Straight - curl, curly - straighten ...
Any girl will understand that it is about hair.
Twisting beautiful curls is quite difficult, especially if you do it yourself. It is much easier to straighten hair, because for straightening there is also a special device - an iron.
Hair straightening does not take much time and does not require any special skills, therefore it is not necessary to go to a beauty salon for this simple procedure.
In this matter, it is important to know how to straighten hair correctly at home, so that the condition of the hair does not deteriorate and the effect lasts as long as possible.
Actually, this will be discussed later in the article.
How to straighten hair at home with an iron
It is widely believed that an iron for straightening greatly spoils hair, dries it and contributes to the appearance of split ends. Of course, the very first appearing irons did not have any protective coatings, and there were no means to protect the hair during heat treatment, so the hair deteriorated with frequent use of the straightener. But time does not stand still, so now this statement can be safely refuted.
Straightening hair at home with an iron, you must follow a number of rules:
1. A thermal protective agent must be applied to the hair before straightening! This is the only way to protect hair from overdrying under the influence of high temperature. There are a lot of such agents - these can be sprays, fluids, serums, etc. It does not matter which thermal protective agent will be used. The main thing is that the hair is protected.
2. Before straightening, the hair must be dried. Of course, it is better to do this without the aid of a hair dryer, and wait for the natural drying out, since two consecutive thermal treatments are a test for hair, even healthy and protected. If wet strands begin to straighten, then they, of course, will straighten, but this will extremely negatively affect their condition.
3. An iron for straightening hair is not recommended to be heated above a temperature of 200 degrees. No matter how healthy and strong your hair is, however well protected, it can quickly turn into a washcloth if it is often straightened at high temperature.
4. It is recommended to use the iron no more than 2-3 times a week. Hair should rest from endless styling.
Only following these rules will hair remain healthy, soft and shiny. Neglecting the rules will lead to a deterioration in the structure of the hair and delamination.
You can straighten hair at home with the help of an iron very quickly and easily, therefore this device settled in the house of almost every girl. To make the straightening as stable as possible, you need to straighten small locks of hair. If you hold an ironing straightener over all your hair, the effect will undoubtedly be, but will it be long ?! To increase the effect of straightening, especially for very fluffy and curly hair, it is better to use a styling agent before the procedure and lightly sprinkle with hairspray after straightening.
Of course, ironing is not the only assistant in straightening hair. There are other ways to straighten hair that do not affect the hair structure so aggressively. True, to straighten hair using alternative methods, it takes a little longer.
How to straighten hair at home with a hairdryer
For girls who wash their hair and straighten hair every day, the most preferred method of straightening hair is styling with a hairdryer. Just so that the hair is less “injured” when straightened, it is better to dry it with cool air rather than hot.
Straightening hair with a hairdryer at home is not a very simple procedure. There is some sequence of actions that you must adhere to:
1. First, the hair must be washed with shampoo and balm. Balm must be used necessarily after each wash, only apply it to the total mass of hair, avoiding the basal area. Then the hair should be blotted with a towel so that water does not drip from them. After that, for a greater effect from straightening, you can apply a tool to smooth the hair. It can be mousse, gel, etc.
2. Then, a heat-protective agent must be applied to the hair, since when drying with a hairdryer, the hair needs additional protection, even if the air flow is not hot. The total mass of hair must be divided by a comb with rare teeth into several strands and fixed with clips. In no case should you comb your wet hair! Otherwise, they will begin to stretch, split and break.
3. For straightening you will need a round comb with fine bristles and a hair dryer with a narrow nozzle. You need to take one of the strands, place a round comb under it, turn on the hair dryer and bring it on top of the strand. Then you need to pull the lock with a comb, while drying it with a hairdryer. After complete drying and straightening of one strand, it is necessary to proceed to the next. With each strand of hair, this procedure is best done several times, since at one time the hair will not dry out and straightening will not work.
This method of hair straightening requires training and takes quite a long time, of course, in this regard, ironing is much more convenient. But it’s much safer for your hair to use a hair dryer as a straightener. In addition, this method has one additional plus - during styling, if you keep the round comb close to the roots, you can get a good volume, comparable to the volume from the pile.
How to straighten hair at home without ironing and a hair dryer
It would seem, how can you pacify the curls without affecting them with either a stream of air or a hot temperature? It turns out that there are other methods of straightening hair at home. True, in their effectiveness they are much inferior to the previous methods described above.
Currently, in professional stores there are various products to make hair smooth. It can be shampoos, balms, masks, sprays or serums. Of course, it’s better to use a whole series right away, since the effect of one remedy may just be invisible. After using such products, the hair really becomes smooth and even, even if it was naturally dried. But these funds will absolutely not help if the hair is naturally very wavy or curly. Yes, and there are such funds, especially in professional stores, quite expensive. So for a set of shampoo, balm and mask will have to pay about 1,500 rubles. But such funds will not cause any harm to hair, unlike a hair dryer and ironing.
In addition to specialized tools, homemade oils based masks are popular among girls. Oils can be used any, most importantly natural. As a basis for a mask, even olive oil is suitable. Other ingredients are selected individually, depending on the condition of the hair. However, homemade masks are not suitable for every girl. If you use oil masks on hair prone to greasy, the mask will only aggravate the situation. If you apply the mask to overdried hair, the effect will undoubtedly be positive. In this case, hair straightening will be achieved by weighting the hair soaked in oil, nothing more.
Hairdressers do not recommend using masks made from ordinary oils at home. According to professionals, pharmacy and vegetable oils used for cooking cannot be absorbed into the hair and adversely affect the hair structure. They block the access of oxygen and with the frequent use of such oils, the hair will begin to break and split. If the goal is to treat hair, it is undoubtedly better to use specialized oils, rather than experimenting with your hair.
There is a special comb to straighten hair. The shape of the comb is more like an iron. True, instead of heating plates there are teeth. You can use this comb when styling with a hairdryer, and without using it. Clean damp hair is divided into strands and each strand must be combed several times with such a comb. You will have to comb your hair periodically until it dries completely. Of course, this is the solution for those girls who have time to wait for the natural drying of their hair and who do not want to heat their hair. But the mechanical treatment of wet hair affects their condition is not the best way. Nevertheless, it is better to comb the hair dry.
