My dad won't let me straighten my hair because he says it will damage it in the long run and that i will thank him some day?! has anyone ended up with bad hair?

he is sooo right...it is horrible for ur hair,, any kind of heat treatig is.... that and mousse/hairspray

my hair is completely wrecked at the bottem because of straightners, and i have only been straightening my hair since about...last october

Pretty much everything is bad for your hair.
You just have to weigh it out, wavy healthy hair or straight hair with a few split ends.
If you condition it well and use heat protection creams you can't really go to far wrong.

There are ways to lessen the effect, but the high temperature is never necessarily going to be good for your hair.

I agree with everyone, those kinds of hair products just fry your hair and make it look like straw when all is said and done :eek:

of course it will damage your hair but you cant do anything if you are worried about that.. i always use hair straightner or curling iron.

I'm confused, do you mean chemical straightening or flat ironing? Well, either way:

Chemical straightening didn't do much in the way of straightening for me. I spent all my money on it, went four days without washing my hair or putting it up, and did everything else the stylist said. Never made my hair any straighter, but it made the ends really nasty. Total waste of time and money.

Flat ironing is much better. It does give you split ends and what not, but nothing you can't just trim off. There are lots of products that make it less damaging.

Depends on the straightners really , if you buy some good ones they'll probebley damage your hair less.
But I think they all damage your hair a little bit.

chemical- hell yeah!
electrical- they fry your hair
but the outcome's worth it

I'm confused, do you mean chemical straightening or flat ironing? Well, either way:

Chemical straightening didn't do much in the way of straightening for me. I spent all my money on it, went four days without washing my hair or putting it up, and did everything else the stylist said. Never made my hair any straighter, but it made the ends really nasty. Total waste of time and money.

Flat ironing is much better. It does give you split ends and what not, but nothing you can't just trim off. There are lots of products that make it less damaging.

i permed (chemically straightened) my friend's hair. we put it in her hair can combed through over and over and over again. afterwards it was really striaght. lasted her a good month. you gotta keep it in for at least 20 minutes. the longer you keep it in, the straighter it will be.

I agree with everyone, those kinds of hair products just fry your hair and make it look like straw when all is said and done :eek:
no they don't. if you straighten your hair every single day, then yes. but if you do it sparingly, use deep conditioning/hair moisture masques every so often and use heat protection products your hair will be fine. i straightened my hair all the time last year, and it had some split ends and was getting kind of fried, then i stopped for awhile and deep conditioned a lot, got a trim, and now my hair is really healthy and i straighten it every week or so.

I straighten my hair every day and its in perfect condition but I use alot of product to keep my hair the way it is and Ive got a special straigthener with the coatings on it to help protect it as much as it can.

Use a serum, they dont cook to you hair like a hair spray/mousse/gel/creme will, leave sit looking natrual, tames the fly aways, keeps it soft. Its an oil based producy though so you dont need much and you put it on before and after youve done your hair.

I also use a protien/nutrients treatment twice a week and wrpa that in a hot towel so any of the nutrients getting sucked out of my hair is being put straight back in.

I also use a good quality moisture shampoo that helps my hair stay normal.

Also, even if the straightener is wet 2 straight. dont do it wet it will literally cook your hair.

Hope i helped

chemical straightening is a stupid idea. you can never get your hair back to the coniditon it first was in

yea it damaged my hair.i have to get it cut now (not trimmed but cut)

My dad won't let me straighten my hair because he says it will damage it in the long run and that i will thank him some day?! has anyone ended up with bad hair?

i've been straightening my hair for five years now.. my straightener gets to 450degrees.. and mines fine.. if you cut it regularly and use like a heat tamer it'll be fine.. atleast mine is, and i have really fine hair..

yea i have loads of split ends because of using hair straightners

Yes my hair is getting damaged from it. My hairstylest tried to get me to stop using it though. But nothing else works for me besides the straightener.

It's not as bad if you put a cream on your hair before applying heat to it.

If you do it everyday, then yes it's terrible for your hair. But once in a while isn't bad.

Yup u should see the condition my hair is due to straightening.

I straightened my hair everyday for school. But I used this product that I spray in after I wash my hair that protects it and doesnt make it look dried out.

I asked my hairdresser about it, becuase I do it atleast 5 times a week.

And its not, if you have any kind of product in it, so spray something in it before you use a straightner and it will be fine.

I use to use a Conair but later I found out that Revlon was a better brand. It doesnt make my hair look like straw and actually it looks really healthy...all I do is wash my hair with Garnier Nutrisse or whatever and use a conditioner and then wait for my hair to dry, then straighten. Straighteners will always be bad for your hair but there are things you can use to lessen the effect.

Hey sweetie - I am a hairdresser and yes straightners can be bad for your hair if you use them everyday. But when you do use them they have heat protective spray so it doesnt damage the hair. Rusk makes one thats awesome and Bigsexyhair makes has one also. So get one of those products and then straighten. Also try putting it on low heat this might take a little longer but its not as bad for your hair.

thanks so much everyone!

yes, straighteners are horrible for your hair.. they'll break it off terribly..
but i still have to use mine.. i'm addicted =[

not unless you get a ceramic straightener and make sure to get heat resistant spray then you will be a-okay!

It's very bad for your hair. But I don't really care. There's nothing else I know of to make it look good.

any kind of heat applied to your hair can be damaging, like a hair dryer & tongs & stuffs.

but, i tend to use a protection spray & thus, my hairs fine considering i straighten it almost every day.

My hair is fucked. Seriously.

Its breaking like mad! Anytime I straighten my hair. Theres hair all over the floor when I'm done.

If your gonna straighten, put some protection cream on your hair first.

It depends on the quality of the straightener, I bought mine of a hairdresser, it's really great but cost a bit. Before that I had a pretty averange cheap one around 40 or something, and it burnt my hair really bad. And buy a warmth-protecting cream that you apply before.

I do it once in a while, and I still have split ends...but oh well, it looks best when I straighten it. I use extra strength conditioner and it has seemed to work.

I use a straightener at least 2 times a week, and my hair is fine, even without protection creams. In fact, my hairdresser says I have some of the healthiest hair he has ever seen. However, my friend used a really cheap straightener for a while and it destroyed her hair. Now she has a very nice ceramic one like I have, and her hair is fine.