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Straightening Hair Tips

  • Use a mild shampoo and strong conditioner so that the hair is well protected. You must keep off from any heat -styling tools so as to prevent any damage to the hair. Regular deep conditioning of the hair can give it a healthier bounce and shine. Use good detangling products and wide -toothed comb for the hair after a straightening treatment.
  • Who want to add a bit of shine - Add a drop of silicone serum and watch the tresses bounce. A little care will go a long way in maintaining the straightened tresses.
  • If you are using a straightening iron to straighten your hair, use it with care, and use it sparingly. It can be very damaging if used often.
  • Blow-drying Hair Straight - Always use a protective product when styling your hair straight. Good tools are essential - use a blow-dryer with a strong air flow, not just a very hot one. If blow-drying hair straight regularly, use a treatment, weekly, to prevent your hair from drying out and frazzled ends.
  • Having your hair colored and using a straightener could result in damage to your hair. It's not that either of these are dangerous or damaging by themselves, but when they are combined, they can be simply too much for your poor old hair to handle.
  • Try booking a consultation with a straightening specialist and getting an opinion on whether a straightener would work with what is already on your hair. A professional hairdresser will often take what is called a "test strand" (basically a clipping of your hair) and pop it in to a bowl with the chemical straightener to assess its ability to remain in good condition. If the result is that you should not try this on your hair please take this advice.
  • For a temporary blow out of straight hair, the most effective way for a perfect finish is to apply straightening balm to each section as you go. A large paddle brush will give you poker straight hair, and a round brush will give you a softer curved finish.
  • With the most hair straightening products on the market today you can't permanently relax or straighten your hair if:
    • It has been permanently colored/tinted with a high volume strength peroxide or bleached. Even if only a little is left in the ends of your hair you will need to have it cut out first! Semi or non-permanent colors do not affect the ability to straighten hair chemically.
    • You swim in chlorine water often
    • You have fine blonde hair. It can be done but can look dry and damaged and frizz easily.
  • Here are my tips on hair straightening for people with wavy or slightly curly hair that want it straight but still healthy:
    1. Wash with a regular shampoo that will remove buildup or at least prevent it.
    2. Use a good conditioner that won't weigh hair down but still will condition it.
    3. Once out of the shower, wring hair out until it doesn't drip anymore, then dry as much as possible with a towel.
    4. Apply a little bit of straightening gel before blow drying and in between towel drying.
    5. Blow dry by taking sections at a time and with a flat brush- it takes a while to master exactly how to straighten accurately but it's worth it.
    6. Use a little bit of gel or cream or something to keep it straight and non-frizzy.
    7. It should last for about 2 days, depending on temperatures.




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by shae from west virginia on Jun 25, 09

I know how all of you feel. I have extremely curly, thick, and frizzy hair and I hav found a way to make it look naturally straight and stay that way for 3 days.
#1 product you need is a clamp brush. It evenly distributes the hair out
so that the straightener evenly straightens without crushing your hair to frizzles.
#2 you need a heat protectant cream and a frizz cream to protect the hair.
#3 you need a good straightener (not all straighteners that work are expensive)
#4 the technique you use is crucial. i pull half of my hair up into a bun and split the bottom half evenly down the middle in the back. You take small pieces at a time and wrap the rest of the hair around the bun so its not in the way. Apply the products to each piece. Make sure you go as close to the scalp as possible and use the clamp brush to lead the way for the straightener, repeat atleast 3 times on each strand. This is the most effective way to reach the back of your hair. It may take 30min to 1hr to straighten your whole head but its totally worth it!!! your hair will look beautiful and naturally straight.

by lacy from usa on Jun 15, 09

emmy from boston, the reason your hair is flat and dead after you blow dry it, might be the way you're blow drying it. Before you blow dry, towel dry your hair just a little so it's still kind of moist, but not really. then blow dry it straight down on different sections rather than just everywhere. before you blow dry it spray a little of water mixed with a little hairspray on your hair. As you blow dry it take a brush and brush your hair upwards underneath your hair. That will add volume, and you're hair will be practicly straight. If you still need to straigten it, do the same hairspray water brush thing and that will add volume again.

by Urvashi .R.Shah from India on Jun 7, 09

I have very wavy hairs.My hairs are cut in layers from the front and step from behind.As it is layers from front my hairs are short from front and appears to be very wavy both in front and back.As a result I have to straighten it up throught everyday with a Johnson straightening machine. What should I do? I am 16 yrs old. Please reply me soon. Thank you.

by Emmy from Boston on Jun 5, 09

OHMYGOSH! I hate my hair! (i have medium length hair and its thin) I love like the color of my hair and everything. But when I get out of the shower.. its a little wavy and doesn't look good so, i usually blow dry it then straighten it! And it looks like its wet and dead! I have no idea what to do! So some1 please help me! I am so confused what to do!
:) thanks.

