Know Your Fiber: Heat Friendly
Hello Friends! This week we are going to be learning all about Heat Friendly fibers! To start, the number one question I get about Heat Friendly pieces is, "If I add heat and style this, will it bounce back to its original style after being washed? The answer is no. A non-Heat Friendly piece will always bounce back to its original style, but a Heat Friendly piece will not. After being washed, it will take the form of whatever way it was styled before the wash. If you take a curly piece and straighten it, it will dry straight after being washed.
A big point I would like to hit is that the color between a Synthetic piece and a Heat Friendly piece can actually look very different in some cases. I will add some examples below of the same color, but in a synthetic vs heat friendly fiber.
Jon Renau - FS24/102S12 (Laguna Blonde)
Synthetic vs. Heat Friendly
Raquel Welch - Shaded Hazelnut
Synthetic vs. Heat Friendly
Some of the biggest differences between Synthetic and Heat Friendly are as follows:
Synthetic
- More shiny and silky
- Color tends to be more blended
Heat Friendly
- Feels more like human hair and more muted
- Highlights stand out more
Do you have any other questions about Heat Friendly pieces? If so, please let us know, and we would love to find answers for you! Stay tuned; next, we will be diving into Human Hair Blends!
Sincerely yours,
Erin
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