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As a hair stylist for almost 20 years and an instructor for more than 10 years, I have heard a lot of conversation about what it means to use too much heat on your hair. Some don't use any heat on their hair, some say they blowdry and maybe flat iron there hair once or twice in between protective styles, and others suggest the use of too much heat will destroy the curl pattern of their hair. Over the years, I've seen a little bit of everything. To give you an example about too much heat, I like to use the metaphor of ironing a silk shirt. If you iron a silk shirt on the wool setting, you will burn the shirt instantly. But, if you iron a silk shirt on the appropriate setting, you can properly iron it as much as you like, without ruining the silk shirt. The same concept is true with hair; if the temperature on your styling tool is too high, your hair will burn instantly. When hair burns, the ends of the hair is damaged, the hair will be a different color, and the curl pattern will be ruined as well. The way to avoid heat damage is by testing your styling tools (curlers, flat irons, etc.) to see if it's too hot before you put it on your hair. Test your tools on a white paper towel. If it burns the paper towel, it will burn your hair. If you have the right temperature for your hair type, you can flat iron, curl or blow-dry as much as you like without ruining your ends, color, or curl pattern.