Start by preparing hair for heat. Use a shampoo for moisture or smoothing... Pat your hair dry to help prevent freezing Apply heat protectant and gently comb through the hair Products with silicon will also help keep hair straight. (Saint Charles International has an excellent lotion along with their Illustrate with silicon) Blow-dry your hair. You want your hair to be as dry as possible when straightening. Not only will this allow your flat iron to work better, it will also prevent you hair from being shocked by the heat and breaking off. •Point the hair dryer downward with the flow of your hair while blow-drying. This downward motion away from your roots encourages your hair to dry straight. •Set your hair dryer on the lowest heat setting. If you have particularly frizzy hair, drying your hair on a lower heat setting for a longer period of time will prevent your hair from puffing up as you dry it. Blow-dry your hair. You want your hair to be as dry as possible when straightening. Not only will this allow your flat iron to work better, it will also prevent you hair from being shocked by the heat and breaking off. •Point the hair dryer downward with the flow of your hair while blow-drying. This downward motion away from your roots encourages your hair to dry straight. •Set your hair dryer on the lowest heat setting. If you have particularly frizzy hair, drying your hair on a lower heat setting for a longer period of time will prevent your hair from puffing up as you dry it. Place the straightener as close to the roots of the section as possible without burning yourself. This will usually mean that your straightener will start about an inch from your scalp Clamp the iron down so that the heated sides touch and your hair rests between them. Be sure not to clamp too firmly, as this will create a ridge in the top of the hair section where you start straightening. Additionally, be sure not to hold the flat iron in the same spot for too long, as doing so will also cause a ridge to form in your hair. Run the flat iron down the length of your section of hair. Your motion should be a fluid and steady sweep from the roots to the ends. The most important part of this technique is that you dont hold the straightener in any one place for too long. Doing so can damage your hair and create undesirable folds. Run the straightener over the section several times until it is completely straight. Depending on the thickness of your hair, you may only have to do this once, or you may have to run the straightener over a section of hair several times. •The strength of your flat iron will also determine how many times you will have to run over a particular section of hair. •The lower the heating setting on the flat iron, the more times you will have to run your straightener over a particular section of hair. •Dont be alarmed if you see steam rising from the flat iron. Steam occurs as a result of the hot ceramic making contact with any leftover moisture in your hair. If you start to smell burning hair, however, turn down the heat setting on the flat iron immediately. Set your blow dryer to cold on the lowest air flow setting. Blow-dry your hair for another minute carefully to set your straightened hair. You can use a thick brush to guide your hair in a straight motion if you prefer. Finish off style with light humidity control spray..
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:00:22 +0000
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