Flat Iron: Do's & Don'ts

Maskcara shares her flat iron do's and don'ts.
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Flat Iron: Do's & Don'ts
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[@rrosemiaa]

"Only run the straightener one time" *straightens section* *does it again*

[@hannahgracehopkins1701]

My aunt used to be a hairstylist and she taught people how to do hair she says heat protectant isn't really necesary if ur not gonna use heat on your hair everyday! She says if you are gonna be using heat like a curling iron etc, that you need to use heat protectant! Hope that helps! ☺️

[@mma.enl280]

i use heat after every wash (i wash like 2 times a week)

[@PBCPrincess1]

Didn't she say to NOT flat iron in large sections?

[@user-ke7pz7hz8g]

No offence but the end result for her hair looks like how my hair looks after i dont wash it in a week... Usually when I straighten my hair, its really soft and smooth but it seems that she uses a really high heat so the hair sticks together, I keep mine at a low heat.

[@crystialst3203]

Another thing is DONT flat iron damp hair... Like Holy Sh** her hair is damp the whole time and you can see it. That fries your hair and causes breakage, best to wash hair and braid it or put into a pony tail low on the head and add elastic bands along the length, and flat iron the following day /morning.. If possible

[@CandisCardenK]

She said not to have it damp because it fries it.

[@alohalivin556]

Her hair is just very dark, it’s shiny, so it seems damp. Couldn’t you have given her the benefit of the doubt before assuming she’s dim-witted?

[@theslayologist]

Thanks for sharing! There are so many do's & don'ts for flat ironing

[@hannahgracehopkins1701]

My grandma gave my mom and i a GHD flat iron it has worked wonders!! :)

[@luciapatterson5987]

She clearly doesn’t have frizzy/curly hair bc if I brush mine after straightening it it goes back to being bushy

[@veronokasanchez1496]

I appreciate the effort to do this but she doesn't have curly hair so wtf how is this relatable to every hair type

[@sunshineknight7953]

It helps people like me..I have straight hair but mine is a little on the fluffy side, frizzy ect...it just isnt that soft so to see how it works on different hair textures helps...her hair does look different after she uses that iron..it does look straighter and softer as if it changed the hair strands/texture

[@Thats_MarieHoney]

Don't tip: Don't weigh your hair down like she just did. 😂😂 For thin, Caucasian hair use the lightest amout. Or just deep condition before so you won't have to use heat protectant at all.

[@Elizabeth-sk1qq]

Linna XO what about thick Caucasian hair? It's my first time using this thing and I have 4 inch thick hair. Lol

[@danielasilva5945]

this was a year ago but anyway, for thick Caucasian hair you can deep condition your hair before straightening it, and then after you can add oil to it. It's what my Brazilian friends do

[@andromedaunsure72]

Bruuuuu I be struggling, the back of my head still has some weird bumps lol

[@chelsea8504]

Lol what. I flat iron my hair at 350, and I do it with two passes, I have very very thick hair, it usually takes me 35 minutes just to get it done, blow drying is so much longer

[@jong7634]

i realized i do almost all of the donts. woops

[@peepeepoopoo7182]

I always get lazy straightening my hair and I do to big of sections to straighten at a time

[@sheilagerhardt6019]

Don’t go too slow or you can burn your hair and it’s okay to go over it more than once

[@FZAChannel]

Heat protectant sprays burn of right when heard added

[@emoboysloveme]

You remind me of Vicky from vampire diaries

[@Brand-pn5yz]

I would say spray your hair with water and run the water through your veins to get it soaked(a little) around your hair.

[@platonically1893]

my aunt got mad at me and she poured her madness in my hair and after the ironing my hair got super damaged but i grew it back but the damage is still in half of my hair like its in the middle section :'/

[@futuremindvintageheart9887]

Sry you went thru that trying to grow my hair out too and it's depressing waiting😢

[@NenaKeruvim]

What flat iron is she using?

[@aubreyherndon5475]

I have my straightener on 1 and it is still so hot so I mean I’m doing it the best I can

[@Becksnnc]

I don't understand why she's straightening her hair when her hair is already straight lol

[@edithmacias6333]

what kind of hair straightner are you using? i bought 2 straightners and they always seem to stop working after 1 year. They just don't straighten fast enough. I used the Jose Eber and the other one i cant remember i just threw it away.

[@lakerchild]

Edith Macias Nume is the best and all the youtubers have a discount code! I use to have the same issue but Nume is really the best!

[@Elizabeth-sk1qq]

Edith Macias my mom had her chi for around 4 years and we both have 3-4 inch thick hair. 😁

[@despaahana]

What is the beeping?

[@lindsay0066]

Hair follicles are in the root! You can`t change their direction by combing your oily hair!!!

[@mishjay5262]

is her hair dirty??

[@lindsay0066]

Mishkaah Julius If you consider oily as dirty. Then yes...

[@kylier8073]

But my heat protectant is wet?

[@i.a.m.i.s.a.b.e.l.]

Girls some advise, don’t go as slow as u can she said to but don’t u will burn and have dead hair u should go slower but not that slow

[@karimeetello7359]

How does one deal with the hairs that stand up on top of your head when you’re done flat ironing your hair?

[@Elizabeth-sk1qq]

Karimee Tello I usually just pin them down or use a tiny bit of water. Hopefully that helps! 😁

[@letaviaedits]

Ik this is old but some people use toothbrushes and a little bit of fixing spray to pull it down

[@Kxoxo10]

using dental floss works really well for me

[@lihiniedirisinghe5064]

Is it just me or hair protectors don’t do much. Regardless of the brand. It’s just wetting your hair.

[@tinetine880]

Your pretty

[@lucyserrano7997]

That moment when she looks like the young version of the manager that got fired at the place I work at lmao

[@addy_20]

step 1: have straight hair

[@Sara-rd8nr]

Is it OK to flat iron when your hair is wet?

[@crystialst3203]

NOOO!! Please don't flat iron wet/damp hair unless you want to.cook it... Flat Iron dry hair please

[@Sara-rd8nr]

Ha! Got it, thx!

[@Elizabeth-sk1qq]

Sara Allen NO NO NO NO!!!

[@jas5734]

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[@theone9288]

Her hair looks like a broom tbh

[@jesssc402]

I just can’t learn how to section and flat iron my hair 🥲 why does it look so easy but difficult to do