Why Your Hair Smells Like Burnt Popcorn When You Straighten It
Posted on January 6, 2026 by Parker Bennett
You know that smell. The one where you’re halfway through straightening and your bathroom smells like someone had been microwaving popcorn for a few minutes too long. That smell is of your hair proteins literally cooking. Not metaphorically. Actually cooking. Happened to me in college. Took my roommate’s flat iron and cranked it to max because I was […]