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Beyond the Blowdry: Heat Protection Essentials

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10.22.2025

Beyond the Blowdry: Heat Protection Essentials

By: Jaclyn Harwood

Exposure to hot tools and high temperatures can leave hair feeling dry, damaged, and broken. Elevate your styling game with the ultimate heat protection and care essentials. Follow along as we explore professional-grade heroes, from lightweight sprays to nourishing treatments that hydrate, rescue, and protect. Whether you’re behind the chair perfecting a smooth blowout or crafting lived-in texture, these products keep every strand healthy and resilient. Think of them as your must-haves for maintaining hair integrity through every service. With the right lineup, you can deliver flawless finishes without compromising the condition of your client’s hair.

HEAT PROTECTION ESSENTIALS

Excessive heat from blow dryers, curling irons and flat irons can cause hair to become dry, brittle and prone to breakage. Shield hair with Wella Professionals EIMI Thermal Image Heat Protection Spray. This two-phase professional formula is designed to protect, smooth and deliver natural hold. Phase 1: Nourish the hair and provide heat protection up to 428°F. Phase 2: Leave hair smooth for a flawless shiny result.

Discover another salon favorite with Sebastian Professional Trilliant Spray. Add the perfect amount of protection plus sparkling shine to any look. Formulated with rock crystal extract, this lightweight spray gently conditions the hair, delivers heat protection and adds body and shine. HOW TO APPLY: Shake Sebastian Trilliant spray to blend and activate the Trilliant complex. Spray on damp hair just before blow-drying for stunning body and brilliant shine. For heat protection, use sparingly on dry hair with hot tools.

Styling and strengthening have never been easier with Sebastian Professional No.Breaker Bonding & Styling Leave-In Cream. This conditioning cream helps create new bonds within the hair while delivering a flexible hold and heat protection up to 230°C/450°F. The result? Smooth, frizz-free styles with a stronger, healthier feel. For optimal results, use it as part of the Sebastian Professional No.Breaker bonding system, a collection designed to deeply nourish and reinforce hair, leaving it up to 20x stronger* and more resilient with every use.

TOOL SELECTION

Control the heat, reduce breakage and reach for ghd hot tools and blowdryers. Let's be honest... not all hot tools are created equal. Discover ghd's styling tools, preset to 365 degrees Fahrenheit (the scientifically proven safer-for-hair temperature) for healthy hair results.

Easily create big, soft curls and volume at the root with the ghd Soft Curl 1.25" Curling Iron. Equipped with a large ceramic barrel and perfect for long hair and voluminous styles. No more guessing the correct styling temperature, the breakthrough ultra zone™ technology detects each strand of hair and monitors heat 250x a second to ensure the optimum styling temperature. Other handy features include a professional-length cord to allow for flexible styling, a cool tip designed to keep fingers safe and an automatic "sleep mode" after 30 minutes of non-use.

Take your blow-dry to a new level with the ghd Helios™ Advanced Professional Dryer. Launched in 2020, the premium hair dryer has (already!) received 10 awards to date, including the Allure Best of Beauty Award for Best Hair Dryer. This professional-quality ghd hair dryer is lighter, faster and provides smooth results and shine. Lightweight and ergonomically balanced for styling comfort. The ghd Helios™ is designed for daily use and salon-quality results.

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IN-SALON TREATMENTS

WELLA PROFESSIONALS WELLAPLEX

Protein and moisture balance are key components to healthy hair and long-lasting color. Add a Wella Professionals WELLAPLEX Stand Alone Treatment to any salon service and reconstruct hair bonds, reduce breakage, strengthen, and rebalance in just 15 minutes.

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Pre-Shampoo hair and towel-dry.

2. Mix WELLAPLEX No.1 Bond Maker with water in an applicator bottle (1:6).

3. Apply mixture to hair.

4. Develop 5 minutes. Do not rinse.

5. Apply WELLAPLEX No.2 Bond Stabilizer

6. Develop 10 minutes. Rinse, shampoo, condition and blow-dry.

Looking for a little extra L-O-V-E? Treat locks to the ultimate deep conditioning with an intensive hair oil. Balance moisture, revive shine and recharge color vibrancy with Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Smoothing Oil. This haircare treatment is formulated with fine macadamia and avocado oils, providing advanced hydration and beautiful shine. HOW TO APPLY: Apply 1-2 pumps to the hands, distribute evenly throughout the mid-lengths and ends. Can be used on damp hair for smoothing or on dry hair for luminous shine.

Another salon favorite, Ultimate Smooth Miracle Oil Serum, is a lightweight, nourishing oil that transforms hair from the inside out. In just 30 seconds, it deeply hydrates, leaving strands visibly smoother and shinier, with smoothness that can last up to three days* when left unwashed. Formulated with Squalane and Omega-9, it not only softens and tames frizz but also provides heat protection up to 230°C/450°F and up to 96 hours of frizz control. Stylists love how it delivers silky shine while infusing hair with a luxurious blend of jasmine, vanilla, bergamot, peach, and sandalwood, giving clients a subtle floral bouquet scent with every use. Perfect for finishing services or adding to treatments, this serum elevates any style with healthy, glossy results.

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MASKS

Elevate your salon services with professional treatment masks that deliver visible results while enhancing your client experience. From deep hydration to bond repair, these masks allow you to customize treatments that leave hair looking and feeling healthier, shinier, and more resilient. Favorites from Wella Professionals and Sebastian Professional offer salon-grade performance, whether you’re strengthening compromised strands, smoothing frizz, or boosting manageability. Incorporating these masks into your service menu not only elevates the end result but also positions your expertise as a stylist who goes beyond the blowdry to truly care for every client’s hair.

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STYLING TIPS

TAKE A BREAK: Give hair a rest from excessive heat styling and let natural texture shine. Embrace no-heat hairstyles like braids, twists, buns, or even stylish hat looks to reduce tension and friction, helping minimize mechanical damage while keeping hair healthy and strong.

By incorporating these heat protection and care essentials into your salon toolkit, you can confidently style every client while keeping their hair strong, shiny, and healthy. From heat protection sprays to intensive treatments, each product works to prevent damage, reduce breakage, and enhance manageability. When you prioritize hair integrity alongside flawless results, you not only elevate your services but also build trust and loyalty with clients who know their hair is in expert hands. With the right products and techniques, every style becomes a showcase of both creativity and care.

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