Today I went to a salon to have a haircut. They gave me a haircut and blew my hair with very hot air coming out from hair dryer for 5 minutes. Then they applied something to my hair and told me to wait. Next they blew by hair again for more 5 minutes. Is the hot air coming out from the hair dryer bad? Is the hot air harmful for the brain. I have heard that hot air or water application on head kill brain cells? Is my brain safe? Will I suffer from memory loss?

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Dr. Anand Vikram KaleAyurveda9yrs exp

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Though hot air or hot water is not good for hair or scalp. But is false that it is harmful to brain cells. So don't worry.

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Dr. Amit TuliUrologist15yrs exp

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Relax. Skull bones are very strong and hard. Hot air cannot reach brain so easily. Even things in blood don't reach brain so easily because of blood brain barrier.

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Dr. Reji ThomasAyurveda22yrs exp

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A single exposure to hot air cannot do any damage to brain. Your brain is safe. Anyway, freqently using hair drier may spoil the quality of your hair.

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