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Hair straighteners are useful for straightening, grooming, and styling your hair. Nowadays, straighteners are commonly used for women, almost at all ages, children, adolescents and adults. Even though they know the side effects of using a flat iron, many still choose to use it. However, is there an age limit for using hair straighteners? Should children wear a hair straightener?
When can children use hair straighteners?
Children's hair is curly, is it okay to straighten it using a hair straightener? Maybe you have thought like this. Actually there is no medical evidence at what age children are allowed to use a flat iron. However, it's best to avoid using straighteners or other hair heaters for children.
The use of flat iron on children will still cause side effects, which will continue into adulthood.
If indeed you have to use a straightener for your child, or just want to try, pay attention to care to protect your child's hair. In addition, you also don't need to use an iron on your child every day on a regular basis. This can damage the child's hair.
To keep the child's hair protected, before the child uses the iron, apply conditioner and heat protector (heat protection, usually in the form of hair cream or gel) on children's hair after shampooing. Conditioner is used to make hair feel softer and avoid rough and dull conditions.
While use heat protector used before straightening your hair, it is useful for securing a layer of silicone to your hair. The silicone acts as a barrier and protection between the hair with the effect of heat. Good again, heat protector can help keep the child's hair smooth and straight after dyeing it.
Apart from using the hair protector, set the iron temperature as low as possible. Don't get too hot. This is useful to avoid severe damage to the child's sensitive hair layer. Set the temperature as low as possible and leave it for a while until it is hot, then you can iron your child's hair while minimizing damage from excess heat.
The dangers of using a hair straightener
Hair straightener does have benefits for beautifying hair. However, behind the benefits there are several dangers that will be caused to the hair.
One of the most common dangers of straightening your hair is that the entire strand is very dry. The iron will make the layers in the hair shaft even more chapped and broken.
Hair clamp can damage the hair shaft and even cause hair loss. It even causes severe hair loss and can lead to baldness. In addition, using a low quality chemical prior to dyeing will damage the hair to the roots. In the long term, the hair follicles become weak and your hair will continue to fall out.
In some cases, the dangers of hair straightening may appear after a few days of using them. If your child experiences itching, blistering of the scalp or hair loss, this is one of the most common allergic reactions that occur as a result of the dangers of hair straightening. Immediately consult a doctor to get a more appropriate treatment.
Other than that, children should not use a flat iron outside the supervision of the parents or adults. Even though you have older siblings, parents and adults are the ones who can paint their children's hair. The vise is very hot and dangerous, children are very susceptible to injury due to burns or electric shock (electric shock).
