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i have extremely wavy, curly hair, and have tried different methods to "straighten" it out...and what seems to work for me right now is i put this stuff called frizz ease or something similar in my hair and comb it through to make sure it's evenly distributed, then blow dry my hair in sections... oh, just for info, my hair is in the awkward stage, my bangs are a little below my nose, and the sides almost to bottom of my ears. anyway, when i blow dry it in sections, i'll brush the back-left side of my hair to the right while blow drying it in the same direction, then reverse the process on the other side, etc. my concern is, will doing this damage my hair, or make it grow slower? are there any other ways to straighten that i should try? the only reason i'm trying to straighten now is because it looks horrible in the awkward stage, but once it gets longer, i plan to just let it wave or curl however it wants. if only i can have patience enough to wait for that time :).
Sounds like my hair, although mine may be curlier. I've (unfortunately) been through awkward stage a couple of times, and I've tried everything. Your blowdrying method is pretty good, but I get a better result if I follow that up with a curling iron. Use the largest curling iron you can find, roll hair onto the iron and then slowly slide the curling iron off, pulling the hair taught all the way. You can also use a straightening iron the same way. Actually, what works best for mine is to roll it on the largest rollers possible. Magnetics (smooth plastic) work the best, but I have trouble using them myself. My hair tries to crawl off them before I can get it wrapped and pinned. For my own use, Velcro's are great. It actually takes less time for me to roll my hair on Velcro's and blow dry it than it takes to use the round brush method. Even after rolling it, you may want to pull the curling iron through it just to add smoothness. Oh yes, use plenty of hairspray. Spray while you're still in curlers and then to finish.
To sum up, the very best is a wet set on magnetics. African-American salons use this type of roller alot, and are used to "stretch-setting" curly hair. Like I say, this is a salon-only thing for me because these rollers are difficult for me to use. The next best thing for me is also a salon thing. The best hairdresser I ever used could blowdry my hair with a round brush and then use various curling irons, pulling and stretching my hair through these irons until it was absolutely straight! I love it, and it's wonderful to have perfectly smooth, straight hair after a lifetime of fighting curls, but she is scissor happy! I'm afraid to go to her because she can't seem to resist snipping at my hair! The best I can do at home is Velcro rollers, which may or may not require finishing up with a large curling iron.
I too worry about all the heat, especially from the curling irons. When I don't need it straight, I just use lots of spray. Starting with wet hair, spray your brush first and brush your hair into place, then spray your hair and pull it as you blowdry (you're not brushing at this point, just pulling and patting into place).
Thats the best I can do. Good luck!
all you have to do is go to a barber and ask to thin it out they use thinning siccors ask for alot of thinning to be done.
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