How to Get Your Hair Super Straight

If you are into styling your hair, you most likely have a flat iron or hair straightener of some sort or the other. Here is how to get your hair ultra straight to maximize the benefits of using a flat iron to straighten your hair.

Ionic and Tourmaline in Your Flat Iron

I prefer to use a flat iron that has tourmaline plates for the ionic technology. Ionic technology has to do with the release of negative ions. Negative ions have a positive effect on hairstyling because it helps in the management of your hair. Your hair is left much silkier and smoother and tamed when you use a good hair tool with ionic technology.

So, the first thing that you will need to use in order to achieve the super straight hair look is a good flat iron with ionic technology. The tourmaline plates are just a perk, so if you have a hair straightener with tourmaline plates, that is an added plus.

Styling Serum That Conditions

You will also need to use a type of hair styling serum that has a conditioner or moisturizer in it to apply to your hair prior to and after the use of the flat iron. This will not only ensure that your hair is protected from heat, but will assist in attaining straightness in your hair.

A Fine Toothed Comb

Have you ever gone to school and had to get a lice check performed on you as well as all other students to ensure that you do not have any lice in your hair? Well, in these lice checks, they usually use a cheap, black fine-toothed comb to sift through the strands of hair.

Well, if you know what kind of comb I am talking about, his kind of fine-toothed comb is suitable for use to get our hair ultra straight. You will need to use this type of comb along with the flat iron with tourmaline technology for the following procedure to get your hair looking sleek and straight.

The Procedure

First, we will need to apply the styling serum to your hair working from the ends to the root. You do not need a lot of serum. Just a little is needed.

Next, after the flat iron is properly heated and ready for use, you will need to take the fine-toothed comb. Grab a section of hair and apply the flat iron to it while following the flat iron with the fine-toothed comb at the same time. That is the simple trick to getting your hair as straight as possible. The magic is in the fine-toothed comb!

Apply the flat iron with the fine-toothed comb to all sections of your hair until you have done every single strand of hair on your head. And that is it! Now you have a head of ultra straight, super silky and smooth hair.

Flat Iron Shoppe dot com is a site that Jay authors that is dedicated to flat irons and hair straighteners. You can find great brand names in hair tools such as the GHD flat iron and the great Paul Mitchell flat iron.

Styling Curly Hair

Before you begin styling your curly hair, you need to start with a good base. Curly hair is naturally dry and needs to be well moisturized. Try not to shampoo more than 3 times a week or every other day at most because shampoo can be very drying. Always use a thick, moisturizing conditioner during every wash, and try to use a deep conditioner every couple of weeks for extra moisture.

Once you have finished washing and conditioning your hair, rinse it in the shower with the coldest water you can stand. If you can’t stand cold water in the shower, use a pitcher of cold water, bend over the shower, or pour it over your hair when you are finished with the water. Cold water helps to seal the cuticle in order to help keep the moisture from escaping. Also, try not to make your shower too hot and steamy because the steam will open up the cuticles again. If you must have steam, don’t linger in the bathroom.

Next, you will need to apply the products to your hair. Don’t squeeze the water out of your hair yet, keep it sopping wet. This will make sure the products are evenly distributed throughout your hair. You can use any product you like, but I recommend always starting with a leave-in conditioner. You can either leave in a little bit of your regular conditioner, use your regular conditioner as a leave-in, or use a leave-in conditioner. If you have shoulder length hair, use about a nickel sized amount. Use more with longer hair.

Put the conditioner in your hands, coat your hands, and comb your fingers through your hair evenly distributing it throughout your hair. Try to concentrate it more on the ends because the ends are always the driest. Next, you can add in your other products. I suggest using a light curling gel for hold but without crunch. You could also use a mousse instead and you could add in a serum to help defrizz. I like to use a spray gel so that I can just spray it on and then scrunch it. That is the next step, scrunching. Instead of squeezing along the length of your hair, scrunch it up towards your head to help with the curls.

Finally, take a towel and scrunch with it some more to get as much water out as possible. It’s best to let it air dry, but if you want it done faster, you can use a diffuser on a low setting for a few minutes to help speed up the process. Don’t brush or comb your hair or else you’ll break up the curls. Let it dry and then put in some pins or clips if you want.

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