Moist Heat vs. Dry heat
Printed From: HairBoutique.com
Category: Curly Hair Talk
Forum Name: Straight Talk
Forum Description: Get the straight talk on hair straightening products & techniques
URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=39422
Printed Date: July 20 2025 at 9:18am
Topic: Moist Heat vs. Dry heat
Posted By: lnicole
Subject: Moist Heat vs. Dry heat
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 5:38pm
|
I have very fragile and over processed hair so I havn't been using heat
on my hair when I used to use a straightener once or twice a week and
blow dry it almost everytime I washed it. My hair cutter told me the
other day that using a straightener with Moist heat vs. forced dry heat
was "ok" for your hair. Now I am not going to run and jump at the
chance to heat style my hair seeing as I barley used heat on it last
month and it's still hard to keep the ends from breaking since it's so
dry here. i was just wondering at the validity of her statement on
someone with over processed and damaged hair. I can see the difference
and why "moist heat" is better than dry heat, but isn't putting that
much heat... moist or not, bad for the hair?
------------- Lauren |
Replies:
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: January 26 2006 at 11:46pm
|
With 200-400 degrees Fahrenheit of heat, no amount of moisture is going to stay for more than a few minutes. You are right. Your hairdresser is questionable. Hope this helps |
Posted By: laur2
Date Posted: January 27 2006 at 2:48pm
what exactly do you mean by "moist heat" you mean ironing the hair while theres still moisture in it? because thats REALLY bad for your hair, ive read that it causes the hair to swell and burst. you want to always make sure that the hair is completely dry. its also a waste of time because if the hair has moisture in it its just going to frizz and curl back up. i know that there are wet to dry irons. theres one called the T3 tourmaline wet to dry iron (i think thats it) and i guess it drys the hair while it straightens..ive never used it but ive seen it at sephora i think its around $200. and yes all hot tools cause some damage so make sure you condition and use a heat protectant 
|
Posted By: lnicole
Date Posted: January 27 2006 at 3:07pm
|
OMG no... I no better than to iron wet hair... especially mine right
now. I mean she used a flat iron to straighten my bangs ( after they
had been dried) and I mentioned that I havn't used a flat iron or heat
at all in about 5 weeks and she said "Oh this one is ok because it uses
moist heat"... like I guess maybe steam... I dunno. But if I was not a
the type to ask questions, I would assume that she was telling me
basically if I used a flat iron with "moist heat", like a more
expensive one, it would be good to use on my hair. She didn't say it
would not damage my hair, but she didn't say it would either. I just
want to see if anyone knows how much better using such a flat iron is
rather than a 25 dollar conair one from target. Especially on dry and
already damaged hair. I know all heat does damage... but my hair has
been bleached and I felt that she was basically telling me that "moist
heat" would not damage my hair. ( even more that is) |
Posted By: laur2
Date Posted: January 27 2006 at 3:27pm
I have a chi and a sedu and they definetly are better quality than the $25 one i had from sallys. i think the big difference is the type of material the plates are made from. the chi has ceramic plates and the sedu has ceramic/tourmaline plates. they made my hair feel waaaay better than the gold plated metal one from sallys did. you should definetly invest in a good flat iron, its worth it in the way your hair will feel and look. and im glad youre not ironing your hair wet! 
|