Yes. No. ....what??? Tired of conflicting advice about flat irons? How often is safe? What kind should I use? etc? Iron Clothes Not Curls, says my Ouidad t-shirt and tote bag. As a professional stylist specializing in curly hair, I must admit that the Ouidad slogan is cute, catchy, and to the point. Intense heat, like that of a flat iron, can weaken your curl pattern, and can, in essence, become relaxer - forever changing the life of your curls. Think: you won't see your actual curl pattern again until your hair grows out. I see this fairly often. Clients wanting to wear their hair curly, but their natural curl pattern has been ravaged by flat iron abuse leaving them a few inches of lovely curls and a few inches of lifeless locks. READ more after the jump...
Where Curls Are Always In Session