“Most people think you need to find something that says ‘heat protectant’ on the bottle before you straighten, but for coarse, curly hair, your heat protectant is going to be moisture,” says Santiago. Photo: ImaxTree.Īnd if you just skimmed over the above advice, go back and read it again, because the prep steps are literally the key to straight hair. “It’s so important that you wash with a rich, sulfate-free cleansing conditioner, like DevaCurl No-Poo Cleanser ($19 at Amazon), right before you plan to straighten your hair, and then massage a really thick, moisturizing conditioner, like Tresemme Flawless Curls Conditioner ($10.77 at Amazon), from root to tip, before spraying a leave-in conditioner, like Kérastase Discipline Keratine Thermique ($22.88 at Amazon), throughout your curls,” says Santiago. Instead, you need to focus on infusing your curls with so much moisture that they won’t fall apart under intense heat, she says. “ Natural hair is already dry hair, so applying direct heat from a flat-iron to dried-out hair will strip it of its moisture and ruin your curl pattern.” “You can’t just go straight to heat tools if you have super-curly or kinky hair,” says hairstylist Jasmine Santiago. Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello Divorce After 7 Years of Marriage MORE: The Best Celeb Natural Hair Moments of 2018 (So Far)
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