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Do You Use a Protectant When Heat Styling?

9 May, 2018 - 09:16pm by - First Lady | 114 Comments

Poll posted by BR Natalie

We all know that styling, colouring and environmental factors can damage our hair - but it doesn't stop us partaking now does it?!

Today we're talking about damage caused by heat styling, and no that's not just your straighteners!  With regular use, any form of styling using heat will inevitably lead to some damage; even your trusty hair dryer!

A really cool way to tell if your hair is suffering from heat damage is The Water Test.  When you next find a stray hair, run your finger nail down the shaft to curl it (like curling ribbon with scissors).  If when you drop the curled strand in a glass of water, it doesn't uncurl it means your hair has lost it's elasticity.  Heat styling is normally the cause - it causes the cuticle to lift up to lift up, releasing valuable moisture and leaving shafts brittle.

Now of course, there are lots of hair products for repairing damaged hair, but as your nanna would say; prevention is better than cure.  The easiest way to protect your hair is to use a Heat Protection Spray whenever you use ANY form of heat styling.

We're looking for 20 reviewers to put the Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel spray to the test.  This spray will protect your hair from heat damage - up to 220 degrees!

If you'd like a spot on this trial team why not chat to us about your heat styling habits!  How often do you subject your hair to heat styling?  What heat tools do you regularly use?  And the burning question...are you currently using protection?!

Get chatting below - we might pick you!

Do You Use a Protectant When Heat Styling?


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16th May, 2018

I straighten my hair three to four times per week and have a heat protestant spray that I use when I remember which hasn't been much lately oops!

16th May, 2018

Daily hairdryer and 3 - 4 times straighteners. This may be a life saver

16th May, 2018

I have naturally curly hair, which means hair washing day is a BIG DAY! This includes blow drying my hair straight, and then using my straighteners to either curl or straighten my hair. This process happens once every four days, so obviously thats a lot of heat!! I try to take the best care of my hair that i possibly can due to all the hot tools i use on it (Hair masks and oils) but i have never been able to find the perfect heat protectant which is super annoying because i really do not want to be damaging my hair! Ive tried every brand imaginable (even GHD) but honestly nothing great. I have almost given up hope, but am really keen to test this out and give an honest review on it. I can definitely tell when a heat protectant is working (if its an average heat protectant then by the end of the four days of not washing my hair it can look a bit dry and splitty, but if it is a good heat protectant my hair style lasts and stays super smooth up until my next wash) Would absolutely love to give this a go!

16th May, 2018

I use a hot protection spray every day before I dry or straighten my hair, don’t know if it actually helps though!

16th May, 2018

I use a hair dryer 4 times a week and my GHD 2 times a week. I don't use one as the ones I have tried make my hair feel like straw. Would like to see what this one does and how it feels.

16th May, 2018

I use straighteners and hair dryer but dont use protection which is really bad!

16th May, 2018

Honestly I used to be so good when I was younger but all the heat protectants I tried just weighed my hair down! I need to get back into the habit of using them though since I use hot tools religiously to tame my curly but fine hair

16th May, 2018

Mine ran out many moons ago and sadly isn't high on my priority lists of things to spend my money on... though I know it should be, because my hair is split and frizzy!

16th May, 2018

I always use a heat protectant spray when straightening my hair which is not every day but at least 3 or 4 days a week with a straightening iron so this would be great to trial on my crazy mane to see if it works better then the current one I am using,Tresemme which I brought from the Wharehouse.It's ok but not great so iv'e been thinking about switching to a different brand.

15th May, 2018

Yes please would love to give another brand a try. Am currently using a hair oil when I straighten. A spray sounds like a nice and easy way to protect from the extreme heat of my straighteners

15th May, 2018

I always blow dry my hair as my hair is very thick and dense that without blow-drying it it takes hours to dry naturally - and it usually results in headaches. Would love to try this heat protection product - currently using the tresemme one.

15th May, 2018

So interesting to see that the poll is so close - almost half the amount of people don't use heat protection! I do, but I'm not sure if it works, or if it's just pretty smelling water..My hair is already damaged so it could be that my current heat protector isn't repairing it, but stopping it from getting worse - which I'm happy with as I style my hair every day!

15th May, 2018

I use a heat protectant spray but my hair still seems frizzy after using heat on it.

14th May, 2018

I use a VO5 heat protector spray, mostly because it smells good... haha and generally I remember AFTER I've straightened my hair that I haven't put it in. My hair still ends up a little frazzled on about day 2 after straightening though. Schwarzkopf have some amazing products & this is definitely one I'd be keen to try :) Yes please. Thanks x

14th May, 2018

I really need to try one for when I'm blowdrying my hair!!!

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