The Biggest Mistakes You Make When You Straightening Your Hair.

No hairstyle is more chic and timeless than a sleek, straight do. As a woman who's lived with curly, frizzy, wild hair her whole life, I know that achieving a pin-straight look can be the ultimate struggle. Chances are you've waged (and lost) a few battles against your curls while trying to straighten them. Here Julia hair and beauty company tells you the biggest mistakes you're making when straightening your hair, and how to avoid any further damage.

Flat ironing wet hair

We've all heard the dreaded sizzle of a flat iron over wet hair. Whether you just missed a spot with the blow dryer or didn't wait long enough for your hair to completely dry, that sound is a sign your hair is not happy.

If you don't have time to wait for your hair to air dry all the way. The List it's best to hit it with the blow dryer first so you spend less time with the flat iron and therefore risk less damage.

Straightening hair everyday

Confession: when I was in high school, I straightened my good virgin human hair weave every single day. I was on the swim team, and every time I jumped in that pool my hair immediately curled right back up. So each morning before school, I'd spend time re-straightening it.

As you can imagine, this made my hair look awful in the long run. My once luscious curls were dry and brittle, and the frizz was unmanageable.

Assuming you're not on a swim team or getting caught in the rain every day, you can make the straight look last for a few days by skipping washes and using dry shampoo instead. If you get a dusty residue from the dry shampoo (which is totally normal!), stylist Angela Stone says to run a blow dryer through it and you'll be good as new.

Straightening over-processed hair

If you're someone who tries to keep up with ever-changing rainbow tresses or gets straightening treatments regularly, your hair is over-processed. If your hair has heat or chemical damage, it's best to put the flat iron down and restore your virgin hair bundles with closure before getting any other kinds of treatments.

Putting the heat setting too high

Turning your straightener up to the highest heat setting seems to makes sense. The hotter it is, the faster it'll do its job… right?

Wrong. It's tempting to turn it all the way up to get the job done more quickly, but that'll just cause more damage.

Everyone's hair is different, so there's no magic heat number. But as a general rule of thumb, leave the temp between 300-325 for thin hair and 325-350 for thick hair.

Use the wrong flat iron

Choosing the right flat iron for your hair type is intimidating when there are so many to choose from. The combinations of different sizes and finishes are seemingly endless, so it's hard to zero in on the one that's perfect for you.

Not using a heat protectant

Just like you wear sunscreen to protect your skin from UV rays, you need to put a protectant over your hair when you're subjecting it to heat.

Always, always use a heat protector. This is a girl's biggest mistake.

Whether you're flat ironing or blow drying, a thermal protectant is your best friend. Just remember to let it settle into your hair before applying heat. Otherwise, it'll sizzle off under the heat.

Using the wrong shampoo and conditioner

Every hairstyle starts in the shower. You could have the best straightener in the world, but if you're not using the right shampoo and conditioner it won't matter.

Unfortunately, a lot of hair products contain sulfates that dry out your hair. If you're straightening and blow-drying a lot, you'll want to go for sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners, that'll keep your locks in good, healthy shape. Anything that advertises smoothing, frizz-free components is your best bet.

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