'Curling irons can be just as healthy as air styling' — I chatted to a major haircare brand founder about the styling mistakes we're all making
More specifically, the evils of heat, and how it's a one-way street to fried locks and frizz. So when I spoke to Dr Julie Chung, co-founder of haircare brand T3, I was surprised to discover she has a rather different take."Heat in general has been sort of demonized incorrectly," she tells me. "Women always think, 'Oh heat is terrible for my hair, I'm just gonna let it air dry, I'm gonna shower and just sleep on it.' Hair is actually in its most fragile state when it's wet.
- ▪More specifically, the evils of heat, and how it's a one-way street to fried locks and frizz.
- ▪So when I spoke to Dr Julie Chung, co-founder of haircare brand T3, I was surprised to discover she has a rather different take."Heat in general has been sort of demonized incorrectly," she tells me.
- ▪"Women always think, 'Oh heat is terrible for my hair, I'm just gonna let it air dry, I'm gonna shower and just sleep on it.' Hair is actually in its most fragile state when it's wet.
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Home Small Appliances Hair Care 'Curling irons can be just as healthy as air styling' — I chatted to a major haircare brand founder about the styling mistakes we're all making Features By Ruth Hamilton Published 30 July 2026 Heat is the hot topic when it comes to hair health When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The hot topic — no pun intended — in haircare gadgets right now is heat. More specifically, the evils of heat, and how it's a one-way street to fried locks and frizz.
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