If you use a metal curling iron, you're asking for a case of bubble hair, matter of fact you're waving a flag and tooting a horn to be in line for this common hair dilemma. Bubble hair is literally tiny bubbles at the end of your hair. It is normally caused by long term use of a metal curling iron.

Most standard curling irons heat up between 240 and 350 degrees and if you consider that water boils at 212 degrees, You can see that you are basically boiling the water within your hair shafts when you repeated use a curling iron. Eventually, the steam created within the hair shaft will cause a bubble on the end of or towards the end of your hair, and then after a short period of time the hair will break off. When this happens repeatedly, you can wind up looking really shaggy.

A good solution to avoiding bubble hair to use ceramic styling products when you style your hair. Chi makes a great line of curling irons and flat irons. The benefits of using a ceramic iron on your hair are many. The moist heat generated by a ceramic iron, which also has ceramic plates and coils will maintain an even temperature for your hair at all times, the negative ions produced will allow moisture to penetrate your hair shaft and if you're using a flat iron, you will be left with silky smooth, straight hair. Additionally, the cuticle of the hair is sealed and humidity is repelled, hence no high heat and no boiling of the hair shaft and no bubble hair. Best of all, using ceramic irons will lock in your hair color and slow the fade of your color that just happens over time.

If you're using a metal curling iron, retire it this week and switch to a good ceramic model and get the hair you thought you could only get in the salon!