Our beauty director gathered some of the best expert advice for common hair concerns. From tips on heat styling, chemical processing, growth, and beyond, here’s our guide to healthy hair. ✨
. See, as Sunny shares: Once your hair's structural integrity is harmed, there's no way to repair it—it simply must go."[If you've used too much heat] there's nothing I'm going to be able to do. There's no treatment that's going to help. If your hair is burnt, you're going to have to trim or cut it off," says Sunny.We're big believers in the less-is-more mentality of beauty.
"It's not that these are off-limits," Cochran Gathers says."Just be smart about your use of your flat irons, hairdryers, or curling wands. Ultimately, learning how to use these is more important than not using them altogether." A few of her best tips? Always heat style on clean hair with aInvest in a good protein product, like a hair mask.
Because hot tools can affect your hair's natural protein keratin, you'll want to use a protein-based product regularly to help your strands regain some strength. They won't be able to magically repair your strands, but they can certainly help when used regularly. Read more aboutThis is a broader category, as there are several types of chemical processing, from perms and relaxing to color-treating and bleaching.
Once you find someone who you think might be a fit, listen to their advice. For example, if you're trying to dramatically change your hair color, and the pro doesn't think it's a good idea to do it in one sitting , follow their lead. If you've been relaxing your hair, and you've decided that it's time to transition to natural curls—there are several ways to do so, says Sunny in, including doing the big chop or slowly trimming the processed parts during the regrowth phase.