Highlights can add beautiful dimension, brightness, and life to your hair — but if you love heat styling, it’s important to understand how heat tools interact with your color-treated strands. At Venelle Salon & Spa in Park Slope, Brooklyn, we often get asked about the best ways to protect highlighted hair while using flat irons, curling wands, and blow dryers.

Here’s everything you need to know about heat styling and highlights to keep your color vibrant and your hair healthy.

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🔥 Why Heat Styling Can Be Risky for Highlighted Hair

Highlighting involves lightening strands, which can make hair more porous and vulnerable. Heat styling tools:

• Can dry out hair, leading to brittleness and breakage

• May accelerate color fading, causing highlights to lose vibrancy

• Increase the risk of split ends and dullness if used without protection

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💡 Tips to Protect Your Highlights When Heat Styling

1. Use a Quality Heat Protectant

Always apply a heat protectant spray or serum before using any heat tools. This creates a barrier that minimizes damage and locks in moisture.

2. Choose Lower Heat Settings

You don’t need to blast your hair at the highest temperature. Use the lowest effective heat setting to style your hair safely.

3. Limit Frequency of Heat Styling

Try to reduce how often you use heat tools. Embrace air-drying or heatless styling methods when possible to give your hair a break.

4. Invest in Good Tools

High-quality flat irons, curling wands, and blow dryers with adjustable temperature control and ceramic or tourmaline plates provide more even heat and reduce damage.

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🧴 After Heat Styling: Nourish and Repair

Post-styling care is crucial. Use:

• Deep conditioning masks weekly to replenish moisture

• Leave-in conditioners or serums to smooth and protect strands

• Regular gloss treatments at the salon to refresh shine and color vibrancy

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Why Trust Venelle Salon & Spa?

Our expert stylists use professional techniques and products designed to protect your hair color and health. We also recommend personalized hair care routines tailored to your styling habits and color treatment.

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Ready to style your highlights without worry?

Book a consultation or a gloss treatment at Venelle Salon & Spa today!

📞 Call: 718.989.9800
🌐 Book online: venellespa.com

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