Do you want your hair straight all the time? If so, I can recommend a straightening processed called Latino - Google 'latino hair straightening'.
A few of my friends have had it done. It keeps your hair straight for about 3-4 months at a time. And this is not like the old school chemical straightening, it is a protein treatment - their hair is very soft and shiny.
It is expensive but one of my friends had hair like yours all her life, but very 'fluffy' too and we cannot believe the difference.
She's going to have it done for the second time in a few weeks because it does wash/grow out but the more you have it done, the longer it lasts.
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i dont know the differences between the different types of straightening
i do know a wealthy friend who has her hair straightened nearbye , for about 6 months at a time it lasts and it costs maybe $500. does that sound like the same thing? it might be worth it for me seeing how much work my hair is but i cant see myself spending that although its probably cheaper in the long run. i recently paid $40 to have my hair blowwaved straight as i didnt have time to do it and i had a situation i needed to look good for fast. it does cause me alot of hassles so it probably would really help me to do that.
Where do you live? The salon's in the city here (Sydney) charge that much, but the ones out here closer to home (western sydney) charge a few hundred less. My friend paid $300, that was for the latino straightening, cut and colour.
If you have the money, I'd definitely recommend it. She literally gets up in the morning, washes it (you do need to use a special keratin based shampoo I think) gives it a quick dry with the hairdryer and she's out the door. She can even let it air dry if she's just at home - UNHEARD of for her.
I wash and condition it in the shower and brush it at the same time. i never brush it dry, unless i want it frizzy.
Then i get out, i don't towel dry it i just leave it to dry, when it's not dripping i put in some product and just leave it. I use frizz free balms, curl products but generally a creme works best in my hair.
If i straighten it all the time it goes frizzy. The hair dryer and straightener dry it out. So i learnt to embrace the curl and have it straighten from time to time. Although i have just cut it all off really short so it's not so surly now!
BUT when I did straighten my hair I would wash it at night, let it dry naturally, then straighten in the morning. That worked well for me cos then my hair was dry and ready to straighten but I also second that a blowdryer is a big no-no!
Are you using a heat protectant serum? if you straighten every day then you'd need this to help protect your hair from burning. Maybe your setting is too high too???
Another frizzy haired girl here as well It seems the lighter my hair is coloured, the harder it is to maintain. I do what Beck has just said, I wash only at night time, I NEVER blowdry my hair, and I straighten in the morning. I too hair a GHD (well 3 now), it's the best thing I've ever bought! It's taken a bit to find the right shampoo & conditioner for my hair. I also use a treatment every 2 weeks and I use a straightening balm before using the straightner.
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It seems the lighter my hair is coloured, the harder it is to maintain. I do what Beck has just said, I wash only at night time, I NEVER blowdry my hair, and I straighten in the morning. I too hair a GHD (well 3 now), it's the best thing I've ever bought! It's taken a bit to find the right shampoo & conditioner for my hair. I also use a treatment every 2 weeks and I use a straightening balm before using the straightner.
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