes your hair to heat and damages it to a certain extent. If you are planning to iron your hair you should first shampoo and condition it and then apply a heat protectant before ironing. It should I be done 2 or 3 times a week only
How long does ironed hair last?
Hair ironing at home usually lasts for a few hours or 2-3 days maximum. When you get it done from a salon it might last for a little longer. Permanent hair ironing lasts for 3-5 months. Rebonding can last for up to 5-7 months and Japanese hair Straightening lasts for 6 months.
Is straightening and ironing the same?
There is a difference of tools here. A straightener includes any device that straightens the hair like hot combs, straightener brushes, flat irons and even blow dryers. On the other hand, it can only be said ironing when the hair has been done by a flat iron, basically tools with two plates to iron your hair.
Does hair iron can damage hair?
Hair ironing does damage your hair to a certain extent because when you expose your hair to heat no matter in what form whether it is a blow dryer or a hair straightener, it will get damaged a bit. But that is why we have before and after hair ironing hair care which you can do to protect your hair from extreme damage.
