How to...

Straight hair is in. There’s only one problem, you were cursed (or blessed depending on what type of curls you have) with curly or wavy hair. I'm tempted to give you the lecture on accepting yourself just as you are, but I'll bite my tongue for now and give you a step by step guide on how to straighten your hair instead:

1. Wash and condition your hair as usual. Conditioning is very important- it helps protect your hair against the heat.

2. Towel dry your hair by gently blotting hair with the towel. Remember that wet hair is more vulnerable to damage so be gentle with your hair when it is wet.

3. Put a protective product on your hair, such as Biosilk hair straightening gel or Pantene frizz control with added conditioner, before you blow dry your hair. Make sure you dry the heck out of your locks!

4. If you use a straightening product, which I suggest you do, put it on your hair now and distribute evenly.

5. Now here comes the fun part. Plug in your trusty flat iron and while it heats up brush out your hair and separate it into layers and sections.

6. Using a brush or comb, select a small segment of hair from the bottom section that you did not put up. Hold it out straight and run the flat iron over the section starting at you scalp and working down. If you have thicker curls it is best to go slow or repeat the process several times.

7. Never spend too much time in one spot. You could fry your hair and who wants to deal with split ends anyway?

8. When you are finished with one layer repeat the process until you have finished all of your hair.

9. When you are finished straightening, style your hair until you get that hot chic look you’ve been wishing you were born with.

10. Spray in some volumizing hair spray and show your new luscious locks off to the world!


*Posted for credit for JRN 412