How do heat protectants for hair work? A chemistry expert explains
- Written by Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology
Dmitrii Pridannikov/ShutterstockHeat can do amazing things to change your hairstyle. Whether you’re using a curling wand to get ringlets, a flat iron to straighten or a hair dryer to style, it’s primarily the heat from these tools that delivers results.
This comes with casualties. While your hair is surprisingly tolerant to heat...