by Hanna from England on Jun 4, 09

I have to straigten my hair everyday. I cant be seen with it the way it is. I have been straightening it for 4 years everyday now. My hair is fine, and silky, must be the shampoo I use

head and shoulders damage rescue (Y)

by shayne from Canada on May 31, 09

i straighten my hair everyday pretty much for school. before i straighten my hair it's wavy and for the most part it's silky and healthy, the only problem i have is that my hair isn't staying straight through out the day. how can i keep it from starting to go wavy again?

by shyanne from texas on May 27, 09

yow ive read all da above bwt curly hair
ive gt da same prob
i dont strayt ma hair often but when i do
i have 2 tell sum 1 els 2 do it 4 me cz i canot reach da bck hair
ma hair r medium nd curly typ
lol
aniwyaz wen i strayten ma hair afta a bit dey go back 2 bein wavy
im gettin a ababyliss pro 230 radiance straightener hoping dt will help me but we'll see
can u give me sum tipz on how 2 keep ma hair strayt

by always confused from oklahoma on Dec 15, 08




translation-yo!ive read all the above about curly hair.ive got the same problem.i dont straighten my hair often but when i do i have to tell someone else to do it for me because i cannot reach the back hair.my hair is medium and curly type.laugh out loud.anyways,when i straighten my hair,after a bit it,goes back to being wavy.im getting an 'ababyliss pro 230 radience'straightner,hoping that will help me,but we will see .can you give me some tips on how to keep my hair straight?

by MgDemon01 from Phil on May 22, 09

Everytime I straighten my hair, the next day it goes back to normal.... WTF!!!

Is there no other way. I mean What do i have to do. Ihate My hair so much...

Im A guy by the way.. Any hints?? Plss

by Malerie from Ontario on May 2, 09

I find that if you comb a bit of straigtening gel into your hair before you blow dry it, it really helps! Be sure to use hairspray! (but not too much!)

by Stephanie from New Jersey on Apr 28, 09

ok so i have medium length hair. its not too long anyway, it always seems to get frizzy and it looks dry. i use sunsilk hydra tlc
and sometimes i use herbel essences.
i dont know what to use for my hair to keep it from frizzing and looking dry.
can u help me?
thanks!
:)

by Hayley from Phoenix on Apr 20, 09

To keep frizz down and to make your hair really soft, I wash my hair in conditioner first then rinse out, then wash with shampoo then rinse, then condition again. Hope this helps!

by Nicole from London, England on Apr 15, 09

I have thick, shoulder-length, wavy, hair, I mostly use treseme deep conditoning shampooh and conditioner, and it makes my hair soft and silky, but I HAVE to either blowdry it straght, if I don't straghten it, because due to the imense thickness of it, it is really puffy and well... altogether BIG (if you understand where I'm coming from). I tend not to blowdry & straghten together, because my poor hair cannot handle it! One thing which is great for hair is olive oil - hope this helps. :D

by roshan shah from bangalore on Apr 11, 09

MY HAIR IS SILKY & SMOOTH,BUT RECENTLY I NOTICED TAT I WAS TURNING CURLY,SO I GOT THEM STRAIGHTENED,,& THE RESULT WAS BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLL!!!NOW I'TS 8 MONTHS NOW..& I JUST WANNA KNOW WHEN I CAN GO BACK TO GET THEM TREATED AGAIN AS THE SLIGHT WAVES ARE SHOWING UP AGAIN..?PLZ HELP...SOMEONE PLZ..

by mamtaz from dubai on Apr 9, 09

hi,from past 3 months iam straightng my hair every other 3days with ceramic straightner,before straightening my hair i apply tiny coconut oil for my wet hair n let it dry naturally, aftrer that i use my straightner,my problem is when i leav my hair without straightng it looks very dry compared to before,is it ok if i wil use coconut oil... n same procedure? pls help

by Daja from Nashville on Apr 4, 09

I have thick hair and everytime i wash it its a puffy mess, wut can i do to stop this??

by Shell from scotland on Mar 27, 09

if any of you guys have a body shop near you get thier coconut extract leav in condidioner i used it on my thick curly hair and it hardly needed straightening plus it gives you shine :)

by kenedi. from pennsylvania on Mar 26, 09

well i didn't read the tip thingys.
but im assuming this is about straightening hair.
well, i straighten mine every single day mainly for school.
its always very staticky.

by Confidential from Canada on Mar 22, 09

My hair is really poofy, and like i have colored hair, and i heard that straightening colored hair will damage my hair, and i have been using my hair straightener allot, but i don't feel any difference once so ever! but like if i straighten my hair at night, when i wake up, it will be an ugly poof ball again. Please does anyone have any advice for me? Please reply. All my friends have nice straight hair and 'm like the only one that doesn't. It makes me feel so...ugh :(

by Kaloly XD from texas on Feb 12, 09

i hav somewhat wavy/curly hair and like to straighten it everyday, wut sux tho after i get up, it's wavy again >.< and i seem to damage my hair at some points when i use the hair iron, i suggest straighten in small layers (4 my kind of hairstyle ^^) n it's ben good, and the tips has helped out abit too

by Lucie on Feb 5, 09

I think my starighteners are good, carmen hair, there cheap + efficent . use beyond the zone styling gel, it stops frizz and keeps your hair straighttt!! x

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