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Chris...have to try straightening balm yet??? Does it work??? Just wondering...
Unfortunatley my hair isnt very straight yet. the main problem is just on the very ends, but once the wind hits my hair it just destroys it. i part my hair in the middle and when it dries the front where it is parted is like two big waves, it's sooo annyoing. i haven't tried straighting balm yet because i cant find it!! is it at walgreens or do i have to go to a salon to get it?? by the way long bangs, whats up, you never post anymore. ok well anymore help is appreciated from anyone.
HAHAHA two big waves??? Just like what I had...ok...I believe you can get some straightening balm at Hermon,CVS, Rite Aid, salons and maybe walgreens!!!U Gotta look for it...By the way u can also order it by phone..GOOD LUCK
CHRIS.......OKAY BRO...HERE ARE A FEW STRATEGIES....
FIRST OF ALL, THE 2 STRAIGHTENING PRODUCTS I RECOMMEND
ARE "ST8" BY RUSK AND "STRAIGHT" BY BUMBLE AND BUMBLE.
SO....WHAT YOU DO IS USE A QUARTER SIZED AMOUNT AND
APPY ON DAMP HAIR.(I ALSO RECOMMEND A "LEAVE IN" CONDITIONER
AT THE TIME ALSO....) THEN YOU USE A COMB TO COVER ALL
THE HAIR UNIFORMALLY....NOW THE KEY IS TO COME UNDERNEATH
THE HAIR AND PULL A FLAT OR ROUND BRUSH THROUGH THE HAIR
WHILE YOU USE A BLOW DRYER THAT HAS A DIFFUSER ON IT.
(IT REALLY WILL NOT DAMAGE THE HAIR IF YOU'RE GENTLE
YET FOCUSED ON THE SPECIFIC AREA YOU'RE DRYING THE HAIR)
ALSO...DRY THE HAIR IN "SECTIONS"...CLIP THE AREAS THAT YOU ARE
NOT DRYING...ONE SIDE AT A TIME ...THEN UNDERNEATH THE BACK
(CLIP THE REST) THEN THE TOP OF THE BACK HEAD OF HAIR...THEN
THE FRONT OF THE HAIR...
THESE PRODUCTS DO WORK....IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE
TO GET THE BLOW DRYING PART DOWN....AND USING A DIFFUSER...YOU
WILL,SINCERELY, MINIMIZE ANY DAMAGE.(HOMEST)
JUST LOOK AT IT AS "FUN".IT REALLY IS SOMETHING YOU CAN GET GOOD AT DOING.
ALSO....IF YOU WERE TO RELAX THE HAIR...IT MIGHT BE AN OPTION.
A GOOD STYLIST WILL "RELAX" THE HAIR IN SECTIONS ALSO...MOSTLY
"UNDERNEATH" THE HAIR SO THAT THE HAIR WILL APPEAR MUCH STRIGHTER
THE "WHOLE" HEAD OF HAIR IS NOT RELAXED....JUST THE SPECIFIC
SECTIONS THAT ALLOW THE HAIR TO LAY FLAT AND MORE SMOOTHLY.
IN THE FAMOUS WORDS OF BELA KAROLYI "YOU CAN DO IT!!"
AND A NOTE TO ALL....
DO YOU HOMESTLY THINK THAT ALL THESE WOMEN WITH "PERFECTLY
STRAIGHT" HAIR HAVE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT HAIR????...NO.. THEY
JUST LEARNED A "PRACTICED" SKILL.
SO "LEARN" HOW TO APPLY THEM TO YOUR HAIR.THEY USE THEM ON ALL THE MODELS IN CHICAGO WHO ARE "CHOOSING" FOR A STRAIGHTER LOOK...
WHEN YOU GET GOOD YOU'LL BE LIKE ....OH CRAP...ANOTHER REALLY GOOD HAIR DAY!!
(Laughs!)
JAYME
Hi Chris,
Straightening, relaxing, or smoothing balms are almost a necessity when you are using a flat iron.
You can find poorer quality balms from grocery and drug stores, but the best are found in beauty supply stores. I've tried just about all there are in an attempt to straighten my hair, and the one that works the best, by far, is ARTec's smoothing serum, which can be found at most beauty supply stores.
Good luck, and let us know how it works for you.