straightening tips....

So I straighten my hair with a flat iron, but it makes it pretty frizzy, any tips on making hair sleek?

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Permalink Reply by Khaos on January 22, 2009 at 3:06pm

okay
get a flat iron hair serum (got 2 be has some good ones, same with garnier and a few other brands - they treat your hair and help protect it some from excess damage) and smooth it into your hair. it will help a little bit...hair gets frizzy cause it's thirsty and/or damaged.
Try a lower heat setting if you can or dry your hair before hand (and use with the serum).
Make sure you condition your hair regularly and give it breaks from the extreme heat.

If you have to, trim the dead ends!

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Permalink Reply by Ballisto on January 23, 2009 at 12:26am

I use curd soap (soap, that makes your hands really dry). It might work with normal soap too. Just rub the soap between your hands with a little water, till you get this thick soap foam, then apply it to your hair. Now get a comb and blow dry it, just like you would do when spiking it.
It works for me, makes my hair really straight and sticky, easier to spike it afterwards too. Might be worth a try.

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Permalink Reply by th3 chi3f on January 24, 2009 at 3:45am

Maybe a relaxer... I seen relaxer make the thickest hair sleek and nice...Im thinking about relaxing my mohawk ~:)

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Permalink Reply by Segadoway on January 24, 2009 at 6:14am

Wow......a constructive post!

i think this needs a clap!

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Permalink Reply by Khaos on January 24, 2009 at 10:39pm

*golf clap*

That could work, if is his hair isn't fried, and it had some form of tighter curl.
I think if it's fried (ie, dried out, too processed), it won't relax, because I don't see his hair being curly/kinky enough (could be wrong...) BUT along the lines of relaxing, you could use a deep conditioner instead, since it's frizzy and stuff. A henna placenta, v05, and some garnier (for extremely damaged hair, its like a mask) I've used and my hair has always been nice.
but if you've got the split ends too, those will need a trim, or you will see them.

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Permalink Reply by Protagonist on January 25, 2009 at 1:42am

Lets see, how short is it? I've found that if you put a hat over it when its wet, and let it dry it ends up pretty straight. I use like, a winter hat thing. And because it isn't using any heat, it doesn't kill your hair. Just.... wash the hat every once in awhile.