@IDareT'sHair Sounds like a good plan. I've used heat a lot this year. I've avoided heat damage by making sure my hair was very well conditioned before applying heat; keeping the heat on a moderate temperature, using a good heat protectant, and doing protein treatments.
My hair is resistant though, so I've decided not to beat it into submission if you will with too much heat. I keep the temp on 365-370 degrees at this point. A month ago, Don'tSpeakdefeat who's a member here and was trained by Reneice showed how she washed and flat ironed a client's hair on Periscope ( it's from Twitter I believe, and you can follow people who post live videos).
The client's hair was natural and her hair came out so sleek and lush. I asked her for tips on what temp to use for my hair since it's coarse and never gets sleek. She said I can do 410 at least and to go light on products.
Sorry this was a long arse post lol.