Help getting over my heat phobia....

[LadyKaypnyc]

I am a Paranoid Schizophrenic when it comes to using direct heat on my hair... The thought of blow drying, flat ironing freaks me out.

Ok, I'm exaggerating

Despite all of the great tips I've learned on this site to prevent heat damage, I still can't bring myself to flat iron or blow dry b/c I'm afraid of what it might do to my precious tresses.

When I was relaxed, I used to abuse my hair with heat. I would rollerset, then flat iron, sound fine right?



I would do this every week, w/o using heat protectants and the flat iron was CRANKED UP TO THE HIGHEST SETTING. My hair was long, but it was thin.

Anyhoo, now that I'm natural, I want to learn how to be comfortable with using direct heat once in a while, but every time I even attempt to do a small section, I bug out and immediately wash to make sure my curls are still intact.

I just needed to get this out of my system. Any advice would be apprecited...TIA!

 

[JustKiya]

 

[santwon]

I guess I would read some of Neith's threads and Artemis' recent thread about people being afraid to use heat. And some general searches. I've heard/seen different things like testing toilet paper/end papers, making sure to use heat protectant, not using oil...stuff like that.

(not to call a few people out - those were just the first names that came to my head)

 

[LadyKaypnyc]

You are so silly Kiya

 

[Kurly K]

i dont kno but i do want to encourage u that heat is not the enemy...i straighten

 

[santwon]

^^ Haha, agreed! I was like wow, how'd ladykaypnyc read that WHILE i was typing cuz that was SURE quick.

 

[naturalgurl]

I feel you girl. I have created a phobia too. I used to use curling irons and flat irons on hair that had been hair sprayed the day before. Now I'm very concerned with damaging my hair with heat. I plan to flat iron in October when my personal challenge is up but I'm a little anxious about it. I plan on doing a massive research on heat protectants and which ones protect the most. I'd hate to have come all of this way just to fry my hair with heat.