I have dry curly hair. I really want straight hair. I tried ironing with heat protection products, but the hair comes out too puffy. What are other ways to straighten my hair?
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? I've got curly hair and I wear it both ways depending on how much time i have to fix it that day...it looks better on me curly. See my fro on my avatar, that's what it looks like when it's curly. Anway, what I do to straighten it out is use a really good conditioner. Not one that claims to be good, one that feels good and gets the tangels out. That's all different for everyone, you might have to keep trying till you find a good one. I don't leave anything in it. I blow dry it straight, then go over it with a big curling iron to smooth it out. It usually comes out pretty smooth you can look at my profile to see how it looks straight (linda0982000) or you can im me. If it's really humid outside it still gives me some trouble. I don't know if they make this anymore but i used to use the Braun Style Shaper. It's a heated hairbrush that you can use anywhere, no cords or anything, and you use it dry. It did pretty good too. But usually the easiest (and most effective for me) is to blow dry it the night before, sleep on it and use the curling iron on it in the morning. It always seems to do better after laying on it. But that's how it works for me, your hair may be different so you never know for sure till you try it.
Oh yeah, my mom said her and her sisters used use really big curlers, or sometimes even cans (they were empty and washed out of course) before going to bed on very damp hair and it would straighten out over night, but the curlers have to be big or they will make it curl.
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? Don't try blow drying your hair straight, that will just make it even more poofy. What you should try is buy one of those straighteners that you can use on wet hair.
So right after you get out of the shower, rub some defrizzing lotion on it (I recommend Sunsilk), then straighten your hair with the Wet 2 Dry Straightener. After your hair is all straightened and there are still some frizzy parts, take an icecube and just run it once along the frizzy part. Not too many times, or the hair will turn curly again.
Heat protection products don't really work. You should use the shampoo from Sunsillk. It's in a green bottle, it comes with shampoo, conditioner, de-frizzing lotion. It works really well.
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? use bio silk before flat ironing it u can find bio silk at any hair store
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? i now that you said that it comes out poofy, but the chi really works. And it doesn't dry your hair out as much as the other ones. https://www.aveda.com/templates/products... And you might find something at Aveda on that page that might help your hair.
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? A straightening Iron! If this doesn't work, get hair drenched with water (like after a shower) and pull gel through it with your hands... See how that works for you, Good Styling!
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? maybe it's just the straightener because my hair is naturally wavy so when it dries i gets reaaally poofy and curly. try using a small straightener and do really small amounts of hair.
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? If you want to get really curly hair straight, First wash it with a good hydration shampoo. Personally i would let it air dry before straightening it. If you don't let it air dry and you straighten it wet, it could get fried. After you let it air dry, (have a friend help) while you straighten it before touches the iron hold it so that all the strands are straight. You might want to use a brush or comb or something. Do that for the rest of your head. If that doesn't work, nothing else will.
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? I have hair like yours and I cannot recommend anything more than the Maxiglide! It's a straightening iron that detangles the hair as you straighten, as well as steams the hair so that it retains moisture. It's a little pricey (I paid $100), but it really pays for itself. The best part is, you don't have to straighten your do every day; it can last for 3-4 days. (Although I don't go more than 2-3 days without washing my hair!)
Before you use a straightening iron, use a leave-in conditioner to protect your hair from heat damage, like Aussie Hair Insurance. The Hair Insurance is in a spray bottle, which is what I like best about it. Then put product in your hair; I like the serum and straightening lotion from the Garnier Fructis line. Oh yeah, and make sure your hair is 100% DRY when you put the products on. Using a straightening iron on wet hair will damage it very badly!
Once you're ready to use the iron, divide your hair into 5-6 sections, and straighten each section one at a time. With the Maxiglide, you'll be able to straighten your hair in about 15-20 minutes. It may seem like a long time, but the results are worth it and, like I said, last for days!
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? You gotta try Mixed Chicks products. That poofy frizzy thing...they do something in their products that fixes that. And it is pretty simple. You shampoo, condition, then put their leave-in conditioner on your hair wet and air dry. That is it. (http://www.mixedchicks.net)
If you want it straight, just shampoo, deep condition then apply the leave-in to the tips before you do the heat.
Ways for straightening dry curly hair? - Go curly! Read the book and visit the sites below about curly hair. I did and my once horrible curly hair is now virtually frizz-free ringlets. Now I get compliments on my hair all the time! Straighten your hair- be happy for a day, learn to manage your curly hair- be happy for life!
- To style your hair using the curly-girl method you will need gel and conditioner at the minimum. Some less useful, but still nice stuff would be a blowdryer, a diffuser (reduces frizz in curly/wavy hair when used with dryer), and a microfiber hair turban (to dry wet hair while sleeping or in the morning).
-The main philosophy of the curly-girl method is to not use shampoo. This may sound unhygenic but it has actually made my hair less oily and dandruffy. Most shampoos contain some of the same chemicals found in laundry detergent (aka sodium laureth sulfate or anything close to that). They dry out curly hair. Also you shouldn't brush your curly hair dry because it damages the hair and makes it poof.
- Massaging of the scalp with conditioner to remove dirt is all that is needed. It will clean everything but super clingy silicones (cyclopentasiloxane and dimethicone are examples). Then rinse and spread conditioner on the outside layer of hair and the hair at the nape of your neck. Gently comb tangles out with your fingers or a wide toothed comb and rinse with cold/cool water.
- Do not brush/comb your hair after this point because it wil disturb the curl pattern (make sure you already have a part). It is also important to use gel on sopping wet hair and scrunch the hair with your fingers. Use a towel or paper towels to gently scrunch some of the water out. Then let your hair air dry or wait ten minutes and then use a blowdryer with a diffuser. Do not touch the hair while it is air drying or it will frizz!
- Use a moisturizing conditioner, such as Desert Essence Organics Italian Red Grape Conditioner (found at health food/organic stores). The combo of products that I use daily is L'Oreal Out of Bed Weightless Texturizer (comes in a black-colored tub) and then Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Gel but there are more conditioners, gels, etc. on the websites.
- Your hair may seem worse at first, but it is just adjusting. This takes 2 to 4 weeks begin working.This is hard to do if you don't read the book, or at least visit the websites. Naturally curly hair can be beautiful! Hope this helps!
based on the book-
www ylcf org/gotcurl/
book-
Curly girl by Loirane Massey
curly forum, shopping, and info.-
www naturallycurly com/
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