Permanent Hair Straightening

[*TripleJ*]

i have no experience but i was warned against it as it can wreak ur hair pretty bad my hairdresser wouldnt do it for me mind u i was 16 at the time i love my GHD

[Spring Angel]

My hairdresser is going to organise for me to see some of her clients that have had it done.

She promises me you can have it up in a pony, excercise and get sweaty, take the pony out and there will be no kinks or frizz at all.

It would give me back so much time.

[amberj]

oooOOOOooooo, sounds wonderful! Is it terribly expensive? Every time I've looked into really good permanent straightening, it costs an arm and a leg.

[Spring Angel]

Depends on length and thickness of you hair but for my hair she is going to charge $350. She owns the salon so will do it at her home on the weekend(she has a home salon aswell). If I was to get it done in the salon it would be closer to $600. If I think of all the straightening products and time spent on you hair in a year, I can justify it.

And it's my 30th so I deserve a treat.

[2CheekyMonkeys]

i had it done (cant remember what they used) but it didnt work. apparantly it was my hair type. its not even that curly really. my SIL has nicole kidman type curls and it worked for her. she loved it, and yes she was able to put it up etc (like you mentioned). it did look a bit wierd as the roots grew back they were curly. you have to keep getting it done or use your hair straightener to do roots after a while.

that seems pretty pricey. i think i paid under 200 when i got mine done(about 4 years ago though). i asked my new hairdresser and she said it would be about 190.

[Visitor7]

I've been looking into it as well, but don't know anyone who has it done. For $350 I would jump at the chance!
The humidity is a real killer for the hair isn't it!

[Spring Angel]

My hairdresser did say that I'd have to use the GHD on the regrowth but thankfully the top of my hair is fairly straight, it's down the bottom that it is crazy.

Hollo: Sorry it didn't work for you. Funny how it works on some hair and not others. I've asked a few other salons and the quotes have been much higher. Perhaps it's because I live in a regional city and there isn't as much choice.

Sharon: so glad to hear you were happy with it. She pretty much guaranteed no kinks if I follow her instructions. For three days I have to pretty much leave my hair be, no touching, excess brusing, ties etc and then I can treat it as normal. I wear glasses so I have to use contacts for the first three days to avoid marks from the arms of the glasses.

Jodi: the humidity is insane. I spent ages doing my hair yesterday and today it's back up in a pony. So frustrating.

[Doodlebug]

I chemically straightened my hair on and off for about 2yrs (this was before ds, now 4). I LOVED IT!!! It lasted about 4-6mts depending on regrowth so I had to keep going back. Like you my hair is ultra thick and frizzy! I've given in to the frizz now and use product to tame it back to a curl. That and I have FINALLY found a brilliant hairdresser who knows how to cut curly hair! She also thins it each visit.....much needed at the moment!

I found I still had kinks though, but the products have probably improved in the past 5 years. I was also told that sleeping on a satin pillow can help any straightening last a bit longer, either by the hairdresser or just straightening your hair at home. Not sure if this is true but can't hurt

ETA - I still found that if I wanted it to look really nice I still had to go over it with my straighteners before going out, but it only took about 5mins!