Naturals - how much Heat???

[Lucky's Mom]

Hey ladies!

I don't flat Iron often - but I want silky results....How high do you turn up the heat for your ceramic Flat irons????
400 degrees???? or higher? or Lower?

Thanks

sj

 

[Vshanell]

My maxiglide never goes up farther than the setting one. I'm not sure how many degrees that is but it gets the job done. Before hand I always dry my hair (w/o heat) so that it is pre-straightened so I don't need much heat to get it silky straight.

 

[justNikki]

Let me qualify my response...I don't have fine hair (thick strands) and my hair has always been resistant to straightening (when I had a relaxer, it was NEVER straight until the last time when it actually started falling out). That being said...

I have a Chi...I think it's about 400 degrees...it works wonderfully to get it straight. I do use a heat protectant though. If I rollerset first, I find that it doesn't take so much to get it straight. However, I still have to go back over it the 2nd day and then I usually good until I wash. All of the work involved is what keeps me from straightening a lot.