Free Giveaways & Weekly Updates By Email! br br Buy My Books, DVDs, and T-Shirts at br br My Website: br Twitter: br Facebook: br Instagram: br Google +: bit.ly15gNK3M br br Got Hair Questions? Email Me! br YourHairQuestions@gmail.com br br Email for Business Inquiries br howtoblackhair.breannarutter@gmail.com br br br Carmalisha wants to know how often to straighten your hair while also preventing heat damage. br br #1 Always deep condition and use a protein moisturizer before using heat br br Deep conditioning and using a protein product is absolutely mandatory when you plan on straightening your hair. Without the preparation of a deep conditioning product, your hair will have a difficult time withstand your heat usage even if you are using a safe temperature on your hair. If you need help figuring out which deep conditioners and protein products are best for your hair, refer to my book The Black Hair Manual. br br The Black Hair Manual: A Pocket Guide For Choosing Your Best Hair Products br br #2 Never go over 350 degrees to prevent heat damage br br Going over 350 degrees encourages the possibility of heat damaged hair even though you have prepared your hair with a deep conditioning treatment and applied a protein products to prepare your hair. In some cases, going over 350 degrees may be best for some but it is not suggested. Test patch an indiscreet area of your head to figure out how to get your straightest hair at the lowest heat setting possible to lower your chances of acquiring high heat usage when straightening your hair. Below are the recommended flat irons I suggest when you want consistent heat and straightening results with your hair. br br BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium 1 br br #3 Use a an oil based heat protect for infrequent use br br If you will not straighten your hair frequently, then using an oil based heat protectant will offer enough protection without the need of using silicones. When using natural oils to serve as a heat protectant, you have to make sure that you are not using high heat or frequent heat usage because these oils will not provide enough protection in this case. Below are a list of suggested natural oils for infrequent heat usage. br br Virgin Cold Pressed Grapeseed Oil (most preferred) br Virgin Cold Pressed Olive Oil br Virgin Cold Pressed Argan Oil br br #4Use a silicone heat protectant for infrequent usage br br Using silicones get a bad rap within the natural hair community because they aren't easily removed unless you use a deep cleansing shampoo to remove these kinds of silicones. Silicones that are no water soluble offer the greatest level of protection from heat damage but using them often results in chronic breakage and product buildup because these silicones are pretty resistant to water. These are to be used sparingly and with your best interests in mind. br br br Thanks For Watching! br br DISCLAIMER: All suggestions, tips, prizes, techniques and advice given are for informational purposes only and should be used at your discretion and best judgment. I highly recommend conducting strand tests when trying or using new products, hair appliances and product mixes. I am not responsible or liable for adverse or undesirable effects including hair loss, hair breakage or other hairscalpskinbody damage as a direct or indirect result of the suggestions, tips, prizes, techniques andor advice given. br br br FTC: I am not representing, being paid by, or endorsing any of the product brands in this video & I purchased everything with my own money - UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED in videoblog content. There are links to products that might be helpful based on the content of this videoblog. Each of your purchases via our Amazon affiliate links supports our cause at no additional cost to you. br br Music Used br Isolated Kevin MacLeod br Incompetech.