Babyliss straightners vs GHDs

sixtiesgal_2

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Straighteners are really damaging, especially if they are go to high temperatures, especially on fine hair and especially if you use them on hair that is even a tiny bit damp. No product can really protect against that. Those hairdryers with a brush attached are also really damaging, hair is particularly fragile when wet. The more damage you have the more you are likely to have sticking out broken hairs and rough cuticles catching on adjacent hairs so the more you need to straighten. If you need two tools to get a straight look maybe you have more waves/ curls than you think?

This is spot on about how my hair actually is. I do get broken bits sticking up, its really fragile and damaged which is why I am using treatments after every wash.

I have tried blow drying my hair straight first and it still goes puffy. I ran the GHDs though my hair last night to test them out again and my hair has gone like candy floss.

The hot brush does seem to be gentler though as you can use it on a low heat and there are no hot plates like straighteners.

Sometimes I wonder if the best thing would be to just let my hair dry naturally. One of my friends who has fine hair like me does this and her hair looks perfect.

My hair is naturally straight or it was but as I've got older its gone more puffy, not wavy, just puffy and flyaway.