Craving long, straight braids? You can get it in a jiffy using the iron. To protect your hair from damage, it is recommended to use ceramic straighteners. You can even use the professional ceramic flat iron, which produces infrared heat and negative ions to seal in moisture as you straighten your hair. With the use of proper styling, straightening, and hair treatment techniques, you can protect your tresses from the heat and keep them straight throughout the day. Here are the steps to follow to get perfectly straight hair.
#1. Preparing hair for heat treatment
- Apply shampoo and conditioner: The first step to straightening hair is to apply a 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner enriched with smoothing or moisturizing ingredients. You can use Alberto VO5 Moisturizing Shampoo + Conditioner 2 in 1, which contains five vitamins, such as vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin H, vitamin C and vitamin E.
- Dry gently: After washing with a towel, dry your hair gently without disheveling it to avoid excess frizz after showering.
- Apply Heat Protection Serum: Apply the heat treatment while your hair is wet to easily spread the serum without creating clumps. After the application of the serum, use a wide tooth comb to gently spread it all over the body. It is best to use a product infused with Moroccan oil that can keep your hair straight all day. Try the Moroccan Oil Light Treatment. It is a versatile product that will protect your hair from the harmful effects of chemicals and heat. It is enriched with oil of Morocco, vitamins, proteins and argon oil that nourishes your hair and helps keep it straight, manageable and healthy throughout the day.
- Dry hair: It is recommended to blow-dry your hair before straightening to prevent hair from breaking due to heat stroke.
#two. Straighten your hair with an iron:
- Plug in the iron and turn it on: Adjust the heat level to your preference. Frizzy and thick hair needs a higher temperature compared to thin and brittle hair.
- Separate your hair into sections: To make the process of straightening your hair easier and faster, divide your hair into several sections that are 1 to 2 inches thick each and secure with the lobster clips. Then, slowly pull the flat iron through each section of hair. Start by pinning all sections of hair behind your shoulders or on top of your head. Then take each of the sections of hair at the front of the shoulder to straighten it. Start from the bottom layers and work your way out to the outermost layer of hair.
- Place the flat iron blades close to the hair roots: For best results, start straightening hair approximately 1 inch from the scalp.
- Hold your iron down: Make sure you don’t hold your hair too tightly, as this can create a ridge at the top of your hair where you start to straighten it. Avoid holding the iron in the same place for a long time to avoid rutting.
- Run the hair straightener over the sections of hair several times: Depending on the thickness of your hair, you should use the blades of the flat iron once or several times. Carefully look at your hair from all angles to make sure there are no kinks. Once you’re done, run the boar of a bristle brush through the strands. Apply setting spray to keep your hair straight.
With the hair straightening tips, get the beautiful, perfectly straightened tresses that you have been waiting for a long time.
